# Peter Pau

Peter Pau Tak-Hei (Chinese: 鮑德熹, born 1952) is a Hong Kong cinematographer and film director, best known to western audiences as for his work on Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in 2000. One of Hong Kong's premier cinematographers, he has collaborated with directors John Woo, Ronny Yu, Ang Lee, Tsui Hark, and Wong Kar-wai.
Pau is a member of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers. The asteroid 34420 Peterpau was named in his honour in early 2006. His older sister is Hong Kong Film Awards best actress winner Paw Hee-Ching.

## Filmography

Director
* Jue shi jia dao (1985)
* Misty (1992)
* The Touch (2002) (Also story writer)
* Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal (2015)
Actor
| Year | Title | Role |
| 1988 | On the Run | |
| 1991 | Crazy Safari | Expert |
| 1995 | The Chinese Feast | Chef from North West Restaurant |
| 2015 | Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | God of Heaven |
Cinematographer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1985 | Jue shi jia dao | Himself | |
| 1986 | Tian mi shi liu sui | Ken Siu | |
| 1987 | The Legend of Wisely | Teddy Robin | |
| 1988 | Gong zi duo qing | Clarence Fok | |
| 1988 | Sha zhi lian | Po-Chih Leong | With Paul Chan, Hang Sang Poon and Wing-Hang Wong |
| 1988 | Hei Bo | Yan Yee Lee | With Hang-Sang Poon |
| 1989 | The Killer | John Woo | With Hang-Sang Poon |
| 1989 | A Fishy Story | Anthony Chan | |
| 1989 | God of Gamblers | Wong Jing | With David Chung |
| 1989 | A Terra-Cotta Warrior | Ching Siu-tung | With Hsin-Yeh Li |
| 1990 | The Swordsman | King Hu | With Andy Lam |
| 1991 | Wei Si Li zhi ba wang xie jia | Chi Li Tang Siu-Ming Tsui | |
| 1991 | Tricky Brains | Wong Jing | |
| 1991 | Ho yat gwan joi loi | Tony Au | With David Chung, Peter Ngor and Bill Wong |
| 1991 | To Be Number One | Poon Man-kit | |
| 1991 | God of Gamblers III: Back to Shanghai | Wong Jing | |
| 1991 | The Banquet | Alfred Cheung Joe Cheung Clifton Ko Tsui Hark | With David Chung, Ardy Lam, Andrew Lau, Kin-Keung Lee, Tak-Wai Lee, Chi-Wai Tam and Wing-Hang Wong |
| 1991 | Saviour of the Soul | Corey Yuen David Lai Jeffrey Lau | With Lee Tak-wai and Simon Li |
| 1992 | Justice, My Foot! | Johnnie To | |
| 1992 | Naked Killer | Clarence Fok | With William Yim |
| 1992 | Leung goh nuijen, yat goh leng, yat goh m leng | Stanley Kwan | Short film |
| 1993 | The Eagle Shooting Heroes | Jeffrey Lau | |
| 1993 | The Bride with White Hair | Ronny Yu | With Lee Tak-shing |
| 1994 | Treasure Hunt | Jeffrey Lau | |
| 1995 | The Chinese Feast | Tsui Hark | |
| 1995 | The Phantom Lover | Ronny Yu | |
| 1995 | Xiu Xiu han ta de nan ren | Henry Fong | |
| 1997 | Double Team | Tsui Hark | |
| 1997 | Warriors of Virtue | Ronny Yu | Also co-producer |
| 1998 | Anna Magdalena | Yee Chung-man | |
| 1998 | Bride of Chucky | Ronny Yu | |
| 1999 | Metade Fumaca | Kam-Hung Yip | |
| 2000 | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Ang Lee | |
| 2000 | Siu chan chan | Yee Chung-man | |
| 2000 | Dracula 2000 | Patrick Lussier | |
| 2001 | Beijing Rocks | Mabel Cheung | |
| 2002 | The Touch | Himself | |
| 2005 | Perhaps Love | Peter Chan | |
| 2005 | The Promise | Chen Kaige | With Choi Shung-fai |
| 2007 | Shoot 'Em Up | Michael Davis | |
| 2008 | The Forbidden Kingdom | Rob Minkoff | |
| 2010 | Confucius | Hu Mei | |
| 2011 | Li xian ji li xian ji | Frant Gwo Yang Li | |
| 2012 | I Do | Sun Zhou | |
| 2013 | Special ID | Clarence Fok | Also producer |
| 2015 | Zhong Kui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal | Himself Zhao Tianyu | Also producer |
| 2016 | See You Tomorrow | Zhang Jiajia | With Yu Cao |
| 2020 | The Rescue | Dante Lam | |
| 2021 | The Battle at Lake Changjin | Chen Kaige Tsui Hark Dante Lam | With Islam Abdelbadia, Wenlong Cai, Yu Ding, Hu Gao, Pan Luo, Kenny Tse and Wing-Hang Wong |
| 2022 | The Battle at Lake Changjin II | Chen Kaige Tsui Hark Dante Lam | With Pan Luo |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2000 | Academy Awards | Best Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Won |
| 2000 | Chicago Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Won |
| 2000 | Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Won |
| 2000 | Los Angeles Film Critics Association | Best Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Won |
| 2000 | New York Film Critics Circle | Best Cinematographer | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Won |
| 2000 | American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Nominated |
| 2000 | BAFTA Awards | Best Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Nominated |
| 2000 | National Society of Film Critics | Best Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Nominated |
| 2000 | San Diego Film Critics Society | Best Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Nominated |
| 2000 | Satellite Awards | Best Cinematography | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Nominated |