Tsai's film honours include a Golden Lion (best picture) for "Vive L'Amour" at the 51st Venice International Film Festival; the Silver Bear – Special Jury Prize for "The River" at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival; the FIPRESCI award for "The Hole" at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival; and the Alfred Bauer Prize and Silver Bear for Outstanding Artistic Achievement for "The Wayward Cloud" at the 55th Berlin International Film Festival; the Grand Jury Prize at the 70th Venice International Film Festival for "Stray Dogs". In 1995, he was a member of the jury at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival.