and ranked number 77 in Empires "The 100 Best Films Of World Cinema" in 2010. Home media In the United Kingdom, the film was watched by viewers on Channel 4 in 2007, making it the year's most-watched foreign-language film on UK television. It was later watched by 600,000 UK viewers on Channel 4 in 2009, again making it the year's most-watched foreign-language film on Channel 4. Combined, the film drew a UK viewership on Channel 4 in 2007 and 2009. Accolades Won Boston Film Critics Best Cinematography (Zhao Xiaoding) Best Director (Yimou Zhang) Best Foreign Language Film (China/Hong Kong) Los Angeles Film Critics Best Foreign Language Film (China/Hong Kong) Motion Picture Sound Editors Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features National Board of Review Outstanding Production Design National Society of Film Critics Best Director (Yimou Zhang) Best Cinematography (Zhao Xiaoding) Satellite Awards Best Cinematography (Zhao Xiaoding) Best Visual Effects Nominations 24th Hong Kong Film Awards Best Asian Film Academy Awards Best Cinematography (Zhao Xiaoding) Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films Best Actress (Zhang Ziyi) Best Costumes (Emi Wada) Best Director (Zhang Yimou) Best Fantasy Film BAFTA Awards Best Achievement in Special Visual Effects (Angie Lam, Andy Brown, Kirsty Millar, and Luke Hetherington) Best Cinematography (Zhao Xiaoding) Best Costume Design (Emi Wada) Best Editing (Long Cheng) Best Film not in the English Language (William Kong and Zhang Yimou) Best Make Up/Hair (Lee-na Kwan, Xiaohai Yang and Siu-Mui Chau) Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Zhang Ziyi) Best Production Design (Huo Tingxiao) Best Sound (Tao Jing and Roger Savage) Golden Eagle Awards Best Foreign Language Film London Film Critics Circle Film of the Year Director of the Year (Zhang Yimou) Foreign language film of the year Satellite Awards Best Art Direction/Production Design (Zhong Han) Best Costume Design (Emi Wada) Best Film Editing (Long Cheng) Best Motion Picture – Foreign Film (China) Best Sound (Editing and Mixing) (Jing Tao) Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards Best Foreign-Language Film Online Film Critics Society Awards Best Cinematography (Xiaoding Zhao) Best Editing (Long Cheng) Best Foreign Language Film (China) European Film Awards' Best Non-European Film – Prix Screen International Soundtrack The soundtrack was produced and created by Shigeru Umebayashi, featuring vocals by Zhang Ziyi and Kathleen Battle. It was released in Hong Kong on 15 July 2004 by the film's production company and distributor Edko Films. The US version was released by Sony