The film was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the 1998 Cannes Film Festival and also won Best Director and Best Art Director ( Wen-Ying Huang ) at the 1998 Asia-Pacific Film Festival , the Golden Crow Pheasant award at the 1999 International Film Festival of Kerala , as well as a Jury Award and a Best Art Direction award ( Wen-Ying Huang and Chih-Wei Tsao ) at the 1998 Golden Horse Film Festival , where it was also nominated for Best Feature , Best Director and Best Makeup & Costume Design ( Wen-Ying Huang , Shu-Chen Liao and Bu-Hai Shen )
International Film Festival of Kerala
International Film Festival of Kerala
Hou Hsiao-hsien