With a budget of US$ 45 million , it was at the time of its release the most expensive Chinese film to date , surpassing Chen Kaige 's '' The Promise '' . It was chosen as China 's entry for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for the year 2006 ; but did not receive the nomination . The film was , however , nominated for Costume Design . In 2007 it received fourteen nominations at the 26th Hong Kong Film Awards and won '' Best Actress '' for Gong Li , '' Best Art Direction '' , '' Best Costume and Make Up Design '' and '' Best Original Film Song '' for " 菊花台 " ( Chrysanthemum Terrace ) by Jay Chou
26th Hong Kong Film Awards
26th Hong Kong Film Awards
Curse of the Golden Flower