▁of ▁Oscar ▁subm issions , ▁A MP AS ▁recogn izes ▁Main land ▁China , ▁Taiwan ▁and ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁as ▁separate ▁entities , ▁and ▁each ▁one ▁regularly ▁subm its ▁a ▁film ▁to ▁the ▁competition . ▁Taiwan ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁eth nic ▁Chinese ▁entities ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁competition ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁ ▁To ▁date , ▁Taiwan ▁has ▁submitted ▁forty - five ▁films ▁for ▁Oscar ▁consideration . ▁Three ▁Taiwan ese ▁films ▁have ▁been ▁nominated ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film , ▁and ▁all ▁three ▁nominated ▁films ▁were ▁directed ▁by ▁Ang ▁Lee : ▁The ▁Wed ding ▁Ban quet , ▁E at ▁Dr ink ▁Man ▁Woman , ▁and ▁Cr ouch ing ▁T iger , ▁H idden ▁Dragon , ▁which ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁Taiwan ese ▁film ▁to ▁have ▁won ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film . ▁Taiwan ▁initially ▁selected ▁Ang ▁Lee ' s ▁L ust , ▁Ca ution ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁but ▁A MP AS ▁did ▁not ▁accept ▁the ▁film ▁saying ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁majority - T ai wan ese ▁production . ▁Direct ors ▁Chen ▁Kun hou ▁and ▁Hou ▁H s iao - hs ien ▁have ▁each ▁had ▁three ▁films ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁Taiwan , ▁but ▁none ▁received ▁an ▁Oscar ▁nom ination . ▁ ▁Sub m issions ▁The ▁Academy ▁of ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁has ▁invited ▁the ▁film ▁indust ries ▁of ▁various ▁countries ▁to ▁submit ▁their ▁best ▁film ▁for ▁the ▁Academy ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁Foreign ▁Language ▁Film ▁since ▁ 1