Oscar Best Director Award winners Ang Lee and Shu Qi jointly presented the Director Award. Ang Lee asked Shu Qi: "What do you think means the best director?" Shu Qi's reply was very weird: "The one who has never worked with us is the best." Ang Lee said: "Hey, these five nominees for best director, you I have only worked with director Hou Hsiao-hsien, do you mean..." This topic is an old ledger. Shu Qi once had the opportunity to star as Yu Jiaolong in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", but missed it in the end.

After receiving the trophy, director Hou Hsiao-hsien said: "I haven't won (this award) for a long time. Thank you to the crew, who have worked with me for a long time, Li Pingbin, recording, I have forgotten their names... this I had a great time shooting the film. I will also shoot Tang Dynasty if I have the chance. Thank you to my family.”

In May this year, Hou Hsiao-hsien won the 68th Cannes Film Festival. International Film Festival Best Director Award. "The Assassin" is based on "Nie Yinniang" in Pei Chuan's short story collection "Legend". It is a martial arts film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien and starring Shu Qi, Chang Chen, Tsumabuki Satoshi, and Ethan Ruan.