Director , Scriptwriter , Executive Producer , Actors/Actress , Dubbing、Position(演員Actor,導演Director,監製Executive Producer)
With an outstanding career spanning more than 30 years, Sylvia Chang is a leading actress, scriptwriter, director, producer, and singer across Asia. Renowned for her beauty, talent, maturity, and insightfulness, she writes and directs films that skillfully depict the delicate and profound sides of women. Time Asia praised her as a veteran actress who keeps ascending and is just about to reach her prime, a true artist from the East, and a perpetual sunrise.
She has repeatedly been nominated for major awards in Asia and worldwide and has won Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress at the Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan and Best Actress at the Hong Kong Academy Awards, in addition to She co-wrote the screenplay for Tempting Heart (1999) with Cat Kwan, which won Best Screenplay at the Hong Kong Academy Awards.
Honor
2025 Golden Mulberry for Lifetime Achievement at the 27th Udine Far East Film Festival
Awards
2022 Best Actress at the 59th Golden Horse Awards for “A Light Never Goes Out”
2002 Best Actress at the 21st Hong Kong Academy Awards for “Forever and Ever”
2000 Best Screenplay at the 19th Hong Kong Film Awards for “Tempting Heart”
1996 Best Screenplay at the 41st Asia-Pacific Film Festival for “Tonight Nobody Goes Home”
1995 Best Film and Best Screenplay at the 41st Asia-Pacific Film Festival for “Siao Yu”
1987 Best Actress at the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards for “Passion”
1986 Best Leading Actress of the 23th Golden Horse Awards for "Passion"
1981 Best Leading Actress of the 18th Golden Horse Awards for "My Grandfather"
1981 Best Supporting Actress of the 13th Golden Horse Awards for “Posterity and Perplexity”
1976 Gold Crown Shield Award at the 22nd Asia-Pacific Film Festival for “Posterity and Perplexity”
Nominations
2024 The 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress "Daughter's Daughter"
2017 Best Director, Best Actress, and Best Original Screenplay at the 54th Golden Horse Awards for “Love Education”
2015 Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay at the 52nd Golden Horse Awards for “Office”
2010 Best Actress at the 47th Golden Horse Awards for “Buddha Mountain”
2008 Best Director at the 45th Golden Horse Awards for “Run, Papa, Run!”
2004 Best Actress at the 41st Golden Horse Awards for “Rice Rhapsody”
2001 Best Actress at the 38th Golden Horse Awards for “Forever and Ever”
1999 Best Narrative Feature at the 36th Golden Horse Awards for “Tempting Heart”
1996 Best Narrative Feature and Best Original Screenplay at the 33rd Golden Horse Awards for “Tonight Nobody Goes Home”
1995 Best Adapted Screenplay at the 32nd Golden Horse Awards for “Siao Yu”
1990 Best Actress at the 9th Hong Kong Film Awards for “Eight Taels of Gold” and “All About Ah Long”
1989 Best Leading Actress at the 26th Golden Horse Awards for "Full Moon in New York"
1986 Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and Best Original Film Song at the 23rd Golden Horse Awards for “Passion”
1985 Best Actress at the 4th Hong Kong Film Awards for “Shanghai Blues”
1983 Best Actress at the 2nd Hong Kong Film Awards for “Aces Go Places”
1980 Best Leading Actress at the 17th Golden Horse Awards for “Free or Die”
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| 2024 | Daughter's Daughter |
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Awards
2024 The 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Original Screenplay
2024 Toronto International Film Festival - Special Mention Award
Nominations
2025 The 27th Taipei Film Awards Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Taiwan Film Marketing Award - Best Trailer
2024 The 61st Golden Horse Awards Best Leading Actress, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Film Song and Best Makeup & Costume Design
2024 Tokyo International Film Festival - Main Competition Section
Selection
2024 Hong Kong Asian Film Festival Closing Film
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| 2018 | High Flash |
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2018 Taipei Film Festival - Closing Film
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| 2015 | Murmur of the Hearts |
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2015 Busan International Film Festival-A Window on Asian Cinema
2015 Taipei Film Festival-Best Narrative Feature Nomination 2015 Hong Kong International Film Festival Opening Film |
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| 2015 | The Rocking Sky |
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2015 The 5th China Academy Awards of Documentary Film-Best Editing Award,
Best Innovation Award Nomination, Best Sound and Effect Nomination, Best Long Documentary Award Nomination |
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| 2013 | Eat Drink Man Woman (Digital Restoration) |
| 2013 | In Our Times (Digital Restoration) |
| 2011 | Ten Plus Ten |
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2011 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Opening Film
2012 Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin Panorama
Platinum Remi Award for Art Direction in the category of Film & Video Production at WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2013 (winner)
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| 2004 | 20: 30: 40 |
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2004 The 54th Berlin International Film Festival, Competition Section
2004 The 9th Pusan International Film Festival, A Window on Asian Cinema Section |
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| 1996 | Tonight Nobody Goes Home |
| 1994 | SIAO YU |
| 1994 | Eat Drink Man Woman |
| 1993 | 新同居時代 |
| 1992 | 三個夏天 |
| 1988 | Spring and Autumn Tea House |
| 1987 | 黃色故事 |
| 1986 | 最佳福星 |
| 1986 | 特級大掃把 |
| 1985 | 強棒出擊 |
| 1985 | My Favorite Season |
| 1985 | 八番坑口的新娘 |
| 1983 | THAT DAY ON THE BEACH |
| 1982 | 提防小妞 |
| 1982 | In Our Times |
| 1981 | 大笑將軍 |
| 1981 | Ｚ字特攻隊 |
| 1981 | 我的爺爺 |
| 1980 | 血濺冷鷹堡 |
| 1980 | 茉莉花 |
| 1980 | 瘋劫 |
| 1979 | 痲瘋女 |
| 1979 | Legend of the Mountain |
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2016 Venice Film Festival - Venice Classics
2014 Cannes Film Festival- Cannes Classics
2014 Festival des 3 Continents-Closing Film
2014 Toronto International Film Festival
1979 Taipei Golden Horse Awards - Best Feature Film (runner-up), Best Director, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, Best Film Score, Best Sound Recording
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| 1977 | 波斯夕陽情 |
| 1977 | 金玉良緣紅樓夢 |
| 1977 | 青色山脈 |
| 1977 | 昨日匆匆 |
| 1977 | 風雨朝陽 |
| 1977 | 閃亮的日子 |
| 1977 | A Pirate of Love |
| 1977 | 愛情我找到了 |
| 1976 | Victory |
| 1976 | A WILD DOVES DUSK |
| 1976 | 星語 |
| 1976 | Eight Hundred Heroes |
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1976 Asia Pacific Film Festival-Best Film, Best Actress,Gold Crown Shield Award
1976 Golden Horse Awards - Special Jury Prize of National Spirit |
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As Actress
2004 “Rice Rhapsody”, “The Go Master”
2000 “Forever and Ever”
1999 “Tempting Heart”
1998 “The Red Violin”
1997 “A Chinese Ghost Sroty”
1995 “I Want to Go On Living”
1994 “C’est la vie, mon chéri”
1993 “Shadow of Dreams”
1991 “A Rascal’s Tale”
“Sisters of the World Unite”
1990 “Queen of Temple Street”
“Full Moon in New York”
“The Fun,, the Luck & the Tycoon”
1989 “Eight Taels of Gold”
“All about Ah-Long”
1988 “King of Stanley Market”
“Sour Sweet”
1987 “Seven Years Itch”
“Trouble Couples”
1986 “Aces Go Places Ⅳ”
“Passion”
“Immortal Story”
1984 “Double Trouble”
“Shanghai Blues”
“Funny Face”
“Aces Go Places Ⅲ”
“The Story in Sorghum Field”
1983 “Aces Go Places Ⅱ”
“Send in the Clowns”
1982 “Crazy Romance”
“Return to the Road of Blood”
“Aces Go Places”
“He Lives by Night”
1981 “The Juvenizer”
1980 “The Funniest Movie”
“Who’s the Woman Who’s the Man”
1977 “The Lady Killer”
1976 “Golden Leaves”
“Taipei 66”
1975 “Bruce, Hong Kong Master”
“The Story of Four Girls”
“Confused Love”
1974 “Sweet Seventeen”
“Yellow Faced Tiger”
1973 “The Flying Tiger”
