Surprised by award, Woo says he's just hard-working director

The director’s signature style of bullet-flying action scenes or slow-motion gunfight sequences defined Hong Kong cinema in the ‘90s and led to Hollywood projects like “Face/Off” and “Mission: Impossible II.”

Don't forget pigeons!

Don't forget pigeons!

Doves, actually. Sorry to be such a pedant...

Well I am surprised too... shooting people flying around gives you an award... This opens the way for a flood of awards to Michael Bay and his mind BLOWING direction style or J.J. Abraham and his "Flash Glare Galore" style

I get more action than my man John Woo and I got mad hits like I was Rod Carew...