Actress Gong Li was honored with the Cannes Film Festival's Women in Motion award Sunday night (19 MAY 2019).

 

5月19日晚，女演员巩俐获戛纳电影节“跃动她影”晚宴卓越女性电影人奖。
 

 

The Chinese actress is the first person of Asian descent to win the annual prize - which celebrates the careers of leading women in cinema.

 

The star was presented with the award by the chairman and CEO of the Kering Group, which hosted the event.

 

Gong Li has a long history with the Cannes Film Festival. She starred in "Farewell My Concubine," which won the Palme d'Or in 1993, and was a member of the jury at the 50th Cannes Film Festival.