Editing Gong Li (section)

===2000–2004: Worldwide recognition===
In 2000, Gong won her second international Best Actress trophy for her performance as a struggling single mother in ''[[Breaking the Silence (film)|Breaking the Silence]]'' (2000) directed by Sun Zhou at the [[Montreal World Film Festival]]. She attended the [[Montreal World Film Festival]] that year, where she was awarded a [[Montreal World Film Festival|special Grand Prix of the Americas for lifetime achievement]] for her outstanding achievement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/film/news/montreal-fest-dawns-an-age-of-innocence-1117785966/|title=Montreal fest dawns an age of 'Innocence'|last=Kelly|first=Brendan|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=5 September 2000|access-date=6 December 2018}}</ref> In the same year, Gong was invited by the [[Berlin Film Festival]] to be the president of its international jury for the festival's 50th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2000/04_jury_2000/04_Jury_2000.html |title=JURIES 2000 |access-date=9 June 2014 |work=berlinale.de | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131023083300/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/2000/04_jury_2000/04_Jury_2000.html| archive-date=23 October 2013 | url-status= live}}</ref> Gong was nominated [[FAO Goodwill Ambassador|Goodwill Ambassador]] of the [[Food and Agriculture Organization]] of the United Nations (FAO) on 16 October 2000.<ref>{{cite web |title=Gong Li |url=http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-gongli/en/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807120437/http://www.fao.org/getinvolved/ambassadors/ambassadors/ambassadors-gongli/en/ |archive-date=7 August 2009 |access-date=16 September 2009 |work=[[Food and Agriculture Organization]]}}</ref>

In 2002, Gong was invited to head the jury of the [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/jul/29/news.venicefilmfestival2002|title=Gong Li heads Venice festival jury|work=The Guardian|date=29 July 2002}}</ref>

In 2003, Gong served as the president of the jury of the 16th [[Tokyo International Film Festival]], the first woman to do so.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.screendaily.com/gong-li-named-tokyo-jury-head/4014149.article|title= Gong Li named Tokyo jury head|work=SCREEN}}</ref>

In the early 2000s, Gong also starred in two films directed by [[Wong Kar-wai]], ''[[2046 (film)|2046]]'' and ''[[Eros (film)|Eros]]'' (both in 2004),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2007-05/28/content_881766.htm|title=Gong Li says she is a versatile actress|work=China Daily}}</ref> which were seen as "an important opportunity to get rid of the influence of Zhang Yimou".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ent.163.com/ent/editor/movie/040913/040913_317607.html|title=巩俐：给她一个放荡的机会|language= zh|access-date=13 September 2004}}</ref> She also attended the [[2004 Cannes Film Festival]], where she was awarded the Festival Trophy for her contributions to film industry.