I think that the international production of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Asian* cast, Asian director, Asian language, based on an Asian novel, screenplay adapted by 2/3 Asian writers) that went on to popularize Asian cinema, and won countless awards and was a massive box office hit ....
Pretty sure that's not the best example to use for something not being accepted. I don't think that Chow Yun-Fat, or Michelle Yeoh, or Ang Lee thinks that this was a poor choice, or wasn't accepted.
Just my two cents.
*I am using the generic version so that I don't make any mistakes; given the political valence of, inter alia, Taiwan, Mainland China, Singapore, Hong Kong, etc., I'm going to be very cautious!