Golden Rooster Award for Best Director

Golden Rooster Awards
for Best Director
Golden Rooster Awards; for Best Director
Awarded for	Best Director of the year
Country	China
Presented by	China Film Association; China Federation of Literary and Art Circles; Xiamen Municipal People's Government; 1905.com;
First award	1981
Final award	2023
Winner (2023)	Cheng Er for Hidden Blade
Website	Golden Rooster Awards
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Awarded forBest Director of the year

CountryChina

Presented by

China Film Association
China Federation of Literary and Art Circles
Xiamen Municipal People's Government
1905.com

First award1981

Golden Rooster Award for Best Director (中国电影金鸡奖最佳导演) is the main category of Competition of Golden Rooster Awards, awarding to director who have outstanding achievement in direction for motion pictures.

Year	Winner and nominees (English)	Winner and nominees (Chinese)	English title	Original title
1990	Li Qiankuan/Xiao Guiyun	李前宽、肖桂云	Founding Ceremony	开国大典
	Xie Tieli/Zhao Yuan	谢铁骊、赵元	A Dream of the Red Mansions	红楼梦
	Chen Jialin	陈家林	Bai Se Qi Yi	百色起义

1991	N/A
	Huang Jianzhong/Li Ziyu	黄健中、李子羽	Dragon Year Cops	龙年警官
	Sai Fu/Mai Lisi	赛夫、麦丽丝	Qi Shi Feng Yun	骑士风云
	Xia Gang	夏钢	Zao Yu Ji Qing	遭遇激情
1992	Sun Zhou	孙周	Xin Xiang	心香
	Ensable Directors	导演创作集体	Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign	大决战
	Huang Jianzhong	黄健中	Spring Festival	过年
	Li Qiankuan/Xiao Guiyun	李前宽、肖桂云	Jue Zhan Zhi Hou	决战之后
	Li Xiepu	李歇浦	Kai Tian Pi Di	开天辟地
	Xu Geng	徐耿	Feng Yu Gu Yuan	风雨故园

1993	Xia Gang	夏钢	After Separation	大撒把
	Zhang Jianya	张建亚	San Mao Joins the Army	三毛从军记
	Zhang Yimou	张艺谋	The Story of Qiu Ju	秋菊打官司

1994	He Ping	何平	Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker	炮打双灯
1994	Sai Fu/Mai Lisi	赛夫、麦丽丝	To the East of Heroes	东归英雄传

1995	Huang Jianxin/Yang Yazhou	黄建新、杨亚洲	Back to Back, Face to Face	背靠背，脸对脸
1995	Zhou Xiaowen	周晓文	Ermo	二嫫

1996	Wu Tianming	吴天明	The King of Masks	变脸
	Chen Guoxing/Wang Ping	陈国星、王坪	Kong Fansen	孔繁森
	Ning Ying	宁瀛	Police Story	民警故事
	Ye Daying	叶大鹰	Red Cherry	红樱桃

1997	Wei Lian	韦廉	Da Zhuan Zhe	大转折
	Huang Shuqin	黄蜀芹	I Have a Dad	我也有爸爸
	Xie Jin	谢晋	The Opium War	鸦片战争

1998	Hu Bingliu	胡炳榴	Settlement	安居
	Sai Fu/Mai Lisi	赛夫、麦丽丝	Genghis Khan	一代天骄成吉思汗
	Yang Guangyuan	杨光远	The Liberation of Southwest China	大进军——席卷大西南
	Yang Yazhou	杨亚洲	A Tree in House	没事偷着乐

1999	Zhang Yimou	张艺谋	Not One Less	一个都不能少
	Huo Jianqi	霍建起	Postmen in the Mountains	那山那人那狗
	Teng Wenji	滕文骥	Spring Rhapsody	春天的狂想

Year	Winner and nominees (English)	Winner and nominees (Chinese)	English title	Original title
2000	Chen Guoxing	陈国星	Heng Kong Chu Shi	横空出世
2000	Zhang Yimou	张艺谋	The Road Home	我的父亲母亲

2001	Huo Jianqi	霍建起	Love of Blueness	蓝色爱情
	Ding Yinnan	丁荫楠	Together Forever	相伴永远
	Huang Jianxin	黄建新	Who Cares?	谁说我不在乎

2002	Chen Kaige	陈凯歌	Together	和你在一起
	Yang Yazhou	杨亚洲	Pretty Big Feet	'美丽的大脚
	Sai Fu/Mai Lisi	赛夫、麦丽丝	Heavenly Grassland	天上草原

2003	Zhang Yimou	张艺谋	Hero	英雄
	Huo Jianqi	霍建起	Nuan	暖
	Zhai Junjie	翟俊杰	Jing Tao Hai Lang	惊涛骇浪
	Zheng Dongtian	郑洞天	Once Upon a Time in Taiwan	台湾往事

2004	Peng Xiaolian	彭小莲	Shanghai Story	美丽上海
2004	Zhang Yimou	张艺谋	House of Flying Daggers	十面埋伏

2005	Ma Liwen	马俪文	You and Me	我们俩
	Lu Chuan	陆川	Kekexili: Mountain Patrol	可可西里
	Lian Weilian/Shen Dong/Chen Jian	连威廉、沈东、陈健	On the Mountain of Tai Hang	太行山上
	Yin Li	尹力	Zhang Side	张思德

2006-2007	Qi Jian	戚健	The Forest Ranger	天狗
	Yin Li	尹力	The Knot	云水谣
	Gao Qunshu	高群书	Tokyo Trail	东京审判
	Jacob Cheung	张之亮	A Battle of Wits	墨攻
	Yu Zhong	俞钟	A Postman OF Paradise	香巴拉信使

2008-2009	Feng Xiaogang	冯小刚	Assembly	集结号
	Cao Baoping	曹保平	The Equation of Love and Death	李米的猜想
	Chen Kaige	陈凯歌	Forever Enthralled	梅兰芳
	Gordon Chan	陈嘉上	Painted Skin	画皮
	Ning Hao	宁浩	Crazy Racer	疯狂的赛车

Year	Winner and nominees (English)	Winner and nominees (Chinese)	English title	Original title
2010-2011	Chen Li	陈力	Love in the Lounge Bridges	爱在廊桥
	An Zhanjun	安战军	Through Stunning Storms	惊沙
	Feng Xiaogang	冯小刚	Aftershock	唐山大地震
	Gao Feng	高峰	The Old Village	老寨
	Ning Cai	宁才	Mother	额吉
	Zhang Meng	张猛	The Piano in a Factory	钢的琴

2012-2013^[1]	Peter Chan	陈可辛	American Dreams in China	中国合伙人
	Wang Jing	王竞	Feng Shui	万箭穿心
	Wong Kar-wai	王家卫	The Grandmaster	一代宗师
	Feng Xiaogang	冯小刚	Back to 1942	一九四二

2014-2015^[2]	Tsui Hark	徐克	The Taking of Tiger Mountain	智取威虎山
	Ba Yin	巴音	Norjmaa	诺日吉玛
	Ann Hui	许鞍华	The Golden Era	黄金时代
	Liang Ming	梁明	Flag	旗
	Fu Dongyu	傅东育	The Sky of Tibet	西藏天空

2016-2017	Feng Xiaogang	冯小刚	I Am Not Madame Bovary	我不是潘金莲
	Zheng Dasheng	郑大圣	Bangzi Melody	村戏
	Cao Baoping	曹保平	The Dead End	烈日灼心
	Cheng Er	程耳	The Wasted Times	罗曼蒂克消亡史
	Guan Hu	管虎	Mr. Six	老炮儿
2018-2019	Dante Lam	林超贤	Operation Red Sea	红海行动
	Frant Gwo	郭帆	The Wandering Earth	流浪地球
	Huo Meng	霍猛	Crossing The Border-Zhaoguan	过昭关
	Wang Xiaoshuai	王小帅	So Long, My Son	地久天长
	Dong Yue	董越	The Looming Storm	暴雪将至
	Lü Yue	吕乐	Lost, Found	找到你

Year	Winner and nominees	English title	Original title
2020	Wang Rui	Chaogtu with Sarula	白云之下
	Yang Lina	Spring Tide	春潮
	Peter Chan	Leap	夺冠
	Chen Kaige, Zhang Yibai, Guan Hu, Xue Xiaolu, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, Wen Muye	My People, My Country	我和我的祖国
	Zhou Shen, Liu Lu	Almost a Comedy	半个喜剧
	Derek Tsang	Better Days	少年的你
2021	Zhang Yimou	Cliff Walkers	悬崖之上
	Huang Jianxin Zheng Dasheng	1921	1921
	Han Yan	A Little Red Flower	送你一朵小红花
	Lu Yang	A Writer's Odyssey	刺杀小说家
	Yin Li	A Hustle Bustle New Year	没有过不去的年
2022	Chen Kaige Tsui Hark Dante Lam	The Battle at Lake Changjin	长津湖
	Longman Leung	Anita	梅艷芳
	Wen Muye	Nice View	奇迹·笨小孩
	Xue Xiaolu	Embrace Again	穿过寒冬拥抱你
	Zhang Yimou Zhang Mo	Sniper	狙击手
2023	Cheng Er	Hidden Blade	无名
	Deng Chao Yu Baimei	Ping Pong: The Triumph	中国乒乓之绝地反击
	Wuershan	Creation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms	封神第一部：朝歌风云
	Chen Guoxing Lahuajia	Back to Tibet
	Wei Shujun	Yong'an Town Story Collection
2024	Chen Kaige	The Volunteers: To the War	志愿军：雄兵出击
	Da Peng	One and Only	热烈
	Shen Ao	No More Bets	孤注一掷
	Han Yan	Viva La Vida	我们一起摇太阳
	Dai Mo	Endless Journey	三大队
2025	Chen Sicheng Dai Mo	Detective Chinatown 1900	唐探1900
	Da Peng	The Lychee Road	长安的荔枝
	Anselm Chan	The Last Dance	破·地獄
	Shao Yihui	Her Story	好东西
	Gu Changwei	The Hedgehog	刺猬

v t e Golden Rooster Awards
Awards	Picture Director Writing Leading Actor Leading Actress Supporting Actor Supporting Actress Directorial Debut Cinematography Art Direction Animation Foreign Language Film Lifetime Achievement
Ceremonies	1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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v t e Golden Rooster Award for Best Director
1980s	Xie Jin (1981) Cheng Yin (1982) Wu Yigong (1983) Tang Xiaodan (1984) Ling Zifeng (1985) Yan Xueshu (1986) Ding Yinnan (1987) Wu Tianming (1988) Wu Ziniu (1989)
1990s	Li Qiankuan/Xiao Guiyun/Xie Tieli/Zhao Yuan (1990) none (1991) Sun Zhou/director group of Da Juezhan (1992) Xia Gang (1993) He Ping (1994) Huang Jianxin/Yang Yazhou (1995) Wu Tianming (1996) Wei Lian (1997) Hu Bingliu/Sai Fu/Mai Lisi (1998) Zhang Yimou (1999)
2000s	Zhang Yimou/Chen Guoxing (2000) Huo Jianqi (2001) Yang Yazhou/Chen Kaige (2002) Zhang Yimou (2003) Peng Xiaolian (2004) Ma Liwen (2005) Qi Jian/Yin Li (2007) Feng Xiaogang (2009)
2010s	Chen Li (2011) Peter Chan (2013) Tsui Hark (2015) Feng Xiaogang (2017) Dante Lam (2019)
2020s	Wang Rui (2020) Zhang Yimou (2021) Chen Kaige / Tsui Hark / Dante Lam (2022) Cheng Er (2023) Chen Kaige (2024)