16th Golden Rooster Awards

The 16th Golden Rooster Awards, honoring the best in film, were given on 1996, Kunming, Yunnan province.

Winners and nominees

Best Film

Red Cherry/红樱桃

• Kong Fansen/孔繁森
• 吴二哥请神
• The Winner/赢家

Best Director

Wu Tianming - The King of Masks

• Ye Daying - Red Cherry
• Ning Ying - Police Story
• Chen Guoxing/Wang Ping - Kong Fansen

Best Directorial Debut

Huo Jianqi - The Winner

• Liu Bingyan - The Inkstone-bed
• Zhang Jian Dong - Kite of My Childhood

Best Writing

not awarded this year

• Si Wu - The Winner
• Fan Yuan/Liu Xiaoshuang - 吴二哥请神

Best Actor

Gao Ming - Kong Fansen

• Shao Bing - The Winner
• Cao Jingyang - 吴二哥请神

Best Actress

Song Chunli - Jiuxiang

• Guo Keyu - Red Cherry
• Cao Cuifen - Orphan's Tears

Best Supporting Actor

Zhao Jun - 吴二哥请神

• Xu Men - The Sorrow of Brook Steppe

Best Supporting Actress

Zheng Weili - 吴二哥请神

• Jiang Yao - Kong Fansen and Yang Kaihui

Best Ensemble Cast

Ensemble Cast - The Sorrow of Brook Steppe

Best Art Direction

Chen Shaomian - Evening liaison

• Liu Xingang/Aori Lige - The Sorrow of Brook Steppe
• Quan Rongzhe - The Inkstone-bed
• Teng Jie - Peach Blossom

Best Cinematography

Xiao Feng - Evening liaison

• Zhang Li - Red Cherry
• Zhao Lei - The Winner
• Mu Deyuan - The King of Masks

Best Editing

Zhang Jianhua - The Sorrow of Brook Steppe

• Wang Xiaoming - Red Cherry
• Zhou Ying - 混在北京
• Zhou Xiajuan/Wang Hancheng - 大江东去

Best Make-up

Chao Ying - The Sorrow of Brook Steppe

Best Music

Zhao Jiping - Kong Fansen

• Yang Liqing - Red Cherry

Best Sound Recording

Li Lanhua - Red Cherry

• Zhang Wen - The King of Masks
• Dong Yan - Evening liaison

Best Animation

Little Heroes/自顾英雄出少年

Best Documentary

Great Wall/长城

• Chen Jiageng/陈嘉庚
• 难忘辉煌
• 较量！抗美援朝战争实录

External links

• Baidubaike
• 历届金鸡奖名单