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
Huo Jianqi - The Winner
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
Zhao Jun - 吴二哥请神
Zheng Weili - 吴二哥请神
- Jiang Yao - Kong Fansen and Yang Kaihui
Ensemble Cast - The Sorrow of Brook SteppeChen 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 SteppeBest Music
Zhao Jiping - Kong Fansen
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
