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