1st Golden Rooster Awards


The 1st Golden Rooster Awards honored the best in mainland Chinese film of 1981. The ceremony was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, May 22, 1981.

Winners and Nominees

Best FilmBest Director

  • Xie Jin－Legend of Tianyun Mountain
  • *Wu Yonggang/Wu Yigong－Evening Rain
  • *Xie Tieli－The Stars are Bright Tonight
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • N/A
  • *Li Zhiyu－Evening Rain
  • Zhang Yu－Romance on Lushan Mountain/Evening Rain
  • *Wang Fuli－Legend of Tianyun Mountain
  • *Tian Hua－The Court
    • Best Supporting Actor/ActressBest Writing
  • Shi Ling/Ouyang Ruqiu/Mao Weihui/Lin Bin/Zhong Xinghuo/Lu Qing－Evening Rain
  • Ye Nan－Evening Rain
  • *Lu Yanzhou－Legend of Tianyun Mountain
    • Best Chinese Opera FilmBest Documentary
  • 空缺
  • 刘少奇同志永垂不朽
  • *网上群星
  • *喜浪藻
  • *黄山观奇
  • *跨征途
    • Best AnimationBest Popular Science Film
  • Three Monks
  • 生命与蛋白质——人工合成胰岛素
  • *试管苗
  • *蓝色的血液
    • Best CinematographyBest Art Direction
  • Legend of Tianyun Mountain－Xu Qi
  • Legend of Tianyun Mountain－Ding Chen/Chen Shaomian
    • Best MusicBest Sound Recording
  • Evening Rain－Gao Tian
  • *Romance on Lushan Mountain－Lu Qiming
  • N/A
    • Best EditingBest Stunt
  • N/A
  • *Legend of Tianyun Mountain－Zhou Dingwen
  • N/A
  • *White Snake－Jiang Yisu/Tong Lei/Dai Shengchao/Qin Xiaocheng/Pu Weizhong
    • Best CostumeBest Make Up
  • N/A
  • N/A
    • Best Property
  • N/A

    • Special Award

    • Special Jury Award
    • *Film: Miao Miao
    • *Voice Actor: Xiang Junshu