Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress

Chinese Film Awards

Golden Rooster Awards
for Best Actress

Awarded for| Best Actress 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 awarded| 1981
Last awarded| 2023
Winner (2023)| He Saifei for Off the Stage
Website| Golden Rooster Awards
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The Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress (中国电影金鸡奖最佳女主角) is the main category of Competition of Golden Rooster Awards, awarding actresses with outstanding performances in leading roles in cinema of China.

## Winners & nominees

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‡  | Indicates winning Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for the same role

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Year  | Actress(es)  | Film  | Character

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1981
1st | Zhang Yu | Evening Rain | Liu Wenying
Romance on Lushan Mountain ‡  | Zhou Jun
Tian Hua | In and Out of Court | Shang Qin
Wang Fuli | Legend of Tianyun Mountain | Song Wei
1982
2nd | Li Xiuming | Xu Mao and His Daughters ‡  | Xu Xiuyun
Ren Yexiang | Longing for Home | Tian Cuicui
Zhang Yu | On a Small Street | Yu Zhen
1983
3rd | Pan Hong (tie)  | At Middle Age | Lu Wenting
Siqin Gaowa (tie)  | Rickshaw Boy ‡  | Hu Niu
1984
4th | Gong Xue | Under the Bridge ‡  | Qin Nan
Li Ling | Ward 16 | Chang Lin
1985
5th | Li Ling | Girl from Huangshan Mountain | Gong Lingling
Gu Yongfei | Thunderstorm | Fanyi
1986
6th | Yue Hong | Wild Mountains | Guilan
Fang Shu | Sunrise | Chen Bailu
Xu Lei | Spring into Autumn | Zhou Lianghui
Zhang Xiaolei | Xiangsi Woman's Hotel | Zhang Guanyin
1987
7th | Liu Xiaoqing | Hibiscus Town ‡  | Hu Yuyin
Naren Hua | Married to a Child | Xiaoxiao
1988
8th | Pan Hong | The Well | Xu Lisha
Li Kechun | The Third Party | Sang Yuchen
Liu Xiaoqing | Savage Land | Jinzi
1989
9th | Xu Shouli | The Happy Hero & The Dead and the Living | Yusuan
Wu Yujuan | Obsession | Qingqing
1990 | — | — | —
1991
11th | Xi Meijuan | A False Woman's True Love | Wang Yujuan
Lü Liping | Unexpected Passion | Liang Xiaoqing
Ma Xiaoqing | Good Morning, Beijing | Ai Hong
1992
12th | Song Xiaoying | Her Smile Through the Candlelight | Wang Shuangling
Ding Yi | Bell of Purity Temple | Aunt Yangjiao
Zhao Lirong | The Spring Festival | mother
1993
13th | Gong Li | The Story of Qiu Ju | Qiu Ju
Xu Fan | After Separation | Lin Zhouyun
1994
14th | Pan Hong | Shanghai Fever ‡  | Fan Li
Bai Han | Romance in Metropolitan Shanghai | Luo Naiqian
Ning Jing | Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker | Chunzhi
1995
15th | Ai Liya | Ermo | Ermo
Pu Chaoying | Women Flowers | Shang Meiju
Xu Fan | Gone Forever with My Love | Lin Gege
1996
16th | Song Chunli | Jiuxiang | Jiuxiang
Cao Cuifen | Orphan's Tears | Geng Ernu
Guo Keyu | Red Cherry | Chuchu
1997
17th | Yu Hui | Xilian | Xilian
Gai Ke | After Divorce | Shi Hui
Xi Meijuan | A Tree | Zhu Zhu
1998
18th | Tao Hong (born 1972) | Colors of the Blind | Ding Lihua
Ai Liya | Genghis Khan | Hoelun
Pan Yu | Live in Peace and Contentment | Granny Axi
1999
19th | Ning Jing | Lover's Grief over the Yellow River | An Jie
Xu Fan | Be There or Be Square | Li Qing
Yuan Quan | Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | Li Huirong
2000
20th | Gong Li | Breaking the Silence ‡  | Sun Liying
Tenzin Dolkar | Song of Tibet | Yeshe Dolma
Zhang Ziyi | The Road Home | Zhao Di
2001
21st | Song Chunli | To Be With You Forever | Cai Chang
Wu Jing | Sunshine Days | Zhuo Liying
Yuan Quan | A Love of Blueness | Liu Yun
2002
22nd | Ni Ping (tie)  | Pretty Big Feet | Zhang Meili
Tao Hong (born 1969) (tie)  | Life Show | Lai Shuangyang
Naren Hua | Heavenly Grassland | Burmaa
2003
23rd | Yu Nan | Jingzhe | Guan Ermei
Jiang Wenli | My Bitter Sweet Taiwan | mother
Li Jia | Nuan | Nuan
2004
24th | Zhang Ziyi (tie)  | Jasmine Women | Mo
Zheng Zhenyao (tie)  | Shanghai Story | mother
Jiang Qinqin | My Sister's Dictionary | Niu Hongmei
Tao Hong (born 1969) | Taekwondo | Liu Li
2005
25th | Jin Yaqin | You and Me | grandma
Li Bingbing | Waiting Alone | Liu Rong
Mei Ting | Aspirin | Wen Jing
Zhang Jingchu | Huayao Bride in Shangri-la | Fengmei
2007
26th | Carina Lau (tie)  | Curiosity Kills the Cat | Qianyu
Yan Bingyan (tie)  | Teeth of Love | Qian Yehong
Li Bingbing | The Knot | Wang Jindi
Rene Liu | Kidnap | Ho Yuan-chun
Zhu Yuanyuan | The Forest Ranger | Taohua
2009
27th | Jiang Wenli (tie)  | And the Spring Comes | Wang Cailing
Zhou Xun (tie)  | The Equation of Love and Death | Li Mi
Helen Yao | Blossom | Yueming
Zhang Ziyi | Forever Enthralled | Meng Xiaodong
Zhao Wei | Painted Skin | Peirong
2011
28th | Naren Hua | Mother | Tsetsegmaa
Lü Liping | City Monkey | Luo Sufang
Qian Peiyi | Eternal Watch | Amin
Qin Hailu | The Piano in a Factory | Shuxian
Xu Fan | Aftershock | Li Yuanni
Yan Bingyan | Close to Me | Xue Ziying
2013
29th | Song Jia | Falling Flowers | Xiao Hong
Liang Jing | Son of the Stars | Liang Zhengzheng
Yan Bingyan | Feng Shui | Li Baoli
Yang Zishan | So Young | Zheng Wei
Zhang Ziyi | The Grandmaster | Gong Er
2015
30th | Badema | Norjmaa | Norjmaa
Lü Zhong | Red Amnesia | Deng Meijuan
Zhao Wei | Dearest | Li Hongqin
Tang Wei | The Golden Era | Xiao Hong
Xu Fan | When a Peking Family Meets Aupair | Wen Juan
2017
31st | Fan Bingbing | I Am Not Madame Bovary | Li Xuelian
Bai Baihe | Monster Hunt | Huo Xiaolan
Yan Ni | Relocate | Liu Chunyan
Song Jia | When Larry Met Mary | Ma Li
Zhou Dongyu | Soul Mate | An Sheng
2019
32nd | Yong Mei | So Long, My Son | Wang Liyun
Bai Baihe | A City Called Macau | Mei Xiao'ou
Yao Chen | Send Me to the Clouds | Sheng Nan
Ma Yili | Lost, Found | Li Jie
Zhou Dongyu | Us and Them | Fang Xiaoxiao
Zhao Xiaoli | To Live to Sing | manager
2020
33rd | Zhou Dongyu ‡  | Better Days‡  | Chen Nian
Tan Zhuo | Sheep Without a Shepherd | Ayu
Zhu Xijuan | The Empty Nest | Zhao Yimei
Ada Liu | My Dear Liar | Yue Miaomiao
Ren Suxi | Almost a Comedy | Momo
2021
34th[1] | Zhang Xiaofei | Hi, Mom |  Li Huanying
Liu Mintao | Let Life Be Beautiful | Zhou Lan
Zhang Zifeng | Sister | An Ran
Liu Haocun | A Little Red Flower | Ma Xiaoyuan
2022
35th[2] | Xi Meijuan | Song of Spring | Feng Jizhen
Ni Ni | Yanagawa | Ah Chuan
Louise Wong | Anita | Anita Mui
Yang Enyou | Lighting Up the Stars | Wu Xiaowen
Yangshik Tso |  Black Tent | Yang Jin
2023
36th[3] | He Saifei | Off the Stage |  teacher Qi
Kara Wai | Love Never Ends | Li Huiru
Yan Ni | Heart's Motive | Jin Ximei
Yin Tao | Home Coming | Bai Hua
Huang Yao | The Shadowless Tower | Ouyang Wenhui

## Records

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* 3 wins: Pan Hong (including 1 tied win)
* 2 wins: Gong Li, Song Chunli, Xi Meijuan
* 5 nominations: Xu Fan (0 win)
* 4 nominations: Zhang Ziyi (1 tied win)
* 3 nominations: Xi Meijuan (2 win), Naren Hua (1 win), Yan Bingyan (1 tied win)
* Oldest winner: Jin Yaqin (80)

## References

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1. ^ "金鸡奖提名名单揭晓，《我和我的家乡》等竞争最佳故事片". Xinhua Newspaper. 29 November 2021. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
2. ^ "第35届金鸡奖提名出炉 沈腾朱一龙易烊千玺等入围". Sina Ent. (in Chinese). 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
3. ^ "第36届金鸡奖入围名单公布！惠英红：看到了我这粒尘埃" [The shortlist for the 36th Golden Rooster Awards has been announced! Hui Yinghong: I saw this speck of dust in me]. 8world Entertainment Lifestyle (in Chinese). 15 October 2023. Archived from the original on 15 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.

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1980s|

* Zhang Yu (1981)
* Li Xiuming (1982)
* Pan Hong / Siqin Gaowa (1983)
* Gong Xue (1984)
* Li Ling (1985)
* Yue Hong (1986)
* Liu Xiaoqing (1987)
* Pan Hong (1988)
* Xu Shouli (1989)

1990s|

* N/A (1990)
* Xi Meijuan (1991)
* Song Xiaoying (1992)
* Gong Li (1993)
* Pan Hong (1994)
* Ai Liya (1995)
* Song Chunli (1996)
* Yu Hui (1997)
* Tao Hong (1998)
* Ning Jing (1999)

2000s|

* Gong Li (2000)
* Song Chunli (2001)
* Ni Ping / Tao Hong (2002)
* Yu Nan (2003)
* Zhang Ziyi / Zheng Zhenyao (2004)
* Jin Yaqin (2005)
* Carina Lau / Yan Bingyan (2007)
* Jiang Wenli / Zhou Xun (2009)

2010s|

* Naren Hua (2011)
* Song Jia (2013)
* Badema (2015)
* Fan Bingbing (2017)
* Yong Mei (2019)

2020s|

* Zhou Dongyu (2020)
* Zhang Xiaofei (2021)
* Xi Meijuan (2022)
* He Saifei (2023)

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