China's 23rd Golden Rooster Film Awards Winners

Winners of the 23nd Golden Rooster Film Awards have been announced tonight at a grand ceremony. The awards are only available for mainland Chinese productions and mainland Chinese citizens. Hero and Zhou Yu's Train are excluded from Best Picture category because they are co-productions between the mainland and Hong Kong. However, a Best Co-Production category is created just for them. Hero won four awards: Best Director, Best Art Directory, Best Sound, and Best Co-Production; Jing Tao Hai Lang (literal Raging Water) also won four awards: Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Set Decoration and Best Special Effect. Nuan, a little know film shares Best Picture award with Jing Tao Hai Lang and won the Best Screenplay.

Best Picture: Jing Tao Hai Lang (literal: Raging Water)
Nuan

Best Director: Zhang Yimou (Ying Xiong / Hero)

Best Actor: Xia Yu (Jing Cha You Yue / literal: A Cop's Date)

Best Actress: Yu Nan (Jing Zhe)

Best Supporting Actor: Zhao Jun (Kan Che Ren De Qi Yue / The Parking Attendant In July)

Best Supporting Actress: Xu Jinglei (Wo De Mei Li Xiang Chou / Far From Home)

Best Cinematography: Mu Deyuan, Jiang Lijun, Chen Yaliang, Dong Yachun (Jing Tao Hai Lang)

Best Screenplay: Qiu Shi (Nuan)

Best Art Directory: Huo Tingxiao, Yi Zhenzhou (Ying Xiong / Hero)

Best Score: Zhang Shaotong (Tai Wan Wang Shi)

Best Sound: Tao Jing (Ying Xiong / Hero)

Best Directing D¨¦but: Xu Jinglei (Wo He Ba Ba / My Father And I)
Wulantana (Nuan Chun)

Best TV Film: Ma Shi Qing Li Hun (literal: Ma Shiqing's Divorce)

Special Jury Award: Li Ding (Jia You Jiao Che / literal: My Family Got a Car)

Jury Award For Best New Performer: Li Min (Ruo Ma De Shi Qi Sui / When Ruoma Was Seventeen)

Best Set Decoration: Jiang Shuyi, Yang Yinhua (Jing Tao Hai Lang)

Best Documentary: Gang Qin Meng (literal: The Piano Dream)

Best Special Effect: Meng Hao, Feng Xu, Liu Yantao (Jing Cha You Yue)

Best Make-Up: Xu Guangrui (Deng Xiaoping)

Best Animated Film: Hui Xiang (literal: Recall)

Best Co-Production: Ying Xiong / Hero

Best Picture (Special): Deng Xiaoping