16th Golden Rooster Awards
# 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
