Golden Rooster Award for Best Director (中国电影金鸡奖最佳导演) is the main category of Competition of Golden Rooster Awards, awarding to director who have outstanding achievement in direction for motion pictures.
Award winners and nominees
1990s YearWinner and nominees(English)Winner and nominees(Chinese)English titleOriginal title1990Li Qiankuan/Xiao Guiyun李前宽、肖桂云Founding Ceremony开国大典Xie Tieli/Zhao Yuan谢铁骊、赵元A Dream of the Red Mansions红楼梦Chen Jialin陈家林Bai Se Qi Yi百色起义1991N/AHuang Jianzhong/Li Ziyu黄健中、李子羽Dragon Year Cops龙年警官Sai Fu/Mai Lisi赛夫、麦丽丝Qi Shi Feng Yun骑士风云Xia Gang夏钢Zao Yu Ji Qing遭遇激情1992Sun Zhou孙周Xin Xiang心香Ensable Directors导演创作集体Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign大决战Huang Jianzhong黄健中Spring Festival过年Li Qiankuan/Xiao Guiyun李前宽、肖桂云Jue Zhan Zhi Hou决战之后Li Xiepu李歇浦Kai Tian Pi Di开天辟地Xu Geng徐耿Feng Yu Gu Yuan风雨故园1993Xia Gang夏钢After Separation大撒把Zhang Jianya张建亚San Mao Joins the Army三毛从军记Zhang Yimou张艺谋The Story of Qiu Ju秋菊打官司1994He Ping何平Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker炮打双灯Sai Fu/Mai Lisi赛夫、麦丽丝To the East of Heroes东归英雄传1995Huang Jianxin/Yang Yazhou黄建新、杨亚洲Back to Back, Face to Face背靠背，脸对脸Zhou Xiaowen周晓文Ermo二嫫1996Wu Tianming吴天明The King of Masks变脸Chen Guoxing/Wang Ping陈国星、王坪Kong Fansen孔繁森Ning Ying宁瀛Police Story民警故事Ye Daying叶大鹰Red Cherry红樱桃1997Wei Lian韦廉Da Zhuan Zhe大转折Huang Shuqin黄蜀芹I Have a Dad我也有爸爸Xie Jin谢晋The Opium War鸦片战争1998Hu Bingliu胡炳榴Settlement安居Sai Fu/Mai Lisi赛夫、麦丽丝Genghis Khan一代天骄成吉思汗Yang Guangyuan杨光远The Liberation of Southwest China大进军——席卷大西南Yang Yazhou杨亚洲A Tree in House没事偷着乐1999Zhang Yimou张艺谋Not One Less一个都不能少Huo Jianqi霍建起Postmen in the Mountains那山那人那狗Teng Wenji滕文骥Spring Rhapsody春天的狂想
2000s YearWinner and nominees(English)Winner and nominees(Chinese)English titleOriginal title2000Chen Guoxing陈国星Heng Kong Chu Shi横空出世Zhang Yimou张艺谋The Road Home我的父亲母亲2001Huo Jianqi霍建起Love of Blueness蓝色爱情Ding Yinnan丁荫楠Together Forever相伴永远Huang Jianxin黄建新Who Cares?谁说我不在乎2002Chen Kaige陈凯歌Together和你在一起Yang Yazhou杨亚洲Pretty Big Feet美丽的大脚|- |Sai Fu/Mai Lisi||赛夫、麦丽丝||Heavenly Grassland||天上草原 |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=5| |- |rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|2003||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Zhang Yimou||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|张艺谋||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Hero||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|英雄|- |Huo Jianqi||霍建起||Nuan||暖 |- |Zhai Junjie||翟俊杰||Jing Tao Hai Lang||惊涛骇浪 |- |Zheng Dongtian||郑洞天||Once Upon a Time in Taiwan||台湾往事 |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=5| |- |rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|2004||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Peng Xiaolian||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|彭小莲||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Shanghai Story||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|美丽上海|- |Zhang Yimou||张艺谋||House of Flying Daggers||十面埋伏 |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=5| |- |rowspan="4" style="text-align:center;"|2005||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Ma Liwen||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|马俪文||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|You and Me||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|我们俩|- |Lu Chuan||陆川||Kekexili: Mountain Patrol||可可西里 |- |Lian Weilian/Shen Dong/Chen Jian||连威廉、沈东、陈健||On the Mountain of Tai Hang||太行山上 |- |Yin Li||尹力||Zhang Side||张思德 |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=5| |- |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|2006-2007||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Qi Jian||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|戚健||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|The Forest Ranger||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|天狗|- |style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Yin Li||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|尹力||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|The Knot||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|云水谣|- |Gao Qunshu||高群书||Tokyo Trail||东京审判 |- |Jacob Cheung||张之亮||A Battle of Wits||墨攻 |- |Yu Zhong||俞钟||A Postman OF Paradise||香巴拉信使 |-bgcolor=#DDDDDD |colspan=5| |- |rowspan="5" style="text-align:center;"|2008-2009||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Feng Xiaogang||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|冯小刚||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|Assembly||style="background:#B0C4DE;"|集结号''' |- |Cao Baoping||曹保平||The Equation of Love and Death||李米的猜想 |- |Chen Kaige||陈凯歌||Forever Enthralled||梅兰芳 |- |Gordon Chan||陈嘉上||Painted Skin||画皮 |- |Ning Hao||宁浩||Crazy Racer''疯狂的赛车
2010s YearWinner and nominees(English)Winner and nominees(Chinese)English titleOriginal title2010-2011Chen Li陈力Love in the Lounge Bridges爱在廊桥An Zhanjun安战军Through Stunning Storms惊沙Feng Xiaogang冯小刚Aftershock唐山大地震Gao Feng高峰The Old Village老寨Ning Cai宁才Mother额吉Zhang Meng张猛The Piano in a Factory钢的琴2012-2013Peter Chan陈可辛American Dreams in China中国合伙人Wang Jing王竞Feng Shui万箭穿心Wong Kar-wai王家卫The Grandmaster一代宗师Feng Xiaogang冯小刚Back to 1942一九四二2014-2015Tsui Hark徐克The Taking of Tiger Mountain智取威虎山Ba Yin巴音Norjmaa诺日吉玛Ann Hui许鞍华The Golden Era黄金时代Liang Ming梁明Flag旗Fu Dongyu傅东育The Sky of Tibet西藏天空2016-2017Feng Xiaogang冯小刚I Am Not Madame Bovary我不是潘金莲Zheng Dasheng 郑大圣 Bangzi Melody 村戏 Cao Baoping 曹保平 The Dead End 烈日灼心Cheng Er 程耳 The Wasted Times 罗曼蒂克消亡史 Guan Hu 管虎 Mr. Six 老炮儿2018-2019Dante Lam林超贤Operation Red Sea红海行动Frant Gwo 郭帆 The Wandering Earth 流浪地球 Huo Meng 霍猛 Crossing The Border-Zhaoguan 过昭关Wang Xiaoshuai 王小帅 So Long, My Son 地久天长 Dong Yue 董越 The Looming Storm 暴雪将至Lü Yue 吕乐 Lost, Found 找到你
2020s YearWinner and nomineesEnglish titleOriginal title2020Wang RuiChaogtu with Sarula白云之下Yang LinaSpring Tide春潮Peter ChanLeap夺冠 Chen Kaige, Zhang Yibai, Guan Hu, Xue Xiaolu, Xu Zheng, Ning Hao, Wen MuyeMy People, My Country我和我的祖国Zhou Shen, Liu LuAlmost a Comedy半个喜剧Derek TsangBetter Days少年的你2021Zhang YimouCliff Walkers悬崖之上 Huang Jianxin Zheng Dasheng19211921 Han YanA Little Red Flower送你一朵小红花Lu YangA Writer's Odyssey刺杀小说家Yin LiA Hustle Bustle New Year 没有过不去的年2022Chen KaigeTsui HarkDante LamThe Battle at Lake Changjin长津湖 Longman LeungAnita 梅艷芳 Wen MuyeNice View奇迹·笨小孩Xue XiaoluEmbrace Again穿过寒冬拥抱你 Zhang Yimou Zhang Mo Sniper狙击手2023Cheng ErHidden Blade无名 Deng ChaoYu BaimeiPing Pong: The Triumph 中国乒乓之绝地反击 WuershanCreation of the Gods I: Kingdom of Storms 封神第一部：朝歌风云 Chen Guoxing LahuajiaBack to Tibet Wei Shujun Yong'an Town Story Collection2024Chen KaigeThe Volunteers: To the War志愿军：雄兵出击 Da PengOne and Only 热烈 Shen AoNo More Bets 孤注一掷 Han YanViva La Vida 我们一起摇太阳 Dai Mo Endless Journey 三大队2025Chen SichengDai MoDetective Chinatown 1900唐探1900 Da PengThe Lychee Road 长安的荔枝 Anselm ChanThe Last Dance 破·地獄 Shao YihuiHer Story 好东西 Gu Changwei The Hedgehog 刺猬
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