16th Golden Rooster Awards

The 16th Golden Rooster Awards, honoring the best in film, were given on 1996, Kunming, Yunnan province.

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