38th Golden Rooster Awards

38th Golden Rooster Awards
Official poster
Awarded for	Excellence in cinematic achievements
Announced on	Nominations: September 26, 2025 (2025-09-26)
Presented on	November 15, 2025 (2025-11-15)
Site	Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center Xiamen, Fujian, China
Highlights
Best Feature Film	Her Story
Special Jury Prize	The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death
Best Direction	Chen Sicheng, Dai Mo Detective Chinatown 1900
Best Actor	Jackson Yee Big World
Best Actress	Song Jia Her Story
Best Supporting Actor	Ben Yuen Dumpling Queen
Best Supporting Actress	Zhong Chuxi Her Story
Lifetime achievement	Qiao Zhen Xiao Guiyun
Television coverage
Channel	CCTV
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38th Golden Rooster Awards
Simplified Chinese	第38届中国电影金鸡奖
Traditional Chinese	第38屆中國電影金雞獎
Transcriptions Standard Mandarin Hanyu Pinyin Dì Sānshībā Jiè Zhōngguó Diànyǐng Jīnjījiǎng

The 38th Golden Rooster Awards ceremony was held in Xiamen, Fujian, China, from November 11 to November 15, 2025.^[1][2] It coincides with the 120th anniversary of Chinese cinema, featuring special forums, retrospectives, and cultural activities.^[1][2]

The 38th Golden Rooster Awards include 20 categories, covering Best Feature Film, Best Director, Best Actor/ Actress, and technical achievements. A total of 212 eligible films were evaluated, with nominations based on works released between 1 July 2024, and 30 June 2025.^[1][2] The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death and Her Story received the most nominations, with a total of seven.^[3]

Awards

Feature awards

Nominees and winners (winners denoted in bold)^[4]

Best Picture	Best Low-budget Feature
Her Story Big World The Lychee Road The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death [zh] Detective Chinatown 1900 The Last Dance	Fate of the Moonlight A Song Sung Blue The Town of Wulong Dreaming of Mother and Home A River Without Tears
Best Children Film	Best Drama Film
Shining Youth: Air Relay No Shame The Boy in the Moonlight Goodbye, Firefly Bronze Sunflower	Double Butterfly Fan (Min Opera) Song of the Great Wind (Xi Opera) Yu Chenglong in Civilian Clothes (Jin Opera) Chongdu Ditch (Yu Opera) The Lucky Pearl Purse (Peking Opera) The River All Red (Peking Opera)
Best Documentary/Educational Film	Best Art/Animation Film
Your Voice On the Way to School Hometown Return She Is Hung Sin-nui Panda Adventure	Ne Zha 2 Endless Journey of Love Strange Tales of Liaozhai: Temple of Lanruo I Am What I Am 2 Boonie Bears: Future Reborn Ranbiwa
Best Foreign Language Film	Special Jury Prize
There's Still Tomorrow (Italy) F1 (United States) Here (United States) I'm Still Here (Brazil, France) How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (Thailand)	The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death

Individual awards

Best Director	Best Directorial Debut
Chen Sicheng, Dai Mo – Detective Chinatown 1900 Da Peng – The Lychee Road Anselm Chan – The Last Dance Shao Yihui – Her Story Gu Changwei – The Hedgehog	Gao Peng – A Long Shot Dajie Dingzeng – The Boy in the Moonlight Li Ji – Big Scene Qin Tian – Fate of the Moonlight Huang Tingting – Lucky Pavilion
Best Writing	Best Editing
Anselm Chan, Cheng Wai-kei – The Last Dance Chen Kaige, Zhang Ke – The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death Shao Yihui – Her Story You Xiaoying – Big World	Zhou Xinxia – Dreaming of Mother and Home Tang Hongjia – Detective Chinatown 1900 Li Dianshi – The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death William Chang, Curran Pang – The Last Dance Liao Ching-sung – Bronze Sunflower
Best Actor	Best Actress
Jackson Yee – Big World as Liu Chunhe Da Peng – The Lychee Road as Li Shande Zhu Yilong – The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death as Li Xiang Liu Haoran – Decoded as Rong Jinzhen Huang Xiaoming – Mostly Sunny as Wu You	Song Jia – Her Story as Wang Tiemei Michelle Wai – The Last Dance as Guo Wenyue Yong Mei – Like A Rolling Stone as Li Hong Duan Aojuan – The Lost Daughter as Liu Suisui Xu Haipeng – Fate of the Moonlight as Xia Chan
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ben Yuen – The Dumpling Queen as Uncle Sweet Soup Zhou Zhengjie – A Long Shot as Geng Xiaojun Mark Chao – Her Story as Ex-husband Geng Le – The Hedgehog as Zhou Zheng's Father	Zhong Chuxi – Her Story as Xiao Ye Song Xiaoying – Dreaming of Mother and Home as Zheng Danzhu Huang Ziqi – A Song Sung Blue as Jin Mingmei Jiang Qinqin – Big World as Chen Lu Kara Wai – The Dumpling Queen as Sister Hong
Best Cinematography	Best Sound Recording
Zhao Fei – The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death Wang Boxue – The Lychee Road Zhang Xing – Tide Cao Yu – Decoded Bao Dexi, Cai Wenlong, Zhou Zhihui, Ye Zhen – Operation Hadal	Wang Danrong – The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death Li Danfeng, Si Zhonglin – Big World Zhang Jinyan, Long Xiaozhu – Her Story Hao Gang – The Hedgehog Fu Kang – A Long Shot
Best Art Direction	Best Music
Han Zhong, Ma Xiaofei – Decoded Wang Jing – The Lychee Road Liu Shan – The Panorama of Rivers and Mountains Lu Wei – The Volunteers: The Battle of Life and Death Zhuo Wenyao, Zhou Defu – Operation Hadal	Zhai Jinyan – The Lychee Road Lv Liang – The Panorama of Rivers and Mountains Li He – The Silent Love Chen Guangrong, Li Minglang – Dumpling Queen Gao Xiaoyang – A Long Shot
Lifetime Achievement
Qiao Zhen [zh] Xiao Guiyun [zh]

References

1. Zhang Yage (2025-09-28). "The Golden Rooster Awards and related film festival are ready to dazzle in Xiamen". Beijing Review. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
2. "2025 Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival to kick off in Xiamen this November". Government of Xiamen. 2025-09-29. Retrieved 2025-10-09.
3. Ji Zhengpeng (姬政鹏) (2025-09-26). 第38届中国电影金鸡奖提名名单公布，《志愿军：存亡之战》获7项提名领跑. Tencent (in Chinese). Retrieved 2025-10-09.
4. Zheng Liang, Wu Jianfeng (15 November 2025). "第38届中国电影金鸡奖揭晓 《好东西》获得最佳故事片奖". Xinhua. Retrieved 15 November 2025.