China's 24th Golden Rooster Awards Nominations (MonkeyPeaches Exclusive)

August 22, 2004

24th Golden Rooster Awards

Nomination list for China's 24th Golden Rooster Awards has been released yesterday. For the best picture, it is House Of Flying Daggers against Shanghai Story and Profoundly Affecting. Zhang Yimou is nominated for best director for House Of Flying Daggers, along with Peng Xiaolian for Shanghai Story. Liu Wei, for Defending Reputation, and Liu Ye, for The Foliage, are competing for the Best Actor. For the Best Actress, Zhang Ziyi is picked for playing three roles in Jasmine Women. Other nominees in the same category are Zheng Zhenyao for Shanghai Story, Tao Hong for Taekwondo and Jiang Qinqin for Jie Jie Ci Dian.

 

Golden Rooster has been dubbed as the top film award in China, only mainland Chinese productions and mainland Chinese citizens are eligible for the awards, and only the officially submitted are allowed to compete. Most nominated movies have never been publicly released and some titles, like Profoundly Affecting and Defending Reputation, got nominated somewhat because they were "politically superior".

 

Best Picture

Best TV Film:

Shi Mian Mai Fu / House Of Flying Daggers

Hua Hen Sui Yue (lit.: Scared Days)

Mei Li Shang Hai (lit.: Beautiful Shanghai) / Shanghai Story

Lao Fa Guan Zhang Yi Shi Zhi Shen Niu Ji

Jing Xin Dong Po / Profoundly Affecting

Zeng Ke Lin Chu Guan (lit.: Zeng Kelin goes out of Shanghai Pass)

 

 

Best Picture For Children

Best Scientific And Educational Film:

Shang Xue Lu Shang (lit.: On The Road To School)

Bao Hu Geng Di (lit.: Protecting Arable Land)

Nu Sheng RI Ji (Girls Dairly)

He Lian Pi Lu (Black-faced Spoonbill)

Wo Men Shou La Shou (lit.: Let's Hold Hands)

 

Zhi Fei Ji / Paper Plane

 

 

 

Best Screenplay

Best Director

Shang Xue Lu Shang - Zhao Dongling

Zhang Yimou - House Of Flying Daggers

Shanghai Story - Peng Xiaolian

Peng Xiaolian - Shanghai Story

 

 

Best Actor

Best Actress

Liu Wei - Yi An Zhong Hun / Defending Reputation)

Zheng Zhenyao - Shanghai Story

Liu Ye - Mei Ren Cao (lit.: Beauty Grass) / The Foliage

Tao Hong - Taekwondo

 

Zhang Ziyi - Jasmine Women

 

Jiang Qinqin - Jie Jie Ci Dian (lit.: Older Sister's Dictionary)

 

 

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Wang Xueqi - Warriors Of Heaven And Earth

Ailiya - Shang Xue Lu Shang

Feng Yuanzheng - Shanghai Story

Qi Huan - The Foliage

Zhang Guoli - Cell Phone

Shen Huifen - Profoundly Affecting

 

Fan Bingbing - Cell Phone

 

 

Best Cinematography

Best Art Direction

Dong Zhi / Coldest Day - Chi Xiaoning and Wu Qiao

Cell Phone - Liu Xingang)

Cell Phone - Zhao Fei

Shanghai Story - Zhou Xinren

Liang Ge Ren De Ba Lei (lit.: Ballet For Two) - Liang Ming

Liang Ge Ren De Ba Lei - Zhou Jinglun and Wang Hongze

 

House Of Flying Daggers - Huo Tingxiao

 

 

Best Music

Best Sound

Jasmine Women - Su Cong and Yin Qing

Jasmine Women - Wu Ling

Xin Tian You - Li Ge

Profoundly Affecting - Zhang Lei, Wang Zhongping and Huang Wenxiang

Dian Ying Wang Shi - Zhao Lin

The Foliage - Yao Jun

 

House Of Flying Daggers - Tao Jing

   

Best Directorial Début

 

Xiao Jiang - Dian Ying Wang Shi

 

Fang Gangliang - Shang Xue Lu Shang

 

Xie Dong - The Coldest Day