Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing

Golden Rooster Award for Best Writing (中国电影金鸡奖最佳编剧) is the main category of Competition of Golden Rooster Awards, awarding to screenplay writer.

Award Winners & Nominees

1980s

Year	Winner and nominees (English)	Winner and nominees (Chinese)	English title	Original title
1981	Ye Nan	叶楠	Evening Rain	巴山夜雨
	Lu Yanzhou	鲁彦周	Legend of Tianyun Mountain	天云山传奇
1982	Zhang Xuan	张铉	Corner Left Unnoticed by Love	被爱情遗忘的角落
	Xin Xianling	辛显令	In-Laws	喜盈门
1983	N/A
	Chen Rong	谌容	At the Middle Age	人到中年
1984	N/A
	Lu Yanzhou	鲁彦周	Liao Zhongkai	廖仲恺
1985	Li Zhun/Li Cunbao	李准、李存葆	Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain	高山下的花环
	Peng Mingyan/Bi Jianchang	彭名燕、毕鉴昌	The Girl From Huangshan Mountain	黄山来的姑娘
1986	Cao Yu/Wan Fang	曹禺、万芳	Sunrise	日出
	Yan Xushu/Zhu Zi	颜学恕、竹子	Wild Mountains	野山
	Zhang Zeming	张泽鸣	Jue Xiang	绝响
1987	Tian Junli/Fei Linjun	田军利、费林军	The Battle of Taierzhuang	血战台儿庄
	Ah Cheng/Xie Jin	阿城、谢晋	Hibiscus Town	芙蓉镇
	Liu Guoqing	柳国庆	T Province in 84 & 8	T省的八四、八五年
1988	Song Guoxun/Li Ziyu/Huang Shuqin	宋国勋、李子羽、黄蜀芹	Ren Gui Qing	人鬼情
	Zheng Yi	郑义	Old Well	老井
1989	N/A
	Tian Junli/Zhai Junjie	田军利、翟俊杰	The Republic will Never Forget	共和国不会忘记
	Xu Yali	徐亚力	Wild Snow	荒雪

1990s

Year	Winner and nominees (English)	Winner and nominees (Chinese)	English title	Original title
1990	Zhang Tianmin/Zhang Xiaotian/Liu Xing/Guo Chen	张天民、张笑天、刘星、郭晨	Founding Ceremony	开国大典
1991	N/A
	Wei Ren	魏人	Dragon Year Cops	龙年警官
	Zheng Xiaolong/Feng Xiaogang	郑晓龙、冯小刚	Bitter Experience Fervor	遭遇激情
	Zheng Zhenhuan	郑振环	Tian Bian You Yi Cu Sheng Huo	天边有一簇圣火
1992	Huang Yazhou/Wang Tianyun	黄亚洲、汪天云	Kai Tian Pi Di	开天辟地
	Jiang Yi	姜一	Spring Festival	过年
	Shi Chao/Wang Jun/Li Pingfen	史超、王军、李平分	Decisive Engagement: The Liaoxi-Shenyang Campaign	大决战
1993	Wang Xingdong	王兴东	Jiang Zhuying	蒋筑英
	Feng Xiaogang/Zheng Xiaolong	冯小刚、郑晓龙	After Separation	大撒把
1994	Ju Sheng/Liu Xinglong/Bu Yangui	桔生、刘醒龙、卜炎贵	Country Teachers	凤凰琴
	Wang Tianyun/Lu Shoujun	汪天云、陆寿钧	The First Temptation	第一诱惑
1995	Bi Bicheng/Fan Yuan	毕必成、范元	The Accused Uncle Shangang	被告山杠爷
	Huang Xin/Sun Yian	黄欣、孙毅安	Back to Back, Face to Face	背靠背，脸对脸
1996	N/A
	Fan Yuan/Liu Xiaoshuang	范元、刘晓双	Wu Er Ge Qing Shen	吴二哥请神
	Su Xiaowei	苏小卫	Winner	赢家
1997	Wang Xingdong	王兴东	The Days Without Lei Feng	离开雷锋的日子
	Yao Yuan/Wang Yubin/Wang Suhong/Wei Lian/Li Baoling	姚远、王玉彬、王苏红、韦廉、李宝玲	Da Zhuan Zhe	大转折
	Zhu Sujin/Ni Zhen/Zong Fuxian/Mai Tianshu	朱苏进、倪震、宗福先、麦天枢	Opium War	鸦片战争
1998	Lu Zhuguo	陆柱国	The Liberation of Southwest China	大进军——席卷大西南
	Ma Weijun	马卫军	Settlement	安居
	Zhao Dongling	赵冬苓	Passion Defense	激情辩护
1999	Cao Wenxuan	曹文轩	The Grass House	草房子
	Su Xiaowei	苏小卫	Postmen in the Mountains	那山那人那狗

2000s

Year	Winner and nominees (English)	Winner and nominees (Chinese)	English title	Original title
2000	He Zizhuang/Song Jigao	贺子壮、宋继高	Final Decision	生死抉择
2001	Wang Xiaotang/Wang Chen	王晓棠、王宸	Fragrant Vows	芬芳誓言
2002	Su Xiaowei	苏小卫	Life Show	生活秀
	Li Wei	李唯	Pretty Big Feet	美丽的大脚
2003	Su Xiaowei	苏小卫	Nuan	暖
	Feng Hua/Xu Geng	冯华、徐耿	Law of Romance	警察有约
	Liu Jianwei	柳建伟	Jing Tao Hai Lang	惊涛骇浪
	Meng Jiazong	孟家宗	When Ruoma Was Seventee	诺玛的十七岁
2004	Zhao Dongling	赵冬苓	On the Way to School	上学路上
	Peng Xiaolian	彭小莲	Shanghai Story	美丽上海
2005	Liu Heng	刘恒	Zhang Side	张思德
	Lu Chuan	陆川	Kekexili: Mountain Patrol	可可西里
	Lu Zhuguo	陆柱国	On the Mountain of Tai Hang	太行山上
	Ma Liwen	马俪文	You and Me	我们俩
2006-2007	Tang Lai/Zhang Sitao/Zhang Chi/Hu Kun	唐灏、张思涛、张弛、胡坤	Tokyo Trial	东京审判
	Chen Daming	陈大明	One Foot Off The Ground	鸡犬不宁
	Yu Zhong	俞钟	A Postman OF Paradise	香巴拉信使
	Zou Jingzhi	邹静之	Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles	千里走单骑
	Zheng Hongzhi	郑宏志	The Forest Ranger	天狗
2008-2009	Jiang Haiyang/Gu Bai/Zong Fuxian	江海洋、谷白、宗福先	Turning Point 1977	高考
	Cheng Xiaoling	程晓玲	The Clear Water	清水的故事
	Li Qiang	李樯	And the Spring Comes	李樯
	Liu Heng	刘恒	Assembly	集结号
	Shu Ping	述评	A Tale of Two Donkeys	走着瞧
	Su Xiaowei	苏小卫	Six Sisters	沂蒙六姐妹上学

2010s

Year	Winner and nominees (English)	Winner and nominees (Chinese)	English title	Original title
2010-2011	Cheng Xiaoling	程晓玲	The Spectacular Theatre	岁岁清明
	Liu Jianwei/Liu Hongwei/Wang Qiang/Zhao Junfang/Liang Shuibao	柳建伟、刘宏伟、王强、赵俊防、梁水宝	Feitian	飞天
	Su Xiaowei	苏小卫	Aftershock	唐山大地震
	Xing Yuanping	邢原平	The Old Village	老寨
	Yang Xiaoyan/Wang Jing	杨筱燕、王竞	Hai Zi Na Xie Shi Er	孩子那些事儿
	Zhang Meng	张猛	The Piano in a Factory	钢的琴
2012-2013	Huang Hong/Wang Jinming		Fallen City
	Tian Yunzhang/Jia Yunzhang		The Story of Zhou Enlai
	Qu Jiangtao		A Grandson from America
	Zhou Zhiyong/Zhang Ji/Lin Aihua		American Dreams in China
	Hu Yonghong		My Running Shadow
2014-2015	Li Qiang		The Golden Era
	A Lai		Phurbu & Tenzin
	Qu Jiangtao		A Grandson from America
	Xing Yuanping/Jia Ru		Tu Di Zhi
	Zhang Ji		Dearest
	Zhao Baohua		We Will Make It Right
2016-2017	Guan Hu, Dong Runnian		Mr. Six
	Liu Zhenyun		I Am Not Madame Bovary
	Li Baoluo		Bangzi Melody
	Huang Dan, Feng Mengyao, Liang Shuang		Relocate
2018-2019	Wang Xiaoshuai, Ah Mei	阿美、王小帅	So Long, My Son	地久天长
	Wen Muye, Han Jianü, Zhong Wei	韩家女、锺伟、文牧野	Dying to Survive	我不是药神
	Teng Congcong	滕丛丛	Send Me to the Clouds	送我上青云
	Zou Jingzhi	邹静之	Enter the Forbidden City	进京城
	Yuan Yuan, He Yuming, Pan Wei, An Zhen, Liu Ruoying	袁媛、何昕明、潘彧、安巍、刘若英	Us and Them	后来的我们
	Bao Jingjing	鲍晶晶	Our Shining Days	闪光少女

2020s

Year	Winner and nominees (English)	English title	Original title
2020	Zhang Ji	Leap	夺冠
	Yang Weiwei, Zhai Pei, Li Peng, Fan Kaihua, Qin Yuqian, Lei Sheng	Sheep Without a Shepherd	误杀
	Lin Yongchen, Li Yuan, Xu Yimeng	Better Days	少年的你
	Zhou Shen, Liu Lu	Almost a Comedy	半个喜剧
2021	Yu Xi, Huang Xin, Zhao Ningyu	1921	1921
	Zhang Li	Fish Under the Ice	冰下的鱼
	Chen Li, Ding Han, Zhao Zhe'en	Island Keeper	守岛人
	Guan Hu, Wu Bing, Zhang Ke, Jing Yu	The Pioneer	革命者
	Gao Mantang, Li Wei	My Father, Jiao Yulu	我的父亲焦裕禄
	Mei Duo, Dembadaji, Ze Rangsa	Gone With the Wind	随风飘散
2022	Shao Yihui	Myth of Love	爱情神话
	Lan Xiaolong, Huang Xin	The Battle at Lake Changjin	长津湖
	Wang Xingdong	A Man of the People	邓小平小道
	Zhang Lü	Yanagawa	漫长的告白
	Zhou Chucen, Xiu Mengdi, Wen Muye, Han Xiaohan, Zhong Wei	Nice View	奇迹·笨小孩