38th Golden Rooster Awards winners announced, 'Her Story' bags three awards

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38th Golden Rooster Awards winners announced, 'Her Story' bags three awards

2025-11-16 13:54 Last Updated At：20:27

Winners of the 38th Golden Rooster Awards were announced Saturday evening at the closing ceremony of the China Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival 2025 held in Xiamen, east China's Fujian Province.

The best actress honor went to Song Jia, the protagonist of Her Story, which also features Zhong Chuxi, who was awarded the Best Supporting Actress on Saturday as well.

Her Story also grabbed the Best Feature award, becoming the biggest winner at this year's ceremony.

The best actor award went to Jackson Yee for his performance in the film Big World.

Chen Sicheng and Dai Mo won the Best Director award for Detective Chinatown 1900.

The animated blockbuster Ne Zha 2, which shattered many box office records in Chinese film history and now ranks as the fifth highest-grossing movie of all time globally, bagged the Best Animated award.

Italian feature film There's Still Tomorrow seized the award for best international film. "Chinese cinema has made many explorations in genre innovation. In documentaries, works like Hotline Beijing not only reflect the changes and progress of contemporary Chinese society, but more importantly, they have also been recognized by audiences," said Yin Hong, vice chairman of China Film Association.

The documentary Hotline Beijing spotlights the 12345 public service hotline and how Beijing responds to public complaints, offering a window into China's urban governance experience.

Besides the awards ceremony, the film festival hosted a public-benefit program in Xiamen. At a community courtyard in Haicang District that blends Minnan farming culture with film art, filmmakers presented soundtrack performances and scene dubbing, while local residents staged heritage shows.

Launched in 1981, the Golden Rooster Awards is sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Film Association.

Poll finds strong support from global respondents for healthy, stable China-US relations

More than 70 percent of global respondents believe a healthy and stable China-U.S. relationship is crucial to the international community, according to a recent poll conducted by China Global Television Network (CGTN) and Renmin University of China.

The results were released ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's scheduled state visit to China from May 13 to 15.

More than 12,300 respondents from 39 nations participated in the survey, with nearly 68 percent of them believing China and the United States can achieve mutual benefit and win-win outcomes. They also believe trade issues between that two countries are not irreconcilable.

About three-quarters of those surveyed said the essence of bilateral trade lies in mutual benefit and reciprocity, and that cooperation benefits both sides while confrontation harms both.

Nearly 79 percent of the respondents believe China and the United States should strengthen dialogue on the basis of mutual respect to reduce misunderstandings. Among U.S. respondents, 78 percent agree with this view.