| Golden Rooster Awards for Best Actor | ||||
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| Awarded for | Best Actor of the year | |||
| Country | China | |||
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| First awarded | 1981 | |||
| Last awarded | 2023 | |||
| Winner (2023) | Tony Leung Chiu-wai for Hidden Blade | |||
| Website | Golden Rooster Awards | |||
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The Golden Rooster for Best Actor (中国电影金鸡奖最佳男主角) is one of the main categories of competition of the Golden Rooster Awards. It is awarded to leading male actor(s) who have outstanding performance in motion pictures.
| Year | Winner and nominees (English) |
Winner and nominees (Chinese) |
English title | Original title |
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| 1981 | N/A | |||
| 1982 | Zhang Yan | 张雁 | Laughter at the Moon Bay | 月亮湾的笑声 |
| Feng Hanyuan | 冯汉元 | Neighbour | 邻居 | |
| Jin Ange | 金安歌 | The Xi'an Incident | 西安事变 | |
| 1983 | N/A | |||
| 1984 | Dong Xingji | 董行佶 | Liao Zhongkai | 廖仲恺 |
| Yang Zaibao | 杨在葆 | Blood is Always Hot | 血，总是热的 | |
| Li Wei | 李纬 | River Without Buoys | 没有航标的河流 | |
| 1985 | Lv Xiaohe | 吕晓禾 | Wreaths at the Foot of the Mountain | 高山下的花环 |
| 1986 | Liu Zifeng | 刘子枫 | Black Cannon Incident | 黑炮事件 |
| Kong Xianzhu | 孔宪珠 | Jue Xiang | 绝响 | |
| Tu Yigong | 吐依贡 | Money | 钱这个东西…… | |
| Zhu Xu | 朱旭 | A Narrow Lane Celebrity | 小巷名流 | |
| 1987 | Liu Wenzhi | 刘文治 | Sun Yat-sen | 孙中山 |
| 1988 | Zhang Yimou | 张艺谋 | Old Well | 老井 |
| Jiang Wen | 姜文 | Red Sorghum | 红高粱 | |
| Liu Wei | 刘威 | The Warrior | 关中大侠 | |
| 1989 | Tao Zeru | 陶泽如 | Night Bell/Happy Heroes | 晚钟、欢乐英雄 |
| Xie Yuan | 谢园 | 'King of Chess/Out of Breath | 棋王、大喘气 | |
| Lei Han | 雷汉 | Reincarnation | 轮回 | |
| Yan Xiang | 严翔 | When does the day break? | 问天何时明 | |
| Year | Winner and nominees (English) |
Winner and nominees (Chinese) |
English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Lu Qi | 卢奇 | The Baise Uprising | 百色起义 |
| Gu Yue | 古月 | Founding Ceremony | 开国大典 | |
| Qi Mengshi | 奇梦石 | Long Yun and Chiang Kai-shek | 龙云与蒋介石 | |
| 1991 | Li Xuejian | 李雪健 | Jiao Yulu | 焦裕禄 |
| Chen Baoguo | 陈宝国 | Peking Duck Restaurant | 老店 | |
| Zhang Fengyi | 张丰毅 | Dragon Year Cops | 龙年警官 | |
| 1992 | Wang Tiecheng | 王铁成 | Zhou Enlai | 周恩来 |
| Li Fazeng | 李法曾 | After the Battle | 决战之后 | |
| Shao Honglai | 邵宏来 | Kai Tian Pi Di | 开天辟地 | |
| Zhu Xu | 朱旭 | Xin Xiang | 心香 | |
| 1993 | Ge You | 葛优 | After Separation | 大撒把 |
| Wei Zi | 巍子 | Jiang Zhuying | 蒋筑英 | |
| Zhu Xu | 朱旭 | A Confucius family | 阙里谭 | |
| 1994 | Li Baotian | 李保田 | No More Applause | 凤凰琴 |
| Wu Gang (actor) | 巫刚 | Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker | 炮打双灯 | |
| Zhou Lijing | 周里京 | Artillery Commander | 炮兵少校 | |
| 1995 | Li Rentang | 李仁堂 | The Accused Uncle Shangang | 被告山杠爷 |
| Niu Zhenhua | 牛振华 | Back to Back, Face to Face | 背靠背，脸对脸 | |
| 1996 | Gao Ming | 高明 | Kong Fansen | 孔繁森 |
| Cao Jingyang | 曹景阳 | Brother Wu Invites the God | 吴二哥请神 | |
| Shao Bing | 邵兵 | Winner | 赢家 | |
| 1997 | Liu Peiqi | 刘佩琦 | The Days Without Lei Feng | 离开雷锋的日子 |
| Feng Gong | 冯巩 | Ambush | 埋伏 | |
| Lu Qi | 卢琦 | The Great Transition | 大转折 | |
| 1998 | Feng Gong | 冯巩 | A Tree in House | 没事偷着乐 |
| Tang Guoqiang | 唐国强 | Long March | 长征 | |
| 1999 | Teng Rujun | 滕汝俊 | Postmen in the Mountains | 那山那人那狗 |
| Tian Chengren | 田成仁 | Golden Marriage | 金婚 | |
| Wang Yanan | 王亚楠 | Once Upon a Time in Shanghai | 上海纪事 | |
| Year | Winner and nominees (English) |
Winner and nominees (Chinese) |
English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Chen Daoming | 陈道明 | My 1919 | 我的1919 |
| Wang Qingxiang | 王庆祥 | Final Decision | 生死抉择 | |
| You Yong | 尤勇 | Neverland | 梦幻田园 | |
| Zhu Xu | 朱旭 | Shower | 洗澡 | |
| 2001 | Ge Zhijun | 戈治均 | Escort | 押解的故事 |
| Pan Yueming | 潘粤明 | A Love of Blueness | 蓝色爱情 | |
| Vincent Zhao | 赵文卓 | The Sino-Dutch War 1661 | 英雄郑成功 | |
| Wang Xueqi | 王学圻 | Together Forever | 相伴永远 | |
| 2002 | Ning Cai | 宁才 | Heavenly Grassland | 天上草原 |
| Liu Peiqi | 刘佩琦 | Together | 和你在一起 | |
| Xiao Rongsheng | 肖荣生 | Facing Life | 面对生命 | |
| 2003 | Xia Yu | 夏雨 | The Law of Romance | 警察有约 |
| Ge You | 葛优 | Cala, My Dog! | 卡拉是条狗 | |
| Fan Wei | 范伟 | The Parking Attendant in July | 看车人的七月 | |
| Lu Qi | 卢琦 | Deng Xiaoping | 邓小平 | |
| 2004 | Liu Ye | 刘烨 | Years Without Epidemic | 美人草 |
| Liu Wei | 刘威 | Defending Reputation | 疑案忠魂 | |
| 2005 | Jackie Chan | 成龙 | New Police Story | 新警察故事 |
| Luo Deyuan | 罗德元 | Silent Mountains | 沉默的远山 | |
| Pu Cunxin | 濮存昕 | A Bright Moon | 一轮明月 | |
| Tobgyal | 多布杰 | Kekexili: Mountain Patrol | 可可西里 | |
| Wu Jun | 吴军 | Zhang Side | 张思德 | |
| 2006-2007 | Fu Dalong | 富大龙 | The Forest Ranger | 天狗 |
| Chen Kun | 陈坤 | The Knot | 云水谣 | |
| Damian Lau | 刘松仁 | The Tokyo Trial | 东京审判 | |
| Li Yixiang | 李易祥 | One Foot of the Ground | 鸡犬不宁 | |
| Liu Peiqi | 刘佩琦 | 5 Bullets | 五颗子弹 | |
| Qiu Lin | 邱林 | A Postman of Paradise | 香巴拉信使 | |
| 2008-2009 | Wu Gang | 吴刚 | Iron Man | 铁人 |
| Fan Wei | 范伟 | Lucky Dog | 耳朵大有福 | |
| Ma Guowei | 马国伟 | Old Fish | 千钧。一发 | |
| Sun Min | 孙敏 | Deng Pingshou | 我是花下肥泥巴 | |
| Zhang Hanyu | 张涵予 | Assembly | 集结号 | |
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Huang Xiaoming | The Bravest | Jiang Liwei |
| Dong Chengpeng | My Dear Liar | Wu Hai | |
| Xiao Yang | Sheep Without a Shepherd | Li Weijie | |
| Wu Yuhan | Almost a Comedy | Sun Tong | |
| Jackson Yee | Better Days | Liu Beishan | |
| 2021 [3] |
Zhang Yi | Cliff Walkers | Zhang Xianchen |
| Yu Hewei | Cliff Walkers | Zhou Yi | |
| Liu Ye | Island Keeper | Wang Jicai | |
| Guo Xiaodong | My Father, Jiao Yulu | Jiao Yulu | |
| Jackson Yee | A Little Red Flower | Wei Yihang | |
| 2022 | Zhu Yilong | Lighting Up the Stars | Mo Sanmei |
| Shen Teng | Moon Man | Dugu Yue | |
| Wu Jing | The Battle at Lake Changjin | Wu Qianli | |
| Xu Zheng | Myth of Love | Lao Bai | |
| Jackson Yee | Nice View | Jing Hao | |
| 2023 | Tony Leung Chiu-wai | Hidden Blade | Director He |
| Huang Bo | Study Dad | Lei Dali | |
| Song Yang | Back to Tibet | Lao Kong | |
| Hui Wangjun | Like Father and Son | Gou Ren | |
| Yang Haoyu | Journey to the West | Tang Zhijun |
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