1st Golden Rooster Awards explained

The 1st Golden Rooster Awards honored the best in mainland Chinese film of 1981. The ceremony was held in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, May 22, 1981.^[1]

Winners and Nominees

Best Film	Best Director
*Legend of Tianyun Mountain* *Evening Rain* The Court	Xie Jin－Legend of Tianyun Mountain Wu Yonggang/Wu Yigong－Evening Rain Xie Tieli－The Stars are Bright Tonight
Best Actor	Best Actress
N/A Li Zhiyu－Evening Rain	Zhang Yu－Romance on Lushan Mountain/Evening Rain Wang Fuli－Legend of Tianyun Mountain Tian Hua－The Court
Best Supporting Actor/Actress	Best Writing
Shi Ling/Ouyang Ruqiu/Mao Weihui/Lin Bin/Zhong Xinghuo/Lu Qing－Evening Rain	Ye Nan－Evening Rain Lu Yanzhou－Legend of Tianyun Mountain
Best Chinese Opera Film	Best Documentary
空缺	*刘少奇同志永垂不朽* 网上群星喜浪藻黄山观奇跨征途
Best Animation	Best Popular Science Film
*Three Monks*	*生命与蛋白质——人工合成胰岛素* 试管苗蓝色的血液
Best Cinematography	Best Art Direction
Legend of Tianyun Mountain－Xu Qi	Legend of Tianyun Mountain－Ding Chen/Chen Shaomian
Best Music	Best Sound Recording
Evening Rain－Gao Tian Romance on Lushan Mountain－Lu Qiming	N/A
Best Editing	Best Stunt
N/A Legend of Tianyun Mountain－Zhou Dingwen	N/A White Snake－Jiang Yisu/Tong Lei/Dai Shengchao/Qin Xiaocheng/Pu Weizhong
Best Costume	Best Make Up
N/A	N/A
Best Property
N/A