| Golden Rooster Awards for Best Directorial Debut | |
| Awarded For: | Best Directorial Debut of the year |
| Country: | China |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Year2: | 2023 |
| Holder Label: | Winner (2023) |
| Holder: | Liu Xiaoshi for Born to Fly |
| Website: | Golden Rooster Awards |
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| Main: | 36th Golden Rooster Awards |
| Next: | 37th |
Golden Rooster for Best Directorial Debut (中国电影金鸡奖最佳导演处女作) is the main category of Competition of Golden Rooster Awards, awarding to new director who directed the first feature film.
| Year | Winner and nominees (English) | Winner and nominees (Chinese) | English title | Original title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | N/A | ||||
| Tu Gongyi | 吐贡依 | Family of Bachelors | 光棍之家 | ||
| Year | Winner and nominees (English) | Winner and nominees (Chinese) | English title | Original title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Huang Jun | 黄军 | Childhood in Ruijin | 童年在瑞金 | |
| 1991 | Gu Rong | 古榕 | Peking Duck Restaurant | 老店 | |
| 1992 | N/A | ||||
| Hu Xueyang | 胡雪杨 | Grass Widow | 留守女士 | ||
| 1996 | Huo Jianqi | 霍建起 | Winner | 赢家 | |
| 1997 | Zhou Bo | 周波 | Wolf Life | 捕狼人生 | |
| Lu Wei | 芦苇 | Ways to Xixia | 西夏路迢迢 | ||
| 1998 | Zhang Yang | 张扬 | Spicy Love Soup | 爱情麻辣烫 | |
| Shi Xuehai | 石雪海 | White Camel | 白骆驼 | ||
| 1999 | Jin Chen | 金琛 | Love in the Internet Age | 网络时代的爱情 | |
| Li Hong | 李虹 | The Charila | 遥望查理拉 | ||
| Wang Xiaolie | 王小列 | Fly Away Home | 伴你高飞 | ||
| Year | Winner and nominees (English) | Winner and nominees (Chinese) | English title | Original title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | N/A | ||||
| 2001 | Qi Xing | 齐星 | Escort | 押解的故事 | |
| 2002 | Huang Hong | 黄宏 | 25 Kids and a Dad | 二十五个孩子一个爹 | |
| Wu Bing | 吴兵 | Tea | 苦茶香 | ||
| 2003 | Xu Jinglei | 徐静蕾 | My Father and I | 我和爸爸 | |
| Wulan Tana | 乌兰塔娜 | Warm Spring | 暖春 | ||
| 2004 | Fang Gangliang | 方刚亮 | On the Way to School | 上学路上 | |
| Xiao Jiang | 小江 | Electric Shadows | 电影往事 | ||
| Xie Dong | 谢东 | The Winter Solstice | 冬至 | ||
| 2005[1] | Pema Tseden | 万玛才旦 | The Silent Holy Stones | 静静的嘛呢石 | |
| Liu Hao | 刘浩 | Two Great Sheep | 好大一对羊 | ||
| Gu Changwei | 顾长卫 | Peacock | 孔雀 | ||
| 2006-2007[2] | An Lan | 安澜 | Night Attack | 夜袭 | |
| Yin Lichuan | 尹丽川 | The Park | 公园 | ||
| Zhuang Yuxin | 庄宇新 | Teeth of Love | 爱情的牙齿 | ||
| Zou Yalin | 邹亚林 | Red Jacket | 红棉袄 | ||
| He Xiaojiang | 和小江 | Being A Son and Comrade | 儿子同志 | ||
| Hu Yaozhi | 扈耀之 | Cong Fei | 丛飞 | ||
| 2008-2009[3] | Li Dawei | 李大为 | A Tale of Two Donkeys | 走着瞧 | |
| Xierzhati Yahepu | 西尔扎堤·牙合甫 | 2008 of Maimaiti | 买买提的2008 | ||
| Huang He | 黄河 | Deng Pingshou | 我是花下肥泥巴 | ||
| Peng Jiahuang/Peng Chen | 彭家煌、彭臣 | Walk to School | 走路上学 | ||
| Year | Winner and nominees (English) | Winner and nominees (Chinese) | English title | Original title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-2011[4] | Lu Yang | 路阳 | The Spectacular Theatre | 盲人电影院 |
| Deng Ke | 邓科 | Autumn of Bad Boys | 坏孩子的秋天 | |
| Du Bo/Guo Zhirong | 杜波、郭志荣 | Blue School | 蓝学校 | |
| Gao Feng | 高峰 | An Eternal Lamb | 永生羊 | |
| Jiang Wenli | 蒋雯丽 | Lan | 我们天上见 | |
| 2012-2013[5] | Zhao Wei | 赵薇 | So Young | 致我们终将逝去的青春 |
| Qu Jiangtao | 曲江涛 | A Grandson From America | 孙子从美国来 | |
| De Gena/Du Liang | 德格娜、杜粮 | Latitude 52 | 老哨卡 | |
| Du Jiayi | 杜家毅 | Kora | 转山 | |
| Liu Haodong | 刘浩东 | Cobble | 鹅卵石 | |
| 2014-2015[6] | Chen Jianbin | 陈建斌 | A Fool | 一个勺子 |
| Xu Ang | 徐昂 | 12 Citizens | 十二公民 | |
| Peng Sanyuan | 彭三源 | Lost and Love | 失孤 | |
| Xie You | 谢悠 | Qing se ri ji | 青涩日记 | |
| 2016-2017 | Wen Zhang | 文章 | When Larry Met Mary | 陆垚知马俐 |
| Song Haolin | 宋灏霖 | Mr. Zhu's Summer | 猪太狼的夏天 | |
| 曾国祥 | Soul Mate | 七月与安生 | ||
| 2018-2019 | Wen Muye | 文牧野 | Dying to Survive | 我不是药神 |
| Wang Lina | 王丽娜 | A First Farewell | 第一次的离别 | |
| Rene Liu | 刘若英 | Us and Them | 后来的我们 | |
| Peng Li | 彭力 | Find My Way Home | 小狗奶瓶 | |
| Teng Congcong | 滕丛丛 | Send Me to the Clouds | 送我上青云 | |
| Year | Winner and nominees | English title | Original title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Shen Ao | My Dear Liar | 受益人 | |
| Li Ji | A Road To Spring | 通往春天的列车 | ||
| Zhou Sun | Becoming Li Jiahe | 少女佳禾 | ||
| Dong Run-nian | Gone with the Light | 被光抓走的人 | ||
| 2021 [7] | Jia Ling | Hi, Mom | 你好，李焕英 | |
| Yu Fei | Little Canned Men | 皮皮鲁与鲁西西之罐头小人 | ||
| Dadren Wanggyal | Gone with the Wind | 随风飘散 | ||
| Boyanhkeshig | Harhuu | 哈日夫 | ||
| 2022 | Liu Jiangjiang | Lighting Up the Stars | 人生大事 | |
| Li Gen | Before Next Spring | 如果有一天我将会离开你 | ||
| Liu Xunzimo | Be Somebody | 扬名立万 | ||
| Xing Wenxiong | Too Cool to Kill | 这个杀手不太冷静 | ||
| Yang Chengcheng | Goodbye the Groundhog | 再见土拨鼠 | ||