The Golden Rooster Award for Best Actress (中国电影金鸡奖最佳女主角) is the main category of Competition of Golden Rooster Awards, awarding actresses with outstanding performances in leading roles in cinema of China.

Winners & nominees Indicates winning Hundred Flowers Award for Best Actress for the same role YearActress(es)FilmCharacter19811stZhang Yu Evening RainLiu WenyingRomance on Lushan Mountain Zhou JunTian HuaIn and Out of CourtShang QinWang FuliLegend of Tianyun MountainSong Wei19822ndLi XiumingXu Mao and His Daughters Xu XiuyunRen YexiangLonging for HomeTian CuicuiZhang YuOn a Small StreetYu Zhen19833rdPan Hong (tie)At Middle AgeLu WentingSiqin Gaowa (tie)Rickshaw Boy Hu Niu19844thGong XueUnder the Bridge Qin NanLi LingWard 16Chang Lin19855thLi LingGirl from Huangshan MountainGong LinglingGu YongfeiThunderstormFanyi19866thYue HongWild MountainsGuilanFang ShuSunriseChen BailuXu LeiSpring into AutumnZhou LianghuiZhang XiaoleiXiangsi Woman's HotelZhang Guanyin19877thLiu XiaoqingHibiscus Town Hu YuyinNaren HuaMarried to a ChildXiaoxiao19888thPan HongThe WellXu LishaLi KechunThe Third PartySang YuchenLiu XiaoqingSavage LandJinzi19899thXu ShouliThe Happy Hero & The Dead and the LivingYusuanWu YujuanObsessionQingqing1990199111thXi MeijuanA False Woman's True LoveWang YujuanLü LipingUnexpected PassionLiang XiaoqingMa XiaoqingGood Morning, BeijingAi Hong199212thSong XiaoyingHer Smile Through the CandlelightWang ShuanglingDing YiBell of Purity TempleAunt YangjiaoZhao LirongThe Spring Festivalmother199313thGong LiThe Story of Qiu JuQiu JuXu FanAfter SeparationLin Zhouyun199414thPan HongShanghai Fever Fan LiBai HanRomance in Metropolitan ShanghaiLuo NaiqianNing JingRed Firecracker, Green FirecrackerChunzhi199515thAi LiyaErmoErmoPu ChaoyingWomen FlowersShang MeijuXu FanGone Forever with My LoveLin Gege199616thSong ChunliJiuxiangJiuxiangCao CuifenOrphan's TearsGeng ErnuGuo KeyuRed CherryChuchu199717thYu HuiXilianXilianGai KeAfter DivorceShi HuiXi MeijuanA TreeZhu Zhu199818thTao Hong (born 1972)Colors of the BlindDing LihuaAi LiyaGenghis KhanHoelunPan YuLive in Peace and ContentmentGranny Axi199919thNing JingLover's Grief over the Yellow RiverAn JieXu FanBe There or Be SquareLi QingYuan QuanOnce Upon a Time in ShanghaiLi Huirong200020thGong Li Breaking the Silence Sun LiyingTenzin DolkarSong of TibetYeshe DolmaZhang ZiyiThe Road HomeZhao Di200121stSong Chunli To Be With You ForeverCai ChangWu JingSunshine DaysZhuo LiyingYuan QuanA Love of BluenessLiu Yun200222ndNi Ping (tie)Pretty Big FeetZhang MeiliTao Hong (born 1969) (tie)Life ShowLai ShuangyangNaren HuaHeavenly GrasslandBurmaa200323rdYu Nan JingzheGuan ErmeiJiang WenliMy Bitter Sweet TaiwanmotherLi JiaNuanNuan200424thZhang Ziyi (tie)Jasmine WomenMoZheng Zhenyao (tie)Shanghai StorymotherJiang QinqinMy Sister's DictionaryNiu HongmeiTao Hong (born 1969)TaekwondoLiu Li200525thJin YaqinYou and MegrandmaLi BingbingWaiting AloneLiu RongMei TingAspirinWen JingZhang JingchuHuayao Bride in Shangri-laFengmei200726thCarina Lau (tie)Curiosity Kills the CatQianyuYan Bingyan (tie)Teeth of LoveQian YehongLi BingbingThe KnotWang JindiRene LiuKidnapHo Yuan-chunZhu YuanyuanThe Forest RangerTaohua200927thJiang Wenli (tie)And the Spring ComesWang CailingZhou Xun (tie)The Equation of Love and DeathLi MiHelen YaoBlossomYuemingZhang ZiyiForever EnthralledMeng XiaodongZhao WeiPainted SkinPeirong201128thNaren HuaMotherTsetsegmaaLü LipingCity MonkeyLuo SufangQian PeiyiEternal WatchAminQin HailuThe Piano in a FactoryShuxianXu FanAftershockLi YuanniYan BingyanClose to MeXue Ziying201329thSong JiaFalling FlowersXiao HongLiang JingSon of the StarsLiang ZhengzhengYan BingyanFeng ShuiLi BaoliYang ZishanSo YoungZheng WeiZhang ZiyiThe GrandmasterGong Er201530thBademaNorjmaaNorjmaaLü ZhongRed AmnesiaDeng MeijuanZhao WeiDearestLi HongqinTang WeiThe Golden EraXiao HongXu FanWhen a Peking Family Meets AupairWen Juan201731stFan BingbingI Am Not Madame BovaryLi XuelianBai BaiheMonster Hunt Huo Xiaolan Yan NiRelocateLiu ChunyanSong JiaWhen Larry Met MaryMa Li Zhou DongyuSoul MateAn Sheng 201932ndYong MeiSo Long, My SonWang Liyun Bai BaiheA City Called Macau Mei Xiao'ouYao ChenSend Me to the CloudsSheng NanMa YiliLost, Found Li JieZhou DongyuUs and Them Fang Xiaoxiao Zhao XiaoliTo Live to Sing manager202033rdZhou Dongyu Better DaysChen NianTan ZhuoSheep Without a Shepherd AyuZhu XijuanThe Empty Nest Zhao YimeiAda LiuMy Dear LiarYue MiaomiaoRen SuxiAlmost a Comedy Momo202134thZhang XiaofeiHi, Mom Li HuanyingLiu MintaoLet Life Be Beautiful Zhou LanZhang ZifengSisterAn Ran Liu HaocunA Little Red Flower Ma Xiaoyuan202235thXi MeijuanSong of SpringFeng JizhenNi NiYanagawaAh ChuanLouise WongAnita Anita MuiYang EnyouLighting Up the Stars Wu XiaowenYangshik Tso Black Tent Yang Jin202336thHe SaifeiOff the Stage teacher QiKara WaiLove Never EndsLi HuiruYan NiHeart's Motive Jin XimeiYin TaoHome Coming Bai Hua Huang YaoThe Shadowless Tower Ouyang Wenhui202437thLi Gengxi Viva La Vida Ling MinMa Li Article 20Li Maojuan Japal Tso Life of Luosang YangjinZhang Zifeng MoonstruckLin XiushanZhou Meijun The Midsummer's VoiceShi JiahuiGe Zhaomei Gone with the BoatZhou Jin202538thSong Jia Her Story Wang TiemeiMichelle Wai The Last DanceGuo Wenyue Yong Mei Like A Rolling Stone Li HongDuan Aojuan The Lost DaughterLiu SuisuiXu Haipeng Fate of the MoonlightXia Chan

Records 3 wins: Pan Hong (including 1 tied win) 2 wins: Gong Li, Song Chunli, Xi Meijuan, Song Jia 5 nominations: Xu Fan (0 win) 4 nominations: Zhang Ziyi (1 tied win) 3 nominations: Zhou Dongyu ( 1 win) Xi Meijuan (2 win), Naren Hua (1 win), Yan Bingyan (1 tied win) Oldest winner: Jin Yaqin (80) Youngest winner: Li Gengxi (24)

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