Director Yin Li received the best director award for "Zhang Side."

"With generous support from the public, the production of the movie only cost us five months," said Yin. "I hope hero Zhang's selfless devotion to those in need can inspire people."

Wu Jun won the best actor award for his honest portrayal of Zhang while Taiwanese actress Rene Liu took the best actress award for her role as a penitent thief in director Feng Xiaogang's "A World Without Thieves."

Best supporting actor and actress awards went to Hong Kong's Nicholas Tse and Yuen Qiu respectively.

Tse played a young officer alongside Jackie Chan in "New Police Story." "It was such a big surprise to me," said Tse. "My collaboration with Jackie Chan was so happy and unforgettable."

Yuen gave a memorable performance as a landlady/kung fu expert in "Kung Fu Hustle."

Chinese mainland actress Sun Li won the best new actor award for her depiction of a blind girl in Jet Li's martial arts film "Fearless."

According to Kang Jianmin, vice chairman of the China Film Association and an official of the festival's organizing committee, 48 domestic entries competed for the Golden Rooster Awards, China's equivalent to Hollywood's Academy Awards.