# Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director

The Hundred Flowers Award for Best Director was first awarded by the China Film Association in 1962. During 1981-2004, there were no awards presented in the Best Director category.

## Records

| Items | Name | Statistics | Notes |
| Most win | Feng Xiaogang | 3 wins | |
| Oldest winner | Xie Tian | Age 66 | for A Sweet Life |
| Youngest winner | Zhao Wei | Age 38 | for So Young |
| First female director win | Wang Ping | 1 win | 1963, for Locust Tree Village |
| First Hong Kong director nominee | Stephen Chow Stanley Tong | Year 2006 | for Kung Fu Hustle for The Myth |
| First Taiwan director nominee | Chen Kuo-fu | Year 2010 | for The Message |
| Won Golden Rooster Award for Best Director for the same picture | Feng Xiaogang | Year 2008 | for The Assembly |
| Won Golden Rooster Award for Best Directorial Debut for the same picture | Zhao Wei | Year 2014 | for So Young |

## 2010s

| Year | Number | Director | Film |
| 2018 | 34th | Dante Lam | Operation Red Sea |
| 2018 | 34th | Dante Lam | Operation Mekong |
| 2018 | 34th | Derek Tsang | Soul Mate |
| 2018 | 34th | Wu Jing | Wolf Warrior 2 |
| 2018 | 34th | Chen Sicheng | Detective Chinatown 2 |
| 2016 | 33rd | Wuershan | Mojin: The Lost Legend |
| 2016 | 33rd | Guan Hu | Mr. Six |
| 2016 | 33rd | Peter Chan | Dearest |
| 2016 | 33rd | Wu Jing | Wolf Warriors |
| 2016 | 33rd | Raman Hui | Monster Hunt |
| 2014 | 32nd | Zhao Wei 赵薇 | So Young\致我们终将逝去的青春 |
| 2014 | 32nd | Wong Kar-wai 王家卫 | The Grandmaster\一代宗师 |
| 2014 | 32nd | Xue Xiaolu 薛晓璐 | Finding Mr. Right\北京遇上西雅图 |
| 2014 | 32nd | Chen Li 陈力 | Four Days and Nights of Zhou Enlai\周恩来的四个昼夜 |
| 2014 | 32nd | Peter Chan 陈可辛 | American Dreams in China\中国合伙人 |
| 2012 | 31st | Feng Xiaogang 冯小刚 | Aftershock\唐山大地震 |
| 2012 | 31st | Teng Huatao 滕华涛 | Love Is Not Blind\失恋33天 |
| 2012 | 31st | Zhang Li 张黎 | 1911\辛亥革命 |
| 2012 | 31st | Tsui Hark 徐克 | The Flying Swords of Dragon Gate\龙门飞甲 |
| 2012 | 31st | Han Sanping 韩三平 Huang Jianxin 黄建新 | The Founding of a Party\建党伟业 |
| 2010 | 30th | Feng Xiaogang 冯小刚 | If You Are the One\非诚勿扰 |
| 2010 | 30th | Han Sanping 韩三平 Huang Jianxin 黄建新 | The Founding of a Republic\建国大业 |
| 2010 | 30th | Gao Qunshu 高群书 Chen Kuo-fu 陈国富 | The Message\风声 |
| 2010 | 30th | Teddy Chan 陈德森 | Bodyguards and Assassins\十月围城 |
| 2010 | 30th | Wang Jia 王珈 Shen Dong 沈东 | Jing tian dong di\惊天动地 |

## 2000s

| Year | Number | Director | Film |
| 2008 | 29th | Feng Xiaogang 冯小刚 | The Assembly\集结号 |
| 2008 | 29th | Stephen Chow 周星驰 | CJ 7\长江七号 |
| 2008 | 29th | Ning Hao 宁浩 | Crazy Stone\疯狂的石头 |
| 2008 | 29th | Yin Li 尹力 | The Knot\云水谣 |
| 2008 | 29th | Gao Qunshu 高群书 | Tokyo Trial \东京审判 |
| 2006 | 28th | Yin Li 尹力 | Zhang Side\张思德 |
| 2006 | 28th | Stephen Chow 周星驰 | Kung Fu Hustle\功夫 |
| 2006 | 28th | Zhang Yimou 张艺谋 | House of Flying Daggers\十面埋伏 |
| 2006 | 28th | Feng Xiaogang 冯小刚 | A World Without Thieves\天下无贼 |
| 2006 | 28th | Stanley Tong 唐季礼 | The Myth\神话 |

## 1980s

| Year | Number | Director | Film |
| 1980 | 3rd | Xie Tian 谢添 | A Sweet Life\甜蜜的事业 |

## 1960s

| Year | Number | Director | Film |
| 1963 | 2nd | Wang Ping 王苹 | Locust Tree Village\槐树庄 |
| 1962 | 1st | Xie Jin 谢晋 | The Red Detachment of Women\红色娘子军 |