# Chinese Film Media Awards

Chinese Film Media Awards (华语电影传媒大奖) are presented by Southern Metropolis Daily annually to honor excellence in Chinese-language cinema. Though based in mainland China, the awards are open to Chinese-language films from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.
In 2017, the award was held under the name of 2017 Film Gala, and additional awards were introduced.

## China region
### Major award winners

| Year | Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress | Best Screenwriter |
| 2001 1st | Yi Yi | Ang Lee for Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | Tony Leung Chiu-wai for In the Mood for Love | Maggie Cheung for In the Mood for Love | — | — | Yau Nai-hoi for The Mission |
| 2002 2nd | Marriage Certificate | Ning Ying for I Love Beijing | Ge You for Big Shot's Funeral | Lü Liping for Marriage Certificate | — | — | — |
| 2003 3rd | The Missing Gun | Tian Zhuangzhuang for Springtime in a Small Town | Jiang Wen for The Missing Gun | Huang Suying for Gone is the One Who Held Me the Dearest in the World | — | — | — |
| 2004 4th | Cala, My Dog! | Lu Xuechang for Cala, My Dog! | Ge You for Cala, My Dog! | Zhang Ziyi for Purple Butterfly | Hu Kun for My Father and I | Li Qinqin for Cala, My Dog! | Xu Jinglei for My Father and I |
| 2005 5th | Delamu | Tian Zhuangzhuang for Delamu | Alex Fong for One Nite in Mongkok | Rene Liu for A World Without Thieves | Cheung Siu-fai for Throw Down | Bai Ling for Dumplings | Wang Shaudi & Li-Ming Huang for Bear Hug |
| 2006 6th | Election | Gu Changwei for Peacock | Tony Leung Ka-fai for Election | Zhang Jingchu for Peacock | Yao Anlian for Shanghai Dreams | Lin Chia-yu for The Moon Also Rises | Li Qiang for Peacock |
| 2007 7th | Crazy Stone | Ning Hao for Crazy Stone | Fu Dalong for The Forest Ranger | Jin Yaqin for You and Me | Huang Bo for Crazy Stone | Lu Yi-ching for Blue Cha Cha | Ning Hao, Zhang Cheng & Yue Xiaojun for Crazy Stone |
| 2008 8th | Tuya's Marriage | Ann Hui for The Postmodern Life of My Aunt | Zhang Hanyu for Assembly | Yu Nan for Tuya's Marriage | Wang Yanhui for Trouble Makers | Joan Chen for The Sun Also Rises | Wai Ka-Fai & Au Kin-Yee for Mad Detective |
| 2009 9th | The Way We Are | Ann Hui for The Way We Are | Fan Wei for Lucky Dog | Zhou Xun for The Equation of Love and Death | Wang Xueqi for Forever Enthralled | Chan Lai-wun for The Way We Are | Henry Tsai & Tom Lin Shu-yu for Winds of September |
| 2010 10th | Cannot Live Without You | Leon Dai for Cannot Live Without You | Chen Wen-pin for Cannot Live Without You | Kara Hui for At the End of Daybreak | Jack Kao for A Place of One's Own | Lu Yi-ching for A Place of One's Own | Alan Mak & Felix Chong for Overheard |
| 2011 11th | When Love Comes | Jiang Wen for Let the Bullets Fly | Ge You for Let the Bullets Fly | Tang Wei for Crossing Hennessy | Ma Ju-lung for Monga | Li Bin for City Monkey | Chang Tso-chi for When Love Comes |
| 2012 12th | Seediq Bale | Johnnie To for Life Without Principle | Sean Lau for Life Without Principle | Deanie Ip for A Simple Life | Pu Cunxin for Love for Life | Denise Ho for Life Without Principle | Yau Nai-hoi, Yip Tin-shing, Ben Wong & Jeff Cheung for Life Without Principle |
| 2013 13th | Lethal Hostage | Gao Qunshu for Beijing Blues | Tony Leung Ka-fai for Cold War | Yan Bingyan for Feng Shui | Chapman To for Diva | Lee Lieh for Touch of the Light | Liu Zhenyun for Back to 1942 |
| 2014 14th | Drug War | Johnnie To for Drug War | Nick Cheung for Unbeatable | Zhang Ziyi for The Grandmaster | Wang Qingxiang for The Grandmaster | Yann Yann Yeo for Ilo Ilo | Anthony Chen for Ilo Ilo |
| 2015 15th | Blind Massage | Lou Ye for Blind Massage | Qin Hao for Blind Massage | Zhao Wei for Dearest | Chen Jianbin for Paradise in Service | Mei Ting for Blind Massage | Ma Yingli for Blind Massage |
| 2016 16th | The Assassin | Hou Hsiao-hsien for The Assassin | Feng Xiaogang for Mr. Six | Lü Zhong for Red Amnesia | Wang Qianyuan for Saving Mr. Wu | Lü Hsueh-feng for Thanatos, Drunk | Xu Haofeng for The Final Master |
| 2017 17th | Small Talk | Pema Tseden for Tharlo | Michael Hui for Kaili Blues | Zhou Dongyu for Soul Mate | Lin Yu-chih for Kaili Blues | Yan Ni for The Wasted Times | Lam Wing-sum, Li Yuan, Xu Yi-meng, Wu Nan for Soul Mate |
| 2018 18th | Our Time Will Come | Chen Kaige for Legend of the Demon Cat | Duan Yihong for The Looming Storm | Kara Wai for The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful | Zhang Yi for Brotherhood of Blades II: The Infernal Battlefield | Liu Yin-shang for Cloudy | Mei Feng, Huang Shi for Mr. No Problem |
| 2019 19th | The Shadow Play | Zhang Ming for The Pluto Moment | Wang Jingchun for So Long, My Son | Song Jia for The Shadow Play | Zhang Songwen for The Shadow Play | Chloe Maayan for The Pluto Moment | Han Jianü, Zhong Wei and Wen Muye for Dying to Survive |

### Newcomer awards

| Year | Best New Director | Best New Performer |
| 2001 | — | — |
| 2002 | — | — |
| 2003 | Lu Chuan for The Missing Gun | — |
| 2004 | Xu Jingleifor My Father and I | — |
| 2005 | Wayne Peng for Burning Dreams | Hung Hao-hsuan for Bear Hug |
| 2006 | Li Yu for Dam Street | Feng Li for Peacock |
| 2007 | Daniel Wu for The Heavenly Kings | Gong Zhe for You and Me |
| 2008 | Chen Hwai-en for Island Etude | Tang Wei for Lust, Caution |
| 2009 | Zhang Meng for Lucky Dog | Chin-Yu Pan for Orz Boyz |
| 2010 | Ivy Ho for Claustrophobia | Sean Li for Permanent Residence |
| 2011 | Doze Niu for Monga | Lee Yi-chieh for When Love Comes |
| 2012 | Giddens Ko for You Are the Apple of My Eye | Kai Ko for You Are the Apple of My Eye |
| 2013 | Cheng Er for Lethal Hostage | Qi Xi for Mystery |
| 2014 | Hao Jie for The Love Songs Of Tiedan | Kuo Shu-yao for Step Back to Glory |
| 2015 | Cui Jian for Blue Sky Bones | Zhang Lei for Blind Massage |
| 2016 | Xin Yukun for The Coffin in the Mountain | Jessie Li for Port of Call |
| 2017 | Bi Gan for Kaili Blues | Shide Nyima for Tharlo |
| 2018 | Mei Feng for Mr. No Problem | Zhou Meijun for Angels Wear White |
| 2019 | Bai Xue for The Crossing | E Jingwen for The New King of Comedy |

### Popularity awards

| Year | Most Popular Film | Most Popular Actor | Most Popular Actress |
| 2002 | Lan Yu | Hu Jun for Lan Yu | Gigi Leung for Roots and Branches |
| 2003 | Hero | Gold: Jiang Wen for The Missing Gun Silver: Sun Haiying for Pretty Big Feet Bronze: Geng Le for Spring Subway | Gold: Xu Jinglei for I Love You and Spring Subway Silver: Lü Liping for Shanghai Women Bronze: Liu Xuan for Far from Home |
| 2004 | Cell Phone | Gold: Ge You Silver: Jiang Wen Bronze: Liu Ye | Gold: Zhao Wei Silver: Xu Jinglei Bronze: Fan Bingbing |
| 2015 | — | Julian Cheung for Triumph in the Skies | Charlene Choi for Sara |

## Hong Kong/Taiwan region
### Major awards

| Year | Best Film | Best Director | Best Actor | Best Actress | Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress | Best Screenwriter | Best New Director |
| 2002 | Yi Yi | Edward Yang for Yi Yi | Hu Jun for Lan Yu | Anita Mui for July Rhapsody | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | The Best of Times | Tso-chi Chang for The Best of Times | Anthony Wong for Princess D and Infernal Affairs | Angelica Lee for The Eye and Princess D | — | — | — | Zheng Wentang for Somewhere Over The Dreamland |
| 2004 | Infernal Affairs II | Johnnie To for PTU | Andy Lau for Running on Karma | Cecilia Cheung for Lost in Time | Liu Kai-chi for Infernal Affairs II | Kara Hui for Night Corridor | Wai Ka-fai, Yau Nai-hoi, Au Kin-yee & Yip Tin-shing for Running on Karma | Lee Kang-sheng for The Missing |

### Popularity awards

| Year | Most Popular Film | Most Popular Actor | Most Popular Actress |
| 2003 | — | Gold: Andy Lau for Golden Chicken and Infernal Affairs Silver: Tony Leung Chiu-wai for Hero and Infernal Affairs Bronze: Leon Lai for Three | Gold: Cecilia Cheung for The Lion Roars Silver: Maggie Cheung for Hero Bronze: Twins for Summer Breeze of Love and Just One Look |
| 2004 | Infernal Affairs III | Gold: Tony Leung Chiu-wai Silver: Andy Lau Bronze: Anthony Wong | Gold: Cecilia Cheung Silver: Charlene Choi Bronze: Sandra Ng |

## Most Anticipated awards

| Year | Most Anticipated Film | Most Anticipated Actor | Most Anticipated Actress | Most Anticipated Performance |
| 2011 | Let the Bullets Fly | Huang Xiaoming for Sacrifice | Miriam Yeung for Love in a Puff | Fiona Sit for Break Up Club |
| 2012 | You Are the Apple of My Eye | Tong Dawei for The Flowers of War | Ni Ni for The Flowers of War | Michelle Chen for You Are the Apple of My Eye |
| 2013 | Lost in Thailand | Duan Yihong for White Deer Plain | Angelababy for First Time | Chen Bolin for Snowfall in Taipei |
| 2014 | Finding Mr. Right | Huang Bo for Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons | Yao Chen for Firestorm | Aarif Lee for One Night Surprise |
| 2015 | Brotherhood of Blades | Zheng Kai for Ex-Files | Zhou Dongyu for My Old Classmate | Ivana Wong for Golden Chicken 3 |
| 2016 | Detective Chinatown | Oho Ou for The Left Ear | Liu Yifei for The Third Way of Love | Vivian Sung for Our Times |