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

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