Winners of China's Golden Rooster Awards announced

XIAMEN -- Winners of the 37th Golden Rooster Awards — 21 awards including the best actor, actress, director and feature film — were announced Saturday evening at a ceremony in Xiamen, East China's Fujian province.

The best feature film award went to "Article 20", which centers around the story of how prosecutors and ordinary people jointly defend social fairness and justice. Lei Jiayin won the best actor award for his performance in the film.

The best actress award went to Li Gengxi for her performance in "Viva La Vida", which tells a touching story between a young woman who needs a kidney transplant and a young man with brain disease.

Chen Kaige won the best director award for "The Volunteers: To the War", the first installment of the war trilogy.

The best documentary award went to "The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru" -- a documentary on the heroic rescue of British prisoners of war by Chinese fishermen during World War II.

Launched in 1981, the Golden Rooster Awards is a national event sponsored by the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the China Film Association.