Wang Xiaoshuai and A Mei take the best screenplay award for So Long, My Son.

The movie – which follows a couple who have endured longtime suffering caused by the death of their son -- earned Wang Jingchun and Yong Mei respectively the best actor and the best actress awards, as well as the best screenplay, co-penned by Wang Xiaoshuai and A Mei.

Hong Kong director Dante Lam took home the best director award for his actions-studded blockbuster Operation Red Sea.

Cameraman Cao Yu won the best cinematography for director Chen Kaige's fantastic epic Legend of the Demon Cat.

Wang Zhifei scooped up the best supporting actor for his role starring as Zhu De, one of the founding fathers of New China, in the military epic The Bugle from Gutian.