Jackson Yee Earns Best Actor At Golden Rooster Awards, Delivers Emotional Speech
Famous Chinese actor Jackson Yee made history as he became the youngest recipient of the Best Actor award at the 38th Golden Rooster Awards. The 24-year-old actor did not just set a new age record but also became the first individual born after 2000 to be honoured with this award. His performance in the film Big World as a young man diagnosed with cerebral palsy moved many. Read on to know more.
Jackson Yee Makes Emotional Speech At The 38th Golden Rooster Awards
After being nominated three times in the past, Jackson Yee finally won the Golden Rooster Award for Best Actor this year. The teen idol-turned actor won the award for his lead role in Big World. Yee played the role of Liu Chunhe, a young man diagnosed with cerebral palsy who navigates the world in pursuit of chasing an unlikely dream.
🏆| Jackson Yee makes HISTORY today at the 38th China Golden Rooster Awards, breaking the record for the YOUNGEST “Best Actor” winner in the award history, at age 24!
He is the FIRST actor of the 2000s to win “Best Actor” in 1 of the 3 mainstream Chinese film awards. pic.twitter.com/N3xxShlUuD
— for yiyangqianxi✨❤️ (@thejacksonyee_) November 15, 2025
Talking backstage, Jackson Yee expressed his gratitude and spoke about his journey. The actor said he made his debut twelve years ago and hopes the world will respect him for his work and not the noise around it.
🎥 | The moment when history was made, as China’s FIRST 2000s “Best Actor” winner, Jackson Yee, receives his long-deserved award for his incredible performance as Liu Chunhe in #BigWorld‼️🥺
English translation of his speech⬇️#JacksonYee #易烊千玺 pic.twitter.com/RhtwNv2ICv
— for yiyangqianxi✨❤️ (@thejacksonyee_) November 15, 2025
Jackson Yee also shared his perspective on talent. He said that he does not solely rely on his talent. He said the world is too big, and everybody performs in life, and it’s the hard work, patience and courage to take risks that matter more. Finally, he thanked his fans for always supporting him by saying, “The road ahead is long and arduous, but I hope to earn the audience’s heartfelt respect through hard work and my work.”
Both critics and the audiences highly praised Yee’s performance in Big World, commending him for successfully highlighting the character’s complex emotions and powerful emotional impact.
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Jackson Yee is a 24-year-old Chinese actor, dancer and singer. He first got popular as a member of the boy band TFBOYS. Yee later gained international recognition for praiseworthy performances in Chinese films like Better Days, A Little Red Flower and Full River Red.
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First Published: November 17, 2025 3:03 PM
