The 5th Golden Eagle Awards were held April 25, 1987, in Xi'an, Shanxi province.^[1] Nominees and winners are listed below, winners are in bold.

not awarded this year

• Triumph in Midnight 凯旋在子夜
• Dream in Red Mansions 红楼梦
• Begonia 秋海棠

not awarded this year

• Afloat in Changjiang 长江第一飘
• Understanding 理解万岁
• One Foot Champion 独脚冠军
• Under the Tree 大树底下

• Shi Zhaoqi for Triumph in Midnight

• Zhu Lin for Triumph in Midnight

• Wang Qun for Zhen San

• Deng Jie for Dream in Red Mansions

• Zheng Jun for Sergeant Paris

• Liu Guangning for Rage of Angels