Golden Bell Awards Explained

Golden Bell Awards 金鐘獎
Current Awards:	58th Golden Bell Awards
Awarded For:	Best in television and radio programming
Presenter:	Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)
Location:	Taiwan
Country:	Taiwan
Reward:	Golden Bell statuette
Year:	1965

The Golden Bell Awards is an annual Taiwanese television and radio production award presented in October or November each year by the Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, a division of Taiwan's Ministry of Culture. It is the first radio and television production award in Chinese circulation, founded in 1965, and Taiwan's equivalent to the Emmy Awards. It is also one of the three major annual entertainment and cultural awards presented in Taiwan, along with the Golden Melody Awards for music and the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for films.^[1] The awards were presented by the Government Information Office until 2011.

Currently, there are two main streams presented at separate ceremonies: Television Golden Bell Awards and Broadcast Golden Bell Awards .

History

When they began the awards only focused on news programs, music shows and advertisements. After five years, however, television programs were also included. The first iterations of the Golden Bell Awards had awards for "Programs Targeting the Mainland."^[2]

Timeline

• 1965 - Established by Government Information Office
• 1968 - Handover to Council for Cultural Affairs
• 1975 - Council for Cultural Affairs was closed, Government Information Office takeover
• 1980 - International, professional and artistic is the aim set by Government Information Office to be achieved by inviting foreign television broadcasting experts to join.
• 1981 - Starting from this year the awards began to broadcast on television, with many changes made to attract more viewers.
• 1982 - Two new awards were added, "Academic Theory" and "Videoing Technology".
• 1984 - Before the ceremony, there was a cocktail party for the nominees and its family members. This year the emphasis of the awards is that if you are one of the nominees, you are already a winner.
• 1993-1999 - The awards were split into two separate awards ceremonies, one for television broadcasting and one for Radio broadcasting, which were held in alternating years (i.e. TV in 1993, radio in 1994 and so on). From year 2000 onwards, both ceremonies are held every year.
• 1995-1999 - Republic of China Association of radio and television broadcasting, Television Society of the Republic of China, Foundation Development Fund and the host of radio and television broadcasting stations jointly co-organized the ceremony. This was the first time the general public could participate in the awards.
• 2000-2003 - Government Information Office hand over to the Broadcasting Development Foundation to coordinate. However, in 2004 the Government Information Office took back control of the award ceremony.
• 2007-2008 - Government Information Office used the theme "Student Association" for the ceremony. The ceremony invited three different generations of television broadcasting personnel.
• 2011 - The 46th Golden Bell Awards was the first time it was broadcast live in Full HD, and an app was released by the Government Information Office allowing it to be watched on a smart phone or tablet pc. This year theme was the convergence of mobile network, internet and television broadcast.^{[1] [3]}
• 2022 - The 57th Golden Bell Awards was separated into two ceremonies, one for television shows, and the other for drama series. Four additional technical categories were also given out, namely Best Costume Design for a Drama Series, Best Visual Effects for a Drama Series, Best Score for a Drama Series and Best Theme Song. Popular voting awards were introduced as well at the 57th Golden Bell Awards, where viewers can vote online to decide the winners for the Most Popular Drama Series and Most Popular Variety Show.^{[4] [5]}

Public's view

Some argued that nine people voting for the Golden Bell Awards is unfair and biased as they believe that it is a subjective choice made by the judges. Some judges were also questioned by the general public for not being professionals of the television industry.^{[6] [7]}

Award categories

Television Broadcasting Golden Bell Awards

Drama Series categories

Program Awards

• Best Television Series
• Best Miniseries
• Best Television Film

Individual awards

• Best Directing for a Television Series
• Best Writing for a Television Series
• Best Leading Actor in a Television Series
• Best Leading Actress in a Television Series
• Best Supporting Actor in a Television Series
• Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series
• Best Newcomer in a Television Series
• Best Directing for a Miniseries or Television Film
• Best Writing for a Miniseries or Television Film
• Best Leading Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
• Best Leading Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
• Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film
• Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film
• Best Newcomer in a Miniseries or Television Film

Technical Awards

• Best Cinematography for a Drama Series
• Best Editing for a Drama Series
• Best Lighting for a Drama Series
• Best Sound Design for a Drama Series
• Best Art and Design for a Drama Series
• Best Costume Design for a Drama Series
• Best Visual Effects for a Drama Series
• Best Score for a Drama Series
• Best Theme Song

Other Awards

• Special Contribution Award
• Creative Award for a Drama Series
• Most Popular Drama Series

Television Show categories

Program Awards

• Best Variety Show
• Best Reality or Game Show
• Best Lifestyle Show
• Best Natural Science Documentary Show (自然科學紀實節目獎)
• Best Humanities Documentary Show (人文紀實節目)
• Best Children Show (兒童節目獎)
• Best Youth Show (少年節目獎)
• Best Animated Show (動畫節目獎)

Individual awards

• Best Host in a Variety Show
• Best Host in a Reality or Game Show
• Best Host in a Lifestyle Show
• Best Host in a Natural Science and Humanities Documentary Show (自然科學及人文紀實節目主持人獎)
• Best Host in a Children and Youth Show (兒童少年節目主持人獎)

Technical Awards

• Best Directing for a Television Show (一般節目類導演獎)
• Best Television Director (一般節目類導播獎)
• Best Cinematography for a Television Show (一般節目類攝影獎)
• Best Editing for a Television Show (一般節目類剪輯獎)
• Best Sound Design for a Television Show (一般節目類聲音設計獎)
• Best Lighting for a Television Show (一般節目類燈光獎)
• Best Art and Design for a Television Show (一般節目類美術設計獎)

Other Awards

• Special Contribution Award
• Creative Award for a Television Show
• Most Popular Variety Show

Radio Broadcasting Golden Bell Awards

Program Awards

• Popular Music Radio Program Award
• Genre Music Programming Award（類型音樂節目獎）
• Best Educational and Cultural Program (教育文化節目獎)
• Best Children Program (兒童少年節目獎)
• Best Comprehensive Program (綜合節目獎)
• Social Care Program Award
• Art and Culture Program Award
• Radio Drama Award
• Youth Program Award
• Community Program Award

Advertising Awards

• Best Selling Advertising Award
• Best Advertising Award
• Best Marketing Program (節目行銷獎)
• Best Advertising Campaign (頻道廣告獎)
• Research and Development Award
• Radio Marketing Innovation Award

Individual awards

• DJ Award
• Genre Music Programming Presenters Award（類型音樂節目主持人獎）
• Education and Culture Presenters Award
• Children Show Host Award
• Social Care Award Host
• Art and Culture Award Host
• Comprehensive Award Host
• Community Award Host
• Planning and Preparation Award
• Sound Award

Ceremonies

Minguo Year ^[8]	Ceremony	Date ^[9]	Venue	Official Broadcaster
54		10 July 1965
55		26 March 1966
56		26 March 1967
57		26 March 1968
58		26 March 1969
59		25 March 1970
60		25 March 1971
61		26 March 1972
62		26 March 1973
63		26 March 1974
64		26 March 1975
65		26 March 1976
66		26 March 1977
67		26 March 1978
69		26 March 1980		Chinese Television System (CTS)
70		16 May 1981		Taiwan Television (TTV)
71		13 March 1982		China Television (CTV)
72		23 March 1983		Chinese Television System (CTS)
73		18 March 1984		Taiwan Television (TTV)
74		24 March 1985		China Television (CTV)
75		22 March 1986		Chinese Television System (CTS)
76		21 March 1987		Taiwan Television (TTV)
77		19 March 1988		China Television (CTV)
78		9 April 1989		Chinese Television System (CTS)
79		14 April 1990		Taiwan Television (TTV)
80		27 April 1991	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	China Television (CTV)
81		11 July 1992	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Television System (CTS)
82		20 March 1993	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Taiwan Television (TTV)
83		26 March 1994	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	China Television (CTV)
84		25 March 1995	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Television System (CTS)
85		25 March 1996	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Taiwan Television (TTV)
86		26 March 1997	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	China Television (CTV)
87		25 March 1998	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Television System (CTS)
88		31 March 1999	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Formosa Television (FTV)
89		6 October 2000	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Formosa Television (FTV)
90	36th Golden Bell Awards	28 September 2001	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Taiwan Television (TTV)
91		4 October 2002	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Taiwan Television (TTV)
92		5 November 2003	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Eastern Television (ETTV)
93	39th Golden Bell Awards^[10]	26 November 2004	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Eastern Television (ETTV)
94	40th Golden Bell Awards^[11]	12 November 2005		Eastern Television (ETTV)
95		20 December 2006	Kaohsiung Municipal Social Education Centre, Kaohsiung, Taiwan	Azio TV^[12]
96	42nd Golden Bell Awards^[13]	10 November 2007	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Azio TV^[14]
97	43rd Golden Bell Awards^[15]	31 October 2008	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Azio TV^[16]
98	44th Golden Bell Awards^[17]	16 October 2009	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Taiwan Television (TTV)
99	45th Golden Bell Awards^[18]	22 October 2010	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Taiwan Television (TTV)
100		21 October 2011	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	China Television (CTV)
101		26 October 2012	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Chinese Television System (CTS)
102	48th Golden Bell Awards^[19]	25 October 2013	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	China Television (CTV)
103		25 October 2014	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	China Television (CTV)
104		26 September 2015	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	China Television (CTV)
105		8 October 2016	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Sanlih E-Television
106		30 September 2017	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Sanlih E-Television
107		6 October 2018	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Sanlih E-Television
108		5 October 2019	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Sanlih E-Television
109		26 September 2020	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Sanlih E-Television
110		2 October 2021	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Sanlih E-Television
111		21 October 2022 / 22 October 2022	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Sanlih E-Television
112		20 October 2023 / 21 October 2023	Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan	Sanlih E-Television

Further reading

• "Golden Bell Awards". Taiwan Image. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2004: PTS dominates again at Golden Bell Awards. Taipei Times. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2005: 40th Golden Bell Awards homepage. Sina. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2006: 41st TV Golden Bell Awards homepage - 2006. Azio TV. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2007: 42nd Golden Bell Awards. Sohu.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2008: 43rd Golden Bell Awards. Sohu.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2009: 44th Golden Bell Awards. Sohu.com. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2010: Updated with brief recap: Winners at the 45th Golden Bell Awards (2010). CPopAccess. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2011: Winners of the 46th annual Golden Bell Awards (2011). CPopAccess. Retrieved 2013-08-07.
• 2012: "WINNERS OF THE 2012 GOLDEN BELL AWARDS". MOC.gov. Retrieved 2013-08-07.

See also

• List of Asian television awards

Notes

1. http://2012goldenbell.cts.com.tw/history.html 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-15
2. News: Han Cheung . Taiwan in Time: The airwaves of ‘freedom’ . 10 June 2019 . Taipei Times . 9 June 2019.
3. "【金鐘獎命名來由】". Retrieved 2013-08-01.
4. News: Wang . Hsin-yu . Lo . James . Golden Bell to split awards for TV shows and variety programs . 24 February 2022 . Central News Agency . 24 February 2022.
5. Web site: 金鐘57最佳人氣獎票選初選最後倒數! 《俗女2》大小嘉玲謝盈萱、吳以涵臉書催票 . tw.news.yahoo.com . 15 October 2022 . zh-Hant-TW.
6. " 副董、插畫家…金鐘評審遭質疑". CTS.com. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
7. "網友連署 金鐘評審團踹共". Yahoo Taiwan. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-15
8. Since the award is organized by a government agency, reference to the year in many sources uses the Minguo calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar.
9. The dates correspondes to the Television Golden Bell Awards ceremony.
10. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2004/11/27/2003212814 "PTS dominates again at Golden Bell Awards"
11. Sina.com 40th Golden Bell Awards homepage 12 November 2005. Retrieved 2011-06-24
12. Azio TV 41st TV Golden Bell Awards homapage - 2006 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2011-06-24
13. 42nd Golden Bell [e-mail] 10 November 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-04
14. Azio TV 42nd TV Golden Bell Awards homapage - 2007 10 November 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-04
15. Sohu.com 43rd Golden Bell [e-mail] 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-04
16. Azio TV 43rd TV Golden Bell Awards homapage - 2008 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-24
17. 44th Golden Bell [e-mail] 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-04
18. TTV 45th Golden Bell Awards homepage 20 Sept 2010. Retrieved 25 Sept 2010.
19. http://www.jaynestars.com/tv-dramas/48th-golden-bell-awards-vic-chou-is-the-new-tv-king/ "48th Golden Bell Awards: Vic Chou is the New TV King"