| Main: | Current: 60th Golden Horse Awards | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous: | 59th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awarded For: | Excellence in Chinese-language cinema | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presenter: | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Country: | Taiwan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival and Taipei Golden Horse Awards are a film festival and associated awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan.[1] [2] The festival and ceremony were founded in 1962 by the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) in Taiwan and is now run as an independent organisation.[3] The awards ceremony is usually held in November or December in Taipei, although the event has also been held in other locations in Taiwan in recent times.[4]
Since 1990 (the 27th awards ceremony), the festival and awards has been organized and funded by the Motion Picture Development Foundation R.O.C., which set up the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee. The Committee consists of nine to fifteen film scholars and film scholars on the executive board, which includes the Chairman and CEO. Under the Committee, there are five different departments: the administration department for internal administrative affairs, guest hospitality and cross-industry collaboration; the marketing department which is responsible for event planning and promotion, advertising and publications; the project promotion department attending to the execution of the project meetings; the competition department which is in charge of the competition and awards ceremony; and the festival department which is devoted to festival planning, curation of films and invitation of filmmakers, subtitle transition and production and all on-site arrangements during the festival.[5]
The awards ceremony is Taiwan’s equivalent to the Academy Awards,[6] [7] and was considered among the most prestigious film awards in the Chinese-speaking world for decades until the mainland Chinese boycott in 2019.[8] [9] [10] [11] The awards are contested by Chinese-language submissions from Taiwan, Hong Kong, mainland China and elsewhere. It is one of the four major Chinese-language film awards, along with Hong Kong Film Award, Golden Rooster Awards and Hundred Flowers Awards, also among the most prestigious and respected film awards in the Chinese-speaking film industry. It is also one of the major annual awards presented in Taiwan along with Golden Bell Awards for television production and Golden Melody Awards for music.
The Golden Horse awards ceremony is held after a month-long festival showcasing some of the nominated feature films for the awards. A substantial number of the film winners in the history of the awards have been Hong Kong productions. The submission period is usually around July to August each year and nominations are announced around October with the ceremony held in November or December. Although it has been held once a year; however, it was stopped in 1964 and 1974 and boycotted in the after-ceremony in 2018.[12] [13] Winners are selected by a jury of judges and awarded a Golden Horse statuette during the broadcast ceremony.
In May 1962, the Government Information Office of the Republic of China (ROC) enacted the "Mandarin Film Award Regulation of Year 1962" to officially found the Golden Horse Awards. The name Golden Horse (Chinese: 金馬) is a common political term that originates from the islands of Kinmen, Quemoy, or "the Golden Gate" (Chinese: '''金'''門 Chinese: '''jīn'''mén) and Matsu or "the Ancestral Horse"(Chinese: '''馬'''祖 Chinese: '''mǎ'''zǔ), which are under ROC control. The reasons were purely political, as these islands were ROC offshore islands that protected them from the mainland, and were heavily fortified during the Cold War. This was to imply the ROC's sovereignty over territories controlled by the People's Republic of China.[5]
The awards ceremony was established to boost the Chinese-language film industry and to award outstanding Chinese-language films and filmmakers.[14] It is one of the most prestigious awards in the film industry in Asia. It has been helping the development of movies in Chinese as it provides great support and encouragement to the filmmakers. Moreover, it intends to introduce excellent films to Taiwanese audience from around the world to stimulate exchange of ideas and inspire creativity.[5]
In 2019, the China Film Administration prohibited mainland Chinese films and filmmakers from participating in the Golden Horse awards, due to political tensions stemming from a Taiwanese filmmaker's award acceptance speech advocating for Taiwan's independence in the previous year.[15] Chinese state broadcaster CCTV cited this incident from the previous year's ceremony as the reason for the ban.[16] Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee, who was the Golden Horse Awards Committee’s chairman, commented on the situation, highlighting how politics can negatively impact the arts.[17] Subsequently, Hong Kong director Johnnie To resigned as the jury president for the 2019 Golden Horse Awards citing prior film production commitments as the reason for his resignation.[18]
The awards ceremony pays attention not only to commercial movies but also to artistic films and documentaries. There has been some criticism of this from those who believe that this will not help the Taiwanese commercial movie industry much. However, the awards ceremony plays a significant role in helping the movie industry and drawing more people’s attention to Chinese-language movies.
Under current regulations, any film made primarily in the Chinese language is eligible for competition. Since 1996, a liberalization act allows for films from mainland China to enter the Awards. Several awards have been given to mainland Chinese artists and films, including Jiang Wen's In the Heat of the Sun in 1996, Best Actor for Xia Yu in 1996, Joan Chen's in 1999, Best Actress for Qin Hailu in 2001 and Lu Chuan's in 2004.
| Ceremony | Date | Host(s) | Location | Broadcast station | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 October 1962 | Taipei Guo Guang Cinema | ||||
| 31 October 1963 | — | ||||
| 30 October 1965 | |||||
| 30 October 1966 | — | ||||
| 30 October 1967 | BCC (Live) | ||||
| 30 October 1968 | |||||
| 30 October 1969 | |||||
| 30 October 1970 | — | ||||
| 30 October 1971 | |||||
| 30 October 1972 | — | ||||
| 30 October 1973 | |||||
| 30 October 1975 | |||||
| 30 October 1976 | — | ||||
| 30 October 1977 | Hsu Ching-chung | ||||
| 31 October 1978 | |||||
| 2 November 1979 | Chiang Kuang Chao, Sylvia Chang | ||||
| 3 November 1980 | |||||
| 30 October 1981 | Li Tao, Josephine Siao | CTS | |||
| 24 October 1982 | CTV | ||||
| 16 November 1983 | TTV | ||||
| 18 November 1984 | Wang Kuan-hsiung, Yao Wei | CTS | |||
| 3 November 1985 | |||||
| 30 November 1986 | Chang Hsiao-yen, Eric Tsang | ||||
| 29 October 1987 | CTS | ||||
| 5 November 1988 | TTV | ||||
| 9 December 1989 | CTV | ||||
| 10 December 1990 | Chang Hsiao-yen, James Wong | CTS | |||
| 4 December 1991 | Raymond Lam, Sibelle Hu | TTV | |||
| 12 December 1992 | Chang Hsiao-yen, Lawrence Cheng | CTV | |||
| 4 December 1993 | |||||
| 10 December 1994 | |||||
| 9 December 1995 | Chang Hsiao-yen, Sylvia Chang | ||||
| 14 December 1996 | Hu Gua, Cally Kwong | CTS, Star Chinese Movies | |||
| 13 December 1997 | Hsui Hao-ping, Sandra Ng | ETTV | |||
| 12 December 1998 | Isabel Kao, Jacky Wu | CTV, Star Chinese Movies | |||
| 12 December 1999 | Wakin Chau, Matilda Tao | TVBS Entertainment Channel | |||
| 2 December 2000 | Much TV | ||||
| 8 December 2001 | EBC | ||||
| 16 November 2002 | TVBS Entertainment Channel | ||||
| 13 December 2003 | Tainan Municipal Cultural Center | ||||
| 4 December 2004 | Kevin Tsai, Lin Chi-ling | Zhongshan Hall (Taichung) | |||
| 13 November 2005 | Hu Gua, Patty Hou | Azio TV | |||
| 25 November 2006 | Taipei Arena | ||||
| 8 December 2007 | Star Chinese Movies, Phoenix Television | ||||
| 6 December 2008 | Carol Cheng, Blackie Chen | Zhongshan Hall (Taichung) | Star Chinese Movies | ||
| 28 November 2009 | Matilda Tao | Azio TV | |||
| 20 November 2010 | TTV | ||||
| 26 November 2011 | Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang | Hsinchu Performing Arts Center | |||
| 24 November 2012 | Bowie Tsang, Huang Bo | Luodong Cultural Factory | |||
| 23 November 2013 | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) | ||||
| 22 November 2014 | Mickey Huang, Ella Chen | ||||
| 21 November 2015 | Mickey Huang, Lin Chi-ling | ||||
| 26 November 2016 | Matilda Tao | ||||
| 25 November 2017 | |||||
| 17 November 2018 | |||||
| 23 November 2019 | |||||
| 21 November 2020 | |||||
| 27 November 2021 | Austin Lin | ||||
| 19 November 2022 | Hsieh Ying-xuan | ||||
| 25 November 2023 | Lulu Huang Lu Zi Yin | ||||
| +Merit awards | English name | Mandarin name | First awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best Narrative Feature | 最佳劇情片 | 1962 | |
| Best Documentary Feature | 最佳紀錄片 | 1962 | |
| Best Animated Feature | 最佳動畫長片 | 1977 | |
| Best Live Action Short Film | 最佳劇情短片 | 1996 | |
| Best Documentary Short Film | 最佳紀錄短片 | 2021 | |
| Best Animated Short Film | 最佳動畫短片 | 2016 | |
| Best Director | 最佳導演 | 1962 | |
| Best Leading Actor | 最佳男主角 | 1962 | |
| Best Leading Actress | 最佳女主角 | 1962 | |
| Best Supporting Actor | 最佳男配角 | 1962 | |
| Best Supporting Actress | 最佳女配角 | 1962 | |
| Best New Director | 最佳新導演 | 2010 | |
| Best New Performer | 最佳新演員 | 2000 | |
| Best Original Screenplay | 最佳原著劇本 | 1962 | |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | 最佳改編劇本 | 1962 | |
| Best Cinematography | 最佳攝影 | 1962 | |
| Best Visual Effects | 最佳視覺效果 | 1995 | |
| Best Art Direction | 最佳美術設計 | 1965 | |
| Best Makeup & Costume Design | 最佳造型設計 | 1981 | |
| Best Action Choreography | 最佳動作設計 | 1992 | |
| Best Original Film Score | 最佳原創電影音樂 | 1962 | |
| Best Original Film Song | 最佳原創電影歌曲 | 1979 | |
| Best Film Editing | 最佳剪輯 | 1962 | |
| Best Sound Effects | 最佳音效 | 1962 | |
| +Special awards | English name | Mandarin name | First awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year | 年度台灣傑出電影工作者 | 1997 | |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | 終身成就獎 | 1993 |
| +External awards | English name | Mandarin name | First awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audience Choice Award | 觀眾票選最佳影片 | 1992 | |
| FIPRESCI Prize | 國際影評人費比西獎 | 2007 | |
| NETPAC Award | 亞洲電影促進聯盟奈派克獎 | 2007 | |
| Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award | 亞洲電影觀察團推薦獎 | 2015 |
| English name | Mandarin name | First awarded | Last awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year | 年度台灣傑出電影 | 1997 | 2010 |
| Best Director (Documentary) | 最佳紀錄片導演 | 1986 | 1988 |
| Best Planning (Documentary) | 最佳紀錄片策劃 | 1962 | 1980 |
| Best Cinematography (Documentary) | 最佳紀錄片攝影 | 1962 | 1980 |
| Best News Film | 最佳新聞片 | 1968 | 1970 |
| Best Directing (News Film) | 最佳新聞片編導 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Best Cinematography (News Film) | 最佳新聞片攝影 | 1968 | 1969 |
| Best Direction (Animation) | 最佳卡通片編導 | 1977 | 1980 |
| Best Child Star | 最佳童星 | 1962 | 1984 |
| Piaget Award for Best Original Screenplay | 伯爵年度優秀獎 | 2013 | 2017 |
For the first fourteen award ceremonies, there were no regular hosts for the ceremony. Hosts began since the fifteenth ceremony; that year's hosts were Ivy Ling Po and Wang Hao. Since then, there are usually two hosts every year, sometimes with a combination of one host from Hong Kong and the other from Taiwan. A significant number of celebrities have hosted the ceremony, such as Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang, Kevin Tsai and Dee Hsu. In 2012 (the 49th awards ceremony), Bowie Tsang and Huang Bo were the hosts and Huang Bo became the first host from Mainland China in the history of the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards.