# Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards

The **Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards** or simply **Golden Horse** is a movie festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan. The ceremony usually takes place in November or December in Taipei.

The awards, contested by movies submitted from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and elsewhere, are generally held to be the most prestigious for Chinese language movies outside the People's Republic of China. The awards ceremony is held after the month-long movie festival, which showcases some of the nominated movies for the awards.

Winners are selected by a jury of judges during the week before the ceremony is held. Winners are awarded with a golden horse statuette.

Under current rules and regulations, every movie made primarily in any dialect of Chinese language is eligible for competition. Since 1996, almost any artist or movie from mainland China was allowed to enter the movie festival.

## Awards ceremonies

| Ceremony | Date | Host(s) | Location | Television channel |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1st | 31 October 1962 | Wang Yun-wu | Taipei Guo Guang Cinema |  |
| 2nd | 31 October 1963 | — |  |
| 3rd | 30 October 1965 | James Shen | Taipei Zhongshan Hall |  |
| 4th | 30 October 1966 | — |  |
| 5th | 30 October 1967 | BCC (Live) |
| 6th | 30 October 1968 | Huang Shao-ku |  |
| 7th | 30 October 1969 | Chung Chiao-kuang |  |
| 8th | 30 October 1970 | — |  |
| 9th | 30 October 1971 | Lo Yun-ping |  |
| 10th | 30 October 1972 | — |  |
| 11th | 30 October 1973 |  |
| 12th | 30 October 1975 |  |
| 13th | 30 October 1976 | Ting Mao-shih | — |
| 14th | 30 October 1977 | Hsu Ching-chung |
| 15th | 31 October 1978 | Wang Hao, Ivy Ling Po |  |
| 16th | 2 November 1979 | Chiang Kuang Chao, Sylvia Chang | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) |  |
| 17th | 3 November 1980 |  |
| 18th | 30 October 1981 | Li Tao, Josephine Siao | Kaohsiung Cultural Center | CTS |
| 19th | 24 October 1982 | Terry Hu, Chiang Kuang-chao | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) | CTV |
| 20th | 16 November 1983 | Sun Yueh, Tien Niu | Kaohsiung Cultural Center | TTV |
| 21st | 18 November 1984 | Wang Kuan-hsiung, Yao Wei | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) | CTS |
| 22nd | 3 November 1985 | Sun Yueh, Terry Hu | Kaohsiung Cultural Center |  |
| 23rd | 30 November 1986 | Chang Hsiao-yen, Eric Tsang | Taipei Cultural Center |  |
| 24th | 29 October 1987 | Chang Hsiao-yen, David Tao | CTS |
| 25th | 5 November 1988 | Sylvia Chang, David Tao | Taipei Gymnasium | TTV |
| 26th | 9 December 1989 | Ba Ge, Yin Shia | National Theater and Concert Hall, Taipei | CTV |
| 27th | 10 December 1990 | Chang Hsiao-yen, James Wong | CTS |
| 28th | 4 December 1991 | Raymond Lam, Sibelle Hu | TTV |
| 29th | 12 December 1992 | Chang Hsiao-yen, Lawrence Cheng | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) | CTV |
| 30th | 4 December 1993 | Sun Yueh, Fang Fang-fang |  |
| 31st | 10 December 1994 | Regina Tsang, Kenny Bee, Chang Shih |  |
| 32nd | 9 December 1995 | Chang Hsiao-yen, Sylvia Chang |  |
| 33rd | 14 December 1996 | Hu Gua, Cally Kwong | Kaohsiung Cultural Center | CTS, Star Chinese Movies |
| 34th | 13 December 1997 | Hsui Hao-ping, Sandra Ng | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) | ETTV |
| 35th | 12 December 1998 | Isabel Kao, Jacky Wu | CTV, Star Chinese Movies |
| 36th | 12 December 1999 | Wakin Chau, Matilda Tao | TVBS Entertainment Channel |
| 37th | 2 December 2000 | Matilda Tao, Stephen Fung, Nicky Wu | Much TV |
| 38th | 8 December 2001 | Kevin Tsai, Isabel Kao | Hualien Stadium | EBC |
| 39th | 16 November 2002 | Carol Cheng, Kevin Tsai | Kaohsiung Cultural Center | TVBS Entertainment Channel |
| 40th | 13 December 2003 | Tainan Municipal Cultural Center |
| 41st | 4 December 2004 | Kevin Tsai, Lin Chi-ling | Zhongshan Hall (Taichung) |
| 42nd | 13 November 2005 | Hu Gua, Patty Hou | Keelung Cultural Center | Azio TV |
| 43rd | 25 November 2006 | Kevin Tsai, Patty Hou | Taipei Arena |
| 44th | 8 December 2007 | Pauline Lan, Blackie Chen, Angela Chow | Star Chinese Movies, Phoenix Television |
| 45th | 6 December 2008 | Carol Cheng, Blackie Chen | Zhongshan Hall (Taichung) | Star Chinese Movies |
| 46th | 28 November 2009 | Matilda Tao | New Taipei City Hall | Azio TV |
| 47th | 20 November 2010 | Kevin Tsai, Dee Hsu | Taoyuan Arts Center | TTV |
| 48th | 26 November 2011 | Eric Tsang, Bowie Tsang | Hsinchu Performing Arts Center |
| 49th | 24 November 2012 | Bowie Tsang, Huang Bo | Luodong Cultural Factory |
| 50th | 23 November 2013 | Kevin Tsai | Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall (Taipei) |
| 51st | 22 November 2014 | Mickey Huang, Ella Chen |
| 52nd | 21 November 2015 | Mickey Huang, Lin Chi-ling |
| 53rd | 26 November 2016 | Matilda Tao |
| 54th | 25 November 2017 |
| 55th | 17 November 2018 |
| 56th | 23 November 2019 | —N/a |
| 57th | 21 November 2020 | —N/a |
| 58th | 27 November 2021 | Austin Lin |
| 59th | 19 November 2022 | Hsieh Ying-xuan |
| 60th | 25 November 2023 | Lulu Huang Lu Zi Yin |

## Award categories

### Current categories

Merit awards| English name | First awarded |
| --- | --- |
| Best Narrative Feature | 1962 |
| Best Documentary Feature | 1962 |
| Best Animated Feature | 1977 |
| Best Live Action Short Film | 1996 |
| Best Documentary Short Film | 2021 |
| Best Animated Short Film | 2016 |
| Best Director | 1962 |
| Best Leading Actor | 1962 |
| Best Leading Actress | 1962 |
| Best Supporting Actor | 1962 |
| Best Supporting Actress | 1962 |
| Best New Director | 2010 |
| Best New Performer | 2000 |
| Best Original Screenplay | 1962 |
| Best Adapted Screenplay | 1962 |
| Best Cinematography | 1962 |
| Best Visual Effects | 1995 |
| Best Art Direction | 1965 |
| Best Makeup & Costume Design | 1981 |
| Best Action Choreography | 1992 |
| Best Original Film Score | 1962 |
| Best Original Film Song | 1979 |
| Best Film Editing | 1962 |
| Best Sound Effects | 1962 |

Special awards| English name | First awarded |
| --- | --- |
| Outstanding Taiwanese Filmmaker of the Year | 1997 |
| Lifetime Achievement Award | 1993 |

External awards| English name | First awarded |
| --- | --- |
| Audience Choice Award | 1992 |
| FIPRESCI Prize | 2007 |
| NETPAC Award | 2007 |
| Observation Missions for Asian Cinema Award | 2015 |

### Old categories

| English name | First awarded | Last awarded |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Outstanding Taiwanese Film of the Year | 1997 | 2010 |
| Best Director (Documentary) | 1986 | 1988 |
| Best Planning (Documentary) | 1962 | 1980 |
| Best Cinematography (Documentary) | 1962 | 1980 |
| Best News Film | 1968 | 1970 |
| Best Directing (News Film) | 1968 | 1969 |
| Best Cinematography (News Film) | 1968 | 1969 |
| Best Direction (Animation) | 1977 | 1980 |
| Best Child Star | 1962 | 1984 |
| Piaget Award for Best Original Screenplay | 2013 | 2017 |

## Other websites

* 金馬獎官方網站 Golden Horse Official Website
* The 42nd Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
* Cri.CN Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine
* Golden Horse 2005 Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
* Golden Horse 2004