Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards

The Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards (zh-tp|t=臺北金馬影展|p=Táiběi Jīnmǎ Yǐngzhǎn) is a film festival and awards ceremony held annually in Taiwan (the Republic of China) since 1962. The awards ceremony is usually held in November/December in Taipei, though the venue has been shifted around the island in recent times.

The Golden Horse Film Awards (zh-tp|t=金馬獎|p=Jīnmǎ Jiǎng) are modelled after the Academy Awards and major film festivals worldwide. The awards, contested by submitted Taiwan, Hong Kong, PRC films and from elsewhere, are generally thought to be the most prestigious for Chinese-language films outside the People's Republic of China (the Chinese version of the Academy Awards).

Winners are selected by a jury of judges in the week leading up to the ceremony. Winners are awarded with a Golden Horse statuette during a broadcast ceremony.

Overview

The Golden Horse awards ceremony is held after a month-long festival showcasing some of the nominated feature films for the awards. A majority of the film winners in the history of the awards have been Hong Kong productions.

Under current regulations, any film made primarily in a Chinese language is eligible for competition. Since 1996, a liberalization act allows for an artist or film from the mainland to enter the Awards, mainland artists or films has won several time, such as Jiang Wen's "In the Heat of the Sun", Best Actor award was won by Xia Yu (夏雨) in 1996, Joan Chen in 1999, Best Actress for Qin Hailu (秦海璐) in 2001 and "" in 2004.

The name _zh. 金馬 comes from the islands of Quemoy ( _zh. 金門) and Matsu ( _zh. 馬祖). [ [http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/gh_main/about-e-2.aspx 台北金馬影展:::金馬大事紀 ] ]

Recent winners can be found at the official site of the Golden Horse Film Awards: [http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw/gh_main/]

Recent Golden Horse Award winners

Best Film:2007: "Lust, Caution (色，戒)" (2007) ROC - director Ang Lee:2006: "After This Our Exile(父子)" (2006) HKG - director Patrick Tam:2005: "Kung Fu Hustle (功夫)" (2004) HKG - director Stephen Chow:2004: " (可可西里)" (2004) PRC - director Lu Chuan:2003: "Infernal Affairs (無間道)" (2002) HKG - directors Andrew Lau and Alan Mak:2002: "The Best of Times (美麗時光)" (2001) ROC - director Tso-chi Chang:2001: "Durian Durian (榴槤飄飄)" (2000) HKG - director Fruit Chan:2000: "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (臥虎藏龍)" (2000) PRC/ROC/HKG/USA - director Ang Lee:1999: "Ordinary Heroes (千言萬語)" (1999) HKG - director Ann Hui:1998: " (天浴)" (1998) PRC - director Joan Chen:1997: " (甜蜜蜜)" (1996) flag|Hong Kong|colonial - director Peter Chan:1996: "In the Heat of the Sun (阳光灿烂的日子)" (1994) PRC - director Jiang Wen:1995: "Summer Snow (女人四十)" (1995) flag|Hong Kong|colonial - director Ann Hui On-Wah:1994: "Vive L'Amour (愛情萬歲)" (1994) ROC - director Tsai Ming-liang:1993: "The Wedding Banquet (喜宴)" (1993) ROC - director Ang Lee:1992: "Hill of No Return (無言的山丘)" (1992) ROC - director Wang Tung:1990: "Red Dust (Hong Kong) (滾滾紅塵)" (1990) flag|Hong Kong|colonial - director Yim Ho:1989: "Full Moon in New York (三個女人的故事)" (1990) flag|Hong Kong|colonial - director Stanley Kwan

Past Winners

Best Film:1988: "Painted Faces" (Alex Law, 1988):1987: "Straw Man" (Wang Toon, 1987):1986: "The Terrorizers" (Edward Yang, 1986):1985: "Kuei-Mei, a Woman" (Chang Yi, 1985):1984: "Old Mao's Second Spring" (Lee You-Ning, 1984):1983: "Growing Up" (Chen Kun-hou, 1983):1982: "The Battle for the Republic of China" (Ting Shan-his, 1981):1981: "If I Were for Real" (Wang Toon, 1981):1980: "Good Morning, Taipei" (Li Hsing, 1979):1979: "Story of a Small Town" (Li Hsing, 1979):1978: "He Never Gives Up" (Li Hsing, 1978):1977: "Heroes in the Eastern Sky" (Jhang Zeng-ze, 1977):1976: "The Victory" (Liu Jia-Chang, 1976):1975: "Land of the Undaunted" (Li Hsing, 1975):1973: "The Escape" (Yu Fong-jhih, 1973):1972: "Execution in Autumn" (Li Hsing, 1972):1971: "The Story of Tin-Ying" (Li Han-hsiang, 1970):1970: "Home Sweet Home" (Pai Ching-jui, 1970):1969: "Spring in a Small Town" (Yang Wen-gan, 1969):1968: "The Road" (Li Hsing, 1967):1967: "Orchids and My Love" (Lee Chia, 1966):1966: "His-shih, Beauty of Beauties" (Li Han-hsiang, 1965):1965: "Beautiful Duckling" (Li Hsing, 1964):1963: "The Love Eterne" (Li Han-Hsiang, 1963):1962: "Sun, Moon and Star" (Yi Wen, 1961)

Source: [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/festivals/04/30/golden_horse.html The People Are Missing]

References

External links

* [http://www.goldenhorse.org.tw 金馬獎官方網站] Golden Horse Awards Official Website
* [http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/Golden_Horse_Film_Festival/ IMDb entry]