The Golden Bell Awards (Chinese: 金鐘獎; pinyin: Jīnzhōngjiǎng) 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.

Golden Bell Awards
金鐘獎
Current: 59th Golden Bell Awards
Official logo (statuette) of the Golden Bell Awards
Awarded forBest in television and radio programming
LocationTaiwan
CountryTaiwan
Presented byBureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development, Ministry of Culture (Taiwan)
Reward(s)Golden Bell statuette
First awarded1965
Websitehttps://gba.tavis.tw/ Edit this on Wikidata

Currently, there are two main streams presented at separate ceremonies: Television Golden Bell Awards (Chinese: 電視金鐘獎) and Broadcast Golden Bell Awards (Chinese: 廣播金鐘獎).

History

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When they began the awards only focused on news programs, music shows and advertisements. After five years, however, television programs were also included.[1] The first iterations of the Golden Bell Awards had awards for "Programs Targeting the Mainland."[2]

Timeline

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  • 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

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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

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Television Broadcasting Golden Bell Awards

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Drama Series categories

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Program Awards
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Individual awards
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Technical Awards
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Other Awards
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Television Show categories

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Program Awards
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Individual awards
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Technical Awards
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  • 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
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Radio Broadcasting Golden Bell Awards

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Program Awards

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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

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Minguo Year
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Ceremony Date
[Note 2]
Venue Official Broadcaster
54 1st Golden Bell Awards 10 July 1965 Zhongshan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
55 2nd Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1966 Zhongshan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
56 3rd Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1967 Zhongshan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
57 4th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1968 Zhongshan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
58 5th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1969 Teachers' Hostel, Taichung, Taiwan
59 6th Golden Bell Awards 25 March 1970 Unite Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
60 7th Golden Bell Awards 25 March 1971 Zhongshan Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
61 8th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1972 Ambassador Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan
62 9th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1973 Armed Forces Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
63 10th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1974 Armed Forces Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
64 11th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1975 Armed Forces Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
65 12th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1976 Armed Forces Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
66 13th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1977 Armed Forces Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
67 14th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1978 Armed Forces Cultural Center, Taipei, Taiwan
69 15th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1980 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Television System (CTS)
70 16th Golden Bell Awards 16 May 1981 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
71 17th Golden Bell Awards 13 March 1982 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
72 18th Golden Bell Awards 23 March 1983 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Television System (CTS)
73 19th Golden Bell Awards 18 March 1984 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
74 20th Golden Bell Awards 24 March 1985 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
75 21st Golden Bell Awards 22 March 1986 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Television System (CTS)
76 22nd Golden Bell Awards 21 March 1987 Taipei City Arts Promotion Office, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
77 23rd Golden Bell Awards 19 March 1988 National Theater,Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
78 24th Golden Bell Awards 9 April 1989 National Theater, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Television System (CTS)
79 25th Golden Bell Awards 14 April 1990 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
80 26th Golden Bell Awards 27 April 1991 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
81 27th Golden Bell Awards 11 July 1992 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Television System (CTS)
82 28th Golden Bell Awards 20 March 1993 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
83 29th Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1994 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
84 30th Golden Bell Awards 25 March 1995 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Television System (CTS)
85 31st Golden Bell Awards 25 March 1996 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
86 32nd Golden Bell Awards 26 March 1997 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
87 33rd Golden Bell Awards 25 March 1998 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Television System (CTS)
88 34th Golden Bell Awards 31 March 1999 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Formosa Television (FTV)
89 35th Golden Bell Awards 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 37th Golden Bell Awards 4 October 2002 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
92 38th Golden Bell Awards 5 November 2003 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Eastern Television (ETTV)
93 39th Golden Bell Awards[8] 26 November 2004 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Eastern Television (ETTV)
94 40th Golden Bell Awards[9] 12 November 2005 New Taipei Multi Purpose Hall, New Taipei, Taiwan Eastern Television (ETTV)
95 41st Golden Bell Awards 20 December 2006 Kaohsiung Municipal Social Education Centre, Kaohsiung, Taiwan Azio TV[10]
96 42nd Golden Bell Awards[11] 10 November 2007 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Azio TV[12]
97 43rd Golden Bell Awards[13] 31 October 2008 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Azio TV[14]
98 44th Golden Bell Awards[15] 16 October 2009 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
99 45th Golden Bell Awards[16] 22 October 2010 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Taiwan Television (TTV)
100 46th Golden Bell Awards 21 October 2011 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
101 47th Golden Bell Awards 26 October 2012 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Chinese Television System (CTS)
102 48th Golden Bell Awards[17] 25 October 2013 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
103 49th Golden Bell Awards 25 October 2014 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
104 50th Golden Bell Awards 26 September 2015 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan China Television (CTV)
105 51st Golden Bell Awards 8 October 2016 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television
106 52nd Golden Bell Awards 30 September 2017 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television
107 53rd Golden Bell Awards 6 October 2018 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television
108 54th Golden Bell Awards 5 October 2019 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television
109 55th Golden Bell Awards 26 September 2020 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television
110 56th Golden Bell Awards 2 October 2021 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television
111 57th Golden Bell Awards 21 and 22 October 2022 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television
112 58th Golden Bell Awards 20 and 21 October 2023 Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television
113 59th Golden Bell Awards 18 and 19 October 2024 Taipei Music Center, Taipei, Taiwan Sanlih E-Television

Further reading

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c (in Chinese) http://2012goldenbell.cts.com.tw/history.html Archived 18 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-15
  2. ^ Han Cheung (9 June 2019). "Taiwan in Time: The airwaves of 'freedom'". Taipei Times. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ (in Chinese)"【金鐘獎命名來由】". Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  4. ^ Wang, Hsin-yu; Lo, James (24 February 2022). "Golden Bell to split awards for TV shows and variety programs". Central News Agency. Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  5. ^ "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 (in Chinese). Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  6. ^ (in Chinese)" 副董、插畫家…金鐘評審遭質疑". CTS.com. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-15.
  7. ^ (in Chinese)"網友連署 金鐘評審團踹共". Yahoo Taiwan. 24 October 2011. Retrieved 2013-04-15
  8. ^ "PTS dominates again at Golden Bell Awards". Taipei Times. Retrieved 2013-08-08.
  9. ^ (in Chinese) Sina.com 40th Golden Bell Awards homepage 12 November 2005. Retrieved 2011-06-24
  10. ^ (in Chinese) Azio TV 41st TV Golden Bell Awards homapage - 2006 Archived May 2, 2007, at the Wayback Machine 20 December 2006. Retrieved 2011-06-24
  11. ^ (in Chinese) 42nd Golden Bell Awards@Sohu.com 10 November 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-04
  12. ^ (in Chinese) Azio TV 42nd TV Golden Bell Awards homapage - 2007 10 November 2007. Retrieved 2010-12-04
  13. ^ (in Chinese) Sohu.com 43rd Golden Bell Awards@Sohu.com 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2010-12-04
  14. ^ (in Chinese) Azio TV 43rd TV Golden Bell Awards homapage - 2008 31 October 2008. Retrieved 2011-06-24
  15. ^ (in Chinese) 44th Golden Bell Awards@Sohu.com 16 October 2009. Retrieved 2010-12-04
  16. ^ (in Chinese) TTV 45th Golden Bell Awards homepage 20 Sept 2010. Retrieved 25 Sept 2010.
  17. ^ "48th Golden Bell Awards: Vic Chou is the New TV King". Jayne Stars. Retrieved 2014-03-17.

Notes

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ The dates corresponds to the Television Golden Bell Awards ceremony.
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