Golden Bell Awards


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. 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."

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. 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.
  • 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.

    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.

Award categories

Television Broadcasting Golden Bell Awards

Drama Series categories

Program Awards
Program Awards

Program Awards

  • Popular Music Radio Program Award
  • Genre Music Programming Award（類型音樂節目獎）
  • Best Educational and Cultural Program
  • Best Children Program
  • Best Comprehensive Program
  • 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
  • Best Advertising Campaign
  • 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