Golden Bell Awards

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 (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]

Television Broadcasting Golden Bell Awards

Radio Broadcasting Golden Bell Awards