🐴 Golden Horse Awards (金馬獎):Often dubbed the "Oscars of Mandarin-language cinema," the Golden Horse Awards celebrate excellence in film production. Focus: Mandarin-language cinema (films where over half the dialogue is in Mandarin or another Chinese dialect). Established: 1962 in Taiwan. Significance: It is the oldest and one of the most respected film awards in the Mandarin-speaking world, contested by submissions from Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, and other Chinese-speaking regions globally. The Name: The name "Golden Horse" (金馬, Jīnmǎ) is a blend of the names of two outlying Taiwanese islands: Kinmen (金門, Jīnmén) and Matsu (馬祖, Mǎzǔ). Scope: The awards are a part of the larger Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (TGHFF), which includes the awards competition, a film festival, a film project promotion, and a film academy. Major Categories: Similar to the Academy Awards, categories include:
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