Golden Bell Awards
The Golden Bell Awards (Chinese: 金鐘獎) is an annual Taiwanese television production award presented by Taiwan's Government Information Office in October or November each year. It is the first 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 awards presented in Taiwan, along with the Golden Melody Awards for music and the Golden Horse Film Festival and Awards for movies and films.
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
When they began the awards only focused on news programs, music shows and advertisements. After five years, however, television programs were also included.
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
