The Government Information Office (GIO) of the Executive Yuan sponsors the event every year to honor artists in the cinema industry, and to raise the standards of movies produced in Taiwan. This year's 19th Golden Horse Awards Ceremony showed amply how the industry is forging ahead towards the goals of artistry, professionalism and internationalism.
緊湊、平實、流暢，是今年頒獎晚會的最大特色，博得與會中外人士一致佳評。金馬獎活動是行政院新聞局為鼓勵國內優秀電影工作者，並提昇國片水準而舉辦的活動，於三年前擴大舉行，今年是第十九屆，繼續朝著「藝術化、專業化、國際化」的目標邁進。