The ceremony proceeded very differently from in the past. For the first time it took the form of a concert. Moreover, rather than having the prizewinners go onstage to receive their awards, the prize-bestowers went off stage to where the winners were sitting. This saved a great deal of time on idle chatter and speeches.
本屆金鼎獎的典禮流程與以往也大不相同，首次以音樂會的方式進行，且一反由得獎人上台受獎的形式，改由頒獎人走到台下，將獎座送到得獎人手中，省除冗長的對話與引言。