In early December 2004 the biggest event in the Chinese-language cinema calendar, the Golden Horse awards, was held. The Taiwanese nominees were beaten to the big prizes this year by their rivals from Hong Kong and China, only managing to get the Best Leading Actress and Best New Performer gongs.
一年一度的華語電影界盛會、金馬獎頒獎典禮於二○○四年十二月初舉行，本屆金馬掄元，國產影片在港片、大陸片的強敵環伺下，只拿下最佳女主角和新人獎。