Metamorphosis Chronicle of the Sea: Nan-Fang-Ao brought Lee her first Golden Horse Award. While one might think that the moment of victory would be moving and deeply felt, Lee was thinking to herself, "I never thought that I would win this prize, and am not really particularly moved. Perhaps it is because I experienced so much heartache making my first documentary film!"
乖乖女的蛻變《南方澳海洋紀事》讓李香秀抱回第一座金馬獎，但在領獎的一剎那，原本應是充滿感動的時刻，她卻淡淡地說：「沒想到會得獎，也沒什麼特別的感動，因為所有的心酸和眼淚，都在拍攝第一次紀錄長片時流盡了！」