For instance, Taiwan filmmakers have been known to say about the Golden Horse Awards: “ All you need to do is see the list of judges, and you can tell which films are going to win. ” Some famous directors who were dissatisfied with the clannish tendencies of the Golden Horses even boycotted the awards in past years.
對於金馬獎，過去台灣電影界普遍認為，「只要看到金馬獎的評審名單，就知道哪一部電影會得獎。」過去也曾發生過知名導演因不滿金馬獎「小圈圈」的評審制度而抗議抵制。