A highlight of the ceremony was the appearance of special guests from the United States including Steve Forrest, star of ABC-TV's hit series, "S.W.A.T." and his wife, and Eva Gabor, star of such popular CBS television series as "Green Acres," and her husband Frank Jameson.
沈殿霞、鄭少秋，及張國榮、薛家燕，並且分別在頒獎大會中載歌載舞，帶來了海外藝人對國內金鐘獎的祝賀之意，為大會增色不少。電視影集「霹靂小組」的主角史提夫佛瑞斯特夫婦，以及「快樂農家」影集的女主角伊娃嘉寶夫婦，也應邀擔任頒獎的貴賓。