This new cooperation paid off well, since most spectators agreed that this year's ceremony was the best ever, perhaps even more spectacular than the Asian Film Festival.
有些外國採訪團甚至表示，今年的頒獎典禮比亞洲影展辦得更出色。第二度來華參加金馬獎盛會的美國影藝學院執行長詹姆斯．羅勃茲，以「十全十美」稱讚今年的金馬獎頒獎典禮。