For the first time there were cash awards; each publishing company was presented with NT $ 100,000 (US $ 2,500) and each individual received NT $ 30,000. Because of these changes the entries in 1982 doubled over the previous year. There were 2,111 entries in the news class, 125 magazines, 852 books, and 100 different entries in the recording class.
由於受到上述種種改進措施的鼓勵，報名角逐這次金鼎獎的各類出版品均較去年增加一倍左右，是歷年來最多的一次，計有：新聞類二一一一篇（幅），雜誌一二五家，圖書二八七種共八五二冊，唱片五十九張、錄音帶廿三盒，共一百餘首作品。