When the Golden Horse Awards were first established in 1962, they attracted very little attention from either the public in general or from the film industry. Professionals considered that judging stressed theme and overlooked a film's artistic value.
因此，無論甄選或頒獎，都不免令社會大眾產生「輪流得獎」、「分配名額」、「流於形式」… … 等議論；再加上當年影界人士多認為：評審角度過於強調主題意識，忽略了影片本身的藝術價值，因此也得不到業者的重視和肯定。