Initiated in 1961, the Golden Horse Awards Ceremony has been held every year except for 1962, 1964, and 1974, when the ROC was host to the Asian Film Festival.
而金門馬祖又是我們反攻前哨，取名「金馬」，可使國人記取金馬護衛台澎的功勞而不忘生聚教訓，以示毋忘在莒的意義。金馬獎自民國五十一年開始舉辦，除了民國五十三年及六十三年因舉辦亞洲影展而停辦之外，年年皆如期辦理。