The Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography (Chinese: 金馬獎最佳攝影) is presented annually at Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Awards. From the 1st Golden Horse Awards in 1962 to the 14th edition in 1977, the category was titled Best Color Cinematography. During that period, a separate award for Best Black and White Cinematography was also presented five times.
| Golden Horse Award for Best Cinematography | |
|---|---|
 The 2025 recipient: Leung Ming Kai | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Presented by | Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee |
| First award | 1962 |
| Currently held by | Leung Ming Kai for Mother Bhumi (2025) |
| Website | goldenhorse |
Winners and nominees
edit1980s
edit1990s
edit| Year | Winner and Nominees | Film | Original Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (27th) | |||
| Poon Hang-Sang | Red Dust | 滾滾紅塵 | |
| 1991 (28th) | |||
| Poon Hang-Sang | Center Stage | 阮玲玉 | |
| 1992 (29th) | |||
| Lee Tak-Shing | Misty | 霧都情仇 | |
| 1993 (30th) | |||
| Mark Lee Ping Bin | The Puppetmaster | 戲夢人生 | |
| 1994 (31st) | |||
| Christopher Doyle | Ashes of Time | 東邪西毒 | |
| 1995 (32nd) | |||
| Mark Lee Ping Bin | Summer Snow | 女人四十 | |
| 1996 (33rd) | |||
| Gu Changwei | In the Heat of the Sun | 陽光燦爛的日子 | |
| 1997 (34th) | |||
| Christopher Doyle | Happy Together | 春光乍洩 | |
| 1998 (35th) | |||
| Jingle Ma | City of Glass | 玻璃之城 | |
| 1999 (36th) | |||
| Arthur Wong | Purple Storm | 紫雨風暴 |
2000s
edit| Year | Winner and Nominees | Film | Original Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (37th) | |||
| Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping Bin | In the Mood for Love | 花樣年華 | |
| 2001 (38th) | |||
| Mark Lee Ping Bin | Millennium Mambo | 千禧曼波 | |
| 2002 (39th) | |||
| Christopher Doyle | Three: Going Home | 三更之回家 | |
| 2003 (40th) | |||
| Liao Pen-jung | The Missing | 不見 | |
| 2004 (41st) | |||
| Cao Yu | Kekexili: Mountain Patrol | 可可西里 | |
| 2005 (42nd) | |||
| Anthony Pun | Divergence | 三岔口 | |
| 2006 (43rd) | |||
| Peter Pau | Perhaps Love | 如果·愛 | |
| 2007 (44th) | |||
| Mark Lee Ping Bin | The Matrimony | 心中有鬼 | |
| 2008 (45th) | |||
| Cheng Siu-Keung | Sparrow | 文雀 | |
| 2009 (46th) | |||
| Cao Yu | City of Life and Death | 南京！南京！ |
2010s
edit| Year | Winner and Nominees | Film | Original Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (47th) | |||
| Chang Chan | When Love Comes | 當愛來的時候 | |
| 2011 (48th) | |||
| Zhao Fei | Let the Bullets Fly | 讓子彈飛 | |
| Yao Hung-i | Hometown Boy | 金城小子 | |
| Chin Ting-chang | Seediq Bale | 賽德克·巴萊 | |
| Shu Chou | The Piano in a Factory | 鋼的琴 | |
| 2012 (49th) | |||
| Wu Di | Beijing Blues | 神探亨特張 | |
| Lutz Reitemeier | White Deer Plain | 白鹿原 | |
| Cao Dun | Love Is Not Blind | 失戀33天 | |
| Jake Pollock | Girlfriend, Boyfriend | 女朋友。男朋友 | |
| Song Xiaofei | Design Of Death | 殺生 | |
| 2013 (50th) | |||
| Philippe Le Sourd | The Grandmaster | 一代宗師 | |
| Nagao Nakashima | Soul | 失魂 | |
| Lü Yue | Back to 1942 | 一九四二 | |
| Yu Lik-wai | A Touch of Sin | 天註定 | |
| Liao Pen-jung, Lu Ching-hsin and Shong Woon-chong | Stray Dogs | 郊遊 | |
| 2014 (51st) | |||
| Zeng Jian | Blind Massage | 推拿 | |
| Dong Jingsong | Black Coal, Thin Ice | 白日焰火 | |
| Du Jie | No Man's Land | 無人區 | |
| Mark Lee Ping Bin | (Sex) Appeal | 寒蟬效應 | |
| Zhang Ji | North by Northeast | 東北偏北 | |
| 2015 (52nd) | |||
| Mark Lee Ping Bin | The Assassin | 刺客聶隱娘 | |
| Hsu Chih-Chun and Chang Chih-Teng | Thanatos, Drunk | 醉.生夢死 | |
| Christopher Doyle | Port of Call | 踏血尋梅 | |
| Lu Songye | Tharlo | 塔洛 | |
| Yu Lik-wai | Mountains May Depart | 山河故人 | |
| 2016 (53rd) | |||
| Mark Lee Ping Bin | Crosscurrent | 長江圖 | |
| Du Jie | Detective Chinatown | 唐人街探案 | |
| Nagao Nakashima | Godspeed | 一路順風 | |
| Lu Songye | The Summer Is Gone | 八月 | |
| Guo Daming | Soul on a String | 皮繩上的魂 | |
| 2017 (54th) | |||
| Nagao Nakashima | The Great Buddha+ | 大佛普拉斯 | |
| Wang Weihua | Free and Easy | 轻松+愉快 | |
| Chen Ko-chin | Shuttle Life | 分貝人生 | |
| Matthias Delvaux | Old Beast | 老獸 | |
| Peter Pau and Cao Yu | See You Tomorrow | 擺渡人 |
2020s
edit| Year | Recipient(s) | Film | Original title | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (57th) |
Yao Hung-i | Your Name Engraved Herein | 刻在你心底的名字 | [2] |
| Wayne Peng | Precious Is the Night | 今宵多珍重 | ||
| Nakashima Nagao | Classmates Minus | 同學麥娜絲 | ||
| Liao Ming-yi | I WeirDo | 怪胎 | ||
| Chou Yi-hsien | My Missing Valentine | 消失的情人節 | ||
| 2021 (58th) |
Giorgos Valsamis | American Girl | 美國女孩 | [3] |
| Chung Mong-hong | The Falls | 瀑布 | ||
| Kartik Vijay | The Soul | 緝魂 | ||
| Chou Yi-hsien | Till We Meet Again | 月老 | ||
| Leung Ming Kai | Drifting | 濁水漂流 | ||
| 2022 (59th) |
Cheng Siu-keung | Limbo | 智齒 | [4] |
| Leung Ming Kai | The Sunny Side of the Street | 白日青春 | ||
| Chen Ko-chin | Incantation | 咒 | ||
| Yao Hung-i | Salute | 我心我行 | ||
| Charlie Sou Wai-kin | Kissing the Ground You Walked On | 海鷗來過的房間 | ||
| 2023 (60th) |
Yu Jing-pin | Fish Memories | （真）新的一天 | [5] |
| Kartik Vijay | Abang Adik | 富都青年 | ||
| Jake Pollock | Eye of the Storm | 疫起 | ||
| Hsu Chih-chun | Snow in Midsummer | 五月雪 | ||
| Chen Chi-wen | Who'll Stop the Rain | 青春並不溫柔 | ||
| 2024 (61st) |
Wang Weihua | Bel Ami | 漂亮朋友 | [6] [7] |
| Imamura Keisuke | 18×2 Beyond Youthful Days | 青春18×2 通往有你的旅程 | ||
| Kartik Vijay | Yen and Ai-Lee | 小雁與吳愛麗 | ||
| Michaël Capron | Mongrel | 白衣蒼狗 | ||
| Aziz Zhambakiyev | Shambhala | |||
| 2025 (62nd) |
Leung Ming Kai | Mother Bhumi | 地母 | [8] [9] |
| Norm Li | Lucky Lu | |||
| Chen Ta-pu | Deep Quiet Room | 深度安靜 | ||
| Chen Ko-chin, Kao Tzu-hao | Left-Handed Girl | 左撇子女孩 | ||
| Jimmy Wong | 96 Minutes | 96分鐘 | ||
Superlatives
editSince 1990, the following cinematographers have received two or more Golden Horse Awards for Best Cinematography:
| Wins | Cinematographer |
|---|---|
| 7 | Mark Lee Ping Bin |
| 4 | Christopher Doyle |
| 2 | Poon Hang-Sang |
| 2 | Cao Yu |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Prentice, Rachel (October 26, 1988). "East Meets West As 'Rouge,' From Hong Kong, Hits Fest Trail". Variety. p. 10.
- ↑ Lee, Eva; Hsu, Lucy (November 21, 2020). "【2020金馬】第57屆金馬獎完整得獎名單！". Cosmopolitan (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Chou, Inna (November 27, 2021). "【2021金馬獎】金馬58得獎名單一覽！賈靜雯《瀑布》奪影后、張震《緝魂》拿影帝". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Chou, Inna (November 18, 2022). "【2022金馬獎】金馬59完整得獎名單一覽！黃秋生首奪影帝、張艾嘉三奪影后". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Chou, Inna (October 3, 2023). "【2023金馬獎】金馬60 得獎名單一覽！12歲林品彤成史上年紀最小金馬影后、吳慷仁奪金馬影帝". Vogue Taiwan (in Chinese). Retrieved November 3, 2025.
- ↑ Shackleton, Liz (October 3, 2024). "'Dead Talents Society' Leads Race For Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards With 11 Nominations". Deadline. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ↑ Wong, Silvia (November 24, 2024). "'An Unfinished Film', 'Bel Ami' among top winners at Golden Horse Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
- ↑ Wong, Silvia (October 1, 2025). "'A Foggy Tale', 'Left-Handed Girl' lead Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards nominations". Screen Daily. Retrieved October 1, 2025.
- ↑ Wong, Silvia (November 23, 2025). "'A Foggy Tale' wins multiple prizes including best film at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards". Screen Daily. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
External links
edit- Official website (in Chinese)