16th Golden Horse Awards

Date| November 2, 1979
Site| Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taipei, Taiwan
Hosted by| Chiang Kuang-chao
Sylvia Chang
Organized by| Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee
Highlights
Best Feature Film| The Story of a Small Town
Best Director| King Hu
Legend of the Mountain
Best Actor| Ko Chun-hsiung
A Teacher of Great Soldiers
Best Actress| Joan Lin
The Story of a Small Town
Most awards| Legend of the Mountain (6)
Most nominations| The Story of a Small Town (10)

* ← 15th
* Golden Horse Awards
* 17th →

The 16th Golden Horse Awards (Mandarin:第16屆金馬獎) took place on November 2, 1979, at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan.[1]

## Winners and nominees

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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Best Feature Film

* The Story of a Small Town
* Legend of the Mountain (runner-up)
* Drunken Master (runner-up - mention)
* A Teacher of Great Soldiers (runner-up - mention)
* The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung (runner-up - mention)
* The Avenging Eagle (runner-up - mention)
* Fly Up With Love (runner-up - mention)
* A Special Smile (runner-up)
* Gone with Honor (runner-up)
* Love in Chilly Spring (runner-up)
* Off to Success (runner-up)
* Killing Does Not Pay (runner-up - mention)

Best Documentary

* Nu Chao Peng Pai
* Bei Gang Niu Xu (runner-up)
* Tai Wan De Hu Die (runner-up)
* Min Zu Wen Hua De Suo Ying — Jin Men (runner-up)
* Guo Shi Ying (runner-up)
* Chong Man Xi Wang De Yi Dai (runner-up - mention)
* Zhong Hua Min Guo Liu Shi Qi Nian Guo Qing Yue Bing (runner-up - mention)
* Beautiful Formosa (runner-up - mention)
* Guo Ji Tian Jing Yao Qing Sai (runner-up - mention)
* Qing Zhu Zhong Hua Min Guo Liu Shi Qi Nian Guo Qing (runner-up - mention)

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Best Animation – Runner Up

* Xing Fu Zhang Wo Zai Nin Shou Zhong

Best Director

* King Hu — Legend of the Mountain
* Li Hsing — The Story of a Small Town
* Tu Chung-hsun — A Special Smile

Best Leading Actor

* Ko Chun-hsiung — A Teacher of Great Soldiers
* Shih Chun — Legend of the Mountain
* Liang Hsiu-shen — Love in Chilly Spring

Best Leading Actress

* Joan Lin — The Story of a Small Town
* Sibelle Hu — A Special Smile
* Hsu Feng — Legend of the Mountain

Best Supporting Actor

* Han Su — A Special Smile
* Yuen Siu-tien — Drunken Master
* Chiang Ming — The Story of a Small Town

Best Supporting Actress

* Shen Shih-hua — Fly Up with Love
* Terry Hu — Rainbow in My Heart
* Gua Ah-leh — Love in Chilly Spring

Best Child Star

* Chen Jun-jie — The Story of a Small Town
* Lien Chen-fan — A Special Smile

Best Original Screenplay

* Chang Yung-hsiang — The Story of a Small Town
* Lin Huang-kun — Love in Chilly Spring
* Sung Hsiang-ju — A Special Smile

Best Adapted Screenplay

* Li Han-hsiang — The Voyage of Emperor Chien Lung
* Hsiao Yeh — Off to Success
* Lin Chin-wei — Killing Does Not Pay

Best Cinematography

* Chen Chun-chieh — Legend of the Mountain
* Chen Kun-hou — The Story of a Small Town
* Liao Ching-song — Love in Chilly Spring

Best Film Editing

* Chiang Hsing-lung — The Avenging Eagle
* Hsiao Nan — Legend of the Mountain
* Wang Chi-yang — Off to Success

Best Art Direction

* King Hu — Legend of the Mountain
* Tsai Cheng-pin — The Story of a Small Town
* Chou Chih-liang — Love in Chilly Spring

Best Film Score

* Wu Ta-chiang — Legend of the Mountain
* Weng Ching-hsi — The Story of a Small Town
* Li Tai-hsiang — A Special Smile

Best Original Film Song

* "Huan Yan" — A Special Smile
* Composer： Li Tai-hsiang
* Lyrics: Shen Lv-bai
* "Cheng Gong Ling Shang" — Off to Success
* Composer： Lo Ming-dao
* Lyrics： Zhuang Nu
* "No Soil, No Flower" — Love in Chilly Spring
* Composer： Lin Chia-ching
* Lyrics： Lin Huang-kun

Best Sound Recording

* Chou Shao-lung — Legend of the Mountain
* Wang Jung-fang — The Story of a Small Town
* Hsin Chiang-sheng — Off to Success

Best Cinematography for Documentary

* Wang Chu-chin - Tai Wan De Hu Die
* Peng Chun-tien — Bei Gang Niu Xu
* Lo Jung-pen — Guo Shi Ying

Best Planning for Documentary

* Hung Lao-tien — Bei Gang Niu Xu
* Lei Chi-ming — Guo Shi Ying
* Chao Chi-pin — Nu Chao Peng Pai

Best Director for Animated Film
(no winner)

* Huang Mu-tsun — Xing Fu Zhang Wo Zai Nin Shou Zhong

## References

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1. ^ "台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival". www.goldenhorse.org.tw.

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* Best Narrative Feature
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