The 20th Golden Horse Awards () took place on November 16, 1983 at the Kaohsiung Cultural Center in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.

Growing Up The Wheel of Life Hong Kong, Hong Kong Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing A Flower in the Raining Night That Day, on the Beach夏爾降坡公路 東方藝術殿堂 陽光畫家吳炫三 燃燒吧!王船 營長牧場Bremen 4: Angels in Hell 牛伯伯與小妹大破鑽石城Chen Kun-hou — Growing Up Choi Kai-kwong — Hong Kong, Hong Kong Edward Yang — That Day, on the BeachSun Yueh — Papa, Can You Hear Me Sing Chen Jen-lei — Traveler Alex Man — Hong Kong, Hong KongLu Hsiao-fen — A Flower in the Raining Night Jang Chuen-fang — Growing Up Cherie Chung — Hong Kong, Hong KongKu Feng — 待罪的女孩 — The Sandwich Man Doze Niu — Growing UpYing Ying — A Flower in the Raining Night Li Tai-ling — Send in the Clowns Chiang Hsia — Papa, Can You Hear Me SingShi An-ni — Magic Liu Hsiao-hua — A Little Boy's Desire Yen Cheng-kuo — The Sandwich Man

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