Since 2004, the Hundred Flowers Awards ceremonies have been held biennially on alternate years with the Golden Rooster.

In 1992, the Golden Rooster and the Hundred Flowers Awards were combined into a single national festival.

[3] From 1980 to 2004, the annual Hundred Flowers poll selected three films with the most tallied votes as the Best Pictures of the year.

The second ballot will have the public selecting the five film nominations in each category by internet, mobile network, magazine votes, and SMS.

For the final ballot, a China official notary will randomly select 101 audience members who voted in the second round and hold dedicated screenings for all nominated pictures.