大眾電影百花獎（Hundred Flowers Award）創辦于1962年(nian)，是(shi)由中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)家(jia)協會和中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)文聯(lian)(lian)聯(lian)(lian)合主(zhu)辦，由周恩來總(zong)理(li)發起的(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)大(da)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)。百(bai)(bai)(bai)花(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)代(dai)表觀眾對電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)的(de)看法和評價，并(bing)由觀眾投票(piao)產生獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)項，因(yin)此又被稱(cheng)為(wei)“觀眾獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)”。百(bai)(bai)(bai)花(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)之所以用(yong)“百(bai)(bai)(bai)花(hua)(hua)”命名是(shi)為(wei)了(le)體(ti)現“百(bai)(bai)(bai)花(hua)(hua)齊放、百(bai)(bai)(bai)家(jia)爭鳴”的(de)文藝(yi)方針，獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)杯(bei)為(wei)銅質鍍金花(hua)(hua)神(shen)。百(bai)(bai)(bai)花(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)也是(shi)中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)歷史最(zui)為(wei)悠久和最(zui)有群眾基礎的(de)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)大(da)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)。此外，大(da)眾電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)百(bai)(bai)(bai)花(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)還與中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)華表獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)、中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)金雞獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)并(bing)稱(cheng)“中(zhong)(zhong)國(guo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)三大(da)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)”。自(zi)2005年(nian)起，金雞獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)與百(bai)(bai)(bai)花(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)隔(ge)年(nian)評選一(yi)次，合稱(cheng)為(wei)金雞百(bai)(bai)(bai)花(hua)(hua)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)(ying)節。