大眾電影百花獎（Hundred Flowers Award）創辦于1962年，是(shi)(shi)由(you)(you)中(zhong)國(guo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)家(jia)協(xie)會和(he)中(zhong)國(guo)文聯(lian)聯(lian)合主辦，由(you)(you)周恩來總理發起(qi)的電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)大獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)。百(bai)(bai)花獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)代表觀(guan)眾(zhong)(zhong)對電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)的看法和(he)評價，并(bing)由(you)(you)觀(guan)眾(zhong)(zhong)投票產生(sheng)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)項，因(yin)此又被(bei)稱(cheng)為“觀(guan)眾(zhong)(zhong)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)”。百(bai)(bai)花獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)之所以(yi)用“百(bai)(bai)花”命(ming)名是(shi)(shi)為了體現“百(bai)(bai)花齊放、百(bai)(bai)家(jia)爭鳴”的文藝方(fang)針，獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)杯為銅質鍍金花神。百(bai)(bai)花獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)也是(shi)(shi)中(zhong)國(guo)歷史(shi)最為悠久和(he)最有群(qun)眾(zhong)(zhong)基礎(chu)的電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)大獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)。此外，大眾(zhong)(zhong)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)百(bai)(bai)花獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)還與(yu)中(zhong)國(guo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)華表獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)、中(zhong)國(guo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)金雞(ji)(ji)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)并(bing)稱(cheng)“中(zhong)國(guo)電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)三大獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)”。自2005年起(qi)，金雞(ji)(ji)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)與(yu)百(bai)(bai)花獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)隔年評選一次，合稱(cheng)為金雞(ji)(ji)百(bai)(bai)花電(dian)(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)(ying)節(jie)。