大眾電影百花獎（Hundred Flowers Award）創辦(ban)于1962年，是由中國(guo)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)家(jia)協會和中國(guo)文聯聯合(he)主辦(ban)，由周(zhou)恩來總理發(fa)起的(de)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)大獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)。百花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)代表觀(guan)眾(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)對電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)的(de)看法和評(ping)價，并由觀(guan)眾(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)投票產生獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)項，因此(ci)又被稱(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)“觀(guan)眾(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)”。百花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)之所以用“百花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)”命名是為(wei)(wei)了體現“百花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)齊放、百家(jia)爭鳴(ming)”的(de)文藝方針，獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)杯為(wei)(wei)銅質鍍金(jin)(jin)花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)神(shen)。百花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)也是中國(guo)歷史最為(wei)(wei)悠久和最有(you)群眾(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)基礎的(de)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)大獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)。此(ci)外，大眾(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)百花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)還與中國(guo)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)華表獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)、中國(guo)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)金(jin)(jin)雞獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)并稱(cheng)(cheng)“中國(guo)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)三大獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)”。自2005年起，金(jin)(jin)雞獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)與百花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)獎(jiang)(jiang)(jiang)隔(ge)年評(ping)選(xuan)一次，合(he)稱(cheng)(cheng)為(wei)(wei)金(jin)(jin)雞百花(hua)(hua)(hua)(hua)電(dian)(dian)影(ying)(ying)節。