Lin Zhiling, one of the three beautiful hosts of the awarding ceremony

The annual Taiwan Golden Hits Awards opened Saturday night, offering its audience an unexpected winners' list.

Widely-acclaimed singers Jay Chow and Leehom Wong didn't manage to pocket any awards during the evening, which surprised rather than disappointed their fans.

The coveted Best Album award went to a dark horse candidate, female singer Chen Shanni's "Later, We've all Cried".

Singaporean singer Stephanie Sun and Taiwan singer Stanley Huang took home Best Female Singer and Best Male Singer respectively.

Many of the Golden Hits winners have not been received much media attention.

Renowned for its special taste in music, the judge panel of Taiwan Golden Hits Awards offer an alternative criterion to other music awards in China.

(Agencies)

unexpected: not expected or anticipated（想不到的，意料之外的）

renowned: widely known and esteemed（有名的，有聲譽的）