The ceremony for the 3rd Hundred Flowers Awards was held on May 23, 1980, in Beijing. The event was suspended seventeen years during the Cultural Revolution.
Awards
Best Film
| Winner | Winning film | Nominees | 
| N/A | Little Flower Ji Hongchang
 Tear Stains
 | N/A | 
Best Director
| Winner | Winning film | Nominees | 
| Xie Tian | A Sweet Life | N/A | 
Best Screenplay
Best Actor
| Winner | Winning film | Nominees | 
| Li Rentang | Tear Stains | N/A | 
Best Actress
| Winner | Winning film | Nominees | 
| Joan Chen | Little Flower | N/A | 
Best Supporting Actress
Best Animation
Best Chinese Opera Film
| Winning film | Nominees | 
| Romance of the Iron Bow | N/A | 
External links
|  | 
|---|
| Current Awards |  | 
|---|
| Retired Awards |  | 
|---|
| Ceremonies |  | 
|---|
| China Literary and Art Circles Awards |