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1969 FAMAS Awards

17th FAMAS Awards
DateApril 26, 1969
SiteCoral Ball Room, Manila Hilton
Manila, Philippines[1]
Highlights
Best PictureIgorota (Nepomuceno Productions)
Most awardsIgorota (8 wins)

The 17th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night took place on April 26, 1969,[2] honoring films released in 1968. It was the most attended FAMAS ceremony at the time it was held.[1] President Ferdinand Marcos was a guest speaker at the ceremony, presenting awards and pledging to provide government resources to support the film industry.[1][2]

Igorota, produced by Nepomuceno Productions, won eight FAMAS Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Charito Solis.[3]

Awards

Major awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture Best Director
  • Igorota — Nepomuceno Productions.
    • Artista ang Aking Asawa — Lea Productions
    • Barbaro Cristobal — FPJ Productions
    • De Colores — Arco Iris Productions
    • Kasalanan Kaya? — Virgo Film Productions
    • Oh! My Papa — Lea Productions
    • Psycho Maniac — Regina Productions
    • Salamisim — Lea Productions
    • Siete Dolores — Virgo Film Productions
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
  • Fred Galang — Igorota
    • Dante Rivero — Alipin ng Busabos
    • Panchito — Dakilang Tanga
    • Eddie Infante — Dambana ng Kagitingan
    • Johnny Montiero — Galo Gimbal
    • Vic Silayan — Kumander Dimas
    • Dindo Fernando — Liku-likong Landas
    • Lauro Delgado — Salamisim
    • Renato Robles — Siete Dolores
  • Lourdes Medel — Salamisim
    • Liberty Ilagan — Alipin ng Busabos
    • Katy de la Cruz — Dakilang Tanga
    • Verna Gaston — Elizabeth
    • Eva Darren — Igorota
    • Vilma Santos — Kasalanan Kaya?
    • Margie Tanquintic — Kumander Dimas
    • Rosa Mia — Liku-likong Landas
    • Caridad Sanchez — Ngitngit ng pitong whistle Bomb
    • Mary Walter — Psycho Maniac
Best in Screenplay Best Story
  • Emmanuel H. Borlaza — Kasalanan Kaya?
  • Liza Moreno — Kasalanan Kaya
Best Sound Engineering Best Musical Score
  • Juanito Clemente — Igorota
  • Tony Maiquez — Kasalan Kaya?
  • Tito Arevalo — Igorota
Best Cinematography (Color) Best Cinematography (Black and White)
  • Loreta Isleta — Igorota
  • Ricardo Remias — Kasalanan Kaya
Best Editing Best Child Performer
  • Elsa Abutan — Igorota
  • Zernan Manaha — Barbaro Cristobal

Special Awardee

  • POSTHUMOUS Award
    • Jess Lapid
    • Carlos Vander Tolosa

References

  1. ^ a b c "Charito cops Famas award for 'Igorota'". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. April 27, 1969. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Official Week in Review". Official Gazette. 65 (18). Bureau of Public Printing: cdxl. May 5, 1969. Retrieved January 14, 2025. Philippines Free Press, Inc., of Makati, Rizal, a corporation of the Philippines.
  3. ^ "CHARITO SOLIS' CONTROVERSIAL SCENES IN "IGOROTA" (1968)". Retrieved February 1, 2013.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_FAMAS_Awards