1958 FAMAS Awards

Last updated
6th FAMAS Awards
DateMarch 15, 1958
SiteFiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel
Highlights
Best PictureKalibre .45 (Premiere Productions)
Most awardsKalibre .45 (5 wins)
Most nominationsKalibre .45 (8 nominations)

The 6th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on March 15, 1958, at Fiesta Pavilion of the historical Manila Hotel. This is for the Outstanding Achievements in films for the year 1957.

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Kalibre .45 a film directed by Cesar Gallardo under Premiere Productions was the most nominated (8 nominations) and the most awarded (5 wins) film of FAMAS 1958 including the FAMAS Award for Best Picture. [1]

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture Best Director
  • Kalibre .45 Premiere Productions
    • Kamay ni Cain Peoples Picture
    • Krisalis LVN Pictures
    • Sino ang Maysala Sampaguita Pictures
    • Veronica Sampaguita Pictures
  • Cesar Gallardo Kalibre .45
    • Gregorio Fernandez Hukom Roldan
    • Susana C. de Guzman Krisalis
    • Armando Garces] Sino ang Maysala
    • Conrado Conde Taga sa bato
Best Actor Best Actress
  • Van de Leon Taga sa Bato
    • Danilo Montes Kalibre .45
    • Efren Reyes Kalibre .45
    • Jose Padilla Jr. Objective: Patayin si Magsaysay:
    • Rogelio de la Rosa Veronica
  • Paraluman Sino ang Maysala
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
  • Etang Discher Busabos
    • Bella Flores Busabos
    • Leonor Vergara Kamay ni Cain
    • Patria Plata Kandilang Bakal
    • Rebecca Del Rio Krisalis
Best in ScreenplayBest Story
  • Augusto Buenaventura Walang Sugat
  • Fausto J. Galauran Sino ang Maysala
Best Sound EngineeringBest Musical Score
  • Demetrio de Santos Kalibre .45
  • Tony Maiquez Yaya Maria
Best CinematographyBest Editing
  • Mike Accion Yaya Maria
  • Gervacio Santos Kalibre .45

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References

  1. "1FAMAS 1957: KALIBRE .45". Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-01-28.