1976 FAMAS Awards

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24th FAMAS Awards
Date1976
SitePhilippines
Highlights
Best Picture Maynila.. Sa Kuko ng Liwanag ~ Cinema Artist
Most awards Maynila.. Sa Kuko ng Liwanag ~ Cinema Artist ( 9 wins)
Most nominations Maynila.. Sa Kuko ng Liwanag ~ Cinema Artist ( 11 nominations)

The 24th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1976. This is for the outstanding achievements in Filipino film for 1975.

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Maynila.. Sa Kuko ng Liwanag of Cinema Artist was the most nominated with eleven (11) nominations and the most awarded with 9 wins including FAMAS Award for Best Picture and the Best Director for Lino Brocka. This is the second year in a row for Brocka to win both Best Director and his film as Best Picture. [1]

This year, FAMAS elevated five (5) individuals to Hall of Famer Status for winning a specific award 5 times or more. They are Eddie Garcia for Best Supporting Actor, Gerardo de Leon for Best Director, Tony Maiquez for Musical Scorer, Angel Avellana and Demetrio de Santos for Best in Sound Recording.

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture Best Director
  • Maynila.. Sa Kuko ng Liwanag Cinema Arts
    • Banaue: Stairway to the Sky NV Productions
    • Hatulan kung Kasalanan Emperor Films
    • Lumapit, lumayo ang umaga Lea Productions
    • Saan ka Pupunta, Miss Lutgarda Nicolas?: Silver Films
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Child PerformerBest Theme Song
  • Melissa Sarosario Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gab
    • Mercy Bartolome Banaue: Stairway to the Sky
    • Eddie Villamayor Banaue: Stairway to the Sky
  • Willy Cruz Araw-Araw, Gabi-Gabi
Best in ScreenplayBest Story
Best SoundBest Musical Score
  • Ernani Cuenco Diligin mo ng hamog ang uhaw na Lupa
Best CinematographyBest Production Design
  • Banaue: Stairway to the Sky
Best EditingBest Production Design
  • Banaue: Stairway to the Sky

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References

  1. "1975 FAMAS AWARDS" . Retrieved January 29, 2013.