1979 FAMAS Awards

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27th FAMAS Awards
Date1979
SitePhilippines
Highlights
Best Picture'Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak' ~ VS Films
Most awardsPagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak ~ VS Films (7 wins)

The 27th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1979 in the Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1978.

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Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak of VS Films was the most awarded film of the 27th FAMAS Awards winning the top prize for FAMAS Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Story, Best Cinematography, Best Musical Score and Best in Production Design. [1]

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture Best Director
  • Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak VS Films
    • Atsay Ian Film Productions
    • Gumising ka Maruja FPJ Productions
    • Isang gabi sa iyo... Isang gabi sa akin AA Productions
    • Rubia Servios Sampaguita Pictures
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
Best Child ActorBest Child Actress
  • Niño Muhlach Ang Tatay kong Nanay
    • Bongchi Miraflor Mahal mo, Mahal ko
    • Romnick Sarmienta Pinagbuklod ng Pagibig
    • Bentot Jr Tatk ng Tundo
Best in ScreenplayBest Story
  • Oscar Miranda Isang gabi sa iyo... Isang gabi sa akin:
    • Celso Ad. Castillo, Lando Jacob, Iskho Lopez Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak
  • Celso Ad. Castillo, Ruben Arthur Nicdao Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak
Best SoundBest Musical Score
  • Rudy Baldovino Gumising ka Maruja
  • George Canseco Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak
Best CinematographyBest Production Design
  • Romeo Vitug Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak
  • Peter Perlas Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak
Best Editing
  • Augusto Salvador Gumising ka Maruja

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References

  1. "1978 FAMAS AWARDS" . Retrieved 2013-01-30.