2020 FAMAS Awards

68th FAMAS Awards
Date	December 20, 2020
Site	Seda Vertis North, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Hosted by	Christian Bables and Jasmine Curtis-Smith
Highlights
Best Picture	Aswang
Most awards	Aswang (4) Babae at Baril (4)
Most nominations	Kalel, 15 (9)
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The 68th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards was an awarding ceremony given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of prize-winning writers and movie columnists, giving recognition to the Philippine mainstream and independent films, actors, actresses, directors and production staffs for their achievements in the year 2019. ^[1]

The nominations were announced on December 6, 2020 through the newly launched FAMAS Digital Philippines. ^[2] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the typical awards night ceremony was replaced by a virtual announcement of winners. For the first time, the organization partnered up with IFLIX and WeTV Philippines to broadcast the pre-recorded announcement through online platforms like YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter) to reach more audience. ^[1]

For the first time in the history of this award-giving body, the Best Picture winner was a documentary film. ^[3]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

Best Picture	Best Director
Aswang Babae at Baril Cleaners John Denver Trending Kalel, 15 Verdict	Raymund Ribay Gutierrez – Verdict Arden Rod Condez – John Denver Trending Glenn Barit – Cleaners Jet Leyco – For My Alien Friend Jun Lana – Kalel, 15 Rae Red – Babae at Baril
Best Actor	Best Actress
Elijah Canlas – Kalel, 15 as Kalel Fernandez Kristoffer King – Verdict as Dante Santos Alden Richards – Hello, Love, Goodbye as Ethan Del Rosario Gold Aceron – Metamorphosis as Adam Jansen Magpusao – John Denver Trending as John Denver Cabungcal Nar Cabico – Akin ang Korona as Nanong	Janine Gutierrez – Babae at Baril as Babae Angela Cortez – Jino to Mari as Marie Bela Padilla – Mañanita as Edilberta Jean Garcia – Watch Me Kill as Luciana Kathryn Bernardo – Hello, Love, Goodbye as Joy Marie Fabregas Nadine Lustre – Ulan as Maya
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ricky Davao – Fuccbois as Mayor Fernan Boo Gabunada – Sila-Sila as Stranger JC Santos – Babae at Baril as Miguel Phi Palmos – Akin ang Korona as Pia Topper Fabregas – Sila-Sila as Jared	Dolly de Leon – Verdict as Elsa Cherie Gil – Kaputol as Kiki Ella Cruz – Edward as Agnes Meryll Soriano – John Denver Trending as Marites Cabungcal Yayo Aguila – Metamorphosis as Elena
Best Screenplay	Best Documentary Film
Glenn Barit – Cleaners Daniel Saniana – Sila-Sila Jun Lana – Kalel, 15 Rae Red – Babae at Baril Raymund Ribay Gutierrez – Verdict	Aswang – Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac A Is for Agustin – Grace Simbulan For My Alien Friend – Jet Leyco
Best Cinematography	Best Production Design
Alyx Ayn G. Arumpac & Tanya Haurylchyk – Aswang Tey Clamor – Babae at Baril Carlo Mendoza – Kalel, 15 Neil Daza – Ulan Odyssey Flores – Mañanita	Eero Yves Francisco – Babae at Baril Alvin Francisco – Edward Carmela Danao – Lola Igna Ferdie Abuel – Ulan Maolen Fadul – Kalel, 15
Best Editing	Best Sound
Fatima Bianchi & Anne Fabini – Aswang Benjamin Gonzales Tolentino – Kalel, 15 Carlo Francisco Manatad – Fuccbois Che Tagyamon & Noah Loyola – Cleaners Jet Leyco & Brian Gonzales – For My Alien Friend Marya Ignacio – Hello, Love, Goodbye	Jet Leyco & Brian Gonzales – For My Alien Friend Albert Michael Idioma, Aian Caro & Lamberto Casas Jr. – Kalel, 15 Bryan Dumaguina – Watch Me Kill Immanuel Verona – Clarita Jason Conanan, Vince Jan Banta, Rj Cantos & Mikko Quizon – Ulan Mikko Quizon, John Michael Perez & Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr – Aswang
Best Musical Score	Best Short Film
Fatima Nerikka Salim & Immanuel Verona – Babae at Baril Glenn Barit – Cleaners Jessie Lasaten – Hello, Love, Goodbye Richard Gonzales – Jino to Mari Teresa Barrozo – Kalel, 15	Tokwifi – Carla Pulido Ocampo Ascending – Sophia Isip Biyaheng Pa-Kalayaan Ave, na-EDSAng Letse – Lem Garcellano Budots: The Craze – Jay Rosas & Mark Limbaga Disconnection Notice – Glenn Averia Here, Here – Joanne Cesario Judy Free – Che Tagyamon Michel de Certeau's Metaphor for Everyday Life – Noli Manaig Plus. Minus. – Lester Cristal, Lourel San Pablo & Romeo Gapuz The Shoemaker – Sheron R. Dayoc & Sonny Calvento

Special Awards

Advocacy Film Award

• Neal 'Buboy' Tan

Dolphy King of Comedy Award

• Pokwang

Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award

• Boy Abunda

FAMAS Lifetime Achievement Award

• Armida Siguion-Reyna
• Ricky Lee
• Roxlee

Fernando Poe, Jr. Award

• Angel Locsin

German Moreno Youth Achievement Award ^[4]

• Liza Soberano
• Matteo Guidicelli

FAMAS Netizens' Choice

Best Picture: Babae at Baril

Best Actor: Elijah Canlas

Best Actress: Nadine Lustre

Stats

	Nominations	Wins
Kalel, 15	9	1
Babae at Baril	8	4
Aswang	5	4
Verdict	5	3
Cleaners	5	1
For My Alien Friend	4	1
Hello, Love, Goodbye	4	0
John Denver Trending	4	0
Ulan	4	0
Sila-Sila	3	0
Fuccbois	2	1
Akin ang Korona	2	0
Edward	2	0
Jino to Mari	2	0
Mañanita	2	0
Metamorphosis	2	0
Watch Me Kill	2	0
A Is for Agustin	1	0
Clarita	1	0
Kaputol	1	0
Lola Igna	1	0

References

1. "68th FAMAS Announcement of Winners". Saksi. December 20, 2020.
2. Olea, Jerry (December 7, 2020). "Kathryn Bernardo, Alden Richards, Nadine Lustre get acting nods from 68th FAMAS Awards". Philippine Entertainment Portal.
3. FAMAS Digital Philippines (December 20, 2020). "68th FAMAS Gabi ng Parangal Winners". Facebook. Retrieved December 29, 2024.
4. Requintina, Robert. "Janine Gutierrez, Elijah Canlas win top acting honors at 68th Famas Awards". Manila Bulletin.

External links

• FAMAS Awards Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine