The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences, on behalf of the Santiago family, bestowed the Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award to performers, producers, and directors of productions that have gained international recognition for their cinematic excellence.
The Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award is given in honor of Dr. Ciriaco Santiago, studio chief of Premiere Productions. The earliest record of its awarding was in the 7th FAMAS Awards (1958) in 1959, when Susan Roces received it for representing the country in the 1959 San Francisco Pacific Film Festival.
The Santiago family provided the award. However, the family became uninterested in awarding the annual special award, so it was last given in the 50th FAMAS Awards (2001) in 2002. [1]
The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards are the annual honors given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of prize-winning writers and movie columnists, for achievements in the Philippine cinema for a calendar year. Members of the academy including avid movie viewers, fans or enthusiasts will cast their votes on who should win the statuettes on different categories they were nominated. Established in 1952, it the oldest existing film industry award-giving body in the Philippines and one of the oldest in Asia. The FAMAS Awards, from 1952 to 1982, was the highest Filipino film award a filmmaker or artisan could receive in the local movie industry.
The Maria Clara Awards is the first formal film industry award-giving body of the Philippines. It was established in 1950 by a group of writers from the Manila Times Publishing, Co., which included National Artist Dr. Alejandro Roces, regarded as the Father of the Maria Clara Awards. It was the initial answer of the Philippines to Hollywood's Academy Awards, an institution for recognizing talents in the Filipino movie industry.
Gloria Romero is a Filipino actress appearing in film and television. Her career spans 60 years and includes award winning performances in the films Tanging Yaman, Nagbabagang Luha and 1955's Dalagang Ilocana. She is the first recipient of the lifetime achievement award from the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB).
The FAMAS Award for Best Actor is one of the FAMAS Awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award, which are voted on by Palanca Award-winning writers and movie columnists and writers within the industry.
The FAMAS Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the FAMAS Awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award, which are voted on by Palanca Award-winning writers and movie columnists and writers within the industry. First awarded in the very first FAMAS Ceremony in 1953.
The 5th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held inn 1957 for the Outstanding Achievements for 1956 at Fiesta Pavilion in Manila Hotel.
The 21st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1973 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1972.
The 22nd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1974 at the Manila Hilton Hotel. This ceremony will give recognition to the movies that was made for the year 1973.
The 19th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1971 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1970.
The 25th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on May 20, 1978, at The Philippine International Convention Center. This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1977.
The 8th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on March 5, 1960, for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1959.
The 9th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1961 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1960.
The 10th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1962 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1961.
The 12th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1964 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1963.
The 15th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held 1n 1967 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1966.
The 16th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1968 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1967.
The International Prestige Award of Merit was given to Filipino film productions that have been recognized internationally for their superior cinematic quality and artistry.
The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences bestowed the Gregorio Valdez Memorial Award to Filipino producers and film industry leaders of distinction whose body of films produced and/or film industry achievements have given merit to the Filipino film industry as a whole, as well as Filipino film producers in other countries whose body of work is recognized in that particular country.
The 29th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1981 in the Philippines. This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1980.
The 33rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1986 in the Philippines. This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1985.