1981 FAMAS Awards

30th FAMAS Awards
Date	1981
Site	Philippines
Highlights
Best Picture	Aguila
Most awards	Aguila (4 wins)

The 30th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1981 in the Philippines. The event recognized outstanding achievements of the different films for the year 1980.

Awards

Major awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture	Best Director
Aguila — Bancom Audiovision Brutal — Bancom Audiovision Kakabakaba Ka Ba? — LVN Pictures Langis at Tubig — Sining Silangan Production Pag-ibig Na Walang Dangal — Bancom Audiovision Taga sa Panahon — Premiere Productions	Eddie Romero — Aguila Marilou Diaz-Abaya — Brutal Mike De Leon — Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Danny L. Zialcita — Langis at Tubig Romy Suzura — Pag-ibig Na Walang Dangal Augusto Buenaventura — Taga sa Panahon
Best Actor	Best Actress
Dindo Fernando — Langis at Tubig Christopher De Leon — Aguila Jay Ilagan — Brutal Joseph Estrada — Hoy, Tukso, Layuan Mo Ako Christopher de Leon — Taga sa Panahon	Amy Austria — Brutal Nora Aunor — Bona Vilma Santos — Langis at Tubig Elizabeth Oropesa — Si Malakas, si Maganda at si Mahinhin Charo Santos — Pag-ibig Na Walang Dangal
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
George Estregan — Lumakad Kang Hubad... Sa Mundong Ibabaw Jay Ilagan — Aguila Johnny Delgado — Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Lito Anzures — Ang Panday Van de Leon — Taga sa Panahon	Perla Bautista — Nang Bumuka ang Sampaguita Gina Alajar — Brutal Armida Siguion-Reyna — Pag-ibig Na Walang Dangal Suzette Ranillo — Taga sa Panahon Rita Gomez — Tanikala
Best Child Actor	Best Child Actress
Bentot Jr. — Ang Panday Niño Muhlach — Tembong	Andrea M. Bautista — Dang-Dong Sheryl Cruz — Candy
Best in Screenplay	Best Story
Eddie Romero — Aguila Oscar Miranda — Pag-ibig Na Walang Dangal	Joe Lad Santos — Kaladkarin Carlo J. Caparas — Ang Panday
Best Sound	Best Musical Score
Ramon Reyes — Kakabakaba Ka Ba?	George Canseco — Miss X
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Mike de Leon — Aguila	Ike Jarlego Jr. — Kakabakaba Ka Ba?
Best Theme Song
George Canseco — Langis at Tubig

External links

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