1969 FAMAS Awards
(Redirected from 17th FAMAS Awards)
| 17th FAMAS Awards | |
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| Date | April 26, 1969 |
| Site | Coral Ball Room, Manila Hilton Manila, Philippines[1] |
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| Best Picture | Igorota (Nepomuceno Productions) |
| Most awards | Igorota (8 wins) |
The 17th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night took place on April 26, 1969,[2] honoring films released in 1968. It was the most attended FAMAS ceremony at the time it was held.[1] President Ferdinand Marcos was a guest speaker at the ceremony, presenting awards and pledging to provide government resources to support the film industry.[1][2]
Igorota, produced by Nepomuceno Productions, won eight FAMAS Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Charito Solis.[3]
Awards
[edit]Major awards
[edit]Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
| Best Picture | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
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| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
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| Best in Screenplay | Best Story |
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| Best Sound Engineering | Best Musical Score |
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| Best Cinematography (Color) | Best Cinematography (Black and White) |
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| Best Editing | Best Child Performer |
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Special Awardee
[edit]- POSTHUMOUS Award
- Jess Lapid
- Carlos Vander Tolosa
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Charito cops Famas award for 'Igorota'". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. April 27, 1969. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
- 1 2 "Official Week in Review". Official Gazette. 65 (18). Bureau of Public Printing: cdxl. May 5, 1969. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
Philippines Free Press, Inc., of Makati, Rizal, a corporation of the Philippines.
- ↑ "CHARITO SOLIS' CONTROVERSIAL SCENES IN "IGOROTA" (1968)". Retrieved February 1, 2013.
External links
[edit]- FAMAS Awards Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine