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1957 FAMAS Awards

Annual Filipino film awards ceremony


Summary

Annual Filipino film awards ceremony

FieldValue
number5
awardFAMAS Awards
date1957
siteFiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel
best_pictureLuksang Tagumpay (LVN Pictures)
most_winsDesperado (People's Pictures) (4 wins)
most_nominationsDesperado (11 nominations)
last4th
next6th

The 5th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1957 for the Outstanding Achievements for 1956 at Fiesta Pavilion in Manila Hotel.

Desperado of Peoples Picture ran away with the most wins (4) out of 11 nominations. However, it was Luksang Tagumpay by (LVN Pictures) who won the FAMAS Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best PictureBest DirectorBest ActorBest ActressBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting ActressBest in ScreenplayBest StoryBest Sound EngineeringBest Musical ScoreBest CinematographyBest Editing

Special Awardee

  • International Prestige Award of Merit
    • Badjao (LVN Pictures)

References

References

  1. (1984). "Focus on Filipino Films: A Sampling, 1951-1982". Experimental cinema of the Philippines.
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