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1959 FAMAS Awards

Annual Filipino film awards ceremony

Summary

Annual Filipino film awards ceremony

Field	Value
number	7
award	FAMAS Awards
date	March 7, 1959
site	Philippines
best_picture	Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig (Pacific Movie Productions)
most_wins	Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig (6 wins)
most_nominations	Talipandas (12 nominations)
last	6th
next	8th

The 7th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on March 7, 1959, for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1958.

Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig under the Pacific Movie Productions won the most coveted FAMAS Award for Best Picture award. It also won the best director award, best screenplay, best editing, best cinematography and the best actor award for its lead star Pancho Magalona. On the other hand, Talipandas has the most nominations with 12, winning only 1 for its lead star, screen legend Rita Gomez.

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture	Best Director	Best Actor	Best Actress	Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress	Best in Screenplay	Best Story	Best Sound Engineering	Best Musical Score	Best Cinematography	Best Editing

Special Awardee

International Prestige Award of Merit
- Badjao (LVN Pictures)
Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award
- Susan Roces
Short Film
- Gerilyang Patpat (LVN Pictures)

References

"FAMAS 1958: HANGGANG SA DULO NG DAIGDIG".

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