1st FAMAS Awards

1st FAMAS Awards
Date Thursday, July 16, 1953
Site Hotel Riviera Mansion
Dewey Boulevard
Manila[1][2]
Highlights
Best Picture Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo [3]
Television coverage
Network Radio Stations:
DZBB, DZFM, DZPI, DCBC [1]
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The 1st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on July 16, 1953 in Hotel Riviera Mansion, Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard). Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo produced by Manuel Vistan Jr.[4] is the first recipient of FAMAS Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.[3]

Best Picture Best Director
  • Gerardo de Leon — Ang Bagong Umaga
Best Actor Best Actress
  • Ben Perez — Ang Bagong Umaga
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
  • Gil de Leon — Korea
  • Nida Blanca — Korea
    • Rita Gomez — Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
Best Screenplay Best Cinematography
  • Emmanuel I. Rojas — Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
Best Sound Engineering Best Musical Score
  • Charles Gray — Kalbaryo ni Hesus
  • Julio Esteban Anguita — Kalbaryo ni Hesus

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ang galing ng acting! Pang Famas!". sites.google.com.
  2. ↑ "Gabi_ng_Parangal". WikiPilipinas. Retrieved April 26, 2007.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "FAMAS Awards for 1953". IMDb.com.
  4. ↑ "Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo". IMDb.com.

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