1953 FAMAS Awards

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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) honoring the best achievements of Filipino films in 1952. Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo produced by Manuel Vistan Jr.[3] is the first recipient of FAMAS Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted with boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡). Nominees are also listed if applicable. [2]

Best Picture Best Director
  • Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo[4] — Premiere Productions, Inc.‡
    • Ang Bagong Umaga — Premiere Productions, Inc.
    • Basahang Ginto — Sampaguita Pictures
    • Korea — LVN Pictures
  • Gerardo de Leon — Ang Bagong Umaga‡
Best Actor Best Actress
  • Ben Perez — Ang Bagong Umaga‡ [5]
  • Alicia Vergel — Basahang Ginto‡
    • Celia Flor — Correccional
    • Anita Linda — Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
  • Gil de Leon — Korea‡[6]
    • Max Alvarado — 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‡[6]
  • Julio Esteban Anguita — Kalbaryo ni Hesus‡[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Ang galing ng acting! Pang Famas!".
  2. ^ a b "FAMAS Awards for 1953". IMDb.com.
  3. ^ "Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo". IMDb.com.
  4. ^ Joaquin, Nick (1980). Manila, Sin City?: And Other Chronicles. National Book Store. p. 72. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
  5. ^ CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Philippine film. Cultural Center of the Philippines. 1994. p. 292. ISBN 978-971-8546-42-0. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d Pareja, Lynn S. (23 March 2002). "Saturday, March. The First Golden Decade Of The Famas-The 1950s". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

External links

  • "The Unofficial Website of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on 12 July 2013.
  • FAMAS Awards Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine
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