1969 FAMAS Awards

{{Short description|Annual Filipino film awards ceremony}} {{Infobox film awards | number = 17 | award = FAMAS Awards | image = | caption = | date = April 26, 1969 | site = Coral Ball Room, Manila Hilton<br>Manila, Philippines<ref name="TMTCharito">{{cite news|title=Charito cops Famas award for 'Igorota'|url=https://pelikulaatbp.blogspot.com/2009/09/1968-famas-awards.html|access-date=January 14, 2025|work=The Manila Times|publisher=The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc.|date=April 27, 1969|pages=1, 8}}</ref> | host = | producer = | director = | best_picture = ''Igorota'' (Nepomuceno Productions) | most_wins = ''Igorota'' (8 wins) | most_nominations = | network = | duration = | ratings = | last = 16th | next = 18th }} The '''17th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night''' took place on April 26, 1969,<ref name="OfficialGazette">{{cite journal|url=https://www.google.com.ph/books/edition/Official_Gazette/ty1RAQAAMAAJ|title=Official Week in Review|journal=Official Gazette|volume=65|issue=18|date=May 5, 1969|page=cdxl|access-date=January 14, 2025|publisher=Bureau of Public Printing|quote=Philippines Free Press, Inc., of Makati, Rizal, a corporation of the Philippines.}}</ref> honoring films released in 1968. It was the most attended FAMAS ceremony at the time it was held.<ref name="TMTCharito"/> President Ferdinand Marcos was a guest speaker at the ceremony, presenting awards and pledging to provide government resources to support the film industry.<ref name="TMTCharito"/><ref name="OfficialGazette"/>

''Igorota'', produced by Nepomuceno Productions, won eight FAMAS Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Charito Solis.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://video48.blogspot.com/2009/10/charito-solis-controversial-scenes-in.html|title=CHARITO SOLIS' CONTROVERSIAL SCENES IN "IGOROTA" (1968)|accessdate=February 1, 2013}}</ref>

==Awards== ===Major awards=== Winners are listed first and highlighted with '''boldface'''.

{| class=wikitable |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Picture ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Director |- | valign="top" | * '''''Igorota'' — Nepomuceno Productions.''' **Artista ang Aking Asawa — ''Lea Productions'' **Barbaro Cristobal — ''FPJ Productions'' **De Colores — ''Arco Iris Productions'' **Kasalanan Kaya? — ''Virgo Film Productions'' **Oh! My Papa — ''Lea Productions'' **Psycho Maniac — ''Regina Productions'' **Salamisim — ''Lea Productions'' **Siete Dolores — ''Virgo Film Productions'' | valign="top" | * '''Luis Nepomuceno — ''Igorota''''' **Arman de Guzman — ''Alipin ng Busabos'' **Pablo Santiago — ''Barbaro Cristobal'' **Armando Garces — ''De Colores'' **Tony Cayado — ''Donata'' **Eddie Rodriguez — ''Kasalanan Kaya'' **Lamberto V. Avellana — ''Kumander Dimas'' **Fely Crisostomo — ''Oh! My Papa'' **Emmanuel H. Borlaza — ''Psycho Maniac'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Actor ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Actress |- | valign="top" | * '''Eddie Garcia — ''De Colores''''' **Dolphy — ''Artista ang AKing Asawa'' **Fernando Poe Jr. — ''Barbaro Cristobal'' **Joseph Estrada — ''Galo Gimbal'' **Ric Rodrigo — ''Igorota'' **Eddie Rodriguez — ''Kasalanan Kaya?'' **Vic Vargas — ''Kumander Dimas'' **Dindo Fernando — ''Psycho Maniac'' **Nestor De Villa — ''Siete Dolores'' **Max Alvarado — ''Tatak: Sacramentados'' | valign="top" | * '''Charito Solis — ''Igorota''''' **Marlene Daudén — ''Alipin ng Busabos'' **Barbara Perez — '' Barbaro Cristobal'' **Perla Bautista — ''De Colores'' **Gina Pareño — ''Ruby'' **Lolita Rodriguez — ''Kasalanan Kaya?'' **Boots Anson-Roa — '' Siete Dolores'' **Rebecca — ''Tatak: Sacramentados'' **Susan Roces — ''To Susan with Love'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Supporting Actor ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Supporting Actress |- | valign="top" | * '''Fred Galang — ''Igorota''''' ** Dante Rivero — ''Alipin ng Busabos'' ** Panchito — ''Dakilang Tanga'' ** Eddie Infante — ''Dambana ng Kagitingan'' ** Johnny Montiero — ''Galo Gimbal'' ** Vic Silayan — ''Kumander Dimas'' ** Dindo Fernando — ''Liku-likong Landas'' ** Lauro Delgado — ''Salamisim'' ** Renato Robles — ''Siete Dolores'' | valign="top" | * '''Lourdes Medel — ''Salamisim''''' ** Liberty Ilagan — ''Alipin ng Busabos'' ** Katy de la Cruz — ''Dakilang Tanga'' ** Verna Gaston — ''Elizabeth'' ** Eva Darren — ''Igorota'' ** Vilma Santos — ''Kasalanan Kaya?'' ** Margie Tanquintic — ''Kumander Dimas'' ** Rosa Mia — ''Liku-likong Landas'' ** Caridad Sanchez — ''Ngitngit ng pitong whistle Bomb'' ** Mary Walter — ''Psycho Maniac'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best in Screenplay ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Story |- | valign="top" | * '''Emmanuel H. Borlaza — ''Kasalanan Kaya?''''' | valign="top" | * ''' Liza Moreno — ''Kasalanan Kaya''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Sound Engineering ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Musical Score |- | valign="top" | * ''' Juanito Clemente — ''Igorota''''' | valign="top" | * '''Tony Maiquez — ''Kasalan Kaya?''''' * '''Tito Arevalo — ''Igorota''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Cinematography (Color) ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Cinematography (Black and White) |- | valign="top" | * '''Loreta Isleta — ''Igorota''''' | valign="top" | * '''Ricardo Remias — ''Kasalanan Kaya''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Editing ! style="background:#EEDD82; width:50%" | Best Child Performer |- | valign="top" | * '''Elsa Abutan — ''Igorota''''' | valign="top" | * ''' Zernan Manaha — ''Barbaro Cristobal''''' |- |}

===Special Awardee=== *'''POSTHUMOUS Award''' **'''Jess Lapid''' **'''Carlos Vander Tolosa'''

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/FAMAS_Awards/ FAMAS Awards] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212191936/http://www.imdb.com/Sections/Awards/FAMAS_Awards/ |date=2008-12-12 }}

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