{{Short description|2002 Philippine film awards ceremony}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox film awards | number = 20 | award = FAP Awards | image = | caption = | date = {{Start date|2002|03|23}} | site = | host = | producer = Film Academy of the Philippines | director = | organizer = | best_picture = ''Abakada... Ina'' | most_wins = ''Abakada... Ina'' (7) | most_nominations = | network = | ratings = | last = 19th | next = 21st }} The '''20th FAP Awards''' (now known as '''Luna Awards''') ceremony, presented by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP), took place on March 23, 2002, at the UP Theater. Seen as the Philippine counterpart to the Academy Awards, the FAP Awards honors films released in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) |url=https://www.malikhaingpinoy.ph/government-agency/film-academy-of-the-philippines-fap/ |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Malikhaing Pinoy |language=en-US}}</ref> Fernando Poe Jr., labelled as the King of Philippine Movies, accepts the Golden Reel Award.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TALBi_8Ajk |title=FPJ-20th FAP Golden Reel Award (2003) |date=2009-06-15 |last=jiminiroski |access-date=2025-09-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref> Meanwhile, industry veterans Gloria Romero and Nida Blanca both receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is a posthumous recognition for Nida Blanca, who died on November 7, 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PEP LOOKBACK: The gruesome murder of veteran actress Nida Blanca |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/70959/a-lookback-the-gruesome-murder-of-veteran-actress-nida-blanca |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=PEP.ph |language=en}}</ref>
== Winners and nominees == ===Awards=== Winners are listed first, highlighted in '''boldface'''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mga Nominado sa RP Oscar |url=https://www.philstar.com/pilipino-star-ngayon/showbiz/2002/03/15/153991/mga-nominado-sa-rp-oscar |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The 20th FAP Awards: Night of the veterans |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2002/03/25/155098/20th-fap-awards-night-veterans |access-date=2025-09-16 |website=Philstar.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Red |first=Isah |date=March 15, 2002 |title=Assunta de Rossi leads FAP best actress nominees |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=8cBNEdFwSQkC&dat=20020314&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=March 16, 2026 |publisher=Manila Standard |page=45}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Picture ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Direction |- | valign="top" | * '''''Abakada... Ina –'' Viva Films''' ** ''Bagong Buwan'' – Star Cinema ** ''Hubog'' – Good Harvest Films ** ''Mila'' – Star Cinema ** ''Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure'' – MAQ Productions | valign="top" | * '''Eddie Garcia –''' '''''Abakada... Ina''''' ** Chito S. Roño – ''Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure'' ** Joel Lamangan – ''Hubog'' ** Joey del Rosario – ''Kaaway Hanggang Hukay'' ** Marilou Diaz-Abaya – ''Bagong Buwan''
|- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Actor ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Actress |- | valign="top" | * '''Ricky Davao – ''Minsan May Isang Puso''''' ** Cesar Montano – ''Bagong Buwan'' ** Diether Ocampo – ''La Vida Rosa'' ** Jay Manalo – ''Hubog'' ** Piolo Pascual – ''Mila'' | valign="top" | * '''Lorna Tolentino ''– Abakada... Ina''''' ** Amy Austria – ''Bagong Buwan'' ** Assunta de Rossi – ''Hubog'' ** Maricel Soriano – ''Mila'' ** Mylene Dizon – ''Gatas... Sa Dibdib ng Kaaway'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Supporting Actor ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Supporting Actress |- | valign="top" | * '''Dante Rivero – ''Tuhog''''' ** Carlo Aquino – ''Bagong Buwan'' ** Jericho Rosales – ''Bagong Buwan'' ** Nonie Buencamino – ''Bagong Buwan'' ** Ronnie Lazaro – ''Bagong Buwan''
| valign="top" | * '''Caridad Sanchez – ''Bagong Buwan''''' ** Alessandra de Rossi – ''Hubog'' ** Ana Capri – ''Minsan May Isang Puso'' ** Elizabeth Oropesa – ''Balahibong Pusa'' ** Jaclyn Jose – ''Tuhog'' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Screenplay ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Cinematography |- | valign="top" | * '''''Abakada... Ina''''' ** ''Kaaway Hanggang Hukay'' ** ''La Vida Rosa'' ** ''Mila'' ** ''Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure'' | valign="top" | * '''''Abakada... Ina''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Production Designer ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Editing |- | valign="top" | * '''''Bagong Buwan''''' | valign="top" | * '''''Abakada... Ina''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Sound ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Original Theme |- | valign="top" | * '''''Abakada... Ina''''' | valign="top" | *'''''Susmaryosep! Four Fathers''''' |- ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Score |- | valign="top" | *'''''Parehas ang Laban''''' |}
== Special awards == {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" |- ! scope="col" | Award(s) ! scope="col" | Recipient(s) |- | rowspan="2" |Lifetime Achievement Award |Gloria Romero |- |Nida Blanca |- |Golden Reel Award |Fernando Poe Jr. |- |Celebrity of the Night |Gretchen Barretto |- | rowspan="3" |Students' Short Films |''Ulirat'' (1st) |- |''Deadline'' (2nd) |- |''Palara'' (3rd) |}
== References == {{Reflist}}
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