1969 FAMAS Awards

17th FAMAS Awards
DateApril 26, 1969
SiteCoral Ball Room, Manila Hilton
Manila, Philippines
Highlights
Best PictureIgorota (Nepomuceno Productions)
Most awardsIgorota (8 wins)

The 17th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night took place on April 26, 1969, honoring films released in 1968. It was the most attended FAMAS ceremony at the time it was held. President Ferdinand Marcos was a guest speaker at the ceremony, presenting awards and pledging to provide government resources to support the film industry.

Igorota, produced by Nepomuceno Productions, won eight FAMAS Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actress for Charito Solis.

Awards

Major awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture Best Director
  • 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
Best Actor Best Actress
Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress
  • 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
  • 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
Best in Screenplay Best Story
  • Emmanuel H. Borlaza — Kasalanan Kaya?
  • Liza Moreno — Kasalanan Kaya
Best Sound Engineering Best Musical Score
  • Juanito Clemente — Igorota
  • Tony Maiquez — Kasalan Kaya?
  • Tito Arevalo — Igorota
Best Cinematography (Color) Best Cinematography (Black and White)
  • Loreta Isleta — Igorota
  • Ricardo Remias — Kasalanan Kaya
Best Editing Best Child Performer
  • Elsa Abutan — Igorota
  • Zernan Manaha — Barbaro Cristobal

Special Awardee

  • POSTHUMOUS Award
    • Jess Lapid
    • Carlos Vander Tolosa

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Charito cops Famas award for 'Igorota'". The Manila Times. The Manila Times Publishing Company, Inc. April 27, 1969. pp. 1, 8. Retrieved January 14, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Official Week in Review". Official Gazette. 65 (18). Bureau of Public Printing: cdxl. May 5, 1969. Retrieved January 14, 2025. Philippines Free Press, Inc., of Makati, Rizal, a corporation of the Philippines.
  3. ↑ "CHARITO SOLIS' CONTROVERSIAL SCENES IN "IGOROTA" (1968)". Retrieved February 1, 2013.