1960 FAMAS Awards

8th FAMAS Awards
Date	March 5, 1960
Site	Philippines
Highlights
Best Picture	Biyaya ng Lupa (LVN PIctures)
Most awards	Kamandag (Sampaguita Pictures) (7 wins)
Most nominations	Biyaya ng Lupa (12 nominations)

The 8th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on March 5, 1960 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1959.

Biyaya ng Lupa of LVN Pictures was the most nominated film of the year with 12 nominations. However, it only manages to win 2 awards including the most coveted FAMAS Award for Best Picture. Kamandag of Sampaguita Pictures won the most awards (7 wins), including best actor (Van de Leon), Best director (Jose De Villa) and Best Supporting Actress (Marlene Dauden).^[1]

Biyaya ng Lupa was also screened and nominated for Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture	Best Director
Biyaya ng Lupa — LVN PIctures Cry Freedom — Banaue Pictures Kamandag — Sampaguita Pictures Kilabot sa Makiling — Sampaguita Pictures Ang Maton — Premiere Productions	Jose De Villa — Kamandag Manuel Silos — Biyaya ng Lupa Lamberto Avellana — Cry Freedom Armando Garces — Kilabot sa Makiling Cesar Gallardo — Ang Maton
Best Actor	Best Actress
Van de Leon — Kamandag Leroy Salvador — Biyaya ng Lupa Tony Santos — Biyaya ng Lupa Pancho Magalona — Cry Freedom Johnny Montiero — Ang Matapang Lamang Efren Reyes — Ang Maton	Charito Solis — Kundiman ng Lahi Rosa Rosal — Alaalang Banal: Gloria Romero — Ikaw ang aking Buhay Rita Gomez — Kidnapped Lolita Rodriguez — Kilabot sa Makiling
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Eddie Garcia — Tanikalang Apoy Pablo Guevarra — Anghel sa Lansangan Tito Galla — Kidnapped Joseph de Cordova — Kundiman ng Lahi Ronal Remy — Ang Maton	Marlene Daudén — Kamandag Marita Zobel — Biyaya ng Lupa Rosa Mia — Kamandag Bella Flores — Kilabot sa Makiling Rosa Aguirre — Kundiman ng Lahi Etang Discher — Tanikalang Apoy
Best in Screenplay	Best Story
Ding m. De Jesus — Kamandag Celso Al. Carunungan, Pablo Naval — Biyaya ng Lupa Rolf Bayer — Cry Freedom Bert Mendoza — Kilabot sa Makiling Bert R. Mendoza — Condenado Augusto Buenaventura, Bert Dueñas Jr. — Ang Maton	Celso Al. Carunungan — Biyaya ng Lupa Fausto J. Galauran — Ikaw ang aking buhay Ding M. De Jesus — Kamandag Antonio de Joya — Kidnapped Augusto Buenaventura — Ang matapang Lamang
Best Sound Engineering	Best Musical Score
Joseph Straight — Kamandag Flaviano Villareal — Cry Freedom Angelo Larraga — Kidnapped Demetrio de Santos — Ang matapang lamang — Biyaya ng Lupa	Constancio de Guzman — Ikaw ang aking buhay Juan Silos Jr. — Biyaya ng lupa Francisco Buencamino Jr.— Kundiman ng lahi Tony Maiquez — Ang maton Danny Holmsen — Tanikalang Apoy
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Felipe Santiago — Kamdag Hermo Santos — Ikaw ang aking Buhay Mike Accion — Kundiman ng Lahi Steve Perezn — Kidnapped Arsenio Dizon — Ang Maton	Jose Tarnate — Kamandag Enrique Jarlego — Biyaya ng lupa Fely Crisostomo — Cry Freedom Gregorio Carballo — Kundiman ng lahi Augusto Salvador — Ang Maton

Special Awardee

International Prestige Award of Merit
- El Legado

References

↑ "THE 8th FAMAS AWARD WINNERS". Retrieved 2013-01-31.

External links

FAMAS Awards

FAMAS Awards

Merit current awards	Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Screenplay Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Child Actor Best Child Actress Best Story Best Cinematography Best Art Direction Best Film Editing Best Sound Best Musical Score Best Theme Song Best Visual Effects Best Special Effects

Merit retired awards	Best Featurette Best Short Film

Special awards current	FAMAS Hall of Fame Award FAMAS Circle of Excellence Award FAMAS Lifetime Achievement Award FAMAS Grand Award Atty. Flavio G. Macaso Memorial Award Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award for Journalism Fernando Poe, Jr. Memorial Award German Moreno Youth Achievement Award Golden Artist Award International Artist Award Posthumous Award Presidential Award Special Citation Award

Special awards retired	Lou Salvador Sr. Memorial Award Huwarang Bituin ng FAMAS Award Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award International Prestige Award of Merit Gregorio Valdez Memorial Award Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Special Award

One-time	Centennial Award Bukas Palad Award Bituin ng FAMAS Mula Noon Hanggang Ngayon Award Natatanging Alagad ng Sining Award

Ceremonies	1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Maria Clara Awards^*	The First Maria Clara Awards (1950) The Second Maria Clara Awards (1951) The Fifty-Fifth Maria Clara Awards (2005)

^*A now defunct award giving body

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