The 31st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1982 in the Philippines. This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1981. This is the first year in FAMAS history that three films won most of the awards. ''Kumander Alibasbas'' of JE Productions won the

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including the fifth best actor award for

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. ''Pakawalan Mo Ako'' won the Best Actress award for

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, and FPJ Productions' '' Pagbabalik ng Panday'' won most of the technical awards. Each of the films won three awards.

Awards

Major awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Special Awardee

*Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award **

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*Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award **

German Moreno German Molina Moreno (; October 4, 1933 – January 8, 2016), also known as Kuya Germs ( or ) and dubbed as "The Master Showman", was a Filipino television host, presenter, actor, comedian, talent manager, producer, writer, and director. Early ...

*Gregorio Valdez Memorial Award **Marichu Perez-Maceda *Hall of Fame Award **Angel Avellana ~ Sound Recording

Presenters and performers

Presenters

Performers

References

External links

FAMAS Awards
FAMAS Award

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