The 28th

Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards (also known as the FAMAS Awards) are the annual honors given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of award-winning writers and movie columni ...

Awards Night was held in 1979 at Manila Midtown Ramada, Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1979. Durugin si Totoy Bato of FPJ Productions was the most awarded film of the 28th FAMAS Awards with 5 wins. However, it failed to win the

FAMAS Award for Best Picture The FAMAS Award for Best Picture is one of the FAMAS Awards, awards given to people working in the motion picture industry by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award, which are voted on by Palanca Award-winning writers and movie col ...

. "Jaguar", a film by

Lino Brocka Catalino Ortiz Brocka (April 3, 1939 – May 22, 1991) was a Filipino film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential and significant filmmakers in the history of Philippine cinema. He co-founded the organization Concerned Art ...

won the Best Picture as well as the best director for him. The Philippines biggest stars also won the top acting awards.

Nora Aunor Nora Cabaltera Villamayor (born May 21, 1953), professionally known as Nora Aunor (), is a Filipino actress, recording artist, and film producer. Aunor has also appeared in several stage plays, television shows and concerts. She is known as Ph ...

won the best Actress for her critically acclaimed movie

Ina ka ng Anak Mo ''Ina Ka ng Anak Mo'' () is a 1979 Filipino film directed by Lino Brocka and starring Nora Aunor. The film was an official entry to the 1979 Metro Manila Film Festival, and garnered several awards including Best Actor for Raoul Aragonn and a tie f ...

Fernando Poe Jr. Ronald Allan Kelley Poe (August 20, 1939 – December 14, 2004), known professionally as Fernando Poe Jr., and often referred to by his initials FPJ, was a Filipino actor, film director, producer, screenwriter, and politician. His long and s ...

won the best actor as an underdog fighter who fights and won against all odds. "Jaguar" was also screened and nominated for Palm d'Ore at the

1980 Cannes Film Festival The 33rd Cannes Film Festival was held between 9 and 23 May 1980. The Palme d'Or went to the '' All That Jazz'' by Bob Fosse and ''Kagemusha'' by Akira Kurosawa. The festival opened with '' Fantastica'', directed by Gilles Carle and closed with ' ...

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Special Awardee

*Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award **Jesse Ejercito *Lou Salvador, Sr. Memorial Award **

Levi Celerio Levi Celerio (April 30, 1910 – April 2, 2002) was a Filipino composer and lyricist who is credited with writing over 4,000 songs. Celerio was recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines for Music and Literature in 1997. He is also known ...

*Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award **Boots Anson-Roa *Gregorio Valdez Memorial Award **

Eddie Garcia Eduardo Verchez Garcia (; May 2, 1929 – June 20, 2019), known colloquially as Manoy, was a Filipino actor, television personality, film director and producer. With almost 600 film and television roles and a career spanning seven decades, he ...

*Posthumous Awards **Jose Padilla, Jr. **Canuplin **Patsy **Clodualdo del Mundo, Sr. **Norberto Amoranto *Hall of Fame Awardee **Augusto Buenaventura - Screenplay ***1977 - Bakya Mo Neneng ***1973 - Erap Is My Guy ***1972 - Kill The Pushers ***1970 - Psycho Sex Killer ***1957 - Kalibre .45

References

External links

FAMAS Awards
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FAMAS The FAMAS (''Fusil d'Assaut de la Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne'', "Assault Rifle from the Saint-Étienne Weapon Factory") is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS in 1978, a year after the Austrian Steyr ...