The 3rd Awit Awards were held in Manila Hotel located in the nation's capital, Manila. They gave awards to the outstanding musical achievements for the year 1970.
The award ceremony was originally to be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in March 1971. After some meetings, the Philippine Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences decided to move it to May and would be held at the Araneta Coliseum. Yet again, it was delayed to June due to the elections of the board and the jurors and took place at the Manila Hotel.
A total of 36 awards were given that night. Nora Aunor, Bert Dominic, the Philippine Rondalla, Vilma Santos and Danny Subido both took home the most number of awards with 2.
Winners General
Song of the YearBest Single "Forever Loving You" – Bert Dominic "Sixteen" – Vilma Santos Best AlbumBest Mini-Album The Phenomenal Nora Aunor – Nora Aunor Something Stupid – Edgar Mortiz & Vilma Santos
People Best Female Singer (English)Best Male Singer (English) Nora Aunor Eddie MesaBest Female Singer (Vernacular)Best Male Singer (Vernacular) Amapola Armando RamosMost Promising Female SingerMost Promising Male Singer Eva Vivar Boy Mondragon Jonathan PotencianoBest Vocal Group (English)Best Vocal Group (Vernacular) Reycard Duet D'Big 3 Sullivans
Instrumental Best InstrumentalistBest Instrumental GroupBest Instrumental Recording Eric Dimson Pandacan Original Brass Band "Philippine Rondalla" – Philippine Rondalla
Music for movies Best Original Movie Music Theme Wanted: Perfect Mother – Danny Subido
Composing, lyric writing and arranging Best Composer (English)Best Composer (Vernacular) Bert Dominic Bert ReyesBest Lyricist (English)Best Lyricist (Vernacular) Danny Subido Philip ManinangBest Musical Arranger Doming Amarillo
Production
Best Recording EngineerBest Recording Studio Ric Santos Cinema-AudioBest Pressing PlantRecord Company of the Year Home Industries Development Corporation Wilear's Records
Packaging and notes Best Album Cover (LP)Best Album Cover (Mini-Album)Best Album Liner Notes I'm Sorry My Love Baby Vi I'm Sorry My Love – Oskar Salazar
Special awards Best Special RecordingPosthumous AwardSpecial Citation "Philippine Rondalla" – Philippine Rondalla Frankie Martin Santiago Suarez DZTM DZTR Gloria Sevilla Tower Productions
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