The 5th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1957 for the Outstanding Achievements for 1956 at Fiesta Pavilion in Manila Hotel.
Desperado of Peoples Picture ran away with the most wins (4) out of 11 nominations. However, it was Luksang Tagumpay by (LVN Pictures) who won the FAMAS Award for Best Picture.
Awards
Major Awards Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.
Best Picture Best Director Luksang Tagumpay — LVN Pictures Desperado — Peoples Picture Ang buhay at pag-ibig ni Dr. Jose Rizal — Balatbat and Bagumbayan Productions Hokos Pokus — Premiere Productions Kumander 13 — LVN Pictures | valign="top" | Ramon Estella — Desperado Gerardo de Leon — Ang buhay at pag-ibig ni Dr. Jose Rizal Armando Garces — Gilda Lamberto V. Avellana — Kumander 13 Gregorio Fernandez — Luksang Tagumpay Best Actor Best Actress Eddie Del Mar — Ang buhay at pag-ibig ni Dr. Jose Rizal Efren Reyes — Desperado Ruben Rustia. — Haring Tulisan Jaime de la Rosa. — Kumander 13 Armando Goyena — Medalyong Perlas | valign="top" | Lolita Rodriguez — Gilda Olivia Cenizal — Desperado Delia Razon — Luksang tagumpay Charito Solis — Ulilang Birhen Rita Gomez — Via Dolorosa Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Ramon D'Salva — Desperado Eddie Garcia — Gilda Joseph de Cordova — Kumander 13 Eddie Rodriguez — Luksang Tagumpay Venchito Galvez — Tumbando Caña: Rosa Mia — Tumbando Caña Rebecca Del Rio — Luksang Tagumpay Maria Cristina — Tumbando Caña Rosa Aguirre — Ulirang Birhen Letty Ojera — WalangP anginoon Best in Screenplay Best Story Ding M. De JesusGerardo de Leon — Hating-Gabi: Ramon Estella — Desperado Luciano B. Carlos — Gilda Lamberto V. Avellana — Medalyong Perlas for segment Welga Mike Velarde — Medalyong Perlas for segment Kapalaran Mike Velarde — Luksang Tagumpay Agustin dela Cruz — Desperado Pablo S. Gomez — Gilda Lamberto V. Avellana — Medalyong Perlas for segment Welga Ding M. De Jesus — Hating-gabi Best Sound Engineering Best Musical Score Demetrio de Santos — Desperado Flaviano Villareal — Let Us Live Joseph Straight — Gilda Luis Reyes — Kumander 13 Ben Patajo — Luksang Tagumpay Tony Maiquez — Cinco hermanas Ariston Avelino — Desperado Rodolfo Cornejo — Gilda Francisco Buencamino Jr. — Kumander 13 Tito Arevalo — Saigon Best Cinematography Best Editing Remegio Young — Luksong Tagumpay Tommy Marcelino — Desperado Steve Perez — Gilda Hermo Santos — Haring Tulisan Emmanuel I. Rojas — Let us Live Victoriano Calub — Desperado Jose Tarnate — Gilda Enrique Jarlego — Luksang Tagumpay Augusto Salvador — Haring Tulisan Gregorio Carballo — Medalyong Perlas
Special Awardee
International Prestige Award of Merit Badjao (LVN Pictures)
References
External links FAMAS Awards