1972 FAMAS Awards

The 20th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1972 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1971.

20th FAMAS Awards
Date	1972
Site	Philippines
Highlights
Best Picture	Lilet (Velarde and Associates Productions)
Most awards	Lilet (Velarde and Associates Productions) (6 wins)
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Lilet, a Velarde and Associates Productions won the most awards with 6 wins including the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and Best Actress for Celia Rodriguez.^[1]

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture	Best Director
Lilet — Velarde and Associates Productions Asedillo — FPJ Productions Hukom Bitay — Trans-Asia Films Lumuha pati mga Anghel — Lea Productions Nympha — Joy Productions Pagdating sa Dulo — Frankesa Productions Ang Uliran — Premiere Productions	Gerardo de Leon — Lilet Arsenio Bautista — Hukom Bitay Emmanuel H. Borlaza — I Love Mama, I Love Papa Celso Ad. Castillo — Nympha Ishmael Bernal — Pagdating sa Dulo Lino Brocka — Stardoom Augusto Buenaventura — Ang Uliran
Best Actor	Best Actress
Fernando Poe Jr. — Asedillo Romy Diaz — Buhay na Manika Joseph Estrada — Hukom Bitay Tony Ferrer — I Love Mama, I Love Papa Eddie Garcia — Lumuluha pati mga Anghel Dindo Fernando — Ang Uliran Ray Marcos — Verde	Celia Rodriguez — Lilet Rosemarie Sonora — Cadena de Amor Boots Anson-Roa — I Love Mama, I Love Papa Riza — Nympha Rita Gomez — Pagdating sa Dulo Amalia Fuentes — Divina Bastarda Lolita Rodriguez — Stardoom
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Max Alvarado — Ang kampana sa Santa Quiteria Jerry Lerma — Hukom Bitay Joe Sison — Hukom Bitay Vic Silayan — Lilet Ronaldo Valdez — Lumuha pati mga anghel Eddie Garcia — Pagdating sa Dulo Mario O'Hara — Stardoom	Marissa Delgado — Lumuha pati mga Anghel Rosanna Ortiz — Ang kampana sa Santa Quiteria Paraluman — Lilet Tita Muñoz — Lilet Caridad Sanchez — Stardoom Zenaida Amador — Pagdating sa Dulo
Best Child Actor	Best Child Actress
Arnold Gamboa — Lumuha pati mga Anghel	Lorna Tolentino — Lumuha pati mga Anghel
Best in Screenplay	Best Story
Ishmael Bernal — Pagdating sa Dulo	Arsenio Bautista — Hukom bitay
Best Sound	Best Musical Score
Angel Avellana — Asedillo	Tito Arevalo — Lilet
Best Cinematography (black and White)	Best Cinematography (Colored)
Loreto Isleta — Nympha	Justo Paulino — Lilet
Best Editing	Best Theme Song
Teofilo de Leon— Lilet	Victor Laurel — Imelda: Ang Uliran

Special Awardees

Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award Atty. Espiridion Laxa

Gregorio Valdez Memorial Award Joseph Estrada