1960 FAMAS Awards

The 8th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on March 5, 1960, for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1959.

8th FAMAS Awards
Date	March 5, 1960
Site	Philippines
Highlights
Best Picture	Biyaya ng Lupa (LVN PIctures)
Most awards	Kamandag (Sampaguita Pictures) (7 wins)
Most nominations	Biyaya ng Lupa (12 nominations)
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Biyaya ng Lupa of LVN Pictures was the most nominated film of the year with 12 nominations. However, it only manages to win 2 awards including the most coveted FAMAS Award for Best Picture. Kamandag of Sampaguita Pictures won the most awards (7 wins), including best actor (Van de Leon), Best director (Jose De Villa)^[1] and Best Supporting Actress (Marlene Dauden).

Biyaya ng Lupa was also screened and nominated for Golden Bear at the 10th Berlin International Film Festival

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture	Best Director
Biyaya ng Lupa — LVN Pictures Cry Freedom — Banaue Pictures Kamandag — Sampaguita Pictures Kilabot sa Makiling — Sampaguita Pictures Ang Maton — Premiere Productions	Jose De Villa — Kamandag Manuel Silos — Biyaya ng Lupa Lamberto Avellana — Cry Freedom Armando Garces — Kilabot sa Makiling Cesar Gallardo — Ang Maton
Best Actor	Best Actress
Van de Leon — Kamandag Leroy Salvador — Biyaya ng Lupa Tony Santos — Biyaya ng Lupa Pancho Magalona — Cry Freedom Johnny Montiero — Ang Matapang Lamang Efren Reyes — Ang Maton	Charito Solis — Kundiman ng Lahi Rosa Rosal — Alaalang Banal: Gloria Romero — Ikaw ang aking Buhay Rita Gomez — Kidnapped Lolita Rodriguez — Kilabot sa Makiling
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Eddie Garcia — Tanikalang Apoy Pablo Guevarra — Anghel sa Lansangan Tito Galla — Kidnapped Joseph de Cordova — Kundiman ng Lahi Ronal Remy — Ang Maton	Marlene Daudén — Kamandag Marita Zobel — Biyaya ng Lupa Rosa Mia — Kamandag Bella Flores — Kilabot sa Makiling Rosa Aguirre — Kundiman ng Lahi Etang Discher — Tanikalang Apoy
Best in Screenplay	Best Story
Ding m. De Jesus — Kamandag Celso Al. Carunungan, Pablo Naval — Biyaya ng Lupa Rolf Bayer — Cry Freedom Bert Mendoza — Kilabot sa Makiling Bert R. Mendoza — Condenado Augusto Buenaventura, Bert Dueñas Jr. — Ang Maton	Celso Al. Carunungan — Biyaya ng Lupa Fausto J. Galauran — Ikaw ang aking buhay Ding M. De Jesus — Kamandag Antonio de Joya — Kidnapped Augusto Buenaventura — Ang matapang Lamang
Best Sound Engineering	Best Musical Score
Joseph Straight — Kamandag Flaviano Villareal — Cry Freedom Angelo Larraga — Kidnapped Demetrio de Santos — Ang matapang lamang — Biyaya ng Lupa	Constancio de Guzman — Ikaw ang aking buhay Juan Silos Jr. — Biyaya ng lupa Francisco Buencamino Jr.— Kundiman ng lahi Tony Maiquez — Ang maton Danny Holmsen — Tanikalang Apoy
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Felipe Santiago — Kamdag Hermo Santos — Ikaw ang aking Buhay Mike Accion — Kundiman ng Lahi Steve Perezn — Kidnapped Arsenio Dizon — Ang Maton	Jose Tarnate — Kamandag Enrique Jarlego — Biyaya ng lupa Fely Crisostomo — Cry Freedom Gregorio Carballo — Kundiman ng lahi Augusto Salvador — Ang Maton

Special Awardee

• International Prestige Award of Merit
  • El Legado