1953 FAMAS Awards

The 1st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on July 16, 1953, in Hotel Riviera Mansion, Dewey Boulevard (now Roxas Boulevard). Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo produced by Manuel Vistan Jr.[3] is the first recipient of FAMAS Award for Best Picture.

1st FAMAS Awards
Date	Thursday, July 16, 1953
Site	Hotel Riviera Mansion Dewey Boulevard Manila[1]
Highlights
Best Picture	Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo [2]
Television coverage
Network	Radio Stations: DZBB, DZFM, DZPI, DCBC [1]

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.[2]

Best Picture	Best Director
Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo — Premiere Productions, Inc. Ang Bagong Umaga — Premiere Productions, Inc. Basahang Ginto — Sampaguita Pictures Korea — LVN Pictures	Gerardo de Leon — Ang Bagong Umaga
Best Actor	Best Actress
Ben Perez — Ang Bagong Umaga	Alicia Vergel — Basahang Ginto Celia Flor — Correccional Anita Linda — Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Gil de Leon — Korea Max Alvarado — Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo	Nida Blanca — Korea Rita Gomez — Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Eddie Romero, Cesar Amigo — Buhay Alamang Benigno Aquino, Jr. — Korea	Emmanuel I. Rojas — Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo
Best Sound Engineering	Best Musical Score
Charles Gray — Kalbaryo ni Hesus	Julio Esteban Anguita — Kalbaryo ni Hesus

References

1. "Ang galing ng acting! Pang Famas!". sites.google.com.
2. "FAMAS Awards for 1953". IMDb.com.
3. "Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo". IMDb.com.

External links

• "The Unofficial Website of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences". Archived from the original on 12 July 2013.
• FAMAS Awards