1953 FAMAS Awards explained

Number:	1
Award:	FAMAS Awards
Date:	Thursday, July 16, 1953
Site:	Hotel Riviera Mansion Dewey Boulevard Manila
Best Picture:	Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo ^[1]
Network:	Radio Stations: DZBB, DZFM, DZPI, DCBC ^[2]
Next:	2nd

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) honoring the best achievements of Filipino films in 1952. Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo produced by Manuel Vistan Jr.^[3] is the first recipient of FAMAS Award for Best Picture.

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted with boldface and indicated with a double dagger . Nominees are also listed if applicable.

Best Picture	Best Director
Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo^[4] - 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 ^[5]	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^[6]	Julio Esteban Anguita - Kalbaryo ni Hesus

External links

• Web site: The Unofficial Website of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences . https://web.archive.org/web/20130712062646/http://www.freewebs.com/famas_awards/ . 12 July 2013.
• FAMAS Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: FAMAS Awards for 1953. IMDb.com.
2. Web site: Ang galing ng acting! Pang Famas!.
3. Web site: Sawa sa Lumang Simboryo. IMDb.com.
4. Book: Joaquin . Nick . Manila, Sin City?: And Other Chronicles . 1980 . National Book Store . 72 . 12 March 2023 . en.
5. Book: CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art: Philippine film . 1994 . Cultural Center of the Philippines . 978-971-8546-42-0 . 292 . 14 March 2023 . en.
6. News: Pareja . Lynn S. . Saturday, March. The First Golden Decade Of The Famas-The 1950s. . 14 March 2023 . Philippine Daily Inquirer . 23 March 2002 . en.