1979 FAMAS Awards

28th FAMAS Awards
Date	1979
Site	Philippines
Highlights
Best Picture	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak
Most awards	Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak (7 wins)

The 28th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1979 in the Philippines. This is for the outstanding achievements of the different films for the year 1978.

Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak of VS Films was the most awarded film of the 27th FAMAS Awards winning the top prize for FAMAS Award for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actress, Best Story, Best Cinematography, Best Musical Score and Best in Production Design.^[1]

Awards

Major awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture	Best Director
Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak — VS Films Atsay — Ian Film Productions Gumising Ka, Maruja — FPJ Productions Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin — AA Productions Rubia Servios — Sampaguita Pictures	Celso Ad. Castillo — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak Eddie Garcia — Atsay Lino Brocka — Gumising Ka, Maruja Danny L. Zialcita — Hindi sa Iyo ang Mundo, Baby Porcuna Ishmael Bernal — Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin
Best Actor	Best Actress
Mat Ranillo III — Isang Ama, Dalawang Ina Dolphy — Ang Tatay Kong Nanay as Dioscoro Derecho / Coring Rudy Fernandez — Anak sa Una, Kasal sa Ina Christopher De Leon — Lagi Na Lamang Ba Akong Babae? as Modesto	Susan Roces — Gumising Ka, Maruja as Maruja Nora Aunor — Atsay as Nelia de Leon Vilma Santos — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak as Julie Monserrat Beth Bautista — Hindi sa Iyo ang Mundo, Baby Porcuna Chanda Romero — Mananayaw
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
George Estregan — Kid Kaliwete Angelo Ventura — Batang City Jail Mario O'Hara — Gumising Ka, Maruja Anthony Alonzo — Hindi sa Iyo ang Mundo, Baby Porcuna Joonee Gamboa — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak	Angie Ferro — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak Amy Austria — Atsay Laurice Guillen — Gumising Ka, Maruja Anita Linda — Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko Marissa Delgado — Ang Tatay Kong Nanay as Mariana Jimenez
Best Child Actor	Best Child Actress
Niño Muhlach — Ang Tatay Kong Nanay Bongchi Miraflor — Mahal Mo, Mahal Ko Romnick Sarmienta — Pinagbuklod ng Pag-ibig Bentot Jr. — Tatak ng Tundo	Julie Vega — Mga Mata ni Angelita Maricel Soriano — Yakuza Contract
Best in Screenplay	Best Story
Oscar Miranda — Isang Gabi sa Iyo... Isang Gabi sa Akin Celso Ad. Castillo, Lando Jacob, Iskho Lopez — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak	Celso Ad. Castillo, Ruben Arthur Nicdao — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak
Best Sound	Best Musical Score
Rudy Baldovino — Gumising Ka, Maruja	George Canseco — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pag-itim ng Tagak
Best Cinematography	Best Production Design
Romeo Vitug — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak	Peter Perlas — Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak
Best Editing
Augusto Salvador — Gumising Ka, Maruja

Special Awardee

References

1. "1978 FAMAS AWARDS". Retrieved 2013-01-30.

External links

• FAMAS Awards Archived 2008-12-12 at the Wayback Machine