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1973 FAMAS Awards

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Date
  
1973

Hosted by
  
Tina Revilla

Site
  
Philippines

Best Picture
  
Kill the Pushers (JE Productions)

Most awards
  
Kill the Pushers (Pacific Movie Productions) (4 wins)

Most nominations
  
Babae... Ikaw ang Dahilan (9 nominations)

The 21st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1973 for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1972.

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Kill the Pushers of JE Productions won the most coveted FAMAS Award for Best Picture award. It was also the first time that the academy gave two best actress award to Vilma Santos for Dama de Noche and Boots Anson Roa for Tatay na si Erap. The FAMAS was rocked by a terrible scandal, because a tie was unheard of, the public dissented the vote. Therefore, for the next years, the FAMAS invited film critics to be members of its nominating and awarding committee.

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Special Awardee

  • Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award
  • Dr. Jose R. Perez
  • References

    1973 FAMAS Awards Wikipedia