2025 FAMAS Awards
| 73rd FAMAS Awards | |
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| Date | August 22, 2025 |
| Site | Manila Hotel, Manila |
| Hosted by | R.S. Francisco, Sam Verzosa, Max Eigenmann and Tessa Prieto-Valdes |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Alipato at Muog |
| Most awards | Mamay: A Journey to Greatness (4) |
| Most nominations | Green Bones (10), Mamay: A Journey to Greatness (10), Topakk (10) |
The 73rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards has taken place on August 22, 2025, at the Fiesta Pavilion of Manila Hotel in Manila, Philippines.[1] It honors the best Filipino films released in 2024.
Alipato at Muog, a documentary about the disappearance of activist Jonas Burgos, won Best Picture and Best Director awards. It is only the second documentary film to be conferred the Best Picture prize in the history of FAMAS Awards, following Aswang in 2020.[2]
Winners and nominees
A separate awards ceremony was held on May 10, 2025 for short-form films.[3]
Awards
Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.[4][5]
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Best Screenplay
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Best Cinematography
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Best Visual Effects
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Best Editing
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Best Production Design
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Best Sound
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Best Song (Theme Song)
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Best Musical Score
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FAMAS Short Film Festival winners
List of winners in the first ever FAMAS Short Film Festival.[6]
| Category | Title | Awardee |
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| Best Student Film | Kiyaw | Jericho Jeriel Bassig |
| Best Documentary Film | No Man Left Behind | Ella Mage and Emir Kahn Bautista |
| Best Advocacy Film | Benepisyo | Angelito J. De Guzman |
| Hello, Mr. Jenkins | Gian Arre and Flo Reyes | |
| Best Child Performer/Actor | Earl Quintana (Parapo) | Jhonn Bobier |
| Best Actress | Mina Cruz (As The Moth Flies) | Gayle Oblea |
| Best Actor | Soliman Cruz (Ang Huling Liham) | Miguel Potestades |
| Best Production Design | Harley Alcasid (One Day, Three Autumns) | Bridget Rabo Ng-Ting |
| Best Music & Sound Design | Glemuel Rigo and Junelle Tecson (Kiyaw) | Jericho Jeriel Bassig |
| Best Editing | Gayle Oblea and Noah del Rosario (As The Moth Flies) | Gayle Oblea |
| Best Cinematography | Jhonn Bobier, Lance Allen, and Justine Mark Uy (Parapo) | Jhonn Bobier |
| Best Screenplay | Kita Mo ‘To? | Adam Dominic Dumaguin |
| Best Director | Parapo | Jhonn Bobier |
| Best Picture | As The Moth Flies | Gayle Oblea |
Honorary Awards
The following were the other special honorary awards.[5]
- Film Producer of the Year – Mentorque, Inc.
- Bida sa Takilya Award – Kathryn Bernardo
- FAMAS Circle of Excellence Award – Vilma Santos
- FAMAS Child Icon of Philippine Cinema – Judy Ann Santos, Gladys Reyes, Ian Veneracion, Ice Seguerra, Niño Muhlach, Matet de Leon
- German Moreno Youth Achievement Award – Andres and Atasha Muhlach
- Susan Roces Celebrity Award – Lorna Tolentino
- Nora Aunor Superstar Award – Judy Ann Santos
- FPJ Memorial Bida Award – Manny Pacquiao
- FPJ Memorial Kontrabida Award – Dindo Arroyo
- Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award for Journalism – PEP.ph
- FAMAS Presidential Award – Marcos Mamay
- FAMAS Loyalty Award – Brian Lu
References
- ^ Bonoan, Reggee (August 23, 2025). "LIST: Mga bituin na kinilala sa 73rd FAMAS; Marian, Arjo 1st time nabigyan ng tropeyo" [LIST: Stars recognized at 73rd FAMAS; Marian, Arjo 1st time award recipients]. Bandera (in Filipino). Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ Villa, Kathleen de (August 24, 2025). "'Alipato at Muog': From X-rated to Best Picture". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ Mercado, Josh (February 11, 2025). "FAMAS announces 1st short film festival". ABS-CBN. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
- ^ Arciaga, Glydell (August 12, 2025). "List: Here are the nominees for the 73rd FAMAS Awards". Philstar Life. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ a b Santiago, Erwin. "73rd FAMAS: Marian, Vice, Arjo, Nadine, Jeric win top acting honors". PEP.ph (in Filipino). Philippine Entertainment Portal, Inc. Retrieved August 25, 2025.
- ^ Redondo, Chadson (May 10, 2025). "A Night To Remember: Winners of the first-ever FAMAS Short Film Festival". sinegang.ph. Retrieved January 9, 2026.