1959 FAMAS Awards

The 7th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held on March 7, 1959, for the Outstanding Achievements for the year 1958.

7th FAMAS Awards
Date	March 7, 1959
Site	Philippines
Highlights
Best Picture	Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig (Pacific Movie Productions)
Most awards	Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig (6 wins)
Most nominations	Talipandas (12 nominations)
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Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig under the Pacific Movie Productions won the most coveted FAMAS Award for Best Picture award. It also won the best director award, best screenplay, best editing, best cinematography and the best actor award for its lead star Pancho Magalona. On the other hand, Talipandas has the most nominations with 12, winning only 1 for its lead star, screen legend Rita Gomez.^[1]

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Best Picture	Best Director
Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig — Pacific Movie Productions Alaalang banal — Sampaguita Pictures Anak ng Lasengga — People's Picture Bobby — Sampaguita Pictures Condenado — Sampaguita Pictures Laban sa Lahat — Premiere Productions Singing Idol — People's Pictures Talipandas — Sampaguita Pictures Venganza — LVN Pictures Water Lily — Premiere	Gerardo de Leon — Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig Armando Garces — Alaala Kita Cesar Gallardo — Anak ng Lasengga Mar S. Torres — Bobby Armando Garces — Condenado Cirio H. Santiago — Laban sa Lahat Conrado Conde — Talipandas Manuel Conde — Venganza ACirio H. Santiago — Water Lily
Best Actor	Best Actress
Pancho Magalona — Hanggang sa Dulo ng Daigdig Luis Gonzales — Alaala Kita Fred Montilla — Bobby Romeo Vasquez — Bobby Van De Leon — Condenado Eddie Del Mar — Impiyerno sa Paraiso: Fernando Poe, Jr. — Laban sa Lahat Mario Montenegro — Rebeldey Luis Gonzales — Talipandas	Rita Gomez — Talipandas Gloria Romero — Alaalang Banal: Alicia Vergel — Anak ng Lasengga Paraluman — Anino ni Bathala Tessie Quintana — Batas ng Puso Paraluman — Bobby Lolita Rodriguez — Condenado Mona Fernandez — Hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig Carmencita Abad — Impyerno sa Paraiso Olivia Cenizal — Water Lily
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Eddie Garcia — Condenado Tony Cayado — Alaalang Banal Eddie Garcia — Anino ni Bathala Ben Perez — Hanggang sa dulo ng Daigdig Lito Anzures — Impiyerno sa Paraiso Lauro Delgado — Laban sa Lahat: Alfonso Carvajal — Rebelde Johnny Monteiro — Singing Idol Eusebio Gomez — Venganza Jose Barros — Water lily	Marlene Daudén — Anino ni Bathala Bella Flores — Anino ni Bathala Loretta De Lara — Hanggang sa dulo ng Daigdig Belen Velasco — Laban sa Lahat Elvira Reyes — Ang nobya kong Igorota Rebecca Del Rio — Rebelde Tessie Quintana — Singing Idol Marlene Dauden — Talipandas Bella Flores — Talipandas Leonora Ruiz — Water Lily
Best in Screenplay	Best Story
Cesar Amigo — Hanggang sa dulo ng Daigdig Luciano B. Carlos — Alaalang Banal Teodorico C. Santos — Anak ng lasengga Conrado Conde — Anino ni Bathala Bert R. Mendoza — Condenado Cesar Amigo — Laban sa Lahat Augusto Buenaventura — Single Idol Conrado Conde — Talipandas Manuel Conde — Venganza Ding M. De Jesus — Water Lily	Susana C. de Guzman — Alaalang Banal Pablo S. Gomez — Anino ng Bathala Mars Ravelo — Bobby Francisco V. Coching — Condenado Francisco V. Coching — Laban sa Lahat Augusto Buenaventura Efren Reyes — Singing Idol Francisco V. Coching — Talipandas Manuel Conde — Venganza Pablo S. Gomez — Water Lily
Best Sound Engineering	Best Musical Score
Demetrio de Santos — Singing Idol Demetrio de Santos — Anak ng Lasengga Joseph Straight — Anino ng Bathala Angelo Larraga — Condenado Flaviano Villareal — Hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig Demetrio de Santos — Laban sa Lahat Luis Reyes — Rebelde Flaviano Villareal — Talipandas Luis Reyes — Venganza Demetrio de Santos — Water Lily	Tony Maiquez — Water Lily Tony Maiquez — Anak ng Lasengga Ariston Avelino — Condenado Ariston Avelino — Hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig Tito Arevalo — Impyerno sa Paraiso Restie Umali — Kastilaloy Francisco Buencamino Jr. — Rebelde Tony Maiquez — Singing Idol Nestor Robles — Talipandas Juan Silos Jr. — Venganza
Best Cinematography	Best Editing
Jose Pagsisihan — Hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig Ricardo Marcelino — Anak ng Lasengga Higino J. Fallorina — Anino ng Bathala Steve Perez — Condenado Arsenio Dizon — Laban sa Lahat Mike Accion — Rebelde Felipe Sacdalan — Singing Idol Hermo Santos — Talipandas Mike Accion — Venganza Felipe Sacdalan — Water Lily	Fely Crisostomo — Hanggang sa dulo ng daigdig Atilano Salvador — Anak ng Lasengga Jose Tarnate — Anino ng Bathala Jose Tarnate — Condenado Gervacio Santos — Laban sa Lahat Enrique Jarlego — Rebelde Gervacio Santos — Singing Idol Jose Tarnate — Talipandas Enrique Jarlego — Venganza Gervacio Santos — Water Lily

Special Awardee

International Prestige Award of Merit Badjao (LVN Pictures) Dr. Ciriaco Santiago Memorial Award Susan Roces

Short Film Gerilyang Patpat (LVN Pictures)

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2012-10-25. Retrieved 2013-01-28.

External links

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