1985 FAMAS Awards
# 1985 FAMAS Awards

The 33rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards Night was held in 1985 at the Araneta Coliseum in the Philippines . This is for the Outstanding Achievements of the different films for the year 1984.

'Ang Padrino won the most awards including the FAMAS Award for Best Picture and best director for Fernando Poe Jr. This is also Nora Aunor's 10th straight nominations and 3rd win as best actress for the film Bulaklak sa City Jail. Aunor shared the recognition with Sharon Cuneta for her movie "Dapat ka bang Mahalin", this is only the second time in FAMAS history. FAMAS also gave out the first Best Visual Effects award which was won by "Ang Panday" and Best Sound Effects

## Awards

### Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

| Best Picture | Best Director |
| - | - |
| Ang Padrino — FPJ Productions Pasukuin si Waway — Vanguard Films Bulaklak ng City Jail — Cherubin Films Misteryo sa Tuwa — Experimental Cinema of the Philippines Pieta: Ikalawang Aklat — Amazaldy Film Productions Sister Stella L. — Regal Films Working Girls — VIVA Films Nang Masugatan ang Gabi — HPS Production | Fernando Poe Jr. — Ang Padrino Mario O'Hara — Bulaklak sa City Jail Manuel Fyke Cinco — Pasukuin si Waway Danny L. Zialcita — Nang Masugatan ang Gabi Carlo J. Caparas — Pieta: Ikalawang Aklat Mike De Leon — Sister Stella L. Ishmael Bernal — Working Girls |
| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Rudy Fernandez — Pasukuin si Waway Philip Salvador — Baby Tsina Ace Vergel — Basag ang Pula Chiquito — Lovingly Yours, Helen (The Movie) Ramon Revilla Jr. — Pieta: Ikalawang Aklat Fernando Poe Jr. — Sigaw ng Katarungan | Nora Aunor — Bulaklak sa City Jail Sharon Cuneta — Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin Vilma Santos — Sister Stella L. Maricel Soriano — Kaya kong Abutin ang Langit Coney Reyes — Ang Padrino Stella Strada — Puri Vivian Velez — Pieta: Ikalawang Aklat |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Celso Ad Castillo — Sampung Ahas ni Eva Tony Santos — Sister Stella L. Dindo Fernando — Baby Tsina Tommy Abuel — Kriminal Zandro Zamora — Ang Padrino Paquito Diaz — Ang Panday IV George Estregan — Sa Bulaklak ng Apoy | Perla Bautista — Bulaklak sa City Jail Caridad Sanchez — Baby Tsina Bella Flores — Mga Batang Yagit' Gina Pareño — Bukas Luluhod ang mga Tala Gloria Romero — Condemned Gina Alajar — Kaya kong Abutin ang Langit Laurice Guillen — Sister Stella L. |
| Best Child Actor | Best Child Actress |
| Chuckie Dreyfus — Idol Tomtom — Mga batang Yagit Jaypee de Guzman — Nang Maghalo ang Balat sa Tinalupan Christopher Paloma — Ang Panday IV Romnick Sarmienta — Pieta" Ikalawang Aklat Eric Francisco — Pusakal Joko Diaz — Sigaw ng Katarungan | Rose Ann Gonzales — Kriminal Jocelyn De la Cruz — Mga Batang Yagit Janet Elisa Giron — Bukas Luluhod ang mga Tala Manilyn Reynes — Dear Mama Jennifer Sevilla — Kapitan Inggo Ajay Marquez — Kaya kong Abutin ang Langit Sheryl Cruz — Lovingly Yours, Helen (The Movie) |
| Best in Screenplay | Best Story |
| Fernando Poe Jr. (as Ronwaldo Reyes), Eddie Romero, Fred Navarro — Ang Padrino Lualhati Bautista — Bulaklak sa City Jail | Carlo J. Caparas — Somewhere Nerissa Cabral — Bukas Luluhod ang mga Tala |
| Best Sound | Best Musical Score |
| Rolly Ruta — Bukas Luluhod ang mga Tala | Willy Cruz — Bukas Luluhod ang mga Tala |
| Best Cinematography | Best Editing |
| Romy Vitug — Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap | Jess Navarro — Sister Stella L. |
| Best Theme Song | Production Design |
| George Canseco — Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin | Steve Paolo — Alapaap |
| Best Visual Effects | Best Sound Effects |
| Ramjie — Ang Panday IV | Demet Velasquez — Bagets |
