2017 FAMAS Awards explained

Number:	65
Award:	FAMAS Awards
Site:	Philippine Social Science Center Auditorium
Producer:	Airtime Marketing
Best Picture:
Last:	64th
Next:	66th

The 65th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences is the annual honors given by the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), an organization composed of prize-winning writers and movie columnists, for achievements in the Philippine cinema for a past year. The awards Night was held at Philippine Social Science Center Auditorium, Quezon City. on December 28, 2017.^[1]

Star Cinema's Barcelona: A Love Untold is the biggest winner with four awards, including Best Picture, Best Director for Olivia Lamasan, Best Actor for Daniel Padilla, and Best Production Design for Shari Marie Montiague. Coming in close with at least two awards is The Unmarried Wife, also by Star Cinema. It took home the Best Actress Award for Angelica Panganiban and Best Screenplay for Vanessa Valdez.^[2]

Awards

Major Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.^[3]


(Star Cinema)^[4] Everything About Her (Star Cinema) ^[5] Kusina (Cinemalaya Foundation and Cinematografica Films) The Unmarried Wife (Star Cinema) Ringgo: The Dog Shooter	*Olivia M. Lamasan (Barcelona: A Love Untold)* Joyce Bernal, for Everything About Her Maryo J. de los Reyes for The Unmarried Wife Mel Chionglo for Iadya Mo Kami Rahyan Carlos for Ringgo: The Dog Shooter

Daniel Padilla for Barcelona: A Love Untold^[6] Dingdong Dantes for The Unmarried Wife Joshua Garcia for Vince and Kath and James Joem Bascon for Kusina Sandino Martin for Ringgo	Angelica Panganiban for The Unmarried Wife Kathryn Bernardo for Barcelona: A Love Untold Angel Locsin for Everything About Her Janice De Belen for Ringgo

Ricky Davao for Iadya Mo Kami^[7] Joshua Garcia for Barcelona: A Love Untold Nico Gomez, for Ku’te Paulo Avelino for The Unmarried Wife Ronnie Alonte for Vince and Kath and James	Liza Diño for Ringgo: The Dog Shooter^[8] Aiko Melendez for Barcelona: A Love Untold Dimples Romana for The Unmarried Wife Marielle Therese for Ku'te Meg Imperial for Higanti

Lance Lucido for Ringgo: The Dog Shooter AJ Urquia for Vince and Kath and James Lei Navarro for The Unmarried Wife Sean Gabriel for Everything About Her	Vanessa Valdez for The Unmarried Wife Carmi Raymundo & Olivia M Lamasan for Barcelona: A Love Untold Daisy Cayanan, Kim Noromor and Anjanette Haw for Vince and Kath and James Irene Emma Villamor for Everything About Her Robby Tantingco for Area

Rain Yamson for Area Jun Gonzalez for The Unmarried Wife Hermann Claravall for Barcelona: A Love Untold Lee Meily for Kusina Mycko David for Iadya Mo Kami	Shari Marie Montiague for Barcelona: A Love Untold Winston Acuyong for The Unmarried Wife Joey Luna for Everything About Her Aimi Geraldine Gamboa for Vince and Kath and James Ericson Navarro for Kusina

Beng Bandong for Vince and Kath and James Tara Illenberger for The Unmarried Wife Marya Ignacio & Joyce Bernal for Everything About Her Marya Ignacio for Barcelona: A Love Untold Thop Nazareno for Kusina Jesus Navarro for Iadya Mo Kami	*Rahyan Carlos, 'Ringgo: The Dog Shooter' Carmi Raymundo & Olivia M Lamasan for Barcelona: A Love Untold* Daisy Cayanan, Kim Noromor, & Anjanette Haw for Vince and Kath and James Romualdo Avellanosa & Roni Bertubin for Ku'te Vanessa R. Valdez for The Unmarried Wife

Aurel Claro Bilbao for Everything About Her Arnel Labayo for The Unmarried Wife Aurel Claro Bilbao for Barcelona: A Love Untold Aurel Claro Bilbao for Vince and Kath and James Raffy Magsaysay for Kusina	Karl Ramirez for Bubog Jesse Lucas for The Unmarried Wife Carmina Robles-Cuya for Everything About Her Cesar Francis Concio for Barcelona: A Love Untold Jessie Lasaten for Vince and Kath and James Emerson Texon for Iadya Mo Kami

"Higanti" by Demie Fresco for Higanti "Someday" by Juris for The Unmarried Wife "Something I Need" by Piolo Pascual and Morissette for Everything About Her "Hey Crush" by Joshua Garcia for Vince and Kath and James "Sana Ako Nalang" by Robert Delgado for Ku'te