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73rd Famas at Manila Hotel: Vice Ganda, Arjo Atayde, Marian Rivera win top acting honors

Published Aug 23, 2025 09:13 am
From left: Actor-businessman RS Francisco, Famas Best Actor Arjo Atayde, Best Actress Marian Rivera, and Best Actor Vice Ganda. (Image courtesy of RS Francisco)
From left: Actor-businessman RS Francisco, Famas Best Actor Arjo Atayde, Best Actress Marian Rivera, and Best Actor Vice Ganda. (Image courtesy of RS Francisco)
Stars came down for the 73rd Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences, popularly known as FAMAS, held at the Manila Hotel on Aug. 22, as Unkabogable Star Vice Ganda, Rep. Arjo Atayde, and MarianRivera won top acting honors.

"Nakakaloka! (This is crazy)," said Vice Ganda when he accepted the Famas trophy.

Vice Ganda continued: "Nagpunta lang ako rito para i-celebrate yung nomination namin ni Direk Jun Lana kasi ito yung kauna-unahang pelikula ko na na-nominate ng Best Picture sa Famas. (I just came here to celebrate my nomination with Director Jun Lana because this is my first movie to be nominated for Best Picture at Famas.)"

"Pagkatapos namin gawin ang 'And The Breadwinner Is ...' sabi ko sa sarili ko na lahat ng award-giving body na magno-nominate sa amin, pupuntahan ko talaga. Pinagmamalaki ko talaga siya at niyayakap ko ang lahat ng nominations na ibinibigay sa amin. (After we did 'And The Breadwinner Is ...' I told myself that every award-giving body that nominates us, I'm going to attend. I'm really proud of the movie and I embrace all the nominations that are given to us)," he said.

It was the second Famas trophy for Vice Ganda. In 2018, Vice Ganda received the first Dolphy Memorial Award, which his mother accepted.

"Nandito ako dahil proud na proud na nominated ako. Tapos nanalo pa ako. (I'm here because I'm proud to be nominated. Then I won.) Thank you, Famas, for making me the first blonde, fully made up, and in a black gown to receive the Best Actor award. May this award inspire the queer kids to embrace the endless possibilities the world could offer you," said Vice Ganda. "As a queer person, your possibilities are limitless."

"May this award inspire the queer kids to embrace the endless possibilities the world could offer you," said Vice Ganda. "As a queer person, your possibilities are limitless."

The Best Picture award went to "Alipato at Muog," an independent documentary film that focuses on activist Jonas Burgos, who was forcibly disappeared by suspected military personnel in 2007. It also won Best Director for JL Burgos.

Arjo, who tied with Vice Ganda for Best Actor, was praised for his role as an ex-military man with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the action movie "Topakk."

Marian Rivera was named Best Actress for her role as Teacher Emmy in the critically acclaimed movie "Balota."

Nadine Lustre was awarded Best Supporting Actress for "Uninvited," while Jeric Raval was named Best Supporting Actor for "Mamay."

"Mamay: A Journey to Greatness - The Marcos Mamay Story" is this year's big winner with five awards. It is a biographical film directed by Neal "Buboy" Tan, which tackles the life of Nunungan mayor Marcos Mamay from his childhood to his experience as a politician.
The complete list of awardees:

Best Picture - Alipato at Muog

Best Actor - Arjo Atayde (Topakk) and Vice Ganda (And the Breadwinner Is…)

Best Actress - Marian Rivera (Balota)

Best Supporting Actress - Nadine Lustre (Uninvited)

Best Supporting Actor - Jeric Raval (Mamay)

Best Director - JL Burgos (Alipato at Muog)

Best Cinematography - Mamay

Best Production Design - Mamay

Best Screenplay - Green Bones

Best Musical Score - Mamay

Best Sound - Topakk

Best Original Song - Hahamakin Ang Lahat (Uninvited) and Hamon (Mamay)

Best Editing - The Hearing

Special Awards

Bida sa Takilya Award - Kathryn Bernardo

FAMAS Circle of Excellence Award - Vilma Santos

Film Producer of the Year - Mentorque Inc.

Bida Sa Takilya Award - kathryn Bernardo

German Moreno Youth Achievement Award - Andres and Atasha Muhlach

Famas Child Icon of Philippine Cinema - Judy Ann Santos, Ian Veneracion, Gladys Reyes, Ice Seguerra, Matet De Leon, and Nino 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

Famas Presidential Award - Marcos Mamay

Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award for Journalism - pep.ph

Famas Loyalty Award - Brian Lu

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