1983 Metro Manila Film Festival

The 9th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1983. Only eight movies participated.

Cine Suerte's Karnal won the Best Picture and other four awards. The major individual awards, however, was garnered by Lea Productions' Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag including Best Actor and Best Actress for Anthony Alonzo and Coney Reyes respectively, Best Director and Best Screenplay for Willie Milan among others. Other awardees include the films Hot Property and Tengteng de Sarapen.

RVQ Productions' Tengteng de Sarapen was the top grosser of the festival.[1][2]

Entries

Title	Starring	Studio	Director
Bad Bananas sa Puting Tabing	Christopher de Leon, Edgar Mortiz, Jay Ilagan, Johnny Delgado, Nora Aunor, Jaime Fabregas, Larry Lawrence	Vanguard Films	Peque Gallaga
Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag	Anthony Alonzo, Coney Reyes, Eddie Garcia, Perla Bautista, Alicia Alonzo	Lea Productions	Willie Milan
D'Godson	Niño Muhlach, William Martinez, Susan Bautista, Panchito, Pepe Pimentel, Nanette Inventor, Manny Luna, Rodolfo 'Boy' Garcia, Bayani Casimiro, Jimmy Santos, Palito, Joaquin Fajardo, Fred Panopio	D'Wonder Films	J. Erastheo Navoa
Gunfighter	Lito Lapid, Connie Angeles, Chuck Biller, Cole Mackay, Paul Jones, Marlene Chavez, Brad Fletcher	Tagalog Ilang-Ilang Productions	Romy Suzara
Hot Property	Carmi Martin, Phillip Salvador, Dennis Roldan, Vic Diaz, Tony Santos, Sr.	Golden Dragon Films	Lino Brocka
Karnal	Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador, Vic Silayan, Joel Torre, Cecille Castillo	Cine Suerte	Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Over My Dead Body	Tony Ferrer, Efren Reyes, Jr., Bembol Roco, Raoul Aragon, Anna Marie Gutierrez, Lolita Marquez	Sunfilms International	Arsenio 'Boots' Bautista
Tengteng De Sarapen	Dolphy, Alma Moreno, Panchito, Jaypee de Guzman, Raoul Aragonn, Bayani Casimiro, Teroy de Guzman, Palito, Ben David, Rocco Montalban, Larry Silva, Allan Bautista, Max Vera	RVQ Productions	Frank Gray, Jr.

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.[3]

Best Film	Best Director
Karnal Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag Hot Property	Willie Milan – Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag
Best Actor	Best Actress
Anthony Alonzo – Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag	Coney Reyes – Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Dennis Roldan – Hot Property	Alicia Alonzo – Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag
Best Sound Engineering	Best Cinematography
Rudy Baldovino – Karnal	Manolo Abaya – Karnal
Best Editing	Best Music
Augusto Salvador – Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag	William Yusi – Hot Property
Best Art Direction	Best Screenplay
Fiel Zabat – Karnal	Willie Milan and Ronnie Paredes – Bago Kumalat ang Kamandag
Best Child Performer
Jaypee de Guzman and Ben Pelayo – Teng Teng de Sarapen

During the awards night, many were surprised after Coney Reyes won the Best Actress award for the movie Bago Kumalat ang Dugo and Anthony Alonzo is given the Best Actor award for the same movie, besting acting greats Charito Solis, Phillip Salvador, and Vic Silayan, who were all in the movie Karnal.[4] In addition, juror's standards of giving Willie Milan the Best Director award against Lino Brocka is questioned.[5]

"THE 1983 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: "KARNAL" BEST PICTURE". Video 48. Retrieved 2014-04-12.
The Times Journal. "Karnal Metro Manila Filmfest top awardee". December 28, 1983. Newspaper Print.
"Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1983". Internet Movie Database.
"Through the years: Controversies in the MMFF". Business World Online. Retrieved 2014-04-09.
"A look at the past MMFF controversies". ABS-CBN. Retrieved 2014-04-19.

Preceded by 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival	Metro Manila Film Festival 1983	Succeeded by 1984 Metro Manila Film Festival

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