Famas 2026: Maricel Soriano, Maris Racal, McCoy de Leon are big winners

The 74th edition of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (Famas) Awards hailed Maricel Soriano and McCoy de Leon as its respective Best Actress and Best Actor awardees, while Maris Racal received the inaugural Actress of Distinction accolade.

The Diamond Star was honored for her role in “Meet, Greet, Bye,” while Racal earned the recognition for her performance in “Sunshine.”

De Leon took home the best actor award for his performance in “In Thy Name,” which won several categories at the awards event including the Best Picture, Best Director for Cesar Soriano, and Best Visual Effects for Gaspar Mangain.

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Also among the notable winners was “Quezon,” which triumphed with four awards.

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Here are this year’s Famas awardees who were celebrated during the ceremony held on Tuesday, Oct. 27.

Major film and acting awards

• Best Film: “In Thy Name”
• Best Actor: McCoy de Leon for “In Thy Name”
• Best Actress: Maricel Soriano for “Meet, Greet and Bye”
• Best Supporting Actor: Mon Confiado for “Quezon”
• Best Supporting Actress: Karylle for “Quezon”
• Best Child Performer: Annika Co for “Sunshine”
• Actress of Distinction: Maris Racal for “Sunshine”

Technical and creative awards

• Best Director: Cesar Soriano for “In Thy Name”
• Best Cinematography: Pong Ignacio for “Quezon”
• Best Screenplay: Kip Oebanda, Carlo E. Catu and Zig Dulay for “Bar Boys: After School”
• Best Editing: Jerrold Tarog for “Quezon”
• Best Production Design: Digo Riccio for “Manila’s Finest”
• Best Sound: Allan Roy Santos and Neil Diokno for “Manila’s Finest”
• Best Musical Score: Krina Cayabyab for “Song of the Fireflies”
• Best Visual Effects: Gaspar Mangain for “In Thy Name”

Special awards

• Circle of Excellence Award for Best Director: Lav Diaz
• Famas Grand Maestro Award for Lifetime Achievement in Film Directing: Jose Javier Reyes
• Susan Roces Celebrity Award: Charo Santos
• FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence: Daniel Fernando
• Nora Aunor Superstar Award: Bea Alonzo
• Famas Queen of Philippine Cinema: Dina Bonnevie
• Famas Youth Achievement Award: BINI and SB19