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

Major Awards
Winners are listed first and highlighted with boldface.

Special Awardee

 * Lou Salvador, Sr. Memorial Award
 * Bert "Tawa" Marcelo
 * Dr. Jose Perez Memorial Award
 * Billy Balbastro
 * Lifetime Achievement Award
 * Levi Celerio


 * Hall of Fame Awardee
 * Charito Solis - Actress
 * 1984 - Don't Cry For Me Papa
 * 1969 - Igorota
 * 1964 - Angustia
 * 1961 - Emily
 * 1960 - Kundiman Ng Lahi
 * Best Dressed Movie Star (Bida Ng Gabi)
 * Carmi Martin