1976 Metro Manila Film Festival


The 2nd Metro Manila Film Festival was held in the year 1976. It was known as 1976 Filipino Film Festival at that time.
Eddie Romero's Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon received most of the awards with a total of six including the Best Film and Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actor for Christopher de Leon. Lino Brocka's Insiang received four including Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Hilda Koronel.
A total of 10 movies were exhibited during the 10-day festival which opened for the first time on Christmas Day. JE Productions' Dateline Chicago: Arrest The Nurse Killer emerged as the Top Grosser.

Entries

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
, Best Director winner and Best Screenplay
Best FilmBest Director

  • Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon – Hemisphere
  • *Minsa'y isang Gamu-gamo – Premiere Productions
  • Eddie Romero – Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon
  • *Lupita Aquino-Kashiwahara - Minsa'y isang Gamu-gamo
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Christopher de Leon – Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon
  • Hilda Koronel – Insiang
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Ruel Vernal – Insiang
  • Mona Lisa – Insiang
    • Best ScreenplayBest Cinematography
  • Eddie Romero & Roy C. Iglesias – Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon
  • Conrado Baltazar – Insiang
    • Best EditingBest Music
  • Edgardo Vinarao – Minsa'y isang Gamu-gamo
  • Lutgardo Labad – Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon
    • Best StoryBest Art Direction
  • Marina Feleo-Gonzales – Minsa'y isang Gamu-gamo
  • Laida Lim-Perez and Peque Gallaga – Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon

    • Multiple awards