This is a list of awards and nominations received by Nora Aunor. She has been awarded and nominated for her performances in film, television, stage and music which span 50 years.
Aunor has been awarded, recognized and received multiple nominations from different organizations, academe, institutions, critics and award giving bodies for her work in film, television, music and theater. She rose to prominence after winning the 1967 Tawag ng Tanghalan. She is the most nominated actress for the leading role in the long history of FAMAS Awards, having been nominated 17 times since 1973 when she was nominated for Gift of Love but only second to Eddie Garcia with 23 nominations both in leading and supporting role. With her fifth FAMAS Award for Best Actress in 1991, Aunor became the sixth performer to be elevated to the FAMAS Hall of Fame joining the likes of Eddie Garcia, Joseph Estrada, Charito Solis, Fernando Poe Jr. and Vilma Santos. This award is given to the person who won more than five times in its particular category. Aunor is the only performer in the long history of FAMAS Awards to be nominated for fifteen straight years, from 1973 to 1987.
As of 2017, Aunor is still the most nominated actress of Gawad Urian, with 21 nominations and seven wins, and the very first best actress awardee. She is also the most awarded and the most nominated actress of Metro Manila Film Festival, with eight best actress trophies, and from Young Critics Circle, with thirteen nominations and five wins. She is also the only actress to win the best actress trophy from the Film Academy of the Philippines for three straight years, a feat yet to be equaled or surpass by a Filipino actress.
In 1983, Aunor was recognized as one of The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) in the field of the arts. In 1999, Aunor received the Centennial Honors for the Arts awarded by the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP). She was the only film actress included in the list of awardees. In 2010, she was hailed by the Green Planet Movie Awards as one of the "10 Asian Best Actresses of the Decade". She received the Ani ng Dangal Award (Harvest of Honors). from the National Commission for Culture and the Arts in 2013, 2014 and 2016. In 2013, she received the Light of Culture Awards from Philippine Centre of the International Theatre Institute and the ITI-Earthsavers UNESCO Dream Center for pioneering in the integration of theater, television, and film. On September 17, 2015, Aunor was conferred the Gawad CPP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Arts, the highest award given by the Cultural Center of the Philippines. She was also conferred the Gusi Peace Prize in 2015.
Aunor has the most international best actress awards and nominations of any Filipino actors. She is the only Filipino actress to win international awards from five different continents: 19th Cairo International Film Festival in 1995 (Africa), 1st East Asia Film and Television Award in 1997, Asian Film Awards in 2013 and 3rd Sakhalin International Film Festival (Asia), 31st Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles in 2004, Premio Della Critica Indipendiente in 2013 and St. Tropez International Film festival in 2015 (Europe), Asia Pacific Screen Award in 2013 (Australia) and the Green Planet Movie Award (North America).
Aunor has the most lifetime achievement awards received locally and internationally for her contribution to film, television, music, and theater.
As of June 10, 2022, Aunor was conferred the Order of National Artists of the Philippines.
State Honors
The Order of National Artists of the Philippines
Year Award Citation Result Ref 2022 National Artistfor Film and Broadcast Arts
Presidential Medal of Merit
Year Award Citation Result Ref 2025 Presidential Medal of Meritin recognition of her contribution to nation-building. (Posthumous)
TOWNS Foundation
Year Award Citation Result Ref 1983 The Outstanding Women in the Nation's ServiceFor the field of Performing Arts TOWNS
Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Year Award Citation Result Ref 2016 Gawad CCP para sa Sining for Film and Broadcast Arts 1999 Centennial Honors for the ArtsAs one of the 100 Outstanding Filipinos who have contributed in building the nation through Arts and Culture for the last 100 years.
National Centennial Commission Year Award Citation Result 1999 Gawad Sentenaryo Sektor ng Kababaihan, Sining at Kalinagan
National Commission for Culture & the Arts (NCCA)
Year Award Citation Result 2016Ani ng Dangal (Harvest of Honor)brought honor to the country by winning in International Film Festivals 2014 2013
Office of the President (Philippines)
Year Award Citation Result 1996Parangal ng BayanSpecial International Citation Award 1995Grand Achievement Award
Philippine Center of the International Theatre Institute (PCITI)/ITI-Earthsavers UNESCO Dream Center
Year Award Citation Result Ref 2013 Lampara ng Kultura (Lights of Culture) Lifetime Achievement Awardfor pioneering in the integration of theater, television, and film Lights of Culture Award
Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan - City of Manila Year Award Citation Result Ref 2015 Diwa ng LahiFor Cinema
Gusi Peace Prize International Year Award Citation Result Ref 2015 Gusi Peace PrizeInternational Excellence in Performing Arts Cinema
Recognition from the Academe
Far Eastern University
Year Award Citation Result 2015 Alagad at Yaman ng Konkretong ObraAYKON
National Teachers College Year Award Citation Result 2015 Natatanging Alagad ng Sining
De La Salle University Year Award Citation Result Ref 2015 Gawad La Sallian para sa Sining
Ateneo de Naga University Year Award Citation Result Ref 2015 Bulawan na Bikolnon
Bicol University Year Award Citation Result Ref 2015 Pambansang Artista ng Bayan
Polytechnic University of the Philippines Year Award Citation Result Ref 2014 Natatanging Pagkilala Bilang Mahusay na Alagad ng Sining
Quezon City Public Teachers Association (QCPTS)/ACT Year Award Citation Result Ref 2014 Tunay na Alagad ng Sining
University of the Philippines Diliman Year Award Citation Result Ref 2014 Gawad PlaridelFor Film, Music and Television
Holy Angel University Year Award Citation Result 2002 Trophy of CitationFor Her Accomplishments in the Performing Arts & Contribution to Philippine Society
Philippine Women's University Communications Department Year Award Citation Result 1995 Plaque of RecognitionInternational Achievement As An Actress
International awards and recognition
Best Actress awards and nominations
Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong) Year Nominated work Category Result Ref 2013 Thy Womb Best Actress News articles about Nora Aunor at the 7th Asian Film Awards People's Choice Awards for Favorite Actress
Asia Pacific Screen Awards (Australia) Year Nominated work Category Result 2014 Hustisya Best Performance by an Actress 2012 Thy Womb 2008 Himala as part of the CNN APSA Viewers Choice Award for Best Asia-Pacific Film of all Time. News article about Nora Aunor at the 6th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
* News article about Nora Aunor at the 8th Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Asia Pacific Film Festival (Macau) Year Nominated work Category Result 2012 Thy Womb Best Actress News articles about Nora Aunor at the 55th Asia Pacific Film Festival
Cairo International Film Festival(Egypt) Year Nominated work Category Result 1997 Bakit May Kahapon Pa? Princess Pataten Statue for Best Actress 1995 The Flor Contemplacion Story
Cannes International Film Festival (France) Year Nominated work Category Result 1981 Bona Premio de la Juri de la Federacion International des Cine-ClubsCertificate of Honor
Dubai International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2012 Thy Womb Best Actress
East Asia Film and Television Award (Malaysia) Year Nominated work Category Result 1997 Bakit May Kahapon Pa? Best Actress
FANTASPORTO - OPORTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ( Portugal) Year Nominated work Category Result 2015 Dementia Best Actress
24th Filipino International Cine Festival ( USA) Year Nominated work Category Result 2017 Hinulid Best Actress
31st Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bruxelles (Belgium) Year Nominated work Category Result 2004 Naglalayag Best Actress
Fukuoka International Film Festival (Japan) Year Nominated work Category Result 1996 The Flor Contemplacion Story Best Actress
Green Planet Movie Awards (Hollywood) Year Nominated work Category Result 2010 10 Asian Best Actresses of the Decade
International Film Festival of India Year Nominated work Category Result 2012 Thy Womb Best Actress
Jinseo Arigato International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 2024 Mananambal Hall of Fame - International Best Actress
3rd Sakhalin International Film Festival ( Russia) Year Nominated work Category Result 2013 Thy Womb Best Actress Best Ensemble - Acting News about Aunor's win at the 3rd Sakhalin International Film Festival
Singapore International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result 1999 Sidhi Best Actress 1997 Bakit May Kahapon Pa?
Soho International Film Festival NYC (New York) Year Nominated work Category Result 2015 Dementia Best Performer
St.Tropez International Film Festival (France) Year Nominated work Category Result 2015 Dementia Best Actress
Venice International Film Festival (Italy) Year Nominated work Category Result 2012 Thy Womb Premio Della Critica Indipendiente: Bisato d'Oro for Best Actress News articles about Nora Aunor at the Venice International Film Festival
Lifetime achievement awards 19th Gawad Amerika Awards Year Nominated work Category Result Ref 2016 International Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to Philippine Cinema
Maharlika International Achievement Award Year Nominated work Category Result Ref 2016 International Lifetime Achievement Award Cinematic Excellence Pride of Maharlika Award
Singkwento International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result Ref 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award
ASEAN International Film Festival and Awards Year Nominated work Category Result Ref 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award
Cinemanila International Film Festival Year Nominated work Category Result Ref 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award (World Cinema) 2000 Lifetime Achievement Award (Philippine Cinema)
19th Reflection Awards Year Nominated work Category Result Ref 2007 Milestones Lifetime Achievement Award
Movie awards and recognition
FAMAS (Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Awards)
Year Nominated work Category Result Winner 2024PietaCircle of Excellence 2022 -Ang Pambansang Alagad ng Sining - Susan Roces Celebrity Award 2015 -Iconic Movie Queen of Philippine Cinema 2013 Thy Womb Presidential Award for Cinematic Arts Excellence 2011 - Lifetime Achievement Award 1996 The Flor Contemplacion Story Circle of Excellence 1992 - Best Actress Hall of Fame 1991 Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? Best Actress 1990 Bilangin ang mga Bituin sa Langit 1987 I Love You Mama, I Love You Papa Dina Bonnevie (Magdusa) 1986 I Can't Stop Loving You Vivian Velez (Paradise Inn) 1985 Bulaklak sa City Jail 1984 Minsan, May Isang Ina Charito Solis (Don't Cry for me Papa) 1983 Mga Uod at Rosas Vilma Santos (Relasyon) Medallion of Excellence in Acting 1982 Bakit Bughaw ang Langit Best Actress Vilma Santos (Pakawalan Mo Ako) 1981 Bona Amy Austria (Brutal) 1980 Ina ka ng Anak Mo 1979 Atsay Susan Roces (Gumising ka Maruja) 1978 Bakya Mo Neneng Susan Roces (Maligno) 1977 Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos 1976 Banaue: Stairway to the Sky Elizabeth Oropesa (Lumapit, Lumayo ang Umaga) 1975 Fe, Esperanza, Caridad Lolita Rodriguez (Tinimbang ka Ngunit Kulang) 1974 Paru-Parung Itim Gloria Sevilla (Gimingaw Ako) 1973 Gift of Love Vilma Santos (Dama de Noche) Boots Anson Roa (Tatay na si Erap)