The 20th FAP Awards (now known as Luna Awards) ceremony, presented by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP), took place on March 23, 2002, at the UP Theater. Seen as the Philippine counterpart to the Academy Awards, the FAP Awards honors films released in 2001. Fernando Poe Jr., labelled as the King of Philippine Movies, accepts the Golden Reel Award. Meanwhile, industry veterans Gloria Romero and Nida Blanca both receive the Lifetime Achievement Award. This is a posthumous recognition for Nida Blanca, who died on November 7, 2001.
Winners and nominees Awards Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. Best PictureBest Direction Abakada... Ina – Viva Films Bagong Buwan – Star Cinema Hubog – Good Harvest Films Mila – Star Cinema Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure – MAQ Productions | valign="top" | Eddie Garcia – Abakada... Ina Chito S. Roño – Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure Joel Lamangan – Hubog Joey del Rosario – Kaaway Hanggang Hukay Marilou Diaz-Abaya – Bagong Buwan
! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Actor ! style="background:#EEDD82;" |Best Actress |- | valign="top" | Ricky Davao – Minsan May Isang Puso Cesar Montano – Bagong Buwan Diether Ocampo – La Vida Rosa Jay Manalo – Hubog Piolo Pascual – Mila Lorna Tolentino – Abakada... Ina Amy Austria – Bagong Buwan Assunta de Rossi – Hubog Maricel Soriano – Mila Mylene Dizon – Gatas... Sa Dibdib ng KaawayBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress Dante Rivero – Tuhog Carlo Aquino – Bagong Buwan Jericho Rosales – Bagong Buwan Nonie Buencamino – Bagong Buwan Ronnie Lazaro – Bagong Buwan Caridad Sanchez – Bagong Buwan Alessandra de Rossi – Hubog Ana Capri – Minsan May Isang Puso Elizabeth Oropesa – Balahibong Pusa Jaclyn Jose – TuhogBest ScreenplayBest Cinematography Abakada... Ina Kaaway Hanggang Hukay La Vida Rosa Mila Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure Abakada... InaBest Production DesignerBest Editing Bagong Buwan Abakada... InaBest SoundBest Original Theme Abakada... InaSusmaryosep! Four FathersBest ScoreParehas ang Laban
Special awards Award(s) Recipient(s)Lifetime Achievement AwardGloria RomeroNida BlancaGolden Reel AwardFernando Poe Jr.Celebrity of the NightGretchen BarrettoStudents' Short FilmsUlirat (1st)Deadline (2nd)Palara (3rd)
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