The 21st FAP Awards were held on March 29, 2003, at the University of the Philippines Theater and they honored the best Filipino films of the year 2002.
The nominations was heavily criticized due to non-nomination of Mga Munting Tinig in the Best Picture despite being the official submission for the 75th Academy Awards.
This system happens when an academy member only votes for their friends and not on the basis of cinematic accomplishments and craftsmanship.
[3][4][5][6] This is one of the triggering factors on why the voting process was reformulated to provide credible results.
[7] Notes: ^[A] The complete list of nominations for the Best Musical Score is unknown.