5th PAMPAS Academy Awards

The 5th PAMPAS Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Pemecutan Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (PAMPAS), honored the best films of 1988 and took place at The Bale Ubung Hotel in Ubung, Satria. It was the second time in a row the ceremony held in the hotel. During the ceremony, PAMPAS presented PAMPAS Academy Awards in 15 categories. It is also the first ceremony to be aired via radio. Uluan Radio was chosen to aired the ceremony in live.

Kisah Nyata and Tahta both won 4 awards in the ceremony with the later took Best Film and Best Director. While Road of Terror and Sang Angsa Putih won 2 awards each. Meanwhile, His Secret Life, Langkah Kejayaan and Lotus took one award each.

Winners and Nominees
The nominees for 5th PAMPAS Academy Awards were announced on January 29, 1989 at the PAMPAS Press Room in Ubung. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Film with Multiple Awards and Nominations
At the 5th PAMPAS Academy Awards, 9 films received 45 nominations. Of these, 7 films received 15 Mandala Award.