3rd PAMPAS Academy Awards

The 3rd PAMPAS Academy Awards ceremony, presented by Pemecutan Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Science (PAMPAS), honored the best films of 1986 and took place at Mandala Ubung Hotel in Ubung, Satria. During the ceremony, PAMPAS presented PAMPAS Academy Awards in 15 categories. 4 films took 3 awards in the ceremony, Dark Castle, Hope, Mandala and the Guardians and Sound of the Forest. While The End of Us, Secluded and When Angel Meet Devil won one award each. Mandala and the Guardians become the first film who won both Best Film and Best Director in the awards history. It is also the second film to get 10 nominations after Lord of the Dark Kingdom in previous year. The ceremony also marked the second consecutive win for adapted fantasy drama film as Best Film.

Winners and Nominees
The nominees for 3rd PAMPAS Academy Awards were announced on January 31, 1987 at the PAMPAS Press Room in Ubung. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface.

Film with Multiple Awards and Nominations
At the 3rd PAMPAS Academy Awards, 10 films received 45 nominations. Of these, 7 films received 15 Mandala Award.