Garcia collected a huge number of awards throughout his career, but he said he did not make movies aiming for awards. He is the only Filipino to receive the Asian Film Award for Best Actor, he also racked up awards from other film festivals, receiving Luna Awards, as well as the Metro Manila Film Festival Awards. Garcia was the most awarded and nominated person in the long history of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards. He garnered a total of 43 wins and 38 nominations (13 for Best Supporting Actor, 12 for Best Actor and 11 for Best Director). Out of these, he got six Best Supporting Actor wins, five Best Actor wins, five Best Director wins, three Hall of Fame Awards, one Lifetime Achievement Award and the Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award. He was awarded his first FAMAS Award in 1957 and his last FAMAS, a Hall of Fame for Best Actor, in 2003.