3rd Awit Awards

{{Infobox award

| name = 3rd Awit Awards

| image =

| date = June 1971

| location = Manila Hotel,
Ermita, Manila

| hosts =

| award1_type = Best Album

| award1_winner = The Phenomenal Nora Aunor by Nora Aunor

| award2_type = Best Mini-Album

| award2_winner = Something Stupid by Edgar Mortiz & Vilma Santos

| award3_type = Song of the Year

| award3_winner = "Forever Loving You" by Bert Dominic

| award4_type = Best Single

| award4_winner = "Sixteen" by Vilma Santos

| most_awards =Nora Aunor
Bert Dominic
Philippine Rondalla
Vilma Santos
Danny Subido (2)

| most_nominations =

| previous = 2nd

| main = Awit Awards

| next = 1st

}}

The 3rd Awit Awards were held in Manila Hotel located in the nation's capital, Manila. They gave awards to the outstanding musical achievements for the year 1970.{{cite book|title=Wilear's Top Company In Philippine Awards|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bEUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA51|access-date=3 November 2012|date=14 August 1971|publisher=Billboard|page=51}}

The award ceremony was originally to be held at the Cultural Center of the Philippines in March 1971.{{cite book|author=Oskar Salazar|title=400 at Awit Awards – Pulls Films, Radio|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=likEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47|access-date=30 October 2012|date=29 August 1970|publisher=Billboard|page=47}} After some meetings, the Philippine Academy of the Recording Arts and Sciences decided to move it to May and would be held at the Araneta Coliseum.{{cite book|title=Awit Awards Reorganized|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4AgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA53|access-date=3 November 2012|date=27 March 1971|publisher=Billboard|page=53}} Yet again, it was delayed to June due to the elections of the board and the jurors and took place at the Manila Hotel.{{cite book|title=Academy Revamp Delays Philippine AWIT Awards|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1wgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48|access-date=21 October 2012|date=5 June 1971|publisher=Billboard|page=48}}

A total of 36 awards were given that night. Nora Aunor, Bert Dominic, the Philippine Rondalla, Vilma Santos and Danny Subido both took home the most number of awards with 2.