Winners Of 32nd PMPC Star Awards For Movies Bared

The country’s brightest directors, screenwriters, actors and love teams gathered at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay City during the 32nd Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) Star Awards for Movies awarding ceremony on Sunday evening.

“Felix Manalo” was adjudged as Movie of the Year, while its director, Joel Lamangan, bagged the Movie Director of the Year Award.

“Bambanti” was also a big winner during the night as it won the Indie Movie of the Year Award, and director Zig Dulay was the Indie Movie Director of the Year.

Piolo Pascual and Dennis Trillo both won the Movie Actor of the Year Award, while Movie Actress of the Year Award was given to Bea Alonzo for the movie, “A Second Chance.”

Pascual was in the movie “Silong” and Trillo was in “Felix Manalo.”

Here are the other winners:

Movie Supporting Actor of the Year – Tirso Cruz III (Honor Thy Father).

Movie Supporting Actress of the Year – Alessandra de Rossi (Kid Kulafu).

New Movie Actor of the Year – Marlo Mortel (Haunted Mansion).

New Movie Actress of the Year – Janella Salvador (Haunted Mansion).

Movie Child Performer of the Year – Micko Laurente (Bambanti).

Movie Screenwriter of the Year – Michiko Yamamoto (Honor Thy Father).

Movie Cinematographer of the Year – Ber Cruz (Honor Thy Father).

Movie Production Designer of the Year – Edgar Martin Littaua, Joel Bilbao & Danny Red (Felix Manalo).

Movie Editor of the Year – Jerrold Tarog (Heneral Luna).

Movie Musical Scorer of the Year – Jerrold Tarog (Heneral Luna).

Movie Sound Engineer of the Year – Mikko Quizon and Hit Productions (Heneral Luna).

Movie Original Theme Song of the Year – “Ang Sugo Ng Diyos Sa Mga Huling Araw” – composed by Joan Solitario and Ryan Solitario; arranged by Louie Ocampo; interpreted by Sarah Geronimo (Felix Manalo).

Indie Movie Screenwriter of the Year – Jun Robles Lana (Anino Sa Likod Ng Buwan).

Indie Cinematographer of the Year – Ike Avellana (Apocalypse Child).

Indie Production Designer of the Year – Aped Santos (Bambanti).

Indie Movie Editor of the Year – Benjamin Tolentino (Tandem).

Indie Musical Scorer of the Year – Gauss Obenza (I love You, Thank You).

Indie Movie Sound Engineer of the Year – Jess Carlos (Silong).

Indie Movie Original Theme Song of the Year – “Tulog Na” – lyrics by Zig Dulay, composed by Gian Gianan, interpreted by Alessandra de Rossi (Bambanti).

Two special awards were given: the Nora Aunor Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award to Amalia Fuentes, and the Ulirang Alagad ng Pelikula sa Likod ng Kamera Lifetime Achievement Award to director Mel Chionglo.

The audience was entertained by a special dance number prepared by the group Hastags.

To honor the love teams of Philippine Cinema, Jed Madela, Yeng Constatino, Christian Bautista, Morisette Amon, Mark Bautista and Juris shared the stage and performed various song numbers.

The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) gave another special award that evening — the Movie Love Team of the Year.

Daniel Padilla and Kathryn Bernardo (KathNiel) won the said award for the movie, “Crazy Beautiful You.” They were serenaded by Angeline Quinto and Erik Santos.

Meanwhile, the Darling of the Press award went to Dan Fernandez.

Posthumous Award for Entertainment Excellence was given to the late German Moreno. The award was accepted by John Nite, Moreno’s nephew.

PMPC president Fernan De Guzman told the Philippines News Agency he thinks the 32nd PMPC Star Awards for Movies is the grandest so far as it coincides with the Club’s 50th anniversary this year.

He also acknowledged that despite the artists’ busy schedule, many of them still participated and attended the Awards Night.

Furthermore, De Guzman cited that in his five years as PMPC president, this year’s Star Awards for Movies was the hardest to judge since it was a close fight among the nominees.

The 32nd PMPC Star Awards for Movies was hosted by Piolo Pascual, Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, Alex Gonzaga, Bela Padilla and Robie Domingo.

This will have a TV special under the direction of Bert de Leon. It will be shown via ABS-CBN Sunday’s Best on March 13. (PNA) SCS/MCCA