40th MMFF Awards Night Winners

 

The results of 40th MMFF Awards Night, I presume, is one of the most (if  not the most) credible of all the MMFF Awards Night.  


As everyone expects,  Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo is the biggest winner with 8 awards, including the Best Festival Picture.  

         Unfortunately, it failed to win any of the acting awards at stake which went to English Only Please, Kubot: The Aswang Chronicles and My Big Bossing.  

        Derek Ramsay and Jennylyn Mercado (lead stars of English Only, Please) were adjudged as the Festival's Best Actor and Actress respectively.  

       Lotlot de Leon and Joey Marquez (both stars of Kubot:  The Aswang Chronicles) were declared as the Festival's Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor respectively while Ryzza Mae Dizon of My Big Bossing was chosen as the Festival's Best Child Performer.

       It's good to note that the box-office take of the 8 official entries wasn't one of the criteria in selecting the three Best Pictures of the Festival which they had done in the past.  
          Edu Manzano and Kris Aquino hosted the awards night which was held at the PICC and aired on ABS-CBN last Saturday, December 27.

          Here's the complete list of winners:



Best Picture - Bonifacio: Ang
     Unang Pangulo
 
2nd Best Picture - English 
     Only,  Please

3rd Best Picture - Kubot: The
     Aswang Chronicles 2
 

Best Festival Actress-Jennylyn 
 Mercado, English Only, Please
 
Best Festival Actor - Derek 
   Ramsay, English Only, Please

Best Festival Director - Dan 
  Villegas, English Only, Please 

  

Best Festival Supporting Actress - Lotlot de Leon, Kubot: The  

         Aswang Chronicles 2
 
Best Festival Supporting Actor - 
   Joey Marquez, Kubot: The 

   Aswang Chronicles 2
 


Best Child Performer - Ryzza Mae Dizon, My Big Bossing's   

       Adventures

Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award - Bonifacio: Ang Unang 

      Pangulo
 
FPJ Memorial Award of Excellence - Bonifacio: Ang Unang 

      Pangulo
 
Best Screenplay - Antoinette Jadaone and Anj Pessumal, English 

      Only, Please
 
Best Original Story - Dan Villegas and Antoinette Jadaone, English 

      Only, Please'
 
Best Editor - Marya Ignacio, English Only Please

Best Cinematographer - Carlo Mendoza, Bonifacio: Ang Unang  

      Pangulo
 
Best Production Designer - Erickson Navarro, Kubot: The Aswang 

      Chronicles 2
 
Best Visual Effects - Mothership Inc., Kubot: The Aswang 

       Chronicles 2
 
Best Make-up Artist - Juvan Bermil and Charles Alabano, Kubot: 

       The Aswang Chronicles 2
 
Best Original Theme Song - Hindi Pa Tapos by Gloc-9 feat. 

        Denise Balbacena from the movie Bonifacio: Ang Unang 

        Pangulo
 
Best Musical Scorer - Von de Guzman, Bonifacio: Ang Unang 

        Pangulo
 
Best Sound Engineer - Wild Sound, Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
 
Best Festival Float - Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
 
Youth Choice Award - Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo

 

NEW WAVE CATEGORY

 
Best Picture (Full Feature) - Magkakabaung by Jason Paul 

       Laxamana
 
Special Jury Prize (Full Feature) - M. (Mother's Maiden Name) by 

       Zig Dulay
 
Best Director - Jason Paul Laxamana, Magkakabaung
 
Best Actress - Zsa Zsa Padilla, M. (Mother's Maiden Name)
 
Best Actor - Allen Dizon, Magkakabaung
 
Best Supporting Actress - Gloria Sevilla, M. (Mother's Maiden 

       Name)
 
Best Supporting Actor - Kristoffer King, Maratabat 

Best Picture (Animation) - An Maogmang Lugar by Mary Ann 

     Espedido, Ateneo de Naga University
 
Special Jury Prize (Animation) - Cherry by Dustin Uy, Yawp! 

     Studio
 
Best Picture (Student Short) - Kalaw by Immy Rempis, Asia 

     Pacific Film Institute
 
Special Jury Prize (Student Short) - Bundok Chubibo by Glenn 

     Barit, UP Diliman

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Face of the Night - Nadine Lustre

Highest 40th MMFF Commemorative Award - Joseph Ejercito 

     Estrada
MMFF 40th Year Award - Francis Tolentino, MMDA Chairman
     Special Recognition - Guillermo De Vega, MMFF founder