Ang Panday wins MMFF Best Picture; other awardees named!

The Metro Manila Film Festival’s awards night was held tonight, on my birthday. MMFF’s top grosser Ang Panday, starring actor turned politician now actor again before reelection Bong Revilla, grabbed this year’s most prestigious award, Festival Best Picture.

Star Cinema’s I Love You.. Goodbye, starring MMFF scandal-laden Gabby Concepcion and Rubi lead actress Angelica Panganiban, with support from Kim Chiu and Derek Ramsay, bagged the Second Best Picture Award. Horror-comedy flick Ang Darling Kong Aswang, starring Comedy Prince Bossing Vic Sotto and internationally-acclaimed drama actress Cristine Reyes, got the Third Best picture Award.

Contrary to the other Mano Po movie franchise, this year’s Mano Po 6, starring Megastar Sharon Cuneta, Divine Diva Zsa-zsa Padilla, with support from Heart Evangelista and Dennis Trillo, only got the Fourth Best Picture Award. It is quite unlikely for MMFF to award a fourth best picture prize. Perhaps, it has something to do with Sharon Cuneta.

The Megastar, however, vindicated herself when she won as Best Actress, as expected. Senator Bong Revilla won as Best Actor. What a lovely pair, the senator, and the senator’s spouse.

FAMAS Best Actress Heart Evangelista (Mano Po 6) won as Best Supporting Actress while comebacking Philip Salvador (Ang Panday) won as Best Supporting Actor.

Joel Lamangan (Mano Po 6) won as Best Director while Buboy Villar (Ang Panday) won as Best Child Performer.

Best Production Design goes to Ang Panday, Best Editing goes to I Love You.. Goodbye, Best Visual Effects goes to Ang Panday, and Best Musical Direction goes to Mano Po 6.