MMFF 2011 Awards Night – List of Winners

Here is the list of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2011 Winners:

Best Picture:
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

2nd Best Picture:
Enteng ng Ina Mo

3rd Best Picture:
Shake, Rattle and Roll 13

Best Director:
Gary dela Cruz (Asiong Salonga)

Best Actress:
Maricel Soriano (Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow)

Best Actor:
Dingdong Dantes (Segunda Mano)

Best Supporting Actor:
John Regala (Asiong Salonga)

Best Supporting Actress:
Eugene Domingo (My Househusband)

Best Child Performer:
Bugoy Cariño (Shake, Rattle & Roll 13)

Best Original Story:
Shake, Rattle & Roll 13: Lunod

Best Screenplay:
Roi Iglesias and Rey Ventura (Asiong Salonga)

Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award:
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

Best Production Design:
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story

Best Editing:
Jason Cahapay and Ryan Orduna (Asiong Salonga)

Best Musical Score:
Nonong Buencamino (Asiong Salonga)

Best Sound Recording:
Mike Idioma (Asiong Salonga)

Best Visual Effects:
Riot, Inc. (Ang Panday 2)

Best Make-Up:
Enteng ng Ina Mo

Best Original Theme Song:
“La Paloma” by Ely Buendia (Asiong Salonga)

Best Cinematography:
Carlo Mendoza (Asiong Salonga)

Gender Sensitivity Award:
My Househusband, Ikaw Na!

Best Float:
Panday 2

NEW WAVE – INDEPENDENT SECTION
(Date of Screening: December 17 to 21, 2011 at the Robinson’s Galleria)

Special Jury Prize:
Biyahe Ni Barbie (Kookai Labayen, De La Salle College of St. Benilde)

Best New Wave Student Film:
Payaso

Gender Sensitivity Award (Student Category):
Speechless by Miriam College

Gender Sensitivity Award (Full-Length Category):
HIV by Neil Tan

Best New Wave Actor:
JM de Guzman (Pintakasi)

Best New Wave Actress:
Iza Calzado (HIV)

Best New Wave Full-Length Indie Film:
Pintakasi

Best New Wave Student Short Film:
Mate

SPECIAL AWARDS

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Eddie Garcia

Posthumous Award:
Lito Calzado

SPONSOR AWARDS

Male Kutis Ganda Celebrity Award:
Ryan Agoncillo

Female Kutis Ganda Celebrity Award:
Ai Ai de las Alas

Male Celebrity Sexiest Appeal of the Night:
ER Ejercito

Female Celebrity Sexiest Appeal of the Night:
Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo

Male Face of the Night:
Richard Gomez

Female Face of the Night:
Iza Calzado

SMDC Most Glamorous Stars:
Ryan Agoncillo and Iza Calzado

Miss Casino Filipino 2011 Swimsuit Gallery 3

Miss Casino Filipino 2011 Swimsuit Gallery 2

Miss Casino Filipino 2011 Swimsuit Gallery 1

Georgina Wilson, Topless on Rogue Magazine!

Another Miss Philippines Falling Scandal

ABS on Mo Twister Scandal: "We are Self-Regulating

ABS-CBN’s “The Buzz” chose not to air an official statement from Mo Twister on the alleged leaked video of him confessing the supposed abortion of his ex-girlfriend Rhian Ramos, because of self-regulation.

“The Buzz” host Boy Abunda said Mo’s official statement contained sensitive issues, which they decided not to air.

“Para balanse po ang aming pagsasalaysay, hiningi po ng “The Buzz” ang panig ni Mo. Kanina po nagpadala na si Mo at ang kampo nila ng official statement. We would like to thank Mo and his management. Pero dahil sa sensitibo ang nilalaman nito, as a program, “The Buzz” at lahat po kami, ang pamunuan ng “The Buzz,” we are self-regulating and decided not to read it,” Boy said.

Mo has denied having a hand in uploading the said video entitled “RepairedMovie.mov” on YouTube. The video was under the username PrettyJenny55.

“I know i sold many of my things including computers that i had erased. apparently, someone "repaired" the erased files/hard drive and uploaded some personal files of mine,” Mo tweeted on Friday, December 2.

GMA Network, where Rhian is a contract artist, announced on Friday, December 2, that it will file charges against Mo for “malicious and false imputations against the network in his video posted this (Friday) afternoon on YouTube.”

In a report on “The Buzz” on Sunday, December 4, the entertainment talk show asked for GMA Artist Center’s official statement regarding Rhian’s implication in the issue but did not get any response. “The Buzz” also showed the statement of Felipe Gozon, GMA’s network chair and chief executive officer, to Philippine Daily Inquirer on Saturday, December 3.

“He is out to destroy Rhian. Not to mention that it’s ungentlemanly. You shouldn’t talk about a former girlfriend that way,” Gozon told Philippine Daily Inquirer.

Rhian’s legal counsel, Lorna Kapunan, also told Philippine Daily Inquirer in the same quoted article that she will file for a Temporary Protection Order in Muntinlupa City on Monday, December 5.

Kapunan explained that Mo violated RA 9262, which says that “Violence against women covers not only married and live-in couples, but also dating relationships.”

“Even if made on social networking sites, these acts constitute psychological and emotional violence,” she added.

Miss Earth 2011 Swimsuit Gallery

Miss Ecuador is Miss Earth 2011!

Miss Earth 2011 winner is 23-year old Olga Alava from Ecuador.

The 11th Miss Earth Queen is from the Latin American country, Ecuador, courtesy of 23-year-old Olga Alava. She succeeds last year’s winner Nicole Faria, from India.

First runner-up or Miss Earth-Air 2011 went to Miss Brazil Driely Bennettone. Second runner-up or Miss Earth-Water 2011 is our very own Miss Philippines Athena Mae Imperial. Third runner-up or Miss Earth-Fire 2011 is Miss Venezuela, Caroline Medina.

Here are the complete results:

MISS EARTH 2011:
Ecuador, Olga Alava

Miss Earth Air:
Brazil, Driely Bennettone

Miss Earth Water:
Philippines, Athena Mae Imperial

Miss Earth Fire:
Venezuela, Caroline Medina

TOP 8:

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Aleksandra Kovacevic
Crimea, Nina Astrakhantseva
Mexico, Casandra Becerra
Zimbabwe, Thandi Muringa

TOP 16

Taiwan, Cherry Liu
Japan, Tomoko Maeda
Paraguay, Nicole Huber
Portugal, Susana Nogueira
Slovenia, Rebecca Kim Lekše
Sweden, Renate Cerljen
Thailand, Niratcha Tungtisanont
Ukraine, Kristina Oparina

SPECIAL AWARDS

Miss Photogenic:
Taiwan, Cherry Liu

Best in Gown:
Mexico, Casandra Becerra

Best in Swimsuit:
Czech Republic, Šárka Cojocarová

Best in Talent:
South Africa, Dominique Mann

Best National Costume:
Japan, Tomoko Maeda

Miss Friendship:
Pakistan, Sanober Hussain

Imperial’s 3rd place finish in Miss Earth capped the Philippines’ successful year in grand slam pageants or the 4 most important beauty contests in the world:

Miss Universe 2011: 3rd Runner up, Shamcey Supsup
Miss International 2011: Top 15, Dianne Necio
Miss World 2011: 1st Runner up, Gwendolyn Ruais
Miss Earth 2011: 2nd Runner up, Athena Imperial

Miss Earth 2011 Special Awards

Miss Chinese Taipei

SPECIAL AWARDS:

Miss Photogenic: Miss Taiwan (Miss Chinese Taipei) - Cherry Liu
Best in Gown: Miss Mexico - Casandra Becerra
Best in Swimsuit: Czech Republic - Šárka Cojocarová
Best in Talent: South Africa - Dominique Mann
Best National Costume: Japan - Tomoko Maeda
Miss Friendship: Pakistan - Sanober Hussain

SPONSOR AWARDS:
Miss Runway: Miss Ecuador - Olga Alava
Miss Hannah Resort: Miss Colombia - Andrea Devivo
Miss Pagudpud: Miss Peru - Maria Figueroa
Miss Cute Face: Miss Switzerland -
Tarlac Tourism: Miss Ukraine -
Miss Stars Scene: Miss Philippines -
Miss Fashion Week: Miss Korea -
Miss Natural: Miss Venezuela - Caroline Medina
Best Hair: Miss Venezuela - Caroline Medina
Miss Personality: Miss Venezuela - Caroline Medina
Miss Placenta: Miss Venezuela - Caroline Medina
Miss Ever Bilena: Chinese Taipei - Cherry Liu