38th MMFF (2012) – Winners List

The 38th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night was held on Thursday, December 27, 2012. As expected, Nora Aunor won Best Actress for her performance in the movie Thy Womb which was directed by Brillante Mendoza who also took home the Best Director award.

It was a two-peat for Dingdong Dantes who won Best Actor for his role in Star Cinema’s One More Try. He was also last year’s Best Actor for his role in Segunda Mano, also produced by the ABS-CBN film outfit.

Thy Womb, El Presidente and One More Try won big, but some official movie entries to the festival didn’t get any award like The Strangers, Sosy Problems and Si Agimat, Si Enteng Kabisote at Si Ako. Shake Rattle and Roll 14, meanwhile, took home one award.

Check out the winners:

Best Picture – One More Try
2nd Best Picture – El Presidente
3rd Best Picture – Sisterakas

Best Actress – Nora Aunor, Thy Womb
Best Supporting Actress – Wilma Doesnt, Sisterakas
Best Actor – Dingdong Dantes, One More Try
Best Supporting Actor – Cesar Montano, El Presidente
Best Child Actor – Miguel Vergara, One More Try

Best Director – Brillante Mendoza, Thy Womb
Best Original Story – Henry Burgos, Thy Womb
Best Screenplay – One More Try

Best Editing – Vito Kahili, One More Try
Best Cinematography – Thy Womb
Best Production Design – Thy Womb
Best Visual Effects – Shake Rattle and Roll 14: The Invasion
Best Make-up – El Presidente
Best Theme Song – Apl De Ap and Jamir Garcia of Slapshock, El Presidente
Best Musical Score – Jessie Lasaten, El Presidente
Best Sound Engineer – Albert Idioma, El Presidente

Gatpuno Villegas Cultural Award – Thy Womb
FPJ Memorial Award of Excellence – One More Try
Most Gender-Sensitive Film Award – Thy Womb
Youth Choice Award – El Presidente

Best Float – El Presidente

Male Star of the Night – Joseph Estrada
Female Star of the Night – Nora Aunor
Male Celebrity of the Night – Zanjoe Marudo
Female Celebrity of the Night – Bianca King

New Wave Films Category:
Best Full-length Feature – The Grave Bandits
Most Gender-Sensitive Film Award – In Nomine Matris
Best Director – Tyron Acierto, The Grave Bandits
Best Actress – Liza Diño, In Nomine Matris
Best Actor – Allan Paule, Gayak
Special Jury Prize – Quantum Films

Student Short Films Category:
Best Short Film – Pukpok, DLSU
Most Gender Sensitive Film Award – Manibela,  FEU
Special Jury Prize – Daniel Bautista, USC

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