Carla Abellana Wins Best Performance at the Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle Awards 2011

Kapuso star Carla Abellana won Best Performance at the recent Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle Awards.

Carla Abellana's performance in Punerarya (Shake, Rattle and Roll XII) gained the nod of the members of the Young Critics Circle. The Best Performance award is said to be the "most coveted as it is conferred on a screen performer whether male or female, adult or child, individual or as part of an ensemble, in leading or supporting role."

Carla tied in the Best Performance award with Raul Arellano for his performance in the movie Himpapawid.

Members of the Young Critics Circle seem to have a very high criteria as there was no other nominated actor for Best Performance other than Abellana and Arellano. Aside from their way of choosing nominees for Best Performance, the organization also "departs from many conventions of other award-giving bodies both here and abroad in bestowing cinematic honors. For instance, the award for Best Film of the Year is reserved for the director such that no separate prize for direction is needed."

YCC is composed of members of the academe from the University of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University and De La Salle University. The organization was established in 1990.

List of winners and nominees of the Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle Awards 2011:

The Film Desk of the Young Critics Circle
21st Annual Circle Citations for Distinguished Achievement in Film for 2010

Best Film of the Year:
Winner: Himpapawid directed by Raymond Red (Pelikula Red, Pacific Film Partners, Ignite Media, Filmex Inc., and RSVideo Production; Raymond Red, David Hukom, Roger Garcia and Butch Jimenez, producers; Jimmy Duavit and Oli Laperal, associate producers)
Nominees:
Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria directed by Remton Siega Zuasola (Cinema One Originals and Panumduman Pictures; Jiji Borlasa and Beverly Tañedo, producers; Ronald Arguelles, executive producer; Sherad Anthony Sanchez, supervising producer)
Punerarya (episode of Shake, Rattle & Roll 12) directed by Jerrold Tarog (Regal Entertainment; Lily Monteverde, executive producer; Roselle Monteverde-Teo, producer; Sarah Pagcaliwagan, associate producer; Manny Valera, supervising producer)

Best Screenplay:
Winner: Himpapawid (Pelikula Red, Pacific Film Partners, Ignite Media, Filmex Inc., and RSVideo Production) – Raymond Red
Nominees:
Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria (Cinema One Originals and Panumduman Pictures) – Remton Siega Zuasola
Punerarya (Regal Entertainment) – Onay Sales and Aloy Adlawan

Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role
Winners:
Carla Abellana in Punerarya (Regal Entertainment); and
Raul Arellano in Himpapawid (Pelikula Red, Pacific Film Partners, Ignite Media, Filmex Inc., and RSVideo Production)
No other nominees in Best Performance

Best Achievement in Cinematography and Visual Design
Winner: Himpapawid (Pelikula Red, Pacific Film Partners, Ignite Media, Filmex Inc., and RSVideo Production) – Raymond Red, cinematographer; Danny Red, production designer; Cesar Hernando and Ronald Red, design consultants
Nominees:
Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria (Cinema One Originals and Panumduman Pictures) – Christian Linaban, cinematographer; Kaloy Uypuanco, production designer; Victor Villanueva, art director; Syrel Lopez, costume
Punerarya (Regal Entertainment) – Mackie Galvez, director of photography; Benjamin Padero, production designer

Best Achievement in Sound and Aural Orchestration
Winner: Punerarya (Regal Entertainment) – Lamberto Casas Jr., sound designer and engineer; Jerrold Tarog, musical scorer)
Nominees:
Himpapawid (Pelikula Red, Pacific Film Partners, Ignite Media, Filmex Inc., and RSVideo Production) – Diwa de Leon, musical scorer
Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria (Cinema One Originals and Panumduman Pictures) – Vanya Fantonial, sound designer; Jerrold Tarog, musical scorer

Best Achievement in Film Editing
Winner: Himpapawid (Pelikula Red, Pacific Film Partners, Ignite Media, Filmex Inc., and RSVideo Production) – David Hukom, Jay Halili and Raymond Red
Nominees:
Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria (Cinema One Originals and Panumduman Pictures)
Punerarya (Regal Entertainment) – Renewin Alano

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