Nora Aunor gets wild applause as Cinemalaya Best Actress

Nora Aunor refused an offer to take a seat at the CCP Main Theater and chose to sit with scriptwriter Ricky Lee on the carpeted steps instead. But she took the place of honor at the 2014 Cinemalaya awards on Sunday, August 10, when she was proclaimed Best Actress (Directors Showcase) for her moving portrayal in Joel Lamanganās āHustisya.ā
Her counterpart in the New Breed Category is Eula Valdez, whom the jury named Best Actress for āDagitab.ā
Robert Arevalo and Dante Rivero emerged Best Actor in the Directors Showcase and New Breed categories, respectively. Robert won for āHari ng Tondoā while Dante was chosen for ā1st Ko si 3rd.ā
Cris Villonco and Barbie Forteza went on stage for their Best Supporting Actress awards for āHari ng Tondoā (Directors Showcase) and āMariquinaā (New Breed), respectively.
Nicco Manalo, comedian-host Jose Manaloās son, drew wild applause after winning Best Supporting Actor (Directorsā Showcase) for āThe Janitor.ā The audience responded just as enthusiastically when child actor Miggs Cuaderno was proclaimed Best Supporting Actor (New Breed) for āChildrenās Show.ā
Chosen Best Film were āKasal,ā āAsan Si Lolo Me?ā and āBwayaā in the Directorsā Showcase, Short Feature and New Breed categories, respectively.
Best Director honors went to Mike Tuviera (Directors Showcase) for the suspense-thriller āThe Janitor,ā Giancarlo Abrahan V (New Breed) for āDagitabā and Kevin Ang Tan (Short Feature) for āLola.ā
Kidlat Tahimik, considered the Father of Philippine Indie Cinema, received the Gawad Balanghai award for Outstanding Contribution to Philippine Indie Filmmaking. The irreverent artist pulled a surprise by removing his robe to reveal the g-string he was wearing underneath.
The honor roll:
⢠Best Production Design: Harley Alcasid (Directorsā Showcase, āKasalā) and Toym Imao (New Breed, āKāna The Dreamweaverā)
⢠Best Poster Design: Justin Besana for āAsintadoā
⢠Best Cinematography: Neil Daza (New Breed) for āBwayaā and Mycko David (Directorsā Showcase) for āKasalā
⢠Audience Choice: āLolaā (Short Feature), āSundalong Kaninā (New Breed) and āHustisyaā (Directorsā Showcase)
⢠Best Sound: Mike Idioma (Directorsā Showcase) for āThe Janitorā and Jonathan Hee and Bryan Dumaguina (New Breed) for āChildrenās Showā
⢠Best Musical Score: Richard Gonzales(Directorsā Showcase) for āKasalā and Erwin Fajardo (New Breed) for āBwayaā
⢠Best Editing: Tara Illenberger (Directorsā Showcase) for āThe Janitorā and Gerone Centeno (New Breed) for āChildrenās Showā
⢠Best Director: Mike Tuviera (Directors Showcase) for āThe Janitor,ā Giancarlo Abrahan V (New Breed) for āDagitabā and Kevin Ang Tan (Short Feature) for āLola.ā
⢠Best Film: āKasalā (Directors Showcase), āAsan Si Lolo Me?ā (Short Feature) and āBwayaā (New Breed)
⢠Best Screenplay: Aloy Adlawan and Mike Tuviera (Directorsā Showcase) for āThe Janitorā, Giancarlo Abrahan V (New Breed) for āDagitabā and Kevin Ang Tan for āLolaā (Short Feature)
⢠Special Acting Ensemble #Y (Elmo Magalona, Coleen Garcia, Sophie Albert and Kit Thompson)
⢠Special Jury Prize: Kāna The Dreamweaver (New Breed), āHari ng Tondoā (Directorsā Showcase) and āThe Ordinary Things We Doā (Short Feature)
⢠Best Film: āKasalā (Directors Showcase), āAsan Si Lolo Me?ā (Short Feature) and āBwayaā (New Breed)
⢠Best Actress: Nora Aunor (Directorsā Showcase) for āHustisyaā and Eula Valdez (New Breed) for āDagitabā
⢠Best Actor: Robert Arevalo for āHari ng Tondoā (Directorsā Showcase) and Dante Rivero for ā1st Ko si 3rdā (New Breed)
⢠Best Supporting Actress: Cris Villonco for āHari ng Tondoā (Directors Showcase) and Barbie Forteza for āMariquinaā (New Breed)
⢠Best Supporting Actor: Nicco Manalo for āThe Janitorā (Directorsā Showcase) and Miggs Cuaderno for āChildrenās Showā (New Breed)