The 50th edition of the annual Metro Manila Film Festival just concluded its “Awards Night” (Gabi ng Parangal) at the Solaire Resort & Casino in Parañaque, on December 27, 2024. For those who missed the live telecast, below are the full list of Metro Manila Film Festival 2024 winners.
“Green Bones” emerged as the biggest winner, claiming 6 awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, and Best Child Performer.
“Isang Himala” and “The Kingdom” tied for second place in terms of the number of awards. However, “The Kingdom” garnered the more prestigious awards, namely Best Picture (2nd place), Best Director, Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects, and the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award.
In contrast, “Isang Himala” won Best Picture (4th place), Special Jury Prize, Best Supporting Actress, Best Original Theme Song, and Best Musical Score.
Complete list of Winners:
- Best Picture – ‘Green Bones’
- 2nd Best Picture: ‘The Kingdom’
- 3rd Best Picture: ‘My Future You’
- 4th Best Picture: ‘Isang Himala’
- Best Director – Crisanto Aquino for ‘My Future You’ and Michael Tuviera for ‘The Kingdom’
- Best Actress – Judy Ann Santos, ‘Espantaho’
- Best Actor – Dennis Trillo, ‘Green Bones’
- Special Jury Prize – ‘Topakk’ and ‘Isang Himala’
- Best Supporting Actor – Ruru Madrid, ‘Green Bones’
- Best Supporting Actress – Kakki Teodoro, ‘Isang Himala’
- Best Child Performer – Sienna Stevens, ‘Green Bones’
- Breakthrough Performance – Seth Fedelin, ‘My Future You’
- Special Jury Prize – Vice Ganda, ‘And the Breadwinner is..’
- Best Screenplay – Ricky Lee and Angeli Atienza, ‘Green Bones’
- Best Musical Score – Vincent de Jesus, ‘Isang Himala’
- Best Sound – Ditoy Aguila, ‘Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital’
- Best Original Theme Song – ‘Ang Himala ay Nasa Puso’ for ‘Isang Himala’, written by Vincent de Jesus and Ricky Lee.
- Best Editing – Vanessa Ubas de Leon, ‘My Future You’
- Best Cinematography – Neil Daza, ‘Green Bones’
- Best Production Design – Nestor Abrogena, ‘The Kingdom’
- Best Visual Effects – Riot Inc, ‘The Kingdom’
- Best Float – ‘Topakk’ and ‘Uninvited’
- Gender Sensitivity Award – ‘And the Breadwinner is’
- FPJ Memorial Award – ‘Topakk’
- Gatpuno Antonio J Villegas Cultural Award – ‘The Kingdom’
- 3rd Best Student Short Film – University of the Philippines Mindanao
- 2nd Best Student Short Film – University of Malabon
- Best Student Short Film – University of Makati ‘Saan Aabot ang 50 Pesos mo?’
I was able to watch the “Awards Night” and it was great but being abroad, you can only hope that cinemas and theater house will feature these films, since no matter how much you want to watch them, if its not available, one can only hope that it will be available online and soon!