Panday and Mano Po 6 reigns on 2009 MMFF

Carlo J Caparas’s Ang Panday produced by Imus Production and GMA films bring home the major award including the best picture where Senator Bong Revilla Jr (plays Flavio, the late Fernando Poe Jr’s role when he is doing Panday before) was awarded this year’s Best Actor, Philip Salvador as Best Supporting Actor who plays the villain in the movie, Bugoy Villar was awarded as the Best Child Performer, best visual effects, theme song and production design where among the awards given to Panday.

Aside from Ang Panday, Regal Films’s Mano Po 6: A Mother’s Love received the award for Best Actress for the Megastar Sharon Cuneta who failed to join the premiere night of her movie due to the death of her yaya. While Heart Evangelista won Best Supporting Actress, Best Director for Joel Lamangan, Best Screenplay by Roy Iglesias, best musical score and the Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award.

Here are complete list of the awards won by the 2009 Metro Manila Film Festival entries that happen in SMX Convention Center last December 28. (Information provided by Wiki: 2009 MMFF)

Ang Panday (7 Awards)
• Best Picture
• Best Actor
• Best Supporting Actor
• Best Child Performer
• Best Visual Effects
• Best Production Design
• Best Theme Song

Mano Po 6 A Mother's Love (7 Awards)
• 4th Best Picture
• Gatpuno J. Villegas Award
• Quezon City Most Gender Sensitive Award
• Best Actress
• Best Supporting Actress
• Best Screenplay
• Best Director

I Love You, Goodbye (4 awards)
• 2nd Best Picture
• Best Original Story
• Best Cinematography
• Best Editing

Ang Darling Kong Aswang (2 Awards)
• 3rd Best Picture
• Best Sound Recording

Shake Rattle and Roll XI (1 Award)
• Best Festival Make-up

Nobody...Nobody,.. But Juan
• No Award

Wapakman
• No Award

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