The awards night for the Metro Manila Festival 2024 took place 2 days ago ... and it is customary that we focus the SPOTLIGHT on the HIGHLIGHTS and LOWLIGHTS of the annual affair.
-When Vice Ganda was given the Jury Citation Award I didn't blame him when he asked: Ano ba tong award na ito? While he was walking towards the steps to accept the award, kami rin nagtatanong ... isa na naman itong pampalubag award? Special Jury Citation award ... para saan? Napakavague naman kasi eh.
-Pareho pala ang iniisip namin at ang recipient ng award. He had no clear idea what the award was for ... and thanks to him he did not mince a word questioning what the award is all about. Nagtawanan tuloy ang lahat akala nila ay kasama sa spiel at nagkokomedya lang ang actor. It was a valid question.
#"Pagtayo ko, tinatanong ko si Direk Jun at si Uge, 'ano ba tong award na to?'" "Special Jury Citation for what? For being Best Dressed for tonight? Special Jury Citation for Best Hairstyle? Best Outfit? Best Performance? Seriously, hindi ko talaga alam. Nagtatanga-tangahan ako, ayoko namang magpasalamat na hindi ko naiintindihan yung award."
#The comment placed the organizing committee on the spot. This led them to ask the presenters to read the descriptive account highlighting the salient points and features of the award.
#Akala ninyo It's Showtime lang ang kayang laruin ni Meme? Ginawa rin niya sa MMFF: "Hahabaan ko na ang speech na ito ... at baka ibig sabihin nito ay hindi na ako maging Best Actor. Baka ito ang award sa mga First Runner Up. Yon bang sayang naman ang outfit ... o sigi na paakyatin na natin siya."
#May ganun ding mga award earlier in the show. May Special Jury Citation din ang Topakk at Isang Himala. Too bad the beneficiary of the said awards was not as assertive as VG - they go home confused and bewildered about the nature of the honors bestowed on them.
#It was funny that the Third Best Picture presenters were Seth and Francine. They could not hold their kilig when they opened the envelope and voila ... "My Future You."
#Tama ang hinala ng lahat: DARKHORSE ang My Future You at SINIPA niya lahat ang kalaban: seaHORSE, RED HORSE you name it. Akala mo nag-HORSEplay lang sina Seth and Francine ... but they are Kapamilya WORKHORSES that has their HORSESHOE on.
#Sid Lucero may have lost the Best Supporting Award to Ruru Madrid but he had a twin nomination for the same category: Sid Lucero for the Kingdom ... and Sid Lucero for Topakk. That is more than enough.
#GMA made history by making two back-to-back wins at MMFF - Firefly in 2023 and Green Bones in 2024. Ironically both movies were directed by two-peat director Zig Dulay. He won in 2023 and for his effort in the Best Picture Green Bones, he lost to the directors of the second and Third Best Picture director-Crisanto Aquino and Michael Tuviera.
#Nangamoy politika ang gabi. Nagkalat ang mga pulitiko sa bulwagan ... na ang tanging layunin lang ay makatikim man lang ng konting exposure bago rumatsada ang kampanya next year.
#Which bring to mind what my friend had said: Itong mga pulitikong ito attend ng attend ng mga showbiz functions ... pero sa kapalaran ng ABS CBN na hindi narenew ang kanilang prankisa ... wala kang maasahan sa kanila.
#At the end of this contest ...Green Bones makes me reflect on JUSTICE and HUMANITY ... while And The Winner Is gave me a somber look at FAMILY and the often overlooked role of BREADWINNERS in our society.
#Here is the complete list of the winners:
-Best Actor -Dennis Trillo 0 Green Bones
-Best Actress - Judy Ann Santos - Espantaho
-Best Supporting Actor - Ruru Madrid - Green Bones
-Best Supporting Actress - Kaki Teodoro
-Breakthrough Performance - Seth Fedelin - My Future You
-Special Jury Citation - Vice Ganda - And The Winner Is
-Best Child Performer - Sienna Stevens
-Best Screenplay - Ricky Lee - Green Bones
-Best Directors: Crisanto Aquino - My Future You and Michael Tiviera - The Kingdom
#And here are the rankings at the box office 1. And The Winner Is 2. The Kingdom 3. Espantaho 4. Uninvited. Conventional wisdom dictates the rankings may change after the awards night.
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