The Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) 2015 released the official results and the list of winners of the MMFF 2015 awarding ceremony held on Sunday night at the Ki Theater in Cubao, Quezon City.
Jennylyn Mercado and Jericho Gonzalez won the most coveted Best Actor and Best Actress of the MMFF 2015. Both stars topbilled the romantic comedy movie “Walang Forever” that dominated the MMFF 2015 after winning the Best Picture category of the country’s most popular movie festival.
The movie “Walang Forever” also bagged the trophies for Best Screenplay and Best Original Story while Jennylyn Mercado, the lead actress scored a back-to-back win as Best Actress after having won the same award last year for the movie “English Only Please,” which was also directed by “Walang Forever” director Dan Villegas.
Here’s the Complete List of Winners of the 2015 MMFF:
Offical Entries:
Major Awards:
Best Child Performer – Krystal Brimmer (“Honor Thy Father”)
Best Festival Sound – Ditoy Aguila (“Nilalang”)
Best Festival Musical Score – Jessie Lazaten (“Nilalang”)
Best Festival Original Theme Song – “Tao” (“Honor Thy Father”)
Best Festival Make Up Artist – Ryan Panaligan and Ericka Racela (“Honor Thy Father”)
Best Festival Visual Effects – “Nilalang”
Best Festival Production Design – “Buy Now, Die Later”
Best Festival Editing – “Nilalang”
Best Festival Cinematography – “Nilalang”
Best Original Story – Dan Villegas and Antoinette Jadaone (“Walang Forever”)
Best Screenplay – Paul Santa Ana (“Walang Forever”)
Best Director – Erik Matti (“Honor Thy Father”)
Best Supporting Actor -Tirso Cruz III (“Honor Thy Father”)
Best Supporting Actress – Maine Mendoza (“My Bebe Love”)
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award – “My Bebe Love”
3rd Best Picture: “My Bebe Love”
2nd Best Picture: “Buy Now, Die Later”
Best Picture: “Walang Forever”
Best Actor: Jericho Rosales (“Walang Forever”)
Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado (“Walang Forever”)
Special Awards:
Best Float – “Buy Now, Die Later”
FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence – “Walang Forever”
Male Celebrity of the Night – Cesar Montano
Female Celebrity of the Night – Jennylyn Mercado
New Wave Entries
Full Feature Category:
Best Supporting Actor – Thou Reyes (“Toto”)
Best Supporting Actress – Bibeth Orteza (“Toto”)
Best Actors – JM De Guzman (“Tandem”) and Francisco Quinto (“Ari: My Life with a King”)
Best Screenplay – “Ari: My Life with a King”
Best Director – John Paul Su (“Toto”)
Special Jury – “Toto”
Best Picture – “Ari: My Life with a King”
Manila Bulletin Entertainment Best Full Feature Film – “Ari My Life with a King”
Animation Category:
New Wave Animation Special Jury Prize – “Little Lights” (Rivelle Mallari)
New Wave Best Animation Picture – “Buttons” (Marvel Obemio, Francis Ramirez & Jared Garcia)
Manila Bulletin Entertainment Best Animation Film Award – “Momento”
Student Short Film Category:
Special Jury Prize – “Daisy” (Brian Reyes)
Best Short Picture – “Mumu” (Jean Cheryl Tagyamon)