Vilma, Maricel, Maris Shine at Star Awards; ImPerfect Wins Movie of the Year

 

By Archie Liao

Vilma, Maricel, Maris Shine at Star Awards; ImPerfect Wins Movie of the Year

Veteran stars and rising talents took center stage at the 42nd Star Awards for Movies, with Vilma Santos-Recto, Maricel Soriano, and Maris Racal among the night's biggest honorees at Winford Resort and Casino Manila on October 25.

Vilma made history as the first actress inducted into the PMPC Star Awards Hall of Fame after winning Movie Actress of the Year 10 times. She thanked the organization for the honor and joked about whether she could still win future awards, stressing that she had no plans to retire from acting. Former leading men Edgar “Bobot” Mortiz and Tirso Cruz III serenaded her in a special tribute.

Maricel and Maris shared Movie Actress of the Year honors for Meet, Greet & Bye and Sunshine, respectively. Maris also won Female Face of the Night.
ImPerfect emerged as Movie of the Year, with Sylvia Sanchez winning Movie Supporting Actress of the Year and Krystel Go taking New Movie Actress of the Year. Director Sigrid Andrea Bernardo also won Screenwriter of the Year for the film, which features real-life persons with disabilities.

Meanwhile, Sunshine, a women's empowerment drama starring Maris, bagged Indie Movie of the Year, while Antoinette Jadaone won Indie Movie Director of the Year. Jericho Rosales won Movie Actor of the Year for Quezon, while Richard Quan took Movie Supporting Actor of the Year for How to Get Away with My Toxic Family. Lester Pimentel Ong won Movie Director of the Year for The Delivery Rider.

Megastar Sharon Cuneta, a Nora Aunor Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, was represented by daughter Kakie, who accepted the award and performed two of her mother's hit songs. Veteran actor Rez Cortez also received a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Other highlights included JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith winning Movie Loveteam of the Year for Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins, while Lucas Andalio was named Movie Child Performer of the Year for Call Me Mother.

National Artist Ricky Lee and sound engineer Albert Michael Idioma also joined Vilma in the Hall of Fame.

The awards night was organized by PMPC Star Awards Inc., led by president Fernando de Guzman, with Melba Llanera as chairman and Vivian Poblete Blancaflor as director. Jojo Mendrez and EV Production and Events served as co-producers, with PlayTime Entertainment and other partners supporting the event.

Major Winners

Movie of the Year: ImPerfect
Movie Actress of the Year: Maricel Soriano (Meet, Greet & Bye) and Maris Racal (Sunshine)
Movie Actor of the Year: Jericho Rosales (Quezon)
Movie Director of the Year: Lester Pimentel Ong (The Delivery Rider)
Indie Movie of the Year: Sunshine
Indie Movie Director of the Year: Antoinette Jadaone (Sunshine)
Movie Supporting Actress of the Year: Sylvia Sanchez (ImPerfect)
Movie Supporting Actor of the Year: Richard Quan (How to Get Away with My Toxic Family)
New Movie Actress of the Year: Krystel Go (ImPerfect)
New Movie Actor of the Year: JM Ibarra (Child No. 82: Anak ni Boy Kana)
Movie Child Performer of the Year: Lucas Andalio (Call Me Mother)
Movie Loveteam of the Year: JM Ibarra and Fyang Smith (Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins)
Lifetime Achievement Awardees: Sharon Cuneta and Rez Cortez
Hall of Fame: Vilma Santos-Recto, Ricky Lee, and Albert Michael Idioma
PlayTime Fan Favorite Movie of the Year: Call Me Mother
Female Face of the Night: Maris Racal
Male Face of the Night: Tony Labrusca