MMFF 2015: Full List of Winners

Manila, Philippines

2015 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Awards Night held on December 27, Sunday at the Kia Theatre in Cubao, Quezon City. Hosted by KC Concepcion and Richard Gutierrez.

#WalangForever won 6 awards in total, including Best Picture, and Best Actor Jericho Rosales and Best Actress Jennylyn Mercado.

Nilalang and Honor Thy Father win 5 awards each.

During the night, former MMFF chair Francis Tolentino was given recognition. Francis is running for a senatorial position in the 2016 elections.

Honor Thy Father director Erik Matti was a no-show at the awards night despite winning best director. Honor Thy Father was disqualified from the Best Picture category by the MMFF executive committee for non-disclosure of the film's participation in Cinema One Originals Festival 2015.

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS:

Short Film Special Jury Prize: Daisy
New Wave Best Short Film: Mumu
Manila Bulletin Entertainment Best Animation Award: Momento
New Wave Best Animation Film: Buttons
New Wave Special Jury Prize: Little Lights
New Wave Best Actor: JM de Guzman, Tandem (tie with Francisco Quinto, Ari: My Life with a King)

Ari: My Life with a King
New Wave Best Screenplay
Manila Bulletin Best Full Length Film
New Wave Best Full Length Film
New Wave Best Actor: Francisco Quinto (tie with JM de Guzman, Tandem)
New Wave Best Picture

Toto
New Wave Best Supporting Actor: Thou Reyes
New Wave Best Supporting Actress: Bibeth Orteza
Best New Wave Film Director: John Paul Su
New Wave Full Length Jury Prize

Buy Now Die Later

Best Float Award

Best Production Design

2nd Best Picture

Honor Thy Father

Best Festival Child Performer: Krystal Brimner

Best Original Theme Song: Tao

Best Makeup Artist: Ryan Panaligan and Erika Racela

Best Director: Erik Matti

Best Supporting Actor: Tirso Cruz III

Nilalang

Best Festival Sound: Ditoy Aguila

Best Musical Score: Jessie Lasaten

Best Visual Effects

Best Editing

Best Cinematography

#WalangForever

FPJ Memorial Award for Film Excellence

Best Screenplay: Paul Sta Ana

Best Actor: Jericho Rosales

Best Actress: Jennylyn Mercado

Best Original Story: Dan Villegas and Antoinette Jadaone

Best Picture

My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore

Best Supporting Actress: Maine Mendoza

Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award

3rd Best Picture

Other awards

Plaque of Appreciation: Francis Tolentino

Male celebrity of the night: Cesar Montano

Female celebrity of the night: Jennylyn Mercado

All 8 movies hit theaters on December 25, Friday, with All You Need is Pag-ibig, Beauty and the Bestie, Haunted Mansion and My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore leading the box office in terms of earnings.

Miss Universe 2015 is Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines

Miss Universe 2015 was the 64th Miss Universe pageant, held on December 20, 2015 at The AXIS, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Hosted by Steve Harvey and Roselyn Sánchez.

TOP 15

1. BRAZIL

2. AUSTRALIA

3. INDONESIA

4. DOMONICAN REPUBLIC

5. PHILIPPINES

6. FRANCE

7. USA

8. CURACAO

9. BELGIUM

10. JAPAN

11. VENEZUELA

12. SOUTH AFRICA

13. COLOMBIA

14. MEXICO

15. THAILAND

Credits: fb..com/MissUniverse

Top 10

1. USA

2. Colombia

3. Japan 

4. Thailand

5. Australia

6. Dominican Republic

7. France

8. Curacao

9. Philippines

10. Venezuela

Credits: fb..com/MissUniverse

Top 5

1. FRANCE

2. COLOMBIA

3. PHILIPPINES

4. AUSTRALIA

5. USA

TOP 3

1. USA

2. COLOMBIA

3. PHILIPPINES

Final Question: Why should you be the next Miss Universe?

Miss Universe 2015: Philippines – Pia Wurtzbach

1st Runner-up: Colombia – Ariadna Gutiérrez

2nd Runner-up: USA – Olivia Jordan

Credits: fb..com/MissUniverse

Best National Costume: Thailand - Aniporn Chalermburanawong

After 42 years, finally Philippines Pia Wurtzbach crowned as the new Miss Universe and making her the 3rd Filipina to win the title after Gloria Diaz (1969) and Margarita Moran (1973). What an epic win when Harvey mistakenly mentioned Miss Colombia as the winner but corrected the mistake after a minute.

Steve Harvey apologizes the mistake after the show via twitter and also the Miss Universe organization via social media.

This is the fourth international crown for the Philippines this year.

1. Ms Globe 2015 - Ann Lorraine Colis (Oct. 12, 2015)
2. Ms Queen International 2015 - Trixie Maristela (Nov. 7, 2015) - Trans Pageant

3. Ms Earth 2015 - Angela Ong (Dec. 5, 2015) note: Back to Back with Jamie Herrell (2014)

4. Ms Universe 2015 - Pia Wurtzbach (Dec. 20, 2015)

'Your Face Sounds Familiar' season 2 winner is Denise Laurel

December 13, 2015

The second season of 'Your face Sounds Familiar' premiered on September 12, 2015 replacing 'The Voice Kids' season 2. Hosted by Billy Crawford and accompanied by Melai Cantiveros (season 1 winner). The judges were still Sharon Cuneta, Gary Valenciano and Jed Madela.

The concept of the show is to impersonate well-known personalities.

The following are the participating performers in this season:

Denise Laurel – Actress

Sam Concepcion – Actor and singer (Little Big Star, Big Division-Winner)

Michael Pangilinan – Singer

Eric Nicolas – Comedian

Kakai Bautista – Comedienne

Myrtle Sarrosa – Cosplayer and host (Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition 4-Winner)

Kean Cipriano – Callalily Band frontman and actor

KZ Tandingan – Singer (The X Factor Philippines-Winner)

Top 4

1. Kean - 245 points

2. KZ - 242 points

3. Sam - 239 points

4. Michael and Denise - 216 points (tie)

This season's winner is Denise Laurel. Ironically she never won on weekly basis.

The rest won twice/thrice:

Kean (Weeks 3 as Fernando Poe, Jr., 10 as Richard Poon and 11 as Joey Ayala of Ang Bagong Lumad)

Sam (Weeks 2 as Jason Derulo, 5 as Dong Abay of Yano and 12 as Andrea Bocelli with Jolina Magdangal as Céline Dion)

KZ (Weeks 4 as Jessie J and 8 as Abra)

Michael (Weeks 9 as Bono of U2 and 13 as Sam Smith and John Legend [duet with oneself])

What's ironic most, the top 4/5 rankings became upside down.

Kean Cipriano as Ricky Martin

KZ Tandingan as Lady Gaga

Sam Concepcion as Justin Bieber

Michael Pangilinan as Adam Levine of Maroon 5

Denise Laurel as Beyoncé (picture with partner PBA player Sol Mercado)

All photos from instagram.com/yourfaceph

Miss Earth 2015 is Angelia Ong of the Philippines

Miss Earth 2015 was held on December 5, 2015 at Marx Halle, Vienna, Austria. It was the first pageant to be held outside Asia.

Jamie Herrell of the Philippines, Miss Earth 2014 crowned her successor and compatriot Angelia Ong, marking the first back-to-back win for any country in Miss Earth history and the first time after 6 years when Venezuela won the Miss Universe titles back-to-back (2008 and 2009).

Photo credit: missearth.tv

Miss Earth 2015: Philippines – Angelia Ong

Miss Earth – Air 2015: Australia – Dayanna Grageda

Miss Earth – Water 2015: USA – Brittany Payne

Miss Earth – Fire 2015: Brazil – Thiessa Sickert

Order of Announcements

Top 16

1. Hungary – Dorina Lepp

2. USA – Brittany Payne

3. Ukraine – Viktoria Orel

4. Australia – Dayanna Grageda

5. Czech Republic – Karolína Mališová

6. Brazil – Thiessa Sickert

7. Mongolia – Bayartsetseg Altangerel

8. Philippines – Angelia Ong

9. Mauritius – Katia Moochooram

10. Scotland – Amy Meisak

11. Austria – Sophie Totzauer

12. Chile – Natividad Leiva

13. Colombia – Estefania Muñoz

14. Venezuela – Andrea Rosales

15. France – Alyssa Wurtz

16. Guam – Skye Celine Baker

Top 8

1. USA

2. Australia

3. Brazil

4. Philippines

5. Austria

6. Chile

7. Colombia

8. Venezuela


Making the Philippines in rank #1 for the past 15 years. Ironically none of the top 3 country holds the 4 titles.

Rank #1. Philippines
3 Miss Earth (2008, 2014, 2015)
2 Miss Air (2009, 2012)
2 Miss Water (2006, 2011)

Rank #2. Brazil
2 Miss Earth (2004, 2009)
3 Miss Air (2001, 2003, 2011)
3 Miss Water (2008, 2012, 2015)

Rank #3. Venezuela
2 Miss Earth (2005, 2013)
4 Miss Water (2007, 2009, 2012, 2014)
2 Miss Fire (2006, 2011)

My First Ever Mercury Drug Suki Day Book 2016

December 01, 2015

1338 CM Recto Ave., Sta. Cruz, Manila

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Mogu Mogu 320ML PHP28.00

If you non-special points, every accumulated purchase worth PHP200.00 is equivalent to 1 point.

By the way, to get suki points, you should have a Suki Card to begin with. Suki Card Online Application here. You need to present a Mercury Drug receipt for a single or cumulative purchase worth PHP1,000.00.