Biggest names in showbiz recognized at 53rd Box Office Awards

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The stars came out in full force for the 53rd Box Office Entertainment Awards, held on June 28 at the CPR Auditorium in Makati City, as the Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation honored the top achievers in Philippine film, television, and music.

Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards were named Phenomenal Box-Office Queen and King of Philippine Cinema, respectively, for their roles in Hello, Love, Again, the box-office sequel to their 2019 hit Hello, Love, Goodbye. The film also won Best Ensemble Acting for Movies.

Also in film, Vic Sotto and Piolo Pascual shared the Film Actor of the Year title, while Marian Rivera was named Film Actress of the Year. Supporting acting honors went to Ruru Madrid and Joross Gamboa as Movie Supporting Actors of the Year, and Nadine Lustre as Movie Supporting Actress of the Year.

For television, Jericho Rosales and Jodi Sta. Maria were recognized as Primetime TV Drama Actor and Actress of the Year, respectively, while Richard Yap and Jillian Ward won for Daytime TV Drama. John Estrada and Janine Gutierrez took home TV Supporting Actor and Actress of the Year.

The box office body also honored new and rising stars. Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano were named Prince and Princess of Philippine Entertainment. Siblings Andres and Atasha Muhlach were awarded Most Promising Male and Female Stars, while Maris Racal and Anthony Jennings were recognized as the Most Promising Love Team of Philippine Entertainment.

For the love team category, Kim Chiu and Paulo Avelino won Most Popular Love Team of Philippine Entertainment following their success in What’s Wrong with Secretary Kim? and My Love Will Make You Disappear.

Seasoned artists were also honored, with Roderick Paulate and Maricel Soriano winning Comedy Actor and Actress of the Year.

In music and performance, BINI stood out as they bagged both Concert of the Year and Recording/Streaming/Concert Performing Group of the Year. OPM icons Martin Nievera and Pops Fernandez were named Male and Female Concert Performers of the Year, while TJ Monterde was recognized as Recording/Streaming Artist of the Year.

Among the most-watched programs, 24 Oras was named Popular TV Program for News and Public Affairs. Other winners included FPJ’s Batang Quiapo (Primetime Drama), Abot Kamay na Pangarap (Daytime Drama), Family Feud (Talent Search/Game Show), and ASAP (Musical Variety Noontime/Primetime).

In hosting, Robi Domingo and Anne Curtis were awarded Male and Female TV Hosts of the Year, respectively.

For creative achievements, the Most Popular Film Producer award went to ABS-CBN Studios and GMA Pictures. Cathy Garcia-Sampana was named Most Popular Film Director, while Carmi Raymundo, Crystal Hazel San Miguel, and Olive Lamasan received recognition as Most Popular Screenwriters.

Lavender Fields won Best Ensemble Acting for Television, while child actor Raphael Landicho was named Most Popular Child Performer.

Lifetime Achievement Awards were presented to Jimmy Santos (Bert Marcelo Award), Tirso Cruz III (Corazon Samaniego Award), and Homer Flores (George Canseco Award). Posthumous recognition as entertainment icons was also given to Nora Aunor, Gloria Romero, Pilita Corrales, Hajji Alejandro, and Ricky Davao.

Special citations for outstanding contributions were awarded to Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto (Outstanding Government Service Award), Rhea Anicoche-Tan (Outstanding Businesswoman Award), and Virginia Rodriguez (Outstanding Philanthropist of the Year).

The awards night will be televised on July 13 at 10:30 p.m. on the Kapamilya Channel and streamed via iWantTFC. ( A.  Villanueva & J.  Valdez/ Manila Sandard)

Caption: Marian Rivera is named Film Actress of the Year  Vic Sotto (left) and Piolo Pascual are the recipients of Film Actor of the Year award  Donny Pangilinan (left) and Belle Mariano were named Prince and Princess of Philippine Entertainment. Alden Richards is proclaimed as the Phenomenal King of Philippine Cinema