Why the heat is on in this year’s PMPC Star Awards for Movies
In 2017, the longest movie queen rivals, Aunor and Vilma, brought home the best actress trophies for their respective films Kabisera and Everything About Her. Will a quadruple tie happen this time? Just imagining the last four movie queens, on stage taking turns as they deliver their individual acceptance speeches, plus the four of them in a group photo, is truly one for the books and a pop culture moment that will surely achieve legendary status.
The heat definitely on, not in Saigon this time, but in this year’s Philippine Movie Press Club’s 40th Star Awards for Movies as they announced the most number of nominations in the coveted acting categories. The actual awards night will happen this July.
In the Oscars, there are usually more nominees in the Best Picture category. The PMPC recognizes, in what seems like the most number of nominations nods, as a four-decade award-giving body — seven nominees in the Best Picture, Best Director, Best Supporting Actor and Actress categories and for the Best Actor and Actress, 10 each. Wow! This is history in the making!
VILMA Santos
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NORA Aunor
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Movie Actress of the Year race
What the Metro Manila Film Festival failed to do, Star Awards for Movies delivers with the nominations of the last four Philippine movie queens: Superstar Nora Aunor (Pieta), Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos (When I Met You In Tokyo), Megastar Sharon Cuneta (Family of Two) and Diamond Star Maricel Soriano (In His Mother’s Eyes).
In 2017, the longest movie queen rivals, Aunor and Vilma, brought home the best actress trophies for their respective films Kabisera and Everything About Her. Will a quadruple tie happen this time? Just imagining the last four movie queens, on stage taking turns as they deliver their individual acceptance speeches, plus the four of them in a group photo, is truly one for the books and a pop culture moment that will surely achieve legendary status.
The other mighty Aphrodites nominated are Gina Alajar (Monday First Screening), Ai-Ai delas Alas (Litrato), Alessandra de Rossi (What If), Gladys Reyes (Apag), Kathryn Bernardo (A Very Good Girl) and Marian Rivera (Rewind). Truly, the winner in this category will surprise us all. All the nominated actresses deserve their nod per the standards of the PMPC.
Who might win? My fearful forecast, a tie indeed, but for Kathryn Bernardo and Marian Rivera. The most upsetting win will have to be Ai-Ai delas Alas for Litrato. Her aging woman with dementia characterization will make Madam Bola of Batibot cringe.
