MMFF 2009 Winners - 'Ang Panday' is Best Festival Picture

The current topgrosser "Ang Panday" was the big winner last night for 35th Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal 2009.

Aside from being honored as this year's Best Festival Picture, "Ang Panday" also tooh home three acting honors: Best Actor for Sen. Bong Revilla, Best Supporting Actor for Phillip Salvador and Best Child Performer for Buboy Villar.

It also won Best Production Design, Best Visual Effects and Best Theme Song.

But the real big winner last night was Regal Films' "Mano Po 6" which won a total of 8 awards, including 4th Best Picture, Best Director for Joel Lamangan, Best Actress for the Megastar Sharon Cuneta, Best Supporting Actress for Heart Evangelista and four more.

Another big winner was "I Love You, Goodbye" under Star Cinema. The movie failed to bag acting awards, but it won importants awards such as 2nd Best Picture, Best Cinematography, Best Story and Best Editing.

Only the three movies mentioned above received most of the awards this year.

"Ang Darling Kong Aswang" won 2 awards, "Shake, Rattle & Roll XI" has 1 while "Nobody, Nobody But Juan" and "Wapakman" got nothing.

Here's the complete list of winners for the 2009 MMFF Awards Night:

Best Picture - Ang Panday
2nd Best Picture - I Love You Goodbye
3rd Best Picture - Ang Darling Kong Aswang
4th Best Picture - Mano Po 6
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award - Mano Po 6
Most Gender Sensitive Film - Mano Po 6
Best Director - Joel Lamangan (Mano Po 6)
Best Actress - Sharon Cuneta (Mano Po 6)
Best Actor - Bong Revilla (Ang Panday)
Best Supporting Actress - Heart Evangelista (Mano Po 6)
Best Supporting Actor - Phillip Salvador (Ang Panday)
Best Child Performer - Buboy Villar (Ang Panday)
Best Production Design - Ang Panday
Best Cinematography - I Love You Goodbye
Best Screenplay - Mano Po 6
Best Original Story - I Love You Goodbye
Best Editing - I Love You Goodbye
Best Visual Effects - Ang Panday
Best Musical Score - Mano Po 6
Best Sound Recording - Ang Darling Kong Aswang
Best Original Theme Song - Ang Panday
Best Make-up - Shake, Rattle & Roll XI
Posthumous Award – Atty. Esperidion Laxa
Lifetime Achievement - Dolphy

MMFF 2009 Cinema Top Grossers
SM North EDSA – Ang Panday (NCR)
SM Dasmarinas – Darling Kong Aswang (Luzon)
SM Cebu – I Love You Goodbye (Visayas)
SM Davao – I Love You Goodbye (Mindanao)