Held at the New Frontier Theatre in Araneta Center Cubao on Friday, December 27, Mindanao bested other 7 entries to take majority of the trophies including one of the most coveted awards of the night, the Best Picture.
Brillante's directorial job was also recognized as he was given the Best Director award. This is Mendoza's 2nd MMFF Best Director honor after winning for Thy Womb in the 2012 edition of the festival.
Meanwhile, the festival's favorite to win the Best Actress trophy did not disappoint as Judy Ann Santos went home with the honor.
Judy Ann's portrayal of a mother nursing a dying child while waiting for her soldier husband in Mindanao has made a mark to the judges thus giving her the top acting plum of the award's night. Prior to her MMFF win, Santos had already won another Best Actress trophy at the Cairo International Festival.
Aside from Best Picture, Best Actress and Best Director, Mindanao also won Best Float, Best Child Performer for Yuna Tangog, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects, Best Actor for Allen Dizon, Gender Sensitive Award, FPJ Memoerial Excellence Award and the Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award.
Here's the complete list of winners for the 2019 Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Night:
Best Float: “Mindanao”
Gender Sensitivity Award: “Mindanao”
Best Child Performer: Yuna Tangog, “Mindanao”
Best Musical Score: Jerrold Tarog for “Write About Love”
Best Original Song: “Ikaw ang Akin” for “Write About Love”
Best Sound: “Mindanao”
Best Visual Effects: “Mindanao”
Best Production Design: “Sunod”
Best Editor: Vanessa de Leon for “Write About Love”
Best Editing: “Write About Love”
Best Cinematography: Myko David for “Sunod”
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award: “Mindanao”
FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence: “Mindanao”
Female Star of the Night: Carmina Villaroel
Male Star of the Night: Aga Muhlach
Best Supporting Actor: Joem Bascon, "Write About Love"
Best Supporting Actress: Yeng Constantino, "Write About Love"
Best Screenplay: Crisanto Aquino, "Write About Love"
Best Director: Brillante Mendoza, "Mindanao"
Best Performance by an Ensemble: "Culion"
Special Jury Prize for Full Length Film: Crisanto Aquino, "Write About Love"
Best Picture: "Mindanao"
Second Best Picture: "Write About Love"
Third Best Picture: "Sunod"
Best Actor: Allen Dizon, "Mindanao"
Best Actress: Judy Ann Santos, "Mindanao"
Hall of Fame Awardees:
Best Visual Effects: Roadrunner Network Inc.
Best Art Director: Rodel Cruz, Joey Luna
Best Cinematography: Rudy Lacap, Carlo Mendoza, Romy Vitug, Lee Meily
Best Sound Engineer: Ditoy Aguila, Michael Idioma, Rolly Ruta
Best Musical Score: Dionisio Buencamino, Von De Guzman, Jaime Fabregas, Jessie Lasaten
Best Editing: Vito Cajili, Manet Dayrit, Jess Navarro, Edgardo Vinarao
Best Screenplay: Roy Iglesias, Ricky Lee, Jose Javier Reyes
Best Director: Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Joel Lamangan, Jose Javier Reyes
Best Supporting Actress: Eugene Domingo, Cherie Gil
Best Actress: Nora Aunor, Amy Austria, Vilma Santos-Recto, Maricel Soriano
Best Actor: Anthony Alonzo, Cesar Montano, Christopher De Leon
