Maine Mendoza, also known as “Yaya Dub” on TAPE Inc’s “Eat Bulaga,” won Best Supporting Actress in the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) awards night on December 28, 2015 at the KIA Theater in Quezon City.
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This raised a lot of eyebrows, considering that there are more deserving artists from other movies.
The mystery was solved by Salve V. Asis in her column on Philstar.com. Her source identified only as “Tita D” – one of the MMFF jurors – said Maine won the award simply because the MMFF Festival Committee is made up of AlDub fans.
This was the reason why Maine won despite the efforts of Nova Villa in “All You Need is Pag-ibig” and Lolot de Leon in “Buy Now, Die Later.”
Previously, the MMFF jurors were composed of a janitor, nun, and driver. The identities of the new jurors were not revealed.
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For now, our only hope is to wait for Congress to investigate the MMFF Committee to end speculations and determine what actually happened during the event.
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This is by far the most controversial MMFF through the years. In spite of the stiff competition, one can’t help but wonder why Maine won. Does this mean one can win a major MMFF award by joining Dubsmash or distorting your face like Maine?
