ABS-CBN has proven to be the best Philippine TV network once again!
The largest network earned the highest of the highest award in the television category of the academe-based group Gawad Tanglaw.
Kapamilya network unanimously won the hearts of critics, scholars and academians for TV Station of the Year.
ABS-CBN bagged 15 awards while its cable news channel ANC got 7. In addition, CineMo!, its digital TV channel, got one award too.
Contrary to GMA-7’s claim of being number one, the station got only 4 awards. They were followed by TV5 with 15 awards, while CNN earned two nominations.
Meanwhile, here is the list of winners for this year:
FILM
- Best Films
WINNERS:
“Ang Babaeng Humayo”
“Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis”
“Pamilya Ordinaryo” - Best Director
WINNER: Lav Diaz - Best Actress
WINNERS: Charo Santos for “Ang Babaeng Humayo”
Jaclyn Jose for “Ma Rosa” - Best Actor
WINNERS: Allen Dizon for “Iadya Mo Kami”
Paolo Ballesteros for “Die Beautiful” - Best Supporting Actress
WINNERS: Susan Africa for “Hele Sa Hiwagang Hapis”
Aiko Melendez for “Iadya Mo Kami” - Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Xian Lim for “Everything About Her”
Jess Mendoza for “Pauwi and Purgatoryo” - Best Story
WINNER: Ferdinand Lapuz for “Area” - Best Screenplay
WINNER: Troy Espiritu for Ma Rosa - Best Cinematography
WINNER: Larry Manda for “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis” - Best Editing
WINNER: Gilbert Obispo for “Area” - Best Production Design
WINNER: Cyrus Khan for “Laut” - Best Musical Scoring
WINNER: Jesse Lucas for “The Unmarried Wife”
- Best Magazine
WINNER: Garage - Best Newspaper (Broadsheet)
WINNER: Inquirer - Best Newspaper (Tabloid)
WINNER: Pilipino Star - Best Broadsheet Columnist (Opinion)
WINNER: Danton Remoto of Philippine Star - Best Tabloid Columnist
WINNER: Pablo Hernandez of Bulgar
RADIO
- Best Public Service in Radio
WINNER: “Wanted sa Radio nina Raffy Tulfo at Nina Taduran” (Radio Mindanao Network) - Best Male DJ (FM)
WINNER: Justin Taylor of Easy Rock 96.3 - Best Female DJ (FM)
WINNER: Samantha and Chlor of Easy Rock 96.3 - Best AM Station
Winner: DZRH 666 - Best FM Station
WINNER: Pinas FM 95.5 - Best Radio Anchor
WINNER: Mike Enriquez for DZBB
TELEVISION
- Best News Program
WINNER: “Newsroom” (CNN Philippines) - Best News Program Anchor (Male)
WINNER: Ted Failon (ABS-CBN) - Best News Program Anchor (Female)
WINNER: Mitzi Borromeo (CNN Philippines) - Best Morning Show Host (Male)
WINNER: Jorge Carino (ABS-CBN)
Atom Araullo (ABS-CBN) - Best Morning Show Host (Female)
WINNER: Rhea Santos (GMA-7) - Best Business Program
WINNER: “On the Money” and “Business Nightly” (ANC) - Best Lifestyle Program
WINNER: “Executive Class and Cityscape” (ANC) - Best Sports Program
WINNER: “Hardball” (ANC) - Best Children’s Program
WINNER: “Oyayi” (ABS-CBN) - Best Public Affairs Program
WINNER: “Beyond Politics” (ANC) - Best Public Service Program
WINNER: “Reaksyon” (TV5) - Best Documentary Program
WINNER: “Mukha” (ANC) and “Reporter’s Notebook” (GMA-7) - Best Investigative Program
WINNER: “Imbestigador” (GMA-7) - Best Comedy Show
WINNER: “Funny Juan” (CineMo!) - Best Morning Program
WINNER: “Magandang Buhay” (ABS-CBN) - Best Game Show
WINNER: “Minute to Win It” (ABS-CBN) - Best Educational Program
WNNER: “Greenliving” (ANC) - Best Variety Show
WINNER: “ASAP” (ABS-CBN) - Best Talk Show
WINNER: “Tonight with Boy Abunda” (ABS-CBN) - Best Magazine Show
WINNER: “I-Juander” (GMA News TV) - Best Reality/Talent Show
WINNER: “Your Face Sounds Familiar” (ABS-CBN) - Best Drama Anthology
WINNER: “Maalaala Mo Kaya” (ABS-CBN) - Best TV Series
WINNER: “The Greatest Love” (ABS-CBN) - Best Performance by an Actor (TV Series)
WINNER: Coco Martin for “Ang Probinsyano” (ABS-CBN) - Best Performance by an Actress (TV Series)
WINNER: Sylvia Sanchez for “Greatest Love” (ABS-CBN) - Best Performance by an Actor (Single Performance)
WINNER: Albie Casino for “Maalaala Mo Kaya” episode Picture (ABS-CBN) - Best Performance by an Actress (Single Performance)
WINNER: Sue Prado for “Magpakailanman” episode Nabaliw na Ina (GMA-7) - TV Station of the Year
WINNER: ABS-CBN
SPECIAL AWARDS
- Presidential Jury Award for Best Film
“Area” by Ms. Baby F. Go
Executive Producer
BG Productions International
Director: Louie Ignacio - President Jury Award for Best 21st Century Cinema
“Pauwi Na” by Director Paolo Villaluna - Presidential Jury Awardfor Students’ Choice Award for Best Film
“Laut” by Ms. Baby F. Go
Executive Producer
BG Productions International - Presidential Jury Prize for Best Children’s Film
“Child Haus” by Ms. Baby F. Go
Executive Producer
BG Productions International
Director Louie Ignacio - Presidential Jury Award for Best Film Performances
John Lloyd Cruz for “Honor Thy Father,” “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis,” “Ang Babaeng Humayo”
Piolo Pascual for “Hele sa Hiwagang Hapis,” “Dekada 70”
Vilma Santos-Recto for “Extra,” “Dekada 70,” “In my Life,” “Everything About Her,” “The Healing” - Gawad Dr. Flaviano Lirio para sa Sining at Kultura
Bb. Liza Lorena - Gawad TANGLAW para sa Natatanging Guro ng Komunikasyon
DLS-CSB Professor - Pambansang Gawad Tanglaw ng Tagapagtaguyod ng Pelikulang Pilipino
Senator Mary Grace Poe-Llamanzares – Senator, Republic of the Philippines
Felipe M. De Leon Jr. – Former Chairman, NCCA
Ms. Rachel Arenas – Chairman, MTRCB
Mary Liza Diño for Seguerra – Chairperson, Film Development Council of the Philippines - Natatanging Gawad TANGLAW ng Pelikulang Pilipino
Director Mel Chionglo
The 15th Gawad Tanglaw will be held on 28 March 2017.