Most nominated: “Die Beautiful,” starring Paolo Ballesteros
The comedy-drama “Die Beautiful” by Jun Robles Lana has earned the most number of nominations in the inaugural Entertainment Editors’ Choice Award for Movies—or the “Eddys”—which is organized by the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (Speed).
The film leads the field with 13 nods, including best film, best director and best actor.
Meanwhile, the urban drama “Pamilya Ordinaryo” by Eduardo Roy, the live-action animation “Saving Sally,” and the comedy-drama “Everything About Her” by Joyce Bernal, received 12 nominations each.
The best actress race is particularly stacked with thespians like Nora Aunor (“Tuos”), Vilma Santos (“Everything About Her”), Charo Santos-Concio (“Ang Babaeng Humayo”) and Jaclyn Jose (“Ma’ Rosa”) vying for the trophy.
“Given our collective experience and many decades of chronicling the careers, artistic processes, and the successes and failures of actors, directors, producers and other players in the Philippine movie industry, we feel we are in a distinctive position to hand out sound recognition for the best in filmmaking over the past year,” Isah V. Red, Speed president and Manila Standard entertainment editor, said in a statement.
The awards ceremony is set on July 9 at the Kia Theatre, and will have a delayed telecast on ABS-CBN.
List of nominees
Best film: “Pamilya Ordinaryo,” “Ang Babaeng Humayo,” “Everything About Her,” “Saving Sally” and “Die Beautiful”
Best director: Jun Robles Lana, “Die Beautiful”; Lav Diaz, “Ang Babaeng Humayo”; Avid Liongoren, “Saving Sally”; Joyce Bernal, “Everything About Her”; and Eduardo Roy, “Pamilya Ordinaryo”
Best actress: Hasmine Killip for “Pamilya Ordinaryo”; Jaclyn Jose, “Ma’ Rosa”; Vilma Santos, “Everything About Her”; Rhian Ramos, “Saving Sally”; Charo Santos, “Ang Babaeng Humayo”; Nora Aunor, “Tuos”; and Ai-Ai delas Alas, “Area”
Best actor: Daniel Padilla for “Barcelona: A Love Untold”; Paolo Ballesteros, “Die Beautiful”; Enzo Marcos, “Saving Sally”; Dingdong Dantes, “The Unmarried Wife”; and Ronwaldo Martin, “Pamilya Ordinaryo”
Best supporting actress: Barbie Forteza for “Tuos”; Aiko Melendez, “Barcelona”; Maria Isabel Lopez, “Pamilya Ordinaryo”; Angel Locsin, “Everything About Her”; and Gladys Reyes, “Die Beautiful”
Best supporting actor: Joel Torre and Christian Bables for “Die Beautiful”; John Lloyd Cruz, “Ang Babaeng Humayo”; Xian Lim, “Everything About Her”; and Moira Lang, “Pamilya Ordinaryo”
Best original story: “Pamilya Ordinaryo,” “Everything About Her,” “Saving Sally,” “Ang Babaeng Humayo” and “Die Beautiful”
Best screenplay: “Pamilya Ordinaryo,” “Everything About Her,” “Saving Sally,” “Ang Babaeng Humayo” and “Die Beautiful”
Best cinematography: “Pamilya Ordinaryo,” “Everything About Her,” “Saving Sally,” “Seklusyon” and “Die Beautiful”
Best music design: “Saving Sally,” “Die Beautiful,” “Everything About Her,” “Ma’Rosa” and “The Unmarried Wife”
Best production design: “Pamilya Ordinaryo,” “Everything About Her,” “Saving Sally,” “Ang Babaeng Humayo,” “Die Beautiful” and “Seklusyon”
Best sound design: “Pamilya Ordinaryo,” “Everything About Her,” “Saving Sally,” “Ang Babaeng Humayo,” and “Die Beautiful”
Best editing: “Pamilya Ordinaryo,” “Ma’ Rosa,” “Everything About Her,” “Saving Sally” and “Die Beautiful”
Best theme song: “Everything Refuses to Move” by Hannah and Gabi from “Saving Sally”
Special awards: Joe Quirino Award: Boy Abunda; Manny Pichel Award: Lav Diaz; and Most Active Producer of the Year: Mother Lily Monteverde of Regal Films