Vice Ganda, Belle Mariano and Donny Pangilinan. Image: Instagram/@everybodysingph, screengrab from YouTube/ABS-CBN Star Cinema
ABS-CBN game show “Everybody, Sing!” and romance-comedy film “An Inconvenient Love” were among the winners at the recently held ContentAsia Awards 2023 in Bangkok, Thailand.
“Everybody, Sing!”, hosted by comedian Vice Ganda, bagged the Best Asian Original Game Show award at the event held on Thursday, Aug. 24. The ABS-CBN game show bested four other nominees, namely “That Free Money Show” (Singapore), “SGD10000” (Singapore), “Super Trio – Ladies First Special” (Hong Kong) and “Uprising Kitchen” (Japan).
Meanwhile, “An Inconvenient Love,” which stars love team Donny Pangilinan and Belle Mariano—dubbed as DonBelle—earned the Best Asian Feature Film/Telemovie award. The rom-com film was up against four contenders: “Lebai Sampan” (Malaysia), “Silent Walls – 2023 Telemovie” (Singapore), “Silent Walls – 1938 Telemovie” (Singapore) and “Sekolah Sampah” (Malaysia).
Vice Ganda, Pangilinan and Mariano celebrated their feat by expressing their gratitude through their respective Instagram pages.
Image: Instagram/@donny
Image: Instagram/@donny
Image: Instagram/@belle_mariano
Also emerging as a winner from the event was the documentary “The Atom Araullo Specials: Mata sa Dilim,” which was named the Best Current Affairs Program made in Asia for International/Regional Markets.
ABS-CBN TV series “Dirty Linen” and “Flower of Evil” were also among the nominees at this year’s ContentAsia Awards. “Dirty Linen” vied for the Best Asian Drama for a Single Market in Asia award, while “Flower of Evil” was nominated for Best TV Format Adaptation (Scripted) in Asia. /ra