Maricel Soriano, Roderick Paulate win top acting honors at 40th Luna Awards

(From left) Roderick Paulate and Maricel Soriano in scenes from “In His Mother’s Eyes.” Images: Courtesy of 7K Entertainment

It was a special night for real-life friends Roderick Paulate and Maricel Soriano as they brought home the top acting plums, while “GomBurZa” bagged Best Picture at the 40th Luna Awards on Saturday, August 3 at the IBG-KAL Theater, University of the Philippines Diliman.

Led by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP), Paulate and Soriano bagged the top acting honors for their performances in “In His Mother’s Eyes.”

Meanwhile, “GomBurZa” emerged as the night’s biggest winner with four awards including Best Picture and Best Director.

Here is the full list of the 40th Luna Awards winners:

Best Picture: “GomBurZa”

Best Actress: Maricel Soriano for “In His Mother’s Eyes”

Best Actor: Roderick Paulate for “In His Mother’s Eyes”

Best Supporting Actress: Ana Abad Santos for “Third World Romance”

Best Supporting Actor: LA Santos for “In His Mother’s Eyes”

Best Director: Pepe Diokno for “GomBurZa”

Best Screenplay: Jun Robles Lana for “About Us But Not About Us”

Best Cinematography: Carlo Mendoza for “GomBurZa”

Best Sound: Albert Michael Idioma, Janina Mikaela Minglana, and Emilio Bien Sparks for “GomBurZa”

Best in Musical Scoring: Jesse Lasaten for “When I Met You in Tokyo”

Best Editing: Marya Ignacio for “Third World Romance”

Best in Production Design: Ericson Navarro for “GomBurZa”

Lamberto V. Avellana Award: Armando “Bing” Lao

Manuel De Leon for Exemplary Achievement Award: Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte

Fernando Poe Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award: Liza Diño-Seguerra

Golden Reel Award: Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr.