Awit Award

Awit Awards
26th Awit Awards
Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the music industry
Country Philippines
Presented by Philippine Association of the Record Industry
First awarded 1969
Official website http://www.awitawards.com.ph

The Awit Awards are the most prestigious music awards in the Philippines given annually by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) to recognize the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The word "Awit" means "song" literally in Filipino language.

The first awards were given in 1969 at a ceremony in Makati. After three awards ceremonies were held, the Awit Awards were discontinued in 1972. In 1988, PARI brought back the awards and today, the organization still handles these awards. Kyla currently holds the record for the most Awit Awards for a female artist with eleven awards.

History

The idea for Awit Awards was conceived by Oskar "Oskee" Salazar, the Billboard correspondent for the Philippines at that time, in late 1968.[1] The first awards ceremony was held in March 23, 1969 that took place in Makati. It was organized by the Awit Awards Executive Committee, which composed of representatives from different record companies, with Salazar as their chairman. Winners were voted by a jury composed of 15 people which were selected by the Awit Awards Executive Committee. The jurors were chosen by their jobs in the music industry such as a record retailer, jukebox operator, entertainment/music writer or a radio station program director.[2]

Days before the second awards, they decided to create a formal academy called the Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (PARAS), replacing the Awit Awards Executive Committee. The academy was headed by Danny Villanueva, the outgoing president of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), as the chairman alongside Salazar as the co-chairman. It was composed of 75 members.[3] The second awards was held in July 1970 while the third happened in June 1971.[4] These two ceremonies were administered by the academy. From 1972 until 1987, no Awit Awards ceremonies were held.

In 1988, the Philippine Association of the Record Industry resurrected the Awit Awards. Instead of following the previous numbering pattern, they decided to call the 1988 awards as the 1st Awit Awards. This pattern continued until now.

Nomination process

Any recording company which is a member of the PARI can submit entries for Awit Awards. A non-member recording company can qualify if it has a business arrangement with a PARI member such as licensing, distributing and marketing. The entries that could be submitted are based on the eligibility period when the music was released. The eligibility period is always from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year. Nominations may only be awarded to any person with Filipino heritage, resident or non-resident of the Philippines. Foreigners must show documents certifying their Filipino heritage.[5]

All entries would be then screened by judges. The jury comprises radio personnel, entertainment journalists, television personalities, composers, brand/marketing professionals and musicians. For the technical achievement categories, judges could either be a sound/vocal/musical engineer, television commercial producer, film director or someone from the media. The judges would vote on all entries and the five highest scoring entries would become the nominees for each category.[6] A category could have more than 5 nominees if there's a tie.[5]

Nominees in each category would go through another voting round with the highest scoring finalists would be then declare as the winners in the awards night.[6]

Currently, the ballots are audited by the Isla Lipana & Co., a Philippine member firm of the PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Ceremonies

# Date Venue Town/City Host(s)
Presented by: the Awit Awards Executive Committee and the Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
1st March 23, 1969 Makati
2nd July 16, 1970
3rd June 1971 Manila Hotel Manila
Presented by: the Philippine Association of the Record Industry
1st December 5, 1988
2nd
3rd June 29, 1991 Metropolitan Theater Manila Jose Mari Chan & Sharon Cuneta
4th
5th
6th June 26, 1993 Philippine International Convention Center Pasay
7th June 25, 1994
8th June 17, 1995 University of the Philippines Theater Quezon City
9th June 14, 1996 Meralco Theater Pasig
10th September 19, 1997 AFP Theater Quezon City Francis Magalona
11th June 26, 1998 University of the Philippines Theater Dingdong Avanzado & Geneva Cruz
12th November 23, 1999 AFP Theater
13th November 8, 2000 Ryan Cayabyab, Kuh Ledesma & Martin Nievera
14th October 11, 2001
15th September 19, 2002 Rachel Alejandro, Franco Laurel, Roselle Nava & Randy Santiago
16th October 16, 2003
17th September 9, 2004 NBC Tent Taguig Karel Marquez, Sarah Meier, KC Montero & Iya Villania
18th May 26, 2005 AFP Theater Quezon City KC Montero
19th June 15, 2006 PAGCOR Grand Theater Parañaque
20th August 8, 2007 NBC Tent Taguig Christian Bautista, Toni Gonzaga & Mo Twister
21st November 26, 2008 Eastwood Central Plaza Quezon City Christian Bautista & Nikki Gil
22nd December 7, 2009 Filoil Flying V Arena San Juan Eugene Domingo & Piolo Pascual
23rd September 30, 2010 SM Mall of Asia Pasay Tutti Caringal, Yeng Constantino & Karylle
24th December 12, 2011 Music Museum San Juan Billy Crawford & Nikki Gil
25th November 27, 2012 Glorietta Makati Denise Laurel, Krista Kleiner, Anthony Semerad & David Semerad
26th December 11, 2013 Sequoia Hotel Quezon City
27th December 12, 2014 Resorts World Manila Pasay Marion Aunor & Josh Padilla

Categories

Performance Awards

  • Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist
  • Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist
  • Best Performance by a Group Recording Artists
  • Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist
  • Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist
  • Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artists
  • Best Performance by a Child/Children Recording Artist/s
  • Best Collaboration

Creativity Awards

  • Album of the Year
  • Song of the Year
  • Best Selling Album of the Year
  • Best Ballad Recording
  • Best Rock/Alternative Recording
  • Best World Music Recording
  • Best Novelty Recording
  • Best Dance Recording
  • Best Inspirational/Religious Recording
  • Best Christmas Recording
  • Best Rap Recording
  • Best Jazz Recording
  • Best R&B Recording
  • Best Regional Recording
  • Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play

Technical Achievement Awards

  • Best Musical Arrangement
  • Best Vocal Arrangement
  • Best Engineered Recording
  • Best Album Package
  • Music Video of the Year

Digital Awards

  • Most Downloaded Song
  • Most Downloaded Artist

People's Choice Awards

  • People's Choice Favorite Female Recording Artist
  • People's Choice Favorite Male Recording Artist
  • People's Choice Favorite Group Recording Artists

Special Awards

  • Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award
  • International Achievement Award

See also

References

  1. Philippine Gala to Bow Awit Awards. Billboard. 23 November 1968. p. 70. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  2. Awit Adds to Award List to Push Music. Billboard. 15 March 1969. p. 63. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. PARAS Acad. Is Founded. Billboard. 11 July 1970. p. 71. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. Academy Revamp Delays Philippine AWIT Awards. Billboard. 5 June 1971. p. 48. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "General Rules and Regulations for the Awit Awards". Philippine Association of the Record Industry. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Frequently Asked Questions". Philippine Association of the Record Industry. Retrieved October 21, 2012.

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