1999 Metro Manila Film Festival

1999 Metro Manila Film Festival
Date	December 25, 1999 (1999-12-25) to January 3, 2000 (2000-01-03)
Highlights
Best Picture	Muro-Ami
Most awards	Muro-Ami (13)

The 25th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines starting December 25.

Once again, GMA Films received most of the awards for the film Muro-Ami, which won thirteen awards in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards and Best Director for second consecutive time winner Marilou Diaz-Abaya among others. Meanwhile, Viva Films' Bulaklak ng Maynila received five awards including the Best Actor for fifth-time winner Christopher de Leon, Best Actress for Elizabeth Oropesa and the Second Best Picture Award. The Third Best Picture Award goes to Regal Films' Sa Piling ng mga Aswang while the Best Float during the festival's parade goes to Millennium Films' Pepeng Agimat.^[1]^[2]

Entries

Title	Starring	Studio	Director
Ako ang Lalagot ng Hininga Mo	Dan Alvaro, Dante Varona, Ruffa Mae Quinto, Daisy Reyes, Erick Esguerra, Bernard Bonnin, Maggie dela Riva, Erie Zarate, Gabriel Romulo, Nick Romano, Romy Diaz, Roberto Gonzales	MHR Productions	Rene Balan
Bulaklak ng Maynila	Christopher de Leon, Elizabeth Oropesa, Angelu de Leon, Jomari Yllana, Bembol Roco, Jake Roxas	VIVA Films	Joel Lamangan
Esperanza: The Movie	Judy Ann Santos, Wowie de Guzman, Piolo Pascual, Dante Rivero, Charo Santos-Concio, Joel Torre, Marvin Agustin, Lito Legaspi, Bembol Roco, Elizabeth Oropesa, Rosa Rosal, Chat Silayan, Angelika dela Cruz	Star Cinema	Jerry Lopez Sineneng
Muro-Ami	Cesar Montano, Amy Austria, Pen Medina, Jhong Hilario, Rebecca Lusterio	GMA Films	Marilou Diaz-Abaya
Pepeng Agimat	Ramon 'Bong' Revilla, Princess Punzalan, Dennis Padilla, Jess Lapid, Jr., Vanessa del Bianco, Gladys Reyes and LJ Moreno	Millennium Cinema	Felix Dalay
Sa Piling ng Aswang	Maricel Soriano, Gina Alajar, Gardo Versoza and Manilyn Reynes	Regal Films	Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[3]

Rebecca Lusterio, Best Child Performer winner

Best Film	Best Director
Muro-Ami - GMA Films Bulaklak ng Maynila - VIVA Films (2nd Best Picture) Sa Piling ng Aswang - Regal Films (3rd Best Picture)	Marilou Diaz-Abaya - Muro-Ami
Best Actor	Best Actress
Christopher de Leon – Bulaklak ng Maynila	Elizabeth Oropesa – Bulaklak ng Maynila
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Pen Medina – Muro-Ami	Angelu de Leon – Bulaklak ng Maynila
Best Cinematography	Best Production Design
Rody Lacap - Muro-Ami	Leo Abaya - Muro-Ami
Best Child Performer	Best Editing
Rebecca Lusterio - Muro-Ami	Jess Navarro and Manet Dayrit - Muro-Ami
Best Original Story	Best Screenplay
Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Ricardo Lee and Jun Lana - Muro-Ami	Ricardo Lee and Jun Lana - Muro-Ami
Best Original Theme Song	Best Musical Score
Vehnee Saturno ("Anong Daling Sabihin") - Bulaklak ng Maynila	Nonong Buencamino - Muro-Ami
Best Visual Effects	Best Make-up Artist
Marc Ambat (Optima Digital) - Muro-Ami	-
Best Sound Recording	Best Float
Albert Michael Idioma - Muro-Ami	Sa Piling ng mga Aswang - Regal Films
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards
Muro-Ami - GMA Films

Multiple awards

Films with multiple awards

The following films received one or multiple awards:

Awards	Film
13	Muro-Ami
5	Bulaklak ng Maynila
2	Sa Piling ng mga Aswang

Box Office gross

Final figures as of January 3, 2000.^[4]

Entry	Gross Ticket Sales
Muro-Ami	₱ 66,987,181*
Pepeng Agimat	₱ 32,334,365
Sa Piling ng Aswang	₱ 24,567,732
Bulaklak ng Maynila	₱ 17,922,964
Esperanza: The Movie	₱ 16,735,635
Ako ang Lalagot ng Hininga Mo	₱ 2,120,501
TOTAL	₱ 160,668,378.00

References

↑ "THE 1999 METRO MANILA FILM FESTIVAL: CHRISTOPHER DE LEON & ELIZABETH OROPESA, TOP AWARDEES; "MURO-AMI" BEST PICTURE". Video 48. Retrieved 2014-04-15.
↑ Lejano, Jr., E.J. "The 1999 Metro Manila Film Fest: A Chopseuy Festival". Print.
↑ "Metro Manila Film Festival: Awards for 1999". Internet Movie Database.
↑ Ricky Lo (January 12, 2000). "Why ana Roces is making a comeback". Philippine Star. Retrieved August 15, 2015.

External links

Official website

Preceded by 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival	Metro Manila Film Festival 1999	Succeeded by 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival

Metro Manila Film Festival

Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)

Mainstream

Merit awards	Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Child Performer Best Screenplay Best Original Story Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Make-up Artist Best Musical Score Best Original Theme Song Best Production Design Best Sound Engineering Best Visual Effects Most Gender-Sensitive Film Best Float

Special awards	Metro Manila Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Metro Manila Film Festival Posthumous Award Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence

New Wave

Feature film awards	Best Full-Length Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Gender Sensitivity Award Special Jury Prize

Short film awards	Best Student Film Animation Best Picture Most Gender-Sensitive Film Special Jury Prize

By year

Best Picture

1975-2000	Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa (1975) Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? (1976) Burlesk Queen (1977) Atsay (1978) Kasal-kasalan, Bahay-bahayan tied with Ina Ka ng Anak Mo (1979) Taga sa Panahon (1980) Kisapmata (1981) Himala (1982) Karnal (1983) Bulaklak sa City Jail (1984) Paradise Inn (1985) Halimaw sa Banga (only the 3rd Best Picture was announced) (1986) Olongapo, The Great American Dream (1987) Patrolman (1988) Imortal (1989) Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? (1990) Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. (1991) Andres Manambit: Angkan ng Matatapang (1992) Kung Mawawala Ka Pa (1993) no winner (1994) Muling Umawit ang Puso (1995) Magic Temple (1996) Nasaan ang Puso (1997) Jose Rizal (1998) Muro Ami (1999) Tanging Yaman (2000)

2001-present	Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure (2001) Mano Po (2002) Crying Ladies (2003) Mano Po 3: My Love (2004) Blue Moon (2005) Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend Goes On and On and On (2006) Resiklo (2007) Baler (2008) Ang Panday (2009) Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) (2010) Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011) One More Try (2012) 10,000 Hours (2013) Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo (2014) Walang Forever (2015)

Best Actor

1975-2000	Joseph Estrada (1975) Christopher de Leon (1976) Rolly Quizon (1977) No winner (1978) Raul Aragon (1979) Dindo Fernando (1980) Vic Silayan (1981) Christopher de Leon (1982) Anthony Alonzo (1983) Herbert Bautista (1984) Anthony Alonzo (1985) Mario O'Hara (1986) Anthony Alonzo (1987) Baldo Marro (1988) Christopher de Leon (1989) Dolphy (1990) Eric Quizon (1991) Aga Muhlach (1992) Aga Muhlach (1993) Roi Vinzon (1994) Richard Gomez (1995) Jomari Yllana (1996) Christopher de Leon (1997) Cesar Montano (1998) Christopher de Leon (1999) Johnny Delgado (2000)

2001-present	Cesar Montano (2001) Eddie Garcia (2002) Eric Quizon (2003) Christopher de Leon (2004) Marvin Agustin (2005) Cesar Montano (2006) Jinggoy Estrada (2007) Christopher de Leon (2008) Bong Revilla (2009) Dolphy (2010) Dingdong Dantes (2011) Dingdong Dantes (2012) Robin Padilla (2013) Derek Ramsay (2014) Jericho Rosales (2015)

Best Actress

1975-2000	Charito Solis (1975) Hilda Koronel (1976) Vilma Santos (1977) Nora Aunor (1978) Lolita Rodriguez (1979) Nora Aunor (1979) Amy Austria (1980) Vilma Santos (1981) Nora Aunor (1982) Coney Reyes (1983) Nora Aunor (1984) Vivian Velez (1985) Liza Lorena (1986) Melanie Marquez (1987) Amy Austria (1988) Vilma Santos (1989) Nora Aunor (1990) Nora Aunor (1991) Kimberly Diaz (1992) Dawn Zulueta (1993) Gina Alajar (1994) Nora Aunor (1995) Amy Austria (1996) Maricel Soriano (1997) Alice Dixson (1998) Elizabeth Oropesa (1999) Gloria Romero (2000)

2001-present	Assunta De Rossi (2001) Ara Mina (2002) Maricel Soriano (2003) Vilma Santos (2004) Zsa Zsa Padilla (2005) Judy Ann Santos (2006) Maricel Soriano (2007) Anne Curtis (2008) Sharon Cuneta (2009) Ai-Ai delas Alas (2010) Maricel Soriano (2011) Nora Aunor (2012) Maricel Soriano (2013) Jennylyn Mercado (2014) Jennylyn Mercado (2015)

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