26th Luna Awards

26th Luna Awards
Date	February 8, 2009 (2009-02-08)
Site	Mandarin Oriental Suites, Gateway Mall, Araneta Center, Quezon City
Host	Gina Alajar Robert Arevalo Tirso Cruz III Lorna Tolentino
Highlights
Best Picture	A Love Story
Most awards	A Love Story (5)
Most nominations	A Love Story (9)

The 26th Luna Awards were held on February 8, 2009 at the Mandarin Oriental Suites and they honored the best Filipino films of the year 2007. It was delayed from September 2008 to February 2009 because the producer, Manio Events, encountered problems with sponsor solicitation. The Academy and the Film Development Council of the Philippines ended up producing the awards night.^[1]^[2]

The nominees were announced by Jason Abalos, Leo Martinez and Candy Pangilinan on August 29, 2008 at SM Megamall Cinema.^[3] A Love Story received the most nominations with nine. Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo followed with eight.^[4]^[5]

The winners were announced beforehand on December 18, 2008.^[6] A Love Story received most of the awards with five awards, including Best Picture.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Winners and nominees

Best Picture	Best Direction
A Love Story Banal Faces of Love One More Chance Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo	Maryo J. de los Reyes – A Love Story Cesar Apolinario – Banal Joel Lamangan – Silip Jose Javier Reyes – Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo Eddie Romero – Faces of Love
Best Actor	Best Actress
Paolo Contis – Banal John Lloyd Cruz – One More Chance Aga Muhlach – A Love Story Piolo Pascual – Paano Kita Iibigin Joel Torre – Ataul for Rent	Maricel Soriano – Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! Bea Alonzo – One More Chance Judy Ann Santos – Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo Maricel Soriano – A Love Story Regine Velasquez – Paano Kita Iibigin
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Dante Rivero – A Love Story Alchris Galura – Batad: Sa Paang Palay Ronnie Lazaro – Ataul for Rent Pen Medina – Banal Wendell Ramos – Happy Hearts	Angelica Panganiban – A Love Story Irma Adlawan – Ataul for Rent Eugene Domingo – Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! Eugene Domingo – Paano Kita Iibigin Gina Pareño – Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Vanessa Valdez – A Love Story Vic Acedillo, Jr. – Batad: Sa Paang Palay Carmi Raymundo & Vanessa Valdez – One More Chance Murphy Redd & Bong Ramos – Haw-Ang (Before Harvest) Eddie Romero & Rica Arevalo – Faces of Love	Renato de Vera – Ataul for Rent Rodolfo Aves, Jr. – Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo Marissa Floirendo – The Promise Ramoncito Redoble – Batanes Manuel Teehankee – One More Chance
Best Production Design	Best Editing
Rodell Cruz – Resiklo Blanca Dadivas & Felisberto Besina – Haw-Ang (Before Harvest) Cyrus Khan – Batanes Mitoy Sta. Ana – Enteng Kabisote 4: Okay Ka Fairy Ko... The Beginning of the Legend Ma. Asuncion Torres & Anna Carmela Manda – Ang Lalake sa Parola	Jess Navarro – Silip Vito Cajili – Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo Marya Ignacio – Ouija Marya Ignacio – You Got Me! Tara Illenberger – A Love Story
Best Musical Score	Best Sound
Carmina Cuya – Ouija John Ballesteros – Faces of Love Von de Guzman – Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po! Allan Feliciano & Arnold Buena – Resiklo Jesse Lucas – Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo	Ditoy Aguila – Ouija Ditoy Aguila & Junel Valencia – Resiklo Ditoy Aguila & Junel Valencia – The Promise Albert Michael Idioma – A Love Story Albert Michael Idioma – Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo Addiss Tabong – Katas ng Saudi

Special awards

Golden Reel Award	Fernando Poe, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award
Joseph Estrada	Boots Anson-Roa
Manuel de Leon Award for Exemplary Achievements	Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award
Cirio Santiago	Juanito Clemente

Multiple nominations and awards

Nominations	Film
9	A Love Story
8	Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo
5	One More Chance
4	Ataul for Rent
	Banal
	Faces of Love
3	Bahay Kubo: A Pinoy Mano Po!
	Ouija
	Paano Kita Iibigin
	Resiklo
2	Batad: Sa Paang Palay
	Batanes
	Haw-Ang (Before Harvest)
	Silip
	The Promise

Awards	Film
5	A Love Story
2	Ouija

References

↑ "26th Luna Awards Postponed to December". Film Academy of the Philippines. November 24, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ "Film Academy of the Philippines conducts 26th Luna Awards". Philippine Entertainment Portal. February 10, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ "26th Luna Awards Nominees Announced". Film Academy of the Philippines. August 30, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ "26th Luna Awards Nominees Announced August 29". Film Academy of the Philippines. August 22, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ "Luna Awards nominees announced". Philippine Entertainment Portal. August 31, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ "26th Luna Awards Winners Announced". Film Academy of the Philippines. December 19, 2008. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ "26th Luna Awards". Film Academy of the Philippines. February 11, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ "26th Luna Awards Sidelights". Film Academy of the Philippines. February 11, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ "Four Special Awards On 26th Luna Rites". Film Academy of the Philippines. February 5, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
↑ ""A Love Story" named Best Picture in the 26th Luna Awards". Philippine Entertainment Portal. January 10, 2009. Retrieved March 8, 2015.

External links

Official Website of the Film Academy of the Philippines

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