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NORA, DINGDONG LEAD WINNERS IN 2012 MMFF
FIRST PUBLISHED AT ABANTE ONLINE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 2012
 
THE country's superstar, Nora Aunor, and debonair actor Dingdong Dantes, bagged the Best Actress and Best Actor trophies, respectively, in the Metro Manila Film Festival Awards Night held Thursday at the Meralco Theater.
Ikalawang pagkapanalo ito ni Dingdong bilang pangunahing aktor mula sa MMFF. Last year, nanalo siya para sa pelikulang "Segunda Mano"; and this year para naman sa "One More Try" kung saan kasama niya sina Angelika Panganiban at Angel Locsin. Directed  by Ruel Bayani and produced by Star Cinema, it was also chosen as  festival's Best Picture and Best Screenplay.
The movie also received the Best Editing award, Best Child Performance for Miguel Vergara, and the first Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence. The trophy for the last award was personally handed by veteran actress and Poe's wife, Susan Roces, and daughter Grace Poe-Llamanzares.
Samantala, ang "Thy Womb" ang nagpanalo sa Superstar. At ang director nito, si Brillante Mendoza ang tinanghal na Best Director. The movie also won the Best Production Design, Best Original Story, Best Cinematography, Gatpuno Antonio Villegas Cultural Award and the Most Gender Sensitive film in the festival.
Cesar Montano was handed the Best Supporting Actor trophy for "El Presidente" while Wilma Doesnt was named Best Supporting Actress for "Sisterakas". "Sisterakas" also won the third Best Picture award while "El Presidente" was recognized as festival's second Best Picture.
The Aguinaldo movie ("El Presidente") took home the following trophies: Best Float, Best Sound, Best Musical Score, Best Makeup, Youth Choice Award and Best Theme Song for Apl.d.ap's music with the same title. "Shake, Rattle & Roll XIV" won the Best Visual Effects trophy.
PMPC CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS WITH THE STARS
Ang mahusay na singer/dancer at TV host na si Billy Crawford ang unang nagbigay ng thanksgiving party para sa Philippine Movie Press Club. Billy of course is the Filipino-American recording artist, singer-songwriter who used to be known as Billy Joe as a child star.
Nadiskubre ang talento niya sa pagkanta sa gulang na 3 taon at kalaunan ay naging  regular siya sa  That's Entertainment ng GMA and was then the youngest protégée of showbiz guru German Moreno.
Billy went to become a total performer himself. A Bilingual, his second language is English and he is conversational in French. Crawford not only lived in New York City, USA, but also in Paris for five years and for one year in London.
To hone his talents abroad, he first went to Professional Children's School and then to Professional Performing Arts School in New York City with other famous professional children, such as Lee Thompson Young, Mandy Moore and Nina Sky. Nagbunga naman ang pagtitiyaga ni Billy dahil noong 1996, he danced with Michael Jackson onstage when he was 14 years old as one of Michael's back-up dancers at the 1995 MTV Video Music Award.
ANG socialite at aspiring TV host na si Divine Lee ay nakipagbonding din sa amin nung Pasko. Divine is the daughter of controversial Globe Asiatique owner na si Delfin Lee na pumalaot na rin sa showbiz thru hosting. Siya ang nanalo bilang Best New Female TV Personality sa 26th PMPC Star Awards For TV kamakailan lamang. Nanalo siya para sa reality show na Extreme Makeover Home Edition Philippines. At ngayon nga ay kasama siya bilang host sa showbiz talkshow, Ang Latest ng TV5.
Napabalitang nambastos ni Baron Geisler sa MVP Ball bago mag-Pasko at kasama si Divine sa mga nabastos.
Gusto na lamang ni Divine kalimutan ang pangyayari at mag-focus sa kanyang trabaho. "He's helpless. He needs help," patungkol niya sa actor na sinasabing bipolar at may chronic alcohol problem.

Nasa larawan ang ilan sa bumubuo ng PMPC kasama si Billy Crawford (LRG, PMPC).

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