Sina Piolo Pascual at Toni Gonzaga ang itinanghal na 2014 Box Office King and Queen, respectively, sa 46th Box Office Entertainment Awards ng Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation (GMMSF).
Ginanap ang deliberation at pagpili ng winners last Saturday, May 16, sa Barrio Fiesta, EDSA Greenhills, San Juan City.
Ang napiling winners ay mula sa top ten movies na ipinalabas noong 2014, toprating shows sa television, top recording awards na natanggap ng singers, at top gross receipts ng concerts and performances.
Matapos maipaliwanag ang criteria sa bawat category, napagpasyahan ng board of jurors na muling magbigay ng Phenomenal Award para sa pelikulang nakakuha ng pinakamataas na box-office returns na P456.20 million sa nakaraang 40th Metro Manila Film Festival, ang The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin, na muling nakuha ni Vice Ganda.
Ang pelikula nina Piolo at Toni na Starting Over Again ng Star Cinema ay nakakuha ng top gross receipts na P410.89 million.
Nanalong Film Actor of the Year si John Lloyd Cruz at Film Actress of the Year naman si Iza Calzado.
Tatlo sa pinakasikat na loveteams ng Kapamilya network din ang paparangalan ng GMMSF.
Ito ay sina Xian Lim at Kim Chiu na napiling Prince and Princess of Philippine Movies & TV; sina Daniel Padilla at Kathryn Bernardo na itinanghal na Teen King and Queen of Philippine Movies & TV; at sina James Reid at Nadine Lustre bilang Most Popular Loveteam in Movies & TV.
May bagong categories sa Special Awards. Nagbigay ngayon ang GMMSF ng Breakthrough Box Office Indie Film na nakuha ng English Only Please, which got a top gross receipt of P 135 million and special recognitions for Derek Ramsay and Jennylyn Mercado as lead actors.
Ang All-Time Highest Grossing Horror Film ay nakuha naman ng Feng Shui 2, starring Kris Aquino, na may gross receipt na P235 million.
Magbibigay na rin sila ngayon ng Corazon Mendoza Samaniego Lifetime Achievement Award na ang unang recipient ay si Vic Sotto.
Yumao na ang itinuturing na ina ng Guillermo Mendoza Memorial Scholarship Foundation noong nakaraang taon.
Ang coronation and awards night ng 46th Box Office Entertainment Awards ay gaganapin sa Solaire Resorts & Casino sa Pasay City, sa June 14, Linggo, to be produced by Airtime Marketing, Inc. of Tessie Celestino Howard.
Narito ang mga napiling winners sa bawat category:
Phenomenal Star – Vice Ganda
Box Office King – Piolo Pascual (Starting Over Again)
Box Office Queen – Toni Gonzaga (Starting Over Again)
Film Actor of the Year – John Lloyd Cruz
Film Actress of the Year – Iza Calzado
Prince of Philippine Movies & TV – Xian Lim
Princess of Philippine Movies & TV – Kim Chiu
Teen King of Philippine Movies & TV – Daniel Padilla
Teen Queen of Philippine Movies & TV – Kathryn Bernardo
Most Promising Male Star of the Year – Andre Paras
Most Promising Female Star of the Year – Liza Soberano
Male Concert Performer of the Year – Gary Valenciano
Female Concert Performer of the Year – Regine Velasquez-Alcasid
Male Recording Artist of the Year – Gloc 9
Female Recording Artist of the Year – Sarah Geronimo
Promising Male Singer/Performer – Darren Espanto
Promising Female Singer/Performer – Maja Salvador
Most Popular Recording/Performing Group - Calla Lily
Most Promising Recording/Performing Group – Gimme 5
Most Popular Novelty Singer – Joey Ayala (“Papel”)
Most Popular Loveteam in Movies & TV – James Reid & Nadine Lustre
Most Promising Loveteam – Iñigo Pascual & Sofia Andres (Relax It’s Just Pag-ibig)
Top Rating Primetime Drama – Ikaw Lamang (ABS-CBN)
Top Rating Daytime Drama – Be Careful With My Heart (ABS-CBN)
Top Rating News and Public Affairs – Wish Ko Lang (GMA 7)
Top Reality Talent Search – The Voice Kids (ABS-CBN)
Top Rating Game Show – Celebrity Bluff (GMA 7)
Top Rating Noontime Musical/Variety Program – Eat Bulaga (GMA-7)
Most Popular Male Child Performer – Bimby Aquino Yap
Most Popular Female Child Performer – Ryzza Mae Dizon
Most Popular Film Producer – Star Cinema
Most Popular Screenwriter – Carmi Raymundo & Olivia Lamasan (Starting All Over Again)
Most Popular Film Director – Wenn Deramas (The Amazing Praybeyt Benjamin)
Special Awards:
Bert Marcelo Lifetime Achievement Award – Angelica Panganiban
Breakthrough Box Office Indie Film – English Only Please; Special recognition for Derek Ramsay and Jennylyn Mercado as lead actors
All-Time Highest Grossing Horror Film – Feng Shui 2
Corazon Mendoza Samaniego Lifetime Achievement Award – Vic Sotto
Global Achievement by a Performing Group – El Gamma Penumbra (Asia’s Got Talent champion)
Global Achievement in Sports – Michael Martinez (figure skater, Sochi Winter Olympics)