Piolo Pascual and Eugene Domingo served as the hosts of the awards night. The five finalists of Cinema One this year were: Maximus & Minimus, Wanted: Border, Bala Bala, Paano Ko Sasabihin and Si Maymay Si Baning at ang Asong Si Bobo.

KC Concepcion accepted the Cinema One Legend award in behalf of her mother Sharon Cuneta. Piolo Pascual, KC's love team partner in Lovers in Paris, was also a recipient of this honor as well as the award for Sexiest Male.

Sam Milby and Nikki Gil prompted the crowd to recall their favorite films as they performed a medley to movie theme songs.

Maximus & Minimus star Baron Geisler presented an award along with Dimples Romana. The actress previously starred in the 2007 Cinema One entry Altar.

Rosanna Roces holds up the glass trophy that she received as Best Actress. She played the role of a mysterious landlady named Mama Saleng in the entry Wanted: Border. The actress shot this film for two weeks in Ilo-ilo.

After more than three decades in showbiz, Rio Locsin received her first acting award during the 2009 Cinema One Originals awards night. She plays the mother of Baning in the entry Si Baning Si Maymay at ang Asong si Bobo.

Best Supporting Actor Jan Harley Rebanal (left) of  Si Baning, Si Maymay at ang Asong si Bobo poses with Best Actor Mikel Campos, the lead actor of Maximus & Minimus. 

Enchong Dee is the leading man of Erich Gonzales (not in photo) in the Cinema One entry Paano Ko Sasabihin?

Presenters Cherry Pie Picache and Anita Linda are both considered veterans in the indie film circuit. They also have something in common: they both have played lead actresses in the films of Brillante Mendoza. Cherry Pie had a meaty role in Kaleldo and Foster Child while Anita topbilled Lola.

Charee Pineda (left) starred in the 2008 Cinema One entry Alon while Angel Jacob is cast in the 2009 entry Bala-Bala. According to Bala-Bala director Melvin Brito, this film is based on his experiences while spending his summers in Dagatan, San Jose, Batangas. 

Chanda Romero and Mark Gil were among the presenters that night. Mark was cast in the 2008 entry Alon.

Cast and crew members of Wanted: Border went up the stage when their film was announced as Best Picture.

Cinema One Channel Head and Cinema One Originals executive producer Ronald Arguelles is part of the team that selects the entries to be given a production grant of P1 million.

Former beauty queen Gloria Diaz was also present that night. 

Maximus & Minimus cast members Lance Raymundo and Baron Geisler have made their mark through their independent film projects.

Paano ko Sasabihin director Richard Legaspi receives the awards for Audience Choice and Best Editing. The jury also opted to give a Special Mention award to this romantic film about two young people who communicate with each other through sign language. 

As the recipient of the Philippine Cinema One Originals tribute award, Brillante Mendoza was given a retrospective in the recently concluded film fest. His films Masahista, Tirador, Serbis, Kinatay and Lola were screened in Gateway cinemas in Cubao.

Philippine Cinema One Originals tribute awardee Danny Zialcita is best known for his films Dear Heart, Nagalit ang Buwan sa Haba ng Gabi and Gaano Kadalas ang Minsan.

Jon Santos entertained the crowd through his sketch featuring the character Korona Sanchez.

(From left) Ronald Arguelles, Brillante Mendoza, award winning writer Ricky Lee and Danny Zialcita share a light moment during the awards night. Other members of the jury this year were Armando Lao, Raymond Red, Dr. Rolando Tolentino, and Vilma Santos.

Wanted: Border director Ray Gibraltar holds up the Best Director and Best Picture awards. He explains how he got the idea for the film. "Every day for four years I passed a misspelled sign that said 'Wanted: Border.' It was on the lamppost in front of the apartment I was renting. In 2001, I wrote a screenplay and called it Wanted: Border. At the time, I was stressed out from the fast-paced life in Manila. From all the stress, I ended up creating some bizarre characters."