23rd Star Awards for Television
Photography: Enie Reyes
The 23rd Star Awards for Television took place
last November 29 at the Pagcor Theater, Parañaque. The Philippine Movie Press Club gave out 27 trophies to ABS-CBN, 17 to GMA-7, three awards to TV5, and one each to Q Channel 11, Net 25 and UNTV 37.
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Charice and Arnel Pineda opened the awards night with their powerful vocals.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
The cast of Eat Bulaga, led by pioneers (from left) Tito Sotto, Joey de Leon, and Vic Sotto, came in full force to receive the Hall of Fame award for the longest-running noontime show.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
(From left) Anjo Yllana, Allan K, Pia Guanio, Julia Clarete and Lougee Basabas were in a jovial mood as their show Eat Bulaga was elevated to the Hall of Fame by the PMPC.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Vice President Noli Castro graciously received his Excellence in Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement award that night. In his speech, he recalled winning his first Star Award for Best Male Newscaster 22 years ago and reiterated the importance of media in the light of the Maguindanao massacre.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
The winners'circle is composed of (from left) Best Drama Actor Coco Martin, Best Drama Actress Gina Pareño, and Best Comedy Actress Rufa Mae Quinto. Gretchen Barretto and Sunshine Dizon tied with each other for the category Best Single Performance by an Actress.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
The production number from the Star Magic stable featured (from left) Yeng Constantino, Nikki Gil, Bea Alonzo, Jed Madela, Piolo Pascual, and Sam Milby.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Star Magic prime talents Piolo Pascual and John Lloyd Cruz, acknowledged the Lifetime Achievement Award conferred to their mentor, Johnny Manahan, fondly called Mr. M.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Vina Morales left GMA-7's SOP in 1999 and has been a mainstay of ABS-CBN's ASAP since then.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Shaina Magdayao had an energetic production number with the Gigger Boys that night.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Rayver Cruz (middle) is one of the mainstays of ABS-CBN's Sunday variety show ASAP. Incidentally, this show was adjudged as the Best Musical Variety Show.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Piolo Pascual shared hosting duties with SiS host Carmina Villaroel that night.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
One of the hosts during the awards night, Alex Gonzaga (in photo), accepted the award for Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Show Host in behalf of her sister Toni Gonzaga.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Dr. Vicki Belo (right) presented the trophies for the chosen Stars of the Night: Piolo Pascual (Male) and Anne Curtis (Female). The Belo Medical Group sponsored the said award.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
John Lloyd Cruz (Male) and Sunshine Dizon (Female) were chosen as the Faces of the Night.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Ms. Gina Pareño was named Best Drama Actress for her memorable role as Lola Gets in Tayong Dalawa. The said teleserye aired for nine months on ABS-CBN.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
It was the first time that Coco Martin was nominated for a role on television and fortunately, he won as Best Drama Actor for Tayong Dalawa. He was able to beat Gerald Anderson (Your Song Presents: My Only Hope), Christopher De Leon (Kahit Isang Saglit), Baron Geisler (SRO Cinemaserye Presents: Suspetsa), Albert Martinez (May Bukas Pa), Diether Ocampo (Iisa Pa Lamang) at Jericho Rosales (Kahit Isang Saglit).Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
The Best Single Performance by an Actress went to Gretchen Barretto for the Maalaala Mo Kaya episode "Salamin," where she portrayed the mistress of a mayor. She tied with GMA-7's Sunshine Dizon.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Tonyboy Cojuangco and Dominique, Gretchen Barretto's daughter, were present at the Pagcor Theater to show their support.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Wowowee co-host Valerie Concepcion was named Best Female TV Host this year. In the 22nd edition of the Star Awards, she was named Best Female Variety Show Host, also for Wowowee.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Luis Manzano gave a witty speech as he received his award as Best Male TV Host for ASAP.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Luis was seated beside his good friend Anne Curtis, whom he affectionately calls Nippy.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Zaijian Jaranilla was named as the Best New Male TV Personality for the TV show May Bukas Pa, which airs weeknights on ABS-CBN.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Ryan Agoncillo showed that he can excel both in drama and in hosting. He bagged the Best Daytime Drama Series award for the ABS-CBN show Pieta and the Best Talent Search Program Host award for the TV5 show Talentadong Pinoy. Incidentally, the Best Talent Search Program trophy also went to Talentadong Pinoy.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Rufa Mae Quinto received the Best Comedy Actress award for her funny sketches on Bubble Gang.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
The Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Show Host trophy went to Boy Abunda for the program SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon of ABS-CBN. SNN also won in the Best Showbiz-Oriented Show category.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Banana Split stars (from left) Angelica Panganiban, Pooh and Jayson Gainza shared the Best Gag Show award with Bubble Gang (GMA-7).Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Pooh was hailed as Best Comedy Actor for the ABS-CBN comedy show Banana Split.
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Janice de Belen was named the Best Celebrity Talk Show Host for her show Net 25 show Spoon. Incidentally, she is also part of the GMA-7 morning show SiS, which won as the Best Celebrity Talk Show.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Vicky Morales (Saksi, GMA-7) was chosen as the Best Female Newscaster.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Julius Babao, one of the main anchors of ABS-CBN's TV Patrol World, was chosen as the Best Male Newscaster.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Paolo Bediones was chosen by the PMPC as the Best Reality Program Host for the TV series Survivor Philippines (GMA-7). A few days after the awards night, on December 3, Paolo revealed that he has signed up with TV5 as an exclusive talent of the TV network.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Ginger Conejero and Kim Atienza served as the representatives of the morning show Umagang kay Ganda, which is hailed as having the Best Morning Show Hosts. The said ABS-CBN show also won as the Best Morning Show according to the PMPC.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Kim Atienza was doubly happy as he received the Best Educational Program award for Matanglawin on ABS-CBN.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Tim Yap and Sam Oh (not in photo) won as Best Lifestyle Show Hosts for Events Incorporated, the Q Channel 11 that also won as Best Lifestyle Show.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Senator Ramon "Bong" Revilla, Jr. received an award for being the Best Educational Program Host for the GMA-7 program Kap's Amazing Stories.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Even though Iya Villania did not win any awards, she got to hold up one of the two trophies that her boyfriend Drew Arellano won that night. He was named the Best Travel Show Host while his show Balik-Bayan on Q Channel 11 was adjudged as the Best Travel Show program.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
The cast of Midnight DJ, led by Oyo Sotto (right), went up the stage to receive their award for Best Horror-Fantasy program.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Krystal Reyes and Pia Arcangel gratefully received the Best Children Show trophy for Art Angel (GMA-7) and for being the Best Children Show hosts.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Dr. Vicki Belo was spotted at the Pagcor Theater last November 29 seated beside an unidentified guy.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
Diether Ocampo and his girlfriend Rima Ostwani held hands for most of the evening.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments | -
The Philippine Movie Press Club, Inc. (PMPC) headed by incumbent president, Roldan Castro (middle), expressed his gratitude to all the stars who attended the awards night at the Pagcor Theater.Photography: Enie Reyes0 Comment Show / Hide Comments Submit Comments |
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