The Meralco Theater opened its gates as early as 5:00 p.m. in anticipation of the punctual stars on the red carpet.

Among the early birds were: (Top row, L-R) Atty. Persida Acosta, Iwa Moto, Eula Caballero, Tippy Dos Santos, and Sunshine Garcia. (Bottom, L-R) Martin del Rosario, Rocco Nacino, Zaijan Jaranilla, Albie Casiño, and Baron Geisler.

Dubbed as the new "concert princess," Anne Curtis brought the house down with her Vegas showgirl-inspired opening act.

She performed the hit ABBA song "Dancing Queen."

After her performance, Anne changed into an Audrey Hepburn-inspired outfit, then joined KC Concepcion (left) and Derek Ramsay (center) as program hosts.

The awards show will be aired on ABS-CBN's Sunday's Best on March 18.

Aga Muhlach (center) also one of the hosts.

He was obviously excited to be around his former colleagues in ABS-CBN.

In addition, he had been out of the country for several weeks shooting for his TV5 show Pinoy Explorer.

Teen stars Albie Casiño, Tippy Dos Santos, and Kenneth Salva presented the awards for sound engineering, musical score, and theme song.

Albie, who remains controversial because of his still-unresolved issue with ex-girlfriend Andi Eigenmann.

Is he really the baby's dad?

The young actor kept silent when reporters threw that question on the red carpet.

Manila Kingpin's executive producer Maylyn Enriquez and lead actor Gov. ER Ejercito accepted the award for Gloc 9 and Denise Barbacena's "Hari Ng Tondo,"  which was hailed Best Movie Theme Song.

Gov. Ejercito, in his acceptance speech, revealed that the song was written in just two days. Throughout the last week of February 2012, the song's official music video has become the second most-viewed video in YouTube Philippines with over 3.1 million views since it was uploaded in December.

Vincent de Jesus went up on stage a couple of times to accept some awards on behalf of friends who were unable to attend the event.

But he didn't go home empty-handed.

He bagged the Best Musical Scorer award for the movie Ang Babae Sa Septic Tank.

The first acting awards of the evening—Best Child Performer, New Movie Actor, and New Movie Actress—were presented by Robi Domingo (left) and Iwa Moto (right).

The New Movie Actor and Actress awards were won by Rocco Nacino (Ang Sayaw Ng Dalawang Kaliwang Paa) and Solenn Heussaff (Temptation Island), respectively.

Marc Solis (left) and Valerie Concepcion (right) presented the awards for Best in Screenwriting.

Valerie, who looked pretty in her see-through pastel pink dress, took home the special award for Female Face of the Night.

Olivia Lamasan (left) and Enrico Santos (right) bagged the Best in Screenwriting trophy for In The Name Of Love.

The Aga Muhlach-Angel Locsin starrer won a total of five awards that night.

(L-R) Gab Valenciano, Jake Cuenca, and Rodjun Cruz also ruled the dance floor for a few minutes.

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