Aliw Awards has released its nominees for its 21st edition.
Aliw Awards is given out to recognize live performers—comedians, live acts, musicians, and entertainers.
Here are the nominees for the 21st Aliw Awards:
Best Performer in
Hotels, Music Lounges and Bars
(Male) Nyoy Volante, Arthur Manuntag, Richard Poon, Ruben Laurente
(Female) Olivia, Nina, Consuelo Osorio
(Group) 6cyclemind, Itchyworms, Route '70, Rhythm and Babes, Shane and the Brown Union, RetroSPECT
Best Major Concert
(Male) Erik Santos, Solo at Coliseum;
Piolo Pascual, Ten Piolo; Martin
Nievera, XXV; Billy Crawford, It's Time; Christian Bautista, Inspired
(Female) Ai-Ai de las Alas, Ai-Ai Ay!... The Greatest Performance of My Life; Manilyn Reynes, Manilyn Live @25; Regine Velasquez, Ang Ating Musika; Toni Gonzaga, Catch Me; Pops Fernandez, Divalicious; Lea Salonga, My Life...on Stage
(Collaboration) John Lesaca, Tots Tolentino and Noelle Cassandra, Love's What Matters Most; Erik Santos, Christian Bautista and Rachelle Ann Go, Ol 4 Love; Pilita Corrales, Carmen Patena, and Carmen Soriano, Golden Divas; Rico J. Puno, Sam Milby, and Nyoy Volante, All in Love; Nonoy Libanan, Verni Varga, Isay Alvarez, and May Bayot, Music From the Heart
Best Performance in a Concert
(Male) Martin Nievera, Reuben Laurente, Gary Valenciano, Erik Santos, Piolo
Pascual, Ogie Alcasid
(Female) Faith Cuneta, Kuh Ledesma, Nina, Sitti Navarro
(Group) The CompanY, Loboc Children's Choir, Angelos
Best Musical Director
Tats Faustino, Manilyn Live@25;
Louie Ocampo, XXV; Gerard Salonga, My Life...on Stage; Gerry Matias, All in Love; Mel Villena, Inspired; Raul Mitra, Ang Ating Musika
Best Concert Stage Director
Al Quinn, Manilyn Live@25; Rowell
Santiago, Ai-Ai Ay!... The Greatest
Performance of My Life; Johnny Manahan, Ten
Piolo; Freddie Santos, My Life...on
Stage; Jobert Sucaldito, All in Love
Best Choral Group
DFA Chorale, Ramon Magsaysay High School Chorale (Manila), UP Concert
Chorus, UP Singing Ambassadors, UST Liturgikon, PAL Chorale
Best Dance Company
(Classical/Folk) Ballet Manila, Ballet Philippines, Halili-Cruz Dance
Company, Quezon City Performing Arts
(Modern) Air Dance, EB Babes, Hot Legs, SexBomb Dancers
Best Cultural Group
Bungkos Palay (Science City, Munoz, Nuevo Ecija), Pagdungawan Cultural
Group (Mati, Davao Oriental), Dagway Sigmahanon (Sigma, Capiz), Sining
Kabpapagariya (General Santos City), Umahalukan Cultural Group (Quezon City)
Best Emcee
(Male) Boy Abunda, Ryan Agoncillo, Marc Nelson, Tim Yap, Luis Manzano
(Female) Mariel Rodriguez, Kris Aquino, Phoemela Baranda, Miriam Quiambao, Bianca Gonzales
Best New Artist
(Male) Daryl Lagos, Giu Comia, Richard Poon, Lex Lopez
(Female) Ava Jugueta, Charice, KC Concepcion
Best Stand-up Comedy Act
(Male) Pooh, Wally and Jose, Chokoleit, Vice Ganda, John Lapus
(Female) Pokwang, K Brosas, Rubi Rubi, Candy Pangilinan, Tuesday Vargas
Best Instrumentalist
Nonoy Libanan (Guitar), Jay Cayuca (Violin), Tots Tolentino (Sax), Coke
Bolipata (Violin), Jovianney Emmanuel Cruz (Piano), Mary Ann Espina (Piano)
Best Stage Director
(Musical Play) Chris Millado, E.J.;
Nor Domingo, Skin-Deep; Arthur
Cassanova, Pippin; Dexter Santos, Orosman at Zafira
(Non-Musical Play) Cris Lim, Bangkay sa Corintho; Niel de Mesa, I Laugh You; Ricky Abad, The Death of Memory; Floy Quintos, Ang Kalungkutan ng Mga Reyna; Leo Rialp, Ang Dalawa Niyang Libing
Best Non-Musical Production
Bangkay sa Corintho; Romeo and
Juliet; I Laugh You; The Death of Memory; Ang Kalungkutan ng Mga Reyna
Best Musical Production
Ang Pagong at ang Matsing; Isang
Dosenang Sapatos; Avenue Q; Pippin; Orosman at Zafira; Skin-Deep
Best Stage Actress
(Musical) May Bayot, Skin-Deep;
Isay Alvarez, Skin-Deep; Rachel
Alejandro, Avenue Q; Aiza Seguerra, Avenue Q; Cris Villonco, Orosman at Zafira
(Non-Musical) Glory Ann Nacional, Bangkay sa Corintho; Monica Llamas, Romeo and Juliet; Shamaine Buencamino, Ang Kalungkutan ng Mga Reyna; Kimberly Diaz, Florante at Laura
Best Stage Actor
(Musical) Joel Trinidad, Avenue Q;
Robert Sena, Skin-Deep; Jay-R, Footloose; Bodjie Pascua, Isang Dosenang Sapatos; Francis Ong, Ang Pagong at ang Matsing; Jet Pangan, E.J.; Roeder Camanag, Orosman at Zafira
(Non-Musical) Vince Tanada, Bangkay sa Corintho; Lance Raymundo, Romeo and Juliet; Joey Paras, Ang Bayot, ang Maranao at ang Habal-Habal sa Isang Nakakabagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte; Arnold Reyes, Ang Bayot, ang Maranao at ang Habal-Habal sa Isang Nakakabagot na Paghihintay sa Kanto ng Lanao del Norte
Best Classical Performer
(Male) Lionel Guico, Ramon Acoymo, Randy Gillongo, Guillian Marcelino,
Pablo Molina
(Female) Rachel Gerodias, Cynthia Guico, Ana Feleo, Josephine Gomez, Izarzuri Vidal, Camille Lopez
Best Child Performer
Makisig Morales, Mauna Kea Chan, Mika Roi Torres, Aria Clemente