Gawad Genio Awards
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The Gawad Genio Awards was instituted by the Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City
in the year 2006. This award gives recognition to the year's best in the movie industry.
The Genio Critics' Academe collates results among all the award-giving bodies in the Philippines and set to award the most honored and credited Actors, Directors, Film-Makers and Producers, So as to give recognition to those who made it internationally. International-Excellence Awards is given to individual(s) who have been awarded not just in the Philippines but all throughout the world. Hence, The Outstanding Genio Awards is given to the Producer of the movie that handed majority of the Genio awards (e.g. Star Cinema
, Seiko Films
, VIVA Films
, etc.)
The Academe divided the awards night into three programs. The distribution of Major, Minor and Special Awards. Video clips, performances and pictures of the nominees and winners are shown, in partnership with STI College in Zamboanga.
During the first edition of Gawad Genio Awards, Star Cinema was bestowed the Outstanding Genio Awardee in its excellency in producing the multi-awarded and critically acclaimed film of the year, Kasal Kasali Kasalo. The film bagged majority of the awards in almost all award-giving bodies in the Philippines, including the freshman, Gawad Genio Awards. It is also a Mega Blockbuster Hit and was the Top-Grosser among the films joint at the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival with an amassing 187 M remarks at the box-office making it the 4th Highest Grossing Filipino Film of All Time.
It was on the 20th of December, 2008 when the winners of the 2nd Gawad Genio Awards were revealed. Ataul For Rent of Artiste Entertainment Works International topped this year's Genio Nominations including Best Film. However, it was a landslide flop for the film not to have won even a single award. Foster Child, on the other hand, bagged 7 out of the 17 Genio Awards including Best Film. Seiko Films was bestowed with the Outstanding Genio Award for producing the critically acclaimed film. Cherry Pie Picache established a different face of cultural drama making her an achiever of the prestigious International-Excellence Awards.
Originally, The 3rd edition of Gawad Genio Awards is expected to wrap up on December 10, 2009. Due to a tight fight among the nominees of the different awards given and the introduction of two additional awards (Best Film Debut Performance and Best Film Visual Designer), The Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City made it sure that this will mark off an unforgettable history for the institution and decided to move the awards night to February 4, 2010. Baler and Ploning are the two movies that garnered the highest votes for Best Film Awards. These two movies also grabbed majority of the nominations. The Genio Award then went to Baler, which makes VIVA Films the Outstanding Genio Awardee. Baler Also Bagged majority of the awards which makes it the most awarded film of 2009.
On January 02, 2011, The Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City handed out the 4th installment of the Gawad Genio Awards. Dukot of ATD Entertainment Productions and CDP Events Entertainment Productions was named Best Film for 2010. However, The Outstanding Genio Awards went to GMA Films and IMUS Productions, Inc for producing the most awarded Genio Film Entry - Ang Panday. Moreover, Von de Guzman received three nominations for Best Film Musical Scorer and won for Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love. Ditoy Aguila, On the other hand, created history for winning the Best Film Sound Engineer for three consecutive years (Most recent is for the movie Ang Panday).
Zamboanga City
The City of Zamboanga : is a highly urbanized, independent and a chartered city located in Mindanao, Philippines....
in the year 2006. This award gives recognition to the year's best in the movie industry.
The Genio Critics' Academe collates results among all the award-giving bodies in the Philippines and set to award the most honored and credited Actors, Directors, Film-Makers and Producers, So as to give recognition to those who made it internationally. International-Excellence Awards is given to individual(s) who have been awarded not just in the Philippines but all throughout the world. Hence, The Outstanding Genio Awards is given to the Producer of the movie that handed majority of the Genio awards (e.g. Star Cinema
Star Cinema
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, Seiko Films
Seiko Films
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, VIVA Films
VIVA Films
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, etc.)
The Academe divided the awards night into three programs. The distribution of Major, Minor and Special Awards. Video clips, performances and pictures of the nominees and winners are shown, in partnership with STI College in Zamboanga.
The Awards
- 2007: Star Cinema - Kasal Kasali Kasalo
During the first edition of Gawad Genio Awards, Star Cinema was bestowed the Outstanding Genio Awardee in its excellency in producing the multi-awarded and critically acclaimed film of the year, Kasal Kasali Kasalo. The film bagged majority of the awards in almost all award-giving bodies in the Philippines, including the freshman, Gawad Genio Awards. It is also a Mega Blockbuster Hit and was the Top-Grosser among the films joint at the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival with an amassing 187 M remarks at the box-office making it the 4th Highest Grossing Filipino Film of All Time.
- 2008: Seiko Films - Foster ChildFoster ChildFoster Child is a 1987 documentary film by Gil Cardinal, exploring the filmmaker's search, at age thirty-five, for biological family. Cardinal often meets with frustration during his search, but eventually finds his natural family and discovers his Métis roots.This National Film Board of Canada...
It was on the 20th of December, 2008 when the winners of the 2nd Gawad Genio Awards were revealed. Ataul For Rent of Artiste Entertainment Works International topped this year's Genio Nominations including Best Film. However, it was a landslide flop for the film not to have won even a single award. Foster Child, on the other hand, bagged 7 out of the 17 Genio Awards including Best Film. Seiko Films was bestowed with the Outstanding Genio Award for producing the critically acclaimed film. Cherry Pie Picache established a different face of cultural drama making her an achiever of the prestigious International-Excellence Awards.
- 2009: VIVA Films - Baler
Originally, The 3rd edition of Gawad Genio Awards is expected to wrap up on December 10, 2009. Due to a tight fight among the nominees of the different awards given and the introduction of two additional awards (Best Film Debut Performance and Best Film Visual Designer), The Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City made it sure that this will mark off an unforgettable history for the institution and decided to move the awards night to February 4, 2010. Baler and Ploning are the two movies that garnered the highest votes for Best Film Awards. These two movies also grabbed majority of the nominations. The Genio Award then went to Baler, which makes VIVA Films the Outstanding Genio Awardee. Baler Also Bagged majority of the awards which makes it the most awarded film of 2009.
- 2010: ATD Entertainment Productions and CDP Events Entertainment Productions - Dukot
On January 02, 2011, The Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City handed out the 4th installment of the Gawad Genio Awards. Dukot of ATD Entertainment Productions and CDP Events Entertainment Productions was named Best Film for 2010. However, The Outstanding Genio Awards went to GMA Films and IMUS Productions, Inc for producing the most awarded Genio Film Entry - Ang Panday. Moreover, Von de Guzman received three nominations for Best Film Musical Scorer and won for Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love. Ditoy Aguila, On the other hand, created history for winning the Best Film Sound Engineer for three consecutive years (Most recent is for the movie Ang Panday).
The Nominees
- 1st Gawad Genio Awards
- 2nd Gawad Genio Awards2nd Gawad Genio AwardsThe 2008 Gawad Genio Awards was held at the Summit Center in Zamboanga City. Special Features, Video Clips, and best performances from individuals and/or movies that were nominated were shown...
- 3rd Gawad Genio Awards3rd Gawad Genio AwardsThe 2009 Gawad Genio Awards was held at the Open Ground of Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City. Special Features, Video Clips, and best performances from individuals and/or movies that were nominated were shown...
- 4th Gawad Genio Awards4th Gawad Genio AwardsThe 2010 Gawad Genio Awards was held at the Ateneo de Zamboanga University in Zamboanga City. Special Features, Video Clips, and best performances from individuals and/or movies that were nominated were shown. The said event happened on January 02,2011...
Best Film
- 2007: Kasal Kasali Kasalo - Star Cinema
- 2008: Foster Child - Seiko Films
- 2009: Baler - VIVA Films
- 2010: Dukot - ATD Entertainment Productions and CDP Events Entertainment Productions
Best Film Director
- 2007: Jose Javier Reyes - Kasal Kasali Kasalo
- 2008: Auraeus Solito - Pisay
- 2009: Mark Meily - Baler
- 2010: Joel Lamangan - Dukot
Best Film Actress
- 2007: Judy Ann Santos - Kasal Kasali Kasalo
- 2008: Cherry Pie Picache - Foster Child
- 2009: Sharon Cuneta - Caregiver
- 2010: Vilma Santos - In My Life
Best Film Actor
- 2007: Rustom Padilla - Zsa Zsa Zaturnah: Ze Moveeh
- 2008: Jinggoy Estrada - Katas Ng Saudi
- 2009: Baron Geisler - Jay
- 2010: John Lloyd Cruz - In My Life
Best Film Supporting Actress
- 2007: Gina Pareno - Kasal Kasali Kasalo
- 2008: Eugene Domingo - Pisay
- 2009: Snooky Serna - Paupahan
- 2010: Maria Isabel Lopez - Kinatay (The Execution of P)
Best Film Supporting Actor
- 2007: Johnny Delgado - Ligalig
- 2008: Emilio Garcia - Selda
- 2009: Coco Martin - Jay
- 2010: Luis Manzano - In My Life
Best Film Child Performer
- 2007: Tala Santos - Inang Yaya
- 2008: Ella Cruz - Resiklo and Keir Segismundo - Foster Child
- 2009: Robert Villar - Shake, Rattle & Roll X
- 2010: Robert Villar - Ang Panday
Best Film Cinematographer
- 2007: Eli Balce - Donsol
- 2008: Ramoncito "Monchie" Redoble - Batanes and Rodolfo "Jun" Aves, Jr. - Kadin
- 2009: Lee Meily - Baler
- 2010: Lee Meily - I Love You Goodbye
Best Film Editor
- 2007: Vito Cajili - Kasal Kasali Kasalo
- 2008: J.D. Domingo - Endo
- 2009: Danny Annonuevo - Baler
- 2010: Charliebebs Gohetia - Astig
Best Film Musical Scorer
- 2007: Vincent de Jesus - Zsa Zsa Zaturnah: Ze moveeh
- 2008: Jobin Ballesteros and Vincent de Jesus - Pisay
- 2009: Jesse Lasaten - Ploning
- 2010: Von de Guzman - Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love
Best Film Production Designer
- 2007: Aped santos and Noel Navarro - Batad: Sa Paang Palay
- 2008: Rodel Cruz - Resiklo
- 2009: Aped Santos - Baler
- 2010: Richard Somes - Ang Panday
Best Film Screenwriter
- 2007: Jose Javier Reyes - Kasal Kasali Kasalo
- 2008: Ralston Jover - Foster Child
- 2009: Roy Iglesias - Baler
- 2010: Olivia Lamasan, Raymond Lee and Senedy Que - In My Life
Best Film Sound Engineer
- 2007: Albert Michael Idioma - Sukob
- 2008: Ditoy Aguila - Ouija
- 2009: Ditoy Aguila - Baler
- 2010: Ditoy Aguila - Ang Panday
Best Film Soundtrack
- 2007: Hawak Kamay (Yeng Constantino) - Kasal Kasali Kasalo
- 2008: Ang Puso kong Musmos (Ebe Dancel) - Pisay
- 2009: Ngayon, Bukas at Kailanman (Sarah Geronimo) - Baler
- 2010: Tanging Ikaw Lamang (Ogie Alcasid) - Ang Panday
Best Film Story
- 2007: Jose Javier Reyes - Kasal Kasali Kasalo
- 2008: Ralston Jover - Foster Child
- 2009: Roy Iglesias - Baler
- 2010: Bonifacio Ilagan - Dukot
International Excellence Awardee
- 2007: Gina Pareno - Kubrador
- 2008: Cherry Pie Picache - Foster Child
- 2009: Mylene Dizon - 100
- 2010: Anita Linda - Lola
Outstanding Genio Awardee
- 2007: Star Cinema - Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo
- 2008: Seiko Films - Foster Child
- 2009: VIVA Films - Baler
- 2010: GMA Films and IMUS Productions, Inc. - Ang Panday
Best Film Debut Performer
- 2009: KC Concepcion - For The First Time
- 2010: Romalito Mallari - Dinig Sana Kita
Best Film Visual Designer
- 2009: Robert Quilao - Dayo Sa Mundo Ng Elementalia
- 2010: Jay Santiago - Ang Panday