PEP: 6th Golden Screen Awards set for April 30

MANILA, Philippines – The sixth Golden Screen Awards, handed out annually by the Entertainment Press Society Inc., will be held in the evening of April 30 at Metro Bar on West Avenue in Quezon City. For Best Motion Picture Drama, the slate is dominated by indie productions like Cinemalaya 2008 entries "Boses," "Brutus," "Concerto," "Jay," and "100," as well as the Judy Ann Santos-starrer "Ploning" and the Cinema One Originals horror-drama standout "Yanggaw." Meanwhile, three high-spirited comedies battle it out for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy: the mammoth hit "A Very Special Love," the comedy about an elderly woman with two husbands "Fuschia," and the sparkling romantic comedy "My Bestfriend's Girlfriend." A welcome addition to the existing categories is Best Motion Picture - Animation that yielded two nominees: the exhilirating adventure "Dayo" and the period romance "Urduja." The acting categories are expectedly as hotly-contested. Nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Drama are the glorious Anita Linda as the former radio talent reduced to living in the slums in "Adela," Dawn Zulueta as the supportive wife of a dying man in "Magkaibigan," Jodi Santamaria as the demented heroine in "Sisa," Mylene Dizon as the woman with a bucket list in "100," Sharon Cuneta as the beleaguered OFW wife and mother in "Caregiver," and Judy Ann Santos as the quiet, mysterious spinster in "Ploning." The Best Actor in a Leading Role - Drama category is a tight race among the Baron Geisler as the gay documentarist in "Jay," Carlo Aquino for "Carnivore," Christopher de Leon as the cancer-stricken friend in "Magkaibigan," Jericho Rosales as the romantic hero in "Baler," Ronnie Lazaro as the father of a vampire daughter in "Yanggaw," Yul Servo as the cuckolded husband in "Torotot," and Jay Aquitania in the refreshing role of a young man coming of age at a time of war in "Concerto." Industry veteran Anita Linda is this year's recipient of the Gawad Lino Brocka Lifetime Achievement award. Below are the nominees in the other categories: Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Ai Ai de las Alas ("Ang Tanging Ina Nyong Lahat") Boots Anson Roa ("Love Birds") Gloria Romero ("Fuschia") Marian Rivera ("My Bestfriend's Girlfriend") Ruffa Gutierrez ("My Monster Mom") Sarah Geronimo ("A Very Special Love") Toni Gonzaga ("My Only U") Best Performance by an Actor in Leading Role - Musical or Comedy Eddie Garcia ("Fuschia") John Lloyd Cruz ("A Very Special Love") Robert Arevalo ("Fuschia") Sam Milby ("My Big Love") Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role - Drama, Musical or Comedy Cherry Pie Picache ("Boses") Eugene Domingo ("100") Flor Salanga ("Jay") Mylene Dizon ("Ploning") Tessie Tomas ("Ploning") Tetchie Agbayani ("Yanggaw") Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Drama, Musical or Comedy Coco Martin ("Jay") Emilio Garcia ("Walang Kawala") John Estrada ("Caregiver") Ricky Davao ("Boses") Yul Servo ("Brutus") Breakthrough Performance by an Actress KC Concepcion ("For The First Time") Rhea Medina ("Brutus") Chariz Solomon (My Bestfriend's Girlfriend") Ynna Asistio ("Concerto") Breakthrough Performance by an Actor Timothy Mabalot ("Brutus") Bojong Fernandez ("Ploning") Cedric Amit ("Ploning") Coke Bolipata ("Boses") Fritz Arvhie ("Dose") Kenjie Garcia ("Ang Lihim Ni Antonio") Julian Duque ("Boses") Best Direction Ellen Ongkeko Marfil ("Boses") Tara Illenberger ("Brutus") Chris Martinez ("100") Francis Passion ("Jay") Dante Nico Garcia ("Ploning") Cathy Garcia Molina ("A Very Special Love") Richard Somes ("Yanggaw") Best Original Screenplay Froilan Medina, Rody Vera ("Boses") Dante Nico Garcia, Benjamin Lingan ("Ploning") Chris Martinez ("100") Richard Somes, Dwight Gaston ("Yanggaw") Ricky Lee ("Fuschia") Francis Pasion ("Jay") Best Screenplay Adaptation Ramon Entienza ("Urduja") Frank Rivera ("Sisa") Roy Iglesias ("Baler") Paul Alexander Morales ("Concerto") Best Cinematography Charlie Peralta ("Ploning") Joey Abello ("Brutus") Regiben Romana ("Concerto") Hermann Claravall, Lyle Sacris ("Yanggaw") Carlo Mendoza ("Jay") Nap Jamir II ("Boses") Best Editing Danny Añonuevo ("Ploning") Fiona Borres, Tara Illenberger ("Brutus") Ike Veneracion ("100") Laz Andre/ Arthmael ("Concerto") Orlean Joseph Tan ("Boses") Francis Pasion, Kats Serraon, Chuck Gutierrez ("Jay") Borgy Torre ("Yanggaw") Best Production Design Raymund George Fernandez ("Ploning") Michael Espanol, Donald Camon, Rashim Gumacal ("Yanggaw") Fritz Silorio ("Brutus") Gerry Santos ("Concerto") Aby Jamnague-Rivera ("100") Bianca Gonzales ("Boses") Best Sound Mike Lim ("Brutus") Allan Marcelo Hidalgo, Orlean Joseph Tan ("Boses") Jethro Joquin, Ronald de Asis ("Concerto") Mac Vasquez ("100") Mike Idioma ("Ploning") Joey Santos ("Yanggaw") Best Musical Score Jed Balsamo ("Concerto") Jessie Lasaten ("Ploning") Mon Faustino, Noel Zarate ("Urduja") Jourdann Petalver ("Boses") Von de Guzman ("Yanggaw") Joey Ayala ("Brutus") Best Visual Effects Roadrunner Network, Inc. ("Kulam") Ramon Entienza, Amelia Fortes ("Urduja") Robert Quilao ("Dayo") Best Original Song "Babae Ako" from the movie "Urduja" Written and composed by Joey de Leon and Ogie Alcasid and performed by Regine Velasquez "Lipad" from the movie "Dayo" Music by Jessie Lasaten, Lyrics by Temi Abad Jr. and performed by Lea Salonga "Ngayon, Bukas at Kailanman" from the movie "Baler" Music by Louie Ocampo, Lyrics by Edith Gallardo and sung by Sarah Geronimo "Hardest Part" from the movie "100" Composed and interpreted by Ricci Chan "Naroon Ka" from the movie "Fuschia" Words and music by Von de Guzman and performed by Springfield.

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