Nominees for the 37th Star Awards for Movies released

MANILA, September 20 ------ Star Cinema's 2020 movie “Four Sisters Before the Wedding” is among the nominees for the Best Movie of the Year for the 37th edition of the PMPC Star Awards for Movies.

Black Sheep's "Fan Girl," top-billed by Kapamilya stars Paulo Avelino and Charlie Dizon, is also nominated for the top award. Several ABS-CBN artists also bagged acting nominations. Dizon, Iza Calzado ("Tagpuan"), Lovi Poe ("Malaya") and Sylvia Sanchez ("Coming Home") are nominated for Movie Actress of the Year. They will be competing against Nora Aunor ("Isa Pang Bahaghari"), Alessandra De Rossi ("Watch List") and Cristine Reyes ("Untrue"). Avelino, meanwhile, is competing with John Arcilla ("Suarez, The Healing Priest"), Enchong Dee ("Alter Me"), Nanding Josef ("Lahi, Hayop"), Xian Lim ("Untrue"), Phillip Salvador ("Isa Pang Bahaghari") and Alfred Vargas ("Tagpuan") for Movie Actor of the Year.

For this year, the PMPC will give the Nora Aunor Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award to screen veteran Ronaldo Valdez, who is currently part of the ABS-CBN series "2 Good 2 Be True." Internationally acclaimed director Brillante Mendoza will be given the Ulirang Alagad ng Pelikula sa Likod ng Kamera Lifetime Achievement Award. The date of the awards night will be announced soon.

Below are some of the lists of nominees:

MOVIE OF THE YEAR

• “Fan Girl” (Black Sheep, Globe Studios, Epicmedia Productions, Project 8 Projects, Crossword Productions)

• “Four Sisters Before The Wedding” (Star Cinema)

• “Isa Pang Bahaghari” (Heaven’s Best Entertainment)

• “Love Lockdown” (Dreamscape Entertainment and iWantTFC)

• “Nightshift” (Viva Films, Aliud Entertainment, ImaginePerSecond)

• “On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets” (Viva Films)

• “Untrue” (Viva Films, IdeaFirst Company, October Train Films)

• “Us Again” (Regal Entertainment)

MOVIE DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR

• Mae Cruz Alviar (Four Sisters Before The Wedding)

• Joy Aquino (Us Again)

• Sigrid Andrea Bernardo (Untrue)

• Noel Escondo, Manny Palo, Andoy Ranay, Darnel Joy Villafor (Love Lockdown)

• Antoinette Jadaone (Fan Girl)

• Joel Lamangan (Isa Pang Bahaghari)

• Yam Laranas (Nightshift)

• Irene Emma Villamor (On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets)

MOVIE ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

• Nora Aunor (Isa Pang Bahaghari)

• Iza Calzado (Tagpuan)

• Alessandra De Rossi (Watch List)

• Charlie Dizon (Fan Girl)

• Lovi Poe (Malaya)

• Cristine Reyes (Untrue)

• Sylvia Sanchez (Coming Home)

MOVIE ACTOR OF THE YEAR

• John Arcilla (Suarez, The Healing Priest)

• Paulo Avelino (Fan Girl)

• Enchong Dee (Alter Me)

• Nanding Josef (Lahi, Hayop)

• Xian Lim (Untrue)

• Phillip Salvador (Isa Pang Bahaghari)

• Alfred Vargas (Tagpuan)

NEW MOVIE ACTRESS OF THE YEAR

• Ivana Alawi (Sitsit: Aswang episode)

• Princess Aguilar (Magikland)

• Ariella Arida (Coming Home)

• Charlie Dizon (Fan Girl)

• Sarah Edwards (Us Again)

• Angel Guardian (D’ Ninang)

• Kim Chloe Oquendo (Death of Nintendo)

NEW MOVIE ACTOR OF THE YEAR

• Joao Constancio (My Lockdown Romance)

• Jake Ejercito (Coming Home)

• Joshua Eugenio (Magikland)

• Jeremiah Lisbo (Four Sisters Before The Wedding)

• Charles Nathan (Beki Problems)

• CJ Salonga (James And Pat And Dave)

• Jigger Sementilla (Death of Nintendo)

MOVIE CHILD PERFORMER OF THE YEAR

• Xenia Barrameda (Mia)

• Yñigo Delen (Suarez, The Healing Priest)

• Miguel Gabriel Diokno (Tagpuan)

• Miel Espinosa (Block Z)

Source: news.abs-cbn.com