ABS-CBN sweeps 17th PMPC Star Awards for TV

ABS-CBN 2 made a clean sweep of the 17th Star Awards for TV of the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) held Saturday night at the UP Theater, bagging two-thirds of the awards at stake (32 out of 47) including that for Best Station.

Rival station GMA 7 took home the rest of the trophies (15).

It was a triumphant comeback for ABS-CBN, which participated in the competition only this year, after boycotting the awards for several years.

Despite a few lapses, the PMPC presented a good show even if it was too long; it wouldn’t have won the Best Editing award. The event was spearheaded by PMPC president Julie Bonifacio.

Shown on this spread are the various faces of victory.

The Honor Roll

• Best TV Station – ABS-CBN 2

•Best Children Show – Art is Kool (GMA 7)

•Best Children Show Host – Robert Alejandro (Art is Kool, GMA 7)

•Best Educational Program – Knowledge Power (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Educational Program Host – Ernie Baron (Knowledge Power, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Lifestyle Show – F (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Lifestyle Show Host (s) – Angel Aquino, Cher Calvin and Daphne Oseña (F, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best News Program – TV Patrol (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Female Newscaster – Korina Sanchez (TV Patrol, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Male Newscaster – Julius Babao (TV Patrol, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Travel Show – Cheche Lazaro Presents (GMA 7)

•Best Travel Show Host – Cheche Lazaro (Cheche Lazaro Presents, GMA 7)

•Best Magazine Show – The Correspondents (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Magazine Show Host – Karen Davila and Company (Correspondents)

•Best Morning Show – Magandang Umaga Bayan (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Morning Show Host(s) – Tintin Bersola, Mon Ilagan, Cheri Mercado, Bobby Yan and Claudine Trillo (MUB)

•Best Public Service Program – Wish Ko Lang (GMA 7)

•Best Public Service Program Host – Willie Revillame (Willingly Yours, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Public Affairs Program – Debate with Mare at Pare (GMA 7)

•Best Public Affairs Program Host(s) – Winnie Monsod and Oscar Orbos (Debate, GMA 7)

•Best Celebrity Talk Show – Morning Girls with Kris & Korina (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Celebrity Talk Show Host(s) – Kris Aquino and Korina Sanchez (Morning Girls, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Showbiz-Oriented Show – The Buzz (ABS-CBN)

•Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host – Cristy Fermin (S2, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show Host – Boy Abunda (The Buzz)

•Best Youth-Oriented Show – Click (GMA 7)

•Best Game Show – Game KNB? (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Game Show Host – Kris Aquino (Game KNB?, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best New Female TV Personality – Valerie Concepcion (Click)

•Best New Male TV Personality – Luis Philippe "Lucky" Manzano (ASAP Mania, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Gag Show – Bubble Gang (GMA 7)

•Best Comedy Show – OK, Fine, Whatever (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Comedy Actress – Ai Ai de las Alas (Whattamen, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Comedy Actor – Vic Sotto (Daddy Di Do Du, GMA 7)

•Best Horror/Fantasy Show – Wansapanataym (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Drama Series – Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Drama Anthology – Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Drama Actress – Snooky Serna (Habang Kapiling Ka, GMA 7)

•Best Drama Actor – John Estrada (Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Variety Show – Eat, Bulaga! (GMA 7)

•Best Musical Variety Show – ASAP Mania (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Musical Special – Isang Pamilya, Isang Puso Ngayong Pasko (ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Female TV Host – Claudine Barretto (ASAP Mania, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Male TV Host – Vic Sotto (Eat, Bulaga!, GMA 7)

•Best Single Performance by an Actress – Sunshine Dizon (MKM: Kakaibang Mukha ng Pagibig, GMA 7) and Cherry Pie Picache (Tanging Yaman, The Series: Sa Kandungan Mo Inay, ABS-CBN 2)

•Best Single Performance by an Actor – Carlo Aquino (Tanging Yaman, The Series: Sa Kandungan Mo Inay, ABS-CBN 2)

•Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Awardee – Luz Valdez