Backroom talents get nods at 24th Star Awards

MANILA, Philippines - Backroom talents lead this year’s nominees for the 24th PMPC Star Awards to be held at the Newport Performing Arts Theater of Resorts World, across NAIA Terminal 3 in Pasay City on Nov. 13.

“This is a great year for us. Our artists have done well. This is a big reward for them,” said Rowena Salido, over all head, Talent Management Department of Backroom, Inc.

Leading the nominated talents of Backroom is Boy Abunda who earned the Best Public Affairs Program Host nomination for The Bottomline, and Best Male Showbiz Oriented Show Host for SNN and The Buzz. Bottomline and The Buzz and SNN were nominated as Best Public Affairs Program and Best Showbiz Oriented Show, respectively.

Other nominees are: Drew Arellano, Best Travel Show Host; Best Travel Show, Balikbayan; Mariel Rodriguez, Best Reality Program Host for PBB Uber; Hermes Bautista and Tom Rodriguez, Best New Male TV Personality; Bianca Gonzalez, Best Game Show Host for PBB Double Uplate; Pooh, Best Comedy Actor for Banana Split; Rufa Mae Quinto, Best Comedy Actress for Bubble Gang; Gretchen Barretto and Dawn Zulueta, Best Single Performance by an Actress for Maalaala Mo Kaya (MMK) in the episodes Larawan for Gretchen and Tsinelas for Dawn.

For details, call 435-1108 to 20.