'10,000 Hours' Wins Big at MMFF 2013 Awards

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The star-studded event also celebrated the record-breaking success of the festival this year, after earning P134 million nationwide on Christmas Day alone.

With an additional box-office take of P100 million on its second day, this year's MMFF is on track to become the most successful edition of the 39-year-old event.

Eight entries in the main competition were up for awards, and 5 independent films, 5 animated shorts, and 3 student-made films in the running for prizes in the New Wave section.

Here is the partial list of winners, announced in order at the ongoing ceremony:

Student short film (New Wave) Special Jury Prize winner: #NoFilter by Luigi Rosario

Animation (New Wave) Special Jury Prize winner: "Ang Lalong ni Kulakog" by Omar Aguilar

Animation (New Wave) Best Picture: "Kaleh and Mbaki" by Dennis Sebastian

Best Float: "Boy Golden"

Youth's Choice Award winner: "Pagpag: Siyam na Buhay"

New Wave full-length Best Director: Armando Lao, "Dukit"

New Wave full-length Special Jury Prize winner: "Mga Anino ng Kahapon"

New Wave full-length Best Picture: "Dukit"

New Wave full-length Best Actress: Agot Isidro, "Mga Anino ng Kahapon"

Best Child Performer: Ryzza Mae Dizon, "My Little Bossings"

Best Sound Engineering: "10,000 Hours"

Best Original Theme Song: "My Little Bossings"

Best Sound Engineering: "10,000 Hours"

Best Musical Score: "10,000 Hours"

Best Original Theme Song: "My Little Bossings"

Best Visual Effects and Best Production Design: "10,000 Hours"

Best Editor: Marya Ignacio, "10,000 Hours"

Best Cinematography: "10,000 Hours"

Most Gender-Sensitive Film (New Wave full-length): "Island Dreams" directed by Aloy Adlawan

Most Gender-Sensitive Film (Main): "Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy" directed by Wenn Deramas

Most Gender-Sensitive Film (New Wave student films category): "Hintayin Mo sa Seq. 24" directed by Jezreel Reyes

Special Recognition Award: Ronnie Ricketts, Optical Media Board chairperson

FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence winner: "10,000 Hours"

Male Star of the Night: Daniel Padilla

Female Star of the Night: Eugene Domingo

Best Original Story: "10,000 Hours"

Best Screenplay: "10,000 Hours"

Best Director: Joyce Bernal, "10,000 Hours"

Gat Puno Villegas Cultural Award: "10,000 Hours"

Best Supporting Actor: Pen Medina, "10,000 Hours"

Best Supporting Actress: Aiza Seguerra, "My Little Bossings"

3rd Best Picture: "My Little Bossings"

2nd Best Picture: "Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy"

Best Picture: "10,000 Hours"

Best Actor: Robin Padilla,"10,000 Hours"

Best Actress: Maricel Soriano, "Girl Boy Bakla Tomboy"