Actress Nadine Lustre was hailed as one of the winners at the 67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards held at the Meralco Theater Sunday.
Lustre was nominated among 9 other actress for the award for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role, which she eventually won for her performance in “Never Not Love You.”
During her speech, Lustre opened up about the struggles she encountered during the past years.
“October 2017 may malaking bagyo na dumating sa buhay ko, sobrang laki ng damage na ginawa sa buhay ko. Ilang beses ko din po gustong umatras. Kahit po nandun ako sa lowest point ng buhay ko, naitawid ko po with flying colors,” she said.
Lustre was referring to the death of her younger brother Isaiah who committed suicide inside their house in Quezon City on October 7, 2017.
Since then, Lustre admitted that she too has been struggling with depression and anxiety.
Aside from Lustre, other big winners of the event include Eddie Garcia and Victor Neri who tied for the Best Actor Award for their roles in “ML” and “A Short History of a Few Bad Things”, respectively; as well as Joem Bascon and Adrienne Vergara who won the awards for best supporting roles.
The film “Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus” also won some of the major awards, including best picture, and best director and best original screenplay for Dwein Baltazar.
The FAMAS is considered as the Filipino counterpart of Hollywood’s Academy Awards and seen as one of the highest honors in the Philippine film industry.
Here is the full list of winners:
German Moreno Youth Achievement Award – Maymay Entrata
FPJ Memorial Award – Anne Curtis
Dolphy Memorial Award – Maricel Soriano
Best Visual Effects – Blackburst, Inc., (Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral)
Best Sound – Corinne de San Jose (Ang Panahon ng Halimaw)
Outstanding Achievement in Editing – Lawrence Ang (Kung Paano Siya Nawala) and Hiyas Baldemor Bagaboldo (Pag-ukit sa Paniniwala)
Outstanding Achievement in Production Design – Maolen Fadul (Oda sa Wala)
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography – Neil Daza (Oda sa Wala)
Best Original Theme Song – Buhay Teatro, “Paglisan” (Music by Teresa Barrozo, Lyrics by Christela Marquez, Aica Ganhinhin, Carl Papa and Erika Estacio)
Best Musical Score – Erwin Romulo, Malek Lopez and Juan Miguel Sobrepena (Never Tear Us Apart aka Fisting)
Best Adapted Screenplay – Charlson L. Ong, Choy Pangilinan, Mao Portus, Juan Carlos Tarobal, “Tanabata’s Wife” (based on the short story of the same title by Sinai Hamada)
Best Original Screenplay – Dwein Baltazar (Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus)
Actor in a Supporting Role – Joem Bascon (Double Twisting Double Back)
Actress in a Supporting Role – Adrienne Vergara (Dog Days)
Outstanding Achievement in Directing – Dwein Baltazar (Gusto Kita With All My Hypothalamus)
Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role – Eddie Garcia (ML) and Victor Neri (A Short History of a Few Bad Things)
Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role – Nadine Lustre (Never Not Love You)
Best Picture – Gusto kita with All My Hypothalamus
Lifetime Achievement Awardees – Marilou Diaz Abaya, Laurice Guillen and Charo Santos-Concio
Recipients of Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding Film: “Ang Panahon ng Halimaw” and “Never Tear Us Apart aka Fisting”
