Tonight is the awards night of this year's artistically-inclined MMFF 2016. My prediction: Jun Lana's Die Beautiful will sweep the awards, with Saving Sally and Seklusyon s runner-ups. Here's my prediction:
- Best Picture will undoubtedly go to Die Beautiful. It's a rare film that straddles the line between artistic and commercial, so it is perfect for this festival. It is really really entertaining, but thought-provoking at the same time.
- Jun Lana would win Best Director for Die Beautiful, as expected. If not, Avid Liongoren would take the award for his monumental work on Saving Sally.
- Paolo Ballesteros will win Best Actor for his brave portrayal of a transgender on Die Beautiful. His only real contender is Joshua Garcia, for a surprisingly strong performance in Vince & Kath & James.
- Then Christian Bables will win Best Supporting Actor for being the foil to Paolo on Die Beautiful. No question.
- It's hard to predict who should win Best Actress. Nora Aunor is the perceived front-runner, but Kabisera's horrible script and direction may have sabotaged her. It does look like Rhed Bustamante, who played the kid devil in Seklusyon, should take this award. But that depends if she's considered to be a lead actress in that film. If she's up for Best Supporting actress instead, Irma Adlawan would take the acting award for Oro. Or maybe Julia Barretto will win for Vince & Kath & James? I wouldn't mind that too.
- Again, if Rhed Bustamante is up for Best Supporting Actress, she would take the award as expected. But if she wins Best Actress, I think the award will be a toss-up between Ina Raymundo and Shamaine Buencamino in Vince & Kath & James.
- Technical awards? Best Makeup should go to Die Beautiful. Best Sound would have to go to Seklusyon. Best Cinematography goes to Seklusyon too. Best Musical Score would go to Saving Sally. Best Production Design may go to Saving Sally, or Vince & Kath & James. Best Original Story and Best Screenplay should go to Die Beautiful.
- Sunday Beauty Queen misses out on most of the awards because it is a documentary, but I think it should get the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award, or the Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence.
Congratulations to the (would-be) winners.
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