1997 Metro Manila Film Festival

The 23rd Metro Manila Film Festival was held in 1997.

MaQ Productions' Nasaan ang Puso romped away with ten awards in the 1997 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Best Actress for Maricel Soriano, Best Actor for Christopher de Leon and the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards among others. On the other hand, Viva Films and Neo Films' Magic Kingdom received six awards including the Best Float and the Third Best Picture Award. Meanwhile, the Second Best Picture, Gem's Babae got four awards. The festival also showcases the first Filipino full-length Animated Movie entitled Adarna: The Mythical Bird.^[1]

Entries

Title	Starring	Studio	Director
Adarna: The Mythical Bird	Voices of: Jolina Magdangal, Marvin Agustin, Boots Anson-Roa, Martin Nievera and Regine Velasquez	Guiding Light Productions and FLT Films International	Gerry A. Garcia
Anak ng Bulkan	Tom Taus, Jr., Beth Tamayo, Amy Austria, Bembol Roco, Lloyd Samartino, Denise Joaquin	Premiere Entertainment Productions	Cirio H. Santiago
Babae	Nora Aunor, Judy Ann Santos, Jao Mapa, Nida Blanca, Mark Gil, Luis Gonzales	GEM	Lupita Kashiwahara
Magic Kingdom: Ang Alamat ng Damortis	Jason Salcedo, Junell Hernando, Janus del Prado, Anne Curtis, Mark Gil, William Martinez, Ramon Christopher, Maricel Laxa	VIVA Films and Neo Films	Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes
Nasaan ang Puso	Christopher de Leon, Maricel Soriano, Judy Ann Santos, Spencer Reyes, Gina Pareno, Ronaldo Valdez	MAQ Productions	Chito Roño
Padre Kalibre	Eddie Garcia, Monsour Del Rosario, Eddie Gutierrez, Dan Fernandez and Aya Medel	Virtual Cinema International	Val Iglesias

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.^[2]

Best Film	Best Director
Nasaan ang Puso - MaQ Productions Babae - GEM (2nd Best Picture) Magic Kingdom - Viva Films and Neo Films (3rd Best Picture)	Chito Roño - Nasaan ang Puso
Best Actor	Best Actress
Christopher de Leon – Nasaan ang Puso	Maricel Soriano – Nasaan ang Puso
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Ronaldo Valdez – Nasaan ang Puso	Nida Blanca – Babae
Best Production Design	Best Cinematography
Bradley J. Mayer - Magic Kingdom	Richard Padernal - Magic Kingdom
Best Child Performer	Best Editing
-	Jaime Davila - Nasaan ang Puso
Best Original Story	Best Screenplay
Ruel Bayani - Babae	Roy Iglesias - Nasaan ang Puso
Best Original Theme Song	Best Musical Score
Babae	Jesse Lasaten - Nasaan ang Puso
Best Visual Effects	Best Make-up Artist
Roadrunner Network, Inc. - Magic Kingdom	Manuel Benito - Magic Kingdom
Best Sound Recording	Best Float
Albert Idiona, Ronaldo Asis and Arnold Reodica - Nasaan ang Puso	Magic Kingdom - VIVA Films and Neo Films
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards
Nasaan ang Puso - MaQ Productions

The following films received one or multiple awards:

Preceded by 1996 Metro Manila Film Festival	Metro Manila Film Festival 1997	Succeeded by 1998 Metro Manila Film Festival

Mainstream

Merit awards	Best Picture Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Child Performer Best Screenplay Best Original Story Best Cinematography Best Editing Best Make-up Artist Best Musical Score Best Original Theme Song Best Production Design Best Sound Engineering Best Visual Effects Most Gender-Sensitive Film Best Float

Special awards	Metro Manila Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Metro Manila Film Festival Posthumous Award Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence

Feature film awards	Best Full-Length Film Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Gender Sensitivity Award Special Jury Prize

Short film awards	Best Student Film Animation Best Picture Most Gender-Sensitive Film Special Jury Prize

By year

Best Picture

1975-2000	Diligin Mo ng Hamog ang Uhaw na Lupa (1975) Ganito Kami Noon... Paano Kayo Ngayon? (1976) Burlesk Queen (1977) Atsay (1978) Kasal-kasalan, Bahay-bahayan tied with Ina Ka ng Anak Mo (1979) Taga sa Panahon (1980) Kisapmata (1981) Himala (1982) Karnal (1983) Bulaklak sa City Jail (1984) Paradise Inn (1985) Halimaw sa Banga (only the 3rd Best Picture was announced) (1986) Olongapo, The Great American Dream (1987) Patrolman (1988) Imortal (1989) Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina? (1990) Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M. (1991) Andres Manambit: Angkan ng Matatapang (1992) Kung Mawawala Ka Pa (1993) no winner (1994) Muling Umawit ang Puso (1995) Magic Temple (1996) Nasaan ang Puso (1997) Jose Rizal (1998) Muro Ami (1999) Tanging Yaman (2000)

2001-present	Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure (2001) Mano Po (2002) Crying Ladies (2003) Mano Po 3: My Love (2004) Blue Moon (2005) Enteng Kabisote 3: Okay ka, Fairy Ko: The Legend Goes On and On and On (2006) Resiklo (2007) Baler (2008) Ang Panday (2009) Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!) (2010) Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story (2011) One More Try (2012) 10,000 Hours (2013) Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo (2014) Walang Forever (2015)

Best Actor

1975-2000	Joseph Estrada (1975) Christopher de Leon (1976) Rolly Quizon (1977) No winner (1978) Raul Aragon (1979) Dindo Fernando (1980) Vic Silayan (1981) Christopher de Leon (1982) Anthony Alonzo (1983) Herbert Bautista (1984) Anthony Alonzo (1985) Mario O'Hara (1986) Anthony Alonzo (1987) Baldo Marro (1988) Christopher de Leon (1989) Dolphy (1990) Eric Quizon (1991) Aga Muhlach (1992) Aga Muhlach (1993) Roi Vinzon (1994) Richard Gomez (1995) Jomari Yllana (1996) Christopher de Leon (1997) Cesar Montano (1998) Christopher de Leon (1999) Johnny Delgado (2000)

2001-present	Cesar Montano (2001) Eddie Garcia (2002) Eric Quizon (2003) Christopher de Leon (2004) Marvin Agustin (2005) Cesar Montano (2006) Jinggoy Estrada (2007) Christopher de Leon (2008) Bong Revilla (2009) Dolphy (2010) Dingdong Dantes (2011) Dingdong Dantes (2012) Robin Padilla (2013) Derek Ramsay (2014) Jericho Rosales (2015)

Best Actress

1975-2000	Charito Solis (1975) Hilda Koronel (1976) Vilma Santos (1977) Nora Aunor (1978) Lolita Rodriguez (1979) Nora Aunor (1979) Amy Austria (1980) Vilma Santos (1981) Nora Aunor (1982) Coney Reyes (1983) Nora Aunor (1984) Vivian Velez (1985) Liza Lorena (1986) Melanie Marquez (1987) Amy Austria (1988) Vilma Santos (1989) Nora Aunor (1990) Nora Aunor (1991) Kimberly Diaz (1992) Dawn Zulueta (1993) Gina Alajar (1994) Nora Aunor (1995) Amy Austria (1996) Maricel Soriano (1997) Alice Dixson (1998) Elizabeth Oropesa (1999) Gloria Romero (2000)

2001-present	Assunta De Rossi (2001) Ara Mina (2002) Maricel Soriano (2003) Vilma Santos (2004) Zsa Zsa Padilla (2005) Judy Ann Santos (2006) Maricel Soriano (2007) Anne Curtis (2008) Sharon Cuneta (2009) Ai-Ai delas Alas (2010) Maricel Soriano (2011) Nora Aunor (2012) Maricel Soriano (2013) Jennylyn Mercado (2014) Jennylyn Mercado (2015)

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