| 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 2005 to January 7, 2006 |
| Site | Manila |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Blue Moon |
| Most awards | Kutob (6) |
The 31st Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines from December 25, 2005 to January 7, 2006.
Zsa Zsa Padilla, Marvin Agustin and the movie, Blue Moon topped the 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival. The festival's Best Picture award went to Regal Films' Blue Moon , while the Best Actress and Best Actor awards were awarded to Padilla and Agustin for their roles in Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife and Kutob respectively. The Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards went to Jose Manalo for Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues and Cherry Pie Picache for Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife . [1]
There are two batches of films in competition, the first batch was shown from December 25, while the second batch was shown on January 1, 2006.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. [2]
| Best Picture | Best Director |
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| Best Actor | Best Actress |
| Best Supporting Actor | Best Supporting Actress |
| Best Cinematography | Best Production Design |
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| Best Child Performer | Best Editing |
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| Best Original Story | Best Screenplay |
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| Best Original Theme Song | Best Musical Score |
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| Best Visual Effects | Best Make-up Artist |
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| Best Sound Recording | Best Float |
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| Most Gender-Sensitive Film | |
| Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards | |
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| Awards | Film |
|---|---|
| 6 | Kutob |
| 5 | Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom |
| 4 | Blue Moon |
| 2 | Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife |
Director Joel Lamangan walked out after he lost to Jose Javier Reyes. Lamangan failed to win the Best Director for Blue Moon against Reyes' Kutob . In the same year, Regal Films's matriarch Lily Monteverde voiced out her disappointment as she lamented that some winners in the festival were "undeserving." [3] [4]
| Entry | Gross Ticket Sales | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 25 [5] | December 27 [6] | January 1 [7] | January 7 [8] | |||
| Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues | ₱ 12,400,000* | ₱ 24,000,000* | ₱ 59,700,000* | ₱ 108,370,227.35* | ||
| Exodus: Tales from the Enchanted Kingdom | ₱ 10,800,000 | ₱ 17,000,000 | ₱ 41,700,000 | ₱ 75,642,647.35 | ||
| Mulawin: The Movie | ₱ 8,500,000 | ₱ 15,000,000 | ₱ 34,000,000 | ₱ 55,782,190.53 | ||
| Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife | ₱ 5,500,000 | ₱ 10,000,000 | ₱ 28,000,000 | ₱ 48,454,749.55 | ||
| Shake, Rattle & Roll 2k5 | ₱ 5,800,000 | ₱ 10,000,000 | ₱ 21,500,000 | ₱ 32,340,930.45 | ||
| Blue Moon | – | – | ₱ 2,700,000 | ₱ 15,492,394.15 | ||
| Kutob | ₱ 2,800,000 | ₱ 4,500,000 | ₱ 9,000,000 | ₱ 10,803,280.50 | ||
| Terrorist Hunter | ₱ 750,000 | ₱ 1,000,000 | ₱ 1,800,000 | ₱ 1,914,335.90 | ||
| Lagot Ka Sa Kuya Ko | – | – | ₱ 450,000 | ₱ 1,657,001.25 | ||
| Mourning Girls | – | – | ₱ 400,000 | ₱ 1,513,238.37 | ||
TOTAL [9] | ₱ 351,970,995.40 | |||||
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