Filipino actress Gloria Romero has received numerous awards and honors throughout her career, including seven FAMAS Awards, four Luna Awards, three Gawad Urian Awards, five Metro Manila Film Festival, two International Film Festival Manhattan and three Box Office Entertainment Awards. Often regarded as the greatest movie queen in Philippine cinema, [1] she is the first woman to win the FAMAS Award for Best Actress in a comedy role, as well as the oldest woman to win Best Actress at the FAMAS (2001) and Metro Manila Film Festival (2018). As of 2021, Romero ranked third among Filipino actresses with the most best actress wins this century across the major award-giving bodies in the country. [2]
Romero won her first major acting award at the FAMAS for her role in Dalagang Ilocana (1954). She has since received FAMAS Award for Best Actress nominations for her leading roles in Alaalang Banal (1958), Ikaw Ang Aking Buhay (1959) and Iginuhit ng Tadhana (1965). She has also received nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the FAMAS for her roles in Condemned (1984), Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? (1987) and Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit (1989), winning one for Nagbabagang Luha (1988). She has also won the Luna Award for Best Actress for her role as the matriarch in Tanging Yaman (2000) and Best Supporting Actress for her roles in Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? (1987) and Magnifico (2003). She has also received nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the Luna Awards for her roles in Nagbabagang Luha (1987), Beautiful Life (2002) and Tarima (2010). Romero has won two Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Actress for her roles in Tanging Yaman (2000) and Rainbow's Sunset (2018), and Best Supporting Actress for her role in I Think I'm in Love (2002).
Romero has won Best Actress for Tanging Yaman (2000) and Best Supporting Actress for Magnifico (2003) at the Gawad Urian Awards. Her role as a brutal grandmother in Tarima (2010) earned her Best Supporting Actress at the Gawad Tanglaw and Star Awards for Movies. She has also received Star Awards for Movie Actress of the Year nominations for her roles in Tanging Yaman (2000), Fuchsia (2009) and Rainbow's Sunset (2018). Since her television debut in the late 1980s, Romero has also earned a number of accolades. She won Best Comedy Actress at the Star Awards for Television for her role in Palibhasa Lalake (1987) and earned further nominations for her roles in Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas (2003) and OK Fine, 'To Ang Gusto Nyo! (2005). Her other television projects such as I Wanna Be Happy (2006), Andres de Saya (2011) and Munting Heredera (2011) also earned nominations at the Golden Screen Award, winning Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical for her role in Fuchsia (2009).
Since her career inception in the early 1950s, she has been recognized by numerous award-giving bodies, academe and institutions for her contributions to film and television industry. In 2001, Romero was awarded with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Cinemanila International Film Festival. The Film Development Council of the Philippines, as well as the FAMAS (2004), Gawad Urian (2004), Luna (2002) and Golden Screen Awards have each handed her a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2005, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts honored her with a PAMA-AS Gintong Bai Award for her significant contributions to the preservation and development of Philippine arts and culture. In 2009, she became the first recipient of MTRCB's Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2007, she was honored with the Bayani ng Pinilakang Tabing award by the Inding Indie Film Festival. In 2019, the PMPC Star Awards for Movies recognized her as one of the Outstanding Stars of the Century.
Award [lower-alpha 1] | Year [lower-alpha 2] | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Film Development Council of the Philippines | 2021 | Ilaw ng Industriya Award | Herself | Won | [3] [4] |
2024 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Won | [5] | ||
National Commission for Culture and the Arts | 2005 | PAMA-AS Gintong Bai Award | Won | [6] | |
2010 | Gawad Parangal sa Ginintuang Bituin | Won | [7] |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Box Office Entertainment Awards | 2001 | All-Time Favorite Actress | Herself | Won | [8] |
2003 | Won | [9] | |||
2019 | Golden Jury Award for All Time Favorite Actress | Won | [10] | ||
Catholic Mass Media Awards | 1988 | Best Supporting Actress | Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? | Nominated | [11] |
2020 | Best Children and Youth Program | Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko | Won | [12] | |
Cinemanila International Film Festival | 2001 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Herself | Won | [13] |
Eastwood City Walk of Fame | 2005 | Inductee | style="background: #9EFF9E; color: #000; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="yes table-yes2 notheme"|Won | [14] | |
FAMAS Awards | 1955 | Best Actress | Dalagang Ilocana | Won | [15] [16] |
1959 | Alaalang Banal | Nominated | [17] | ||
1960 | Ikaw Ang Aking Buhay | Nominated | [18] | ||
1966 | Iginuhit ng Tadhana: The Ferdinand E. Marcos Story | Nominated | [19] | ||
1985 | Best Supporting Actress | Condemned | Nominated | [20] | |
1988 | Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? | Nominated | [21] | ||
1989 | Nagbabagang Luha | Won | [22] | ||
1990 | Bilangin ang Bituin sa Langit | Nominated | [23] | ||
2001 | Best Actress | Tanging Yaman | Won | [24] | |
2004 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Herself | Won | [25] | |
2009 | Huwarang Bituin | Won | [25] | ||
2015 | Iconic Movie Queens of Philippine Cinema | Won | [26] | ||
2024 | Special Citation Award | Won | [27] | ||
Gawad Pasado | 2019 | Pinakapasadong Aktres | Rainbow's Sunset | Won | [28] [29] |
Gawad Urian | 2001 | Best Actress | Tanging Yaman | Won | [30] |
2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Magnifico | Won | [22] | |
Lifetime Achievement Award | Herself | Won | |||
Gawad Tanglaw | 2011 | Best Supporting Actress (tied with Rustica Carpio) | Tarima | Won | [25] [31] |
Golden Screen Awards | 2005 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | OK Fine, 'Tong Gusto Ko | Nominated | [32] |
2007 | Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical | I Wanna Be Happy | Nominated | [33] | |
2009 | Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical | Fuchsia | Won | [34] | |
2011 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Gag or Comedy Show | Andres de Saya | Nominated | [35] | |
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series | Munting Heredera | Nominated | |||
Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Tarima | Nominated | [36] [37] | ||
Plaque of Recognition (Movie Icons of Our Time) | Herself | Won | |||
2013 | Helen Vela Lifetime Achievement Award for Drama | Herself | Won | [38] | |
International Film Festival Manhattan | 2019 | Best Actress | Rainbow's Sunset | Won | [39] [40] |
Best Ensemble Acting | Won | ||||
Luna Awards | 1987 | Best Supporting Actress | Saan Nagtatago Ang Pag-ibig? | Won | [24] |
1988 | Nagbabagang Luha | Nominated | [41] | ||
2001 | Best Actress | Tanging Yaman | Won | [42] | |
2002 | Lifetime Achievement Awards | Herself | Won | [43] | |
2004 | Best Supporting Actress | Magnifico | Won | [44] | |
2005 | Beautiful Life | Nominated | [45] | ||
2011 | Tarima | Nominated | [46] | ||
Metro Manila Film Festival | 1997 | Plaque of Recognition (Cinema's Living Treasures) | Herself | Won | [47] |
2000 | Best Actress | Tanging Yaman | Won | [48] | |
2002 | Best Supporting Actress | I Think I'm in Love | Won | [49] | |
2018 | Best Actress | Rainbows Sunset | Won | [50] | |
2020 | Manay Ichu Vera-Perez Maceda Memorial Award | Herself | Won | [51] | |
MTRCB TV Awards | 2009 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Herself | Won | [52] |
PMPC Star Awards for Movies | 1988 | Best Supporting Actress | Saan Nagtatago ang Pag-ibig? | Won | [53] |
1995 | Ulirang Artista Award | Herself | Won | [54] | |
2001 | Best Actress | Tanging Yaman | Nominated | [55] | |
2009 | Movie Actress of the Year | Fuchsia | Nominated | [56] | |
Movie Supporting Actress of the Year | Paupahan | Nominated | |||
2011 | Tarima | Won | [57] [58] | ||
2019 | Movie Actress of the Year | Rainbow's Sunset | Nominated | [56] | |
Outstanding Star of the Century | Herself | Won | [59] | ||
PMPC Star Awards for Television | 1988 | Best Comedy Actress | Palibhasa Lalake | Won | [60] |
1991 | Palibhasa Lalake | Nominated | |||
2004 | Best Drama Actress | Sana'y Wala Nang Wakas | Nominated | [61] | |
2006 | Best Comedy Actress | OK Fine, 'To Ang Gusto Nyo! | Nominated | [62] | |
2008 | Best Single Performance by an Actress | Maalaala Mo Kaya ("Singsing") | Nominated | [63] | |
2012 | Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award | Herself | Won | [64] | |
2019 | Best Horror/Fantasy program | Daig Kayo ng Lola Ko | Won | [65] | |
2021 | Won | [66] | |||
The EDDYS | 2019 | Best Actress | Rainbow's Sunset | Nominated | [67] |
Young Critics Circle | 1999 | Best Performance | Dahil May Isang Ikaw | Won | [68] |
2000 | Tanging Yaman | Won | [25] |
Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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ALTA Media Icon Awards | 2015 | Iconic Media Personality for Film and Television | Herself | Won | [69] |
Anak TV Awards | 2017 | Female Makabata Star | Herself | Won | [70] |
2018 | Herself | Won | |||
Creative Guild Ad of the Year Awards | 1988 | Best Actress in a TV Commercial | Superwheel | Won | [71] |
Directors' Guild of the Philippines | 2005 | Gawad Direk Awards | Herself | Won | [72] |
Gawad Sineng Sine Awards | 2001 | Best Actress (tied with Vilma Santos) | Tanging Yaman | Won | [73] |
GEMS: Hiyas ng Sining Awards | 2019 | Best Actress | Rainbow's Sunset | Nominated | [74] |
Inding Indie Film Festival | 2017 | Bayani ng Pinilakang Tabing | Herself | Won | [75] |
MTB (ABS-CBN's Decade and a Half of Leadership) | 2002 | 15-year Leadership Award | Herself | Won | [76] |
Patnubay ng Sining at Kalinangan Awards | 2003 | Special Award (Film Category) | Herself | Won | [77] |
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