December 28, 2025 | 11:13am
SAN JUAN, La Union — “Manila’s Finest” and “Unmarry” won nearly half of the awards at the 2025 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Gabi ng Parangal but it was “I’mPerfect” that took home the coveted First Best Picture prize.
The awards night was held at the Dusit Thani Manila in Makati City on December 27.
“I’mPerfect,” starring a cast of actors with Down’s syndrome, was also recognized with the brand new Jury Prize for Best Ensemble. Its lead star Krystel Go also won Best Actress in a tight category that also included Nadine Lustre, Angelica Panganiban, and Bianca de Vera.
Among the eight wins of “Manila’s Finest” was Third Best Picture, which it shared with “Call Me Mother.” It also shared the Best Float award with “Unmarry.”
The other awards of “Manila’s Finest” were in craft categories — Cinematography, Production Design, Sound, Musical Score, and Original Song with “Sandalan” — as well as the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award.
Here is the full list winners and nominees at the 51st Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal:
Best Picture
First – “I’mPerfect”
Second – “Unmarry”
Third – “Manila’s Finest” and “Call Me Mother”
Best Director
WINNER: Jeffrey Jeturian of “Unmarry”
Kip Oebanda of “Bar Boys: After School”
Sigrid Andrea Bernardo of “I’mPerfect”
Jun Robles Lana of “Call Me Mother”
Raymond Red of “Manila’s Finest”
Best Actor
WINNER: Vice Ganda of “Call Me Mother”
Will Ashley of “Love You So Bad”
Carlo Aquino of “Bar Boys: After School”
Earl Amaba of “I’mPerfect”
Piolo Pascual of “Manila’s Finest”
Zanjoe Marudo of “Unmarry”
Best Actress
WINNER: Krystel Go of “I’mPerfect”
Nadine Lustre of “Call Me Mother”
Angelica Panganiban of “Unmarry”
Bianca de Vera of “Love You So Bad”
Best Supporting Actor
WINNER: Tom Rodriguez of “Unmarry”
Cedrick Juan of “Manila’s Finest”
Will Ashley of “Bar Boys: After School”
Zaijian Jaranilla of “I’mPerfect”
Joey Marquez of “I’mPerfect”
Best Supporting Actress
WINNER: Odette Khan of “Bar Boys: After School”
Ashtine Olviga of “Manila’s Finest”
Eugene Domingo of “Unmarry”
Solenn Heussaff of “Unmarry”
Sylvia Sanchez of “I’mPerfect”
Janice de Belen of “I’mPerfect”
Best Child Performer
WINNER: Lucas Andalio of “Call Me Mother”
Argus Aspiras of “Love You So Bad”
Ellie Cruz of “Rekonek”
Jury Prize for Best Ensemble
The cast of “I’mPerfect”
Best Screenplay
WINNER: “Unmarry”
“Manila’s Finest”
“Call Me Mother”
“Bar Boys: After School”
“I’mPerfect”
Best Cinematography
WINNER: “Manila’s Finest”
“Call Me Mother”
“Unmarry”
“Love You So Bad”
“Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins”
Best Editing
WINNER:“Unmarry”
“Call Me Mother”
“I’mPerfect”
“Manila’s Finest”
“Bar Boys: After School”
“Love You So Bad”
Best Production Design
WINNER: “Manila’s Finest”
“Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins”
“Rekonek”
“Love You So Bad”
“Call Me Mother”
Best Sound
WINNER: “Manila’s Finest”
“Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins”
“Unmarry”
“Love You So Bad”
“I’mPerfect”
Best Musical Score
WINNER: “Manila’s Finest”
“Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins”
“Love You So Bad”
“Call Me Mother”
“Unmarry”
Best Original Song
WINNER: “Sandalan” from “Manila’s Finest”
Three entries from “Rekonek”
Two entries from “Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins”
Best Visual Effects
WINNER: “Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins”
“Rekonek”
“I’mPerfect”
“Bar Boys: After School”
“Manila’s Finest”
Best Float
WINNER: “Manila’s Finest” and “Unmarry”
“Bar Boys: After School”
“Call Me Mother”
“I’mPerfect”
“Love You So Bad”
“Rekonek”
“Shake, Rattle & Roll: Evil Origins”
Special Awards
Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award – “Bar Boys: After School”
Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Award – “Manila’s Finest”
Gender Sensitivity Award – “Call Me Mother” (over “Bar Boys: After School” and “Unmarry”)
Breakthrough Performance – Zack Sibug of “Unmarry”
Male Stars of the Night – Will Ashley and Dustin Yu of “Love You So Bad”
Female Star of the Night – Bianca de Vera of “Love You So Bad”
Hall of Fame inductees – Judy Ann Santos and Ericson Navarro
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