2002 Metro Manila Film Festival
| 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 25, 2002 to January 10, 2003 |
| Highlights | |
| Best Picture | Mano Po |
| Most awards | Mano Po (12) |
The 28th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines from December 25, 2002 to January 10, 2003.
Regal Films' Mano Po was the big winner in the 2002 Metro Manila Film Festival. The film receives a total of twelve awards including the major awards such as Best Picture, Best Actor for Eddie Garcia, Best Actress for Ara Mina, Best Supporting Actress for Kris Aquino, and Best Director for Joel Lamangan among others. The film is also the recipient of the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards.
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, 2003.
Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
During the "Gabi ng Parangal" held in PICC on December 27, there were some controversies stirred up:
The cast of the film Dekada '70 walked out of the award ceremonies after Lualhati Bautista failed to win the Best Story and Best Screenplay awards. Even more controversial was the decision of the judges to name the first-timer Ara Mina the Best Actress for her role in Mano Po, beating multi-awarded Vilma Santos, who was in Dekada '70.
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