MANILA, Philippines – Horror film Mallari dominated the 2024 Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) awarding ceremony held on Sunday, May 26 at the Manila Hotel.
The Roderick Cabrido-helmed movie won seven awards, including Best Picture and Best Screenplay. Mallari also led this year’s nominees with 14 out of 18 nominations.
Kathryn Bernardo bagged her first FAMAS Best Actress award for her performance in the movie A Very Good Girl while Piolo Pascual and Alfred Vargas share the Best Actor award for their films Mallari and Pieta, respectively.
Celebrity couple Dingdong Dantes and Marian Rivera also received the Bida sa Takilya award after their Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 entry Rewind became the highest-grossing Filipino film of all time.
Vilma Santos and Christopher de Leon were also given the Circle of Excellence Award while Gloria Romero was given a Special Citation Award.
See the full list of winners and awardees here:
– Rappler.com