Gawad Genio Awards - The Awards

The Awards

• 2007: Star Cinema - Kasal Kasali Kasalo

During the first edition of Gawad Genio Awards, Star Cinema was bestowed the Outstanding Genio Awardee in its excellency in producing the multi-awarded and critically acclaimed film of the year, Kasal Kasali Kasalo. The film bagged majority of the awards in almost all award-giving bodies in the Philippines, including the freshman, Gawad Genio Awards. It is also a Mega Blockbuster Hit and was the Top-Grosser among the films joint at the 32nd Metro Manila Film Festival with an amassing 187 M remarks at the box-office making it the 4th Highest Grossing Filipino Film of All Time.

• 2008: Seiko Films - Foster Child

It was on the 20th of December, 2008 when the winners of the 2nd Gawad Genio Awards were revealed. Ataul For Rent of Artiste Entertainment Works International topped this year's Genio Nominations including Best Film. However, it was a landslide flop for the film not to have won even a single award. Foster Child, on the other hand, bagged 7 out of the 17 Genio Awards including Best Film. Seiko Films was bestowed with the Outstanding Genio Award for producing the critically acclaimed film. Cherry Pie Picache established a different face of cultural drama making her an achiever of the prestigious International-Excellence Awards.

• 2009: VIVA Films - Baler

Originally, The 3rd edition of Gawad Genio Awards is expected to wrap up on December 10, 2009. Due to a tight fight among the nominees of the different awards given and the introduction of two additional awards (Best Film Debut Performance and Best Film Visual Designer), The Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City made it sure that this will mark off an unforgettable history for the institution and decided to move the awards night to February 4, 2010. Baler and Ploning are the two movies that garnered the highest votes for Best Film Awards. These two movies also grabbed majority of the nominations. The Genio Award then went to Baler, which makes VIVA Films the Outstanding Genio Awardee. Baler Also Bagged majority of the awards which makes it the most awarded film of 2009.

• 2010: ATD Entertainment Productions and CDP Events Entertainment Productions - Dukot

On January 2, 2011, The Critics' Academy Film Desk of Zamboanga City handed out the 4th installment of the Gawad Genio Awards. Dukot of ATD Entertainment Productions and CDP Events Entertainment Productions was named Best Film for 2010. However, The Outstanding Genio Awards went to GMA Films and IMUS Productions, Inc for producing the most awarded Genio Film Entry - Ang Panday. Moreover, Von de Guzman received three nominations for Best Film Musical Scorer and won for Mano Po 6: A Mother's Love. Ditoy Aguila, On the other hand, created history for winning the Best Film Sound Engineer for three consecutive years (Most recent is for the movie Ang Panday).

• 2011: Star Cinema - Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To

The third and final installation of the "Tanging Ina" series made it possible for Star Cinema to bring home the Outstanding Genio Award for the second time around (one in 2007). Ang Tanging Ina Mo: Last Na 'To was indeed the multi-awarded film of 2010 taking 6 of the most prestigious plaques of the Genio Recognition Circle. It was also named as the Top Grossing Filipino Film of 2010. On the other hand, quality indie movies like Sigwa and Emir also emerged successful this year. This only shows that our Independent Film Industry is now taking its way to make phenomenal hits. Sigwa and Emir are two independent films who dominate this year's Genio list of nominations.