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This list details Filipinos working in the entertainment industry who have been nominated for, or won, Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, Academy Awards (also known as Oscar), and Tony Awards. These include non-traditional artists , both naturalized and overseas , or Filipino production companies.
The first awards show was held in 1977 with singer Pilita Corrales winning the first Entertainer of the Year [3] Award followed by Rico Puno and Celeste Legaspi in 1978 and 1979, respectively. In 2007, the Award was given to Regine Velasquez , who also received it in 2009 and 2019.
When Star Awards were created in 1985, there were five major awards. Ever since the CMMA ceased giving out acting awards sometime in the 1990s, this awards had been relegated as a minor award. Today, "grand slam" has been generally used to refer to winning awards in FAMAS, Urian, Luna and Star in the same year for the same category.
The first awards ceremony was held on March 23, 1969, that took place in Makati. It was organized by the Awit Awards Executive Committee, which composed of representatives from different record companies, with Salazar as their chairman. Winners were voted by a jury composed of 15 people which were selected by the Awit Awards Executive Committee.
In 1988, the awards for the films of 1987 were not held because the Manunuri deemed that there was a "lack of deserving winners," which was a first in Filipino awards history. In 2006, the Gawad Urian became the first award-giving body in the Philippine to welcome digital films into competition.
The Wish 107.5 Music Awards (abbreviated as WMA) is an annual accolade presented by the FM radio station Wish 107.5, which aims to pay tribute to acts and artists who have given significant contributions in the music scene in the Philippines. [1] The awards ceremony is held annually every January at the Smart Araneta Coliseum, with the ...
The forerunner of the FAMAS Award was the Maria Clara Awards, established by the Manila Times Publishing, Inc. under the tutelage of Alejandro Roces in 1951. The first awards in the Philippine movie industry were doled out for the movies of 1950-1951 and for the year 1952.
The Philippines has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film [nb 1] since the inception of the category in 1956, when it became the first independent nation in Southeast Asia to join the competition. [3]