The 27th Luna Awards were held on July 10, 2011 at the Quezon City Sports Club and they honored the best Filipino films of the year 2008. It was delayed due to lack of government funding and was held together with the 29th Luna Awards.
The nominations were released on September 16, 2009. Baler received the most nominations with ten. Caregiver followed with nine.
The winners were announced beforehand on March 25, 2011. Baler dominated the ceremony by winning eight awards, including Best Picture.
Winners and nominees Best PictureBest Direction Baler A Very Special Love Caregiver Magkaibigan Ploning Torotot Mark Meily – Baler Cathy Garcia-Molina – A Very Special Love Jose Javier Reyes – Magkaibigan Maryo J. de los Reyes – Torotot Chito Roño – CaregiverBest ActorBest Actress Christopher de Leon – Magkaibigan John Lloyd Cruz – A Very Special Love John Estrada – Caregiver Baron Geisler – Torotot Aga Muhlach – When Love Begins Jericho Rosales – Baler Mylene Dizon – 100 Ai-Ai de las Alas – Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat Sharon Cuneta – Caregiver Anne Curtis – Baler Judy Ann Santos – PloningBest Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress Phillip Salvador – Baler Ricky Davao – Endo Christopher de Leon – When Love Begins Makisig Morales – Caregiver Phillip Salvador – For the First Time Dante Rivero – A Very Special Love Ronaldo Valdez – When Love Begins Iza Calzado – One True Love Eugene Domingo – Ikaw Pa Rin: Bongga Ka Boy Maricel Laxa – Magkaibigan Candy Pangilinan – For the First Time Tessie Tomas – 100Best ScreenplayBest Cinematography Roy Iglesias – Baler Jade Castro, Michiko Yamamoto & Raymond Lee – Endo Dante Nico Garcia & Benjamin Lingan – Ploning Chris Martinez – Caregiver Paul Alexander Morales – Concerto Lee Meily – Baler Eli Balce – Caregiver Larry Manda – 100 Charlie Peralta – Ploning Shayne Sarte – For the First TimeBest Production DesignBest Editing Aped Santos – Baler Nancy Arcega – A Very Special Love Raymund George Fernandez – Ploning Benjamin Padero & Carlo Tabije – Serbis Gerry Santos – Concerto Jess Navarro – Torotot Manet Dayrit – Caregiver Marya Ignacio – A Very Special Love Marya Ignacio – My Only Ü Ike Veneracion – 100Best Musical ScoreBest Sound Vincent de Jesus – Baler Carmina Cuya – Caregiver Von de Guzman – Mag-ingat Ka Sa... Kulam Vincent de Jesus – I.T.A.L.Y. (I Trust and Love You) Jesse Lasaten – Ploning Ditoy Aguila – Baler Ronald de Asis – Magkaibigan Albert Michael Idioma – Ploning Albert Michael Idioma – When Love Begins Albert Michael Idioma & Addiss Tabong – One Night Only
Multiple nominations and awards
Nominations Film 10 Baler9 Caregiver7 Ploning6A Very Special Love5Magkaibigan4100TorototWhen Love Begins3For the First Time2ConcertoEndo
Awards Film 8 Baler
References
External links Official Website of the Film Academy of the Philippines