Angel Locsin is a Filipino actress who has received various awards and nominations for her work in film and television. She began her acting career with a supporting role in the biographical drama Ping Lacson: Supercop (2000). Locsin had her breakthrough as the avian-human hybrid protagonist in the fantasy television show Mulawin (2004) and its 2005 film adaptation, for which she received a Box Office Entertainment Award for her roles. She followed this with starring roles in fantasy action shows, including Darna (2005), Majika (2006), and Asian Treasures (2007), for the latter of which she was nominated for a Star Award for Best Drama Actress. Locsin appeared in a 2007 episode of the anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya playing a facially disfigured abuse victim, and earned a Star Award for Best Single Performance by an Actress for her role.
In 2008, Locsin played a fledgling werewolf in the supernatural drama series Lobo, for which she received an International Emmy Award nomination for Best Actress. Her leading roles in the television series Only You (2009) and Imortal (2010) each garnered her nominations for Best Actress in a Drama Series at the Star Awards. For playing a Japan-based courtesan in the star-crossed romantic drama In the Name of Love (2011), she won Movie Actress of the Year at the Box Office Entertainment and Star Awards. Critical success came with the drama One More Try (2012), in which she portrayed a single mother caring for her illness-stricken son. She won several awards, including a Box Office Entertainment, a FAMAS, a Luna, and a Star Award for Best Actress. The following year, she gained a Star Award nomination for Best Comedy Actress for the sitcom Toda Max.
For her portrayal of the title character in the drama series The Legal Wife (2014), Locsin was nominated for a Star Award for Best Drama Actress. She then starred in the comedy drama Everything About Her (2017) and earned a Best Supporting Actress win at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival. Her guest role in a 2017 episode of the anthology series Maalaala Mo Kaya won her a KBP Golden Dove Award for Best Actress. In 2019, Locsin played an indoctrinated military nurse in the spy-action thriller series The General's Daughter, for which she was awarded a Star Award for Best Drama Actress and a Box Office Entertainment Awards for TV Actress of the Year. In addition to her acting career, Locsin is known for her philanthropic efforts, for which she was named one of Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy by Forbes magazine.
Awards and nominations + Organizations Year Recipient(s) Category Result Asia-Pacific Film Festival 2017 Everything About Her Best Supporting Actress Box Office Entertainment Awards 2006 MulawinMulawin: The Movie Princess of Philippine Movies & TV 2008 The Promise Princess of Philippine Movies 2012 In the Name of LoveFilm Actress of the Year 2013 One More Try 2020 TV Actress of the Year Best Acting Ensemble in a Drama Series EdukCircle Awards 2014 The Legal Wife Best Actress for Television 2015 Most Influential Celebrity Endorsers of the Year 2016 2017 Maalaala Mo Kaya(Episode: "Kotse-kotsehan") Best Actress in a Single Drama Performance 2019 Best Actress in a Television Series 2020 Most Influential Celebrities of the Decade 2017 Everything About Her Best Supporting Actress 2021 Isah V. Red Award FAMAS Awards2005 German Moreno Youth Achievement Award Miss FAMAS Popularity 2012 In the Name of LoveBest Actress 2013 One More Try 2014 Four Sisters and a Wedding 2017 Everything About Her 2020 Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award Gawad Pasado 2012 In the Name of Love Best Actress 2014 Four Sisters and a Wedding Best Supporting Actress Gawad Tanglaw 2015 Best Actress in a Drama Series 2018 Maalaala Mo Kaya(Episode: "Kotse-kotsehan") Best Actress in a Single Performance Honorary Award for Women's Rights Advocacy 2020 Best Actress in a Drama Series Honorary Award for the Arts and Humanitarian Work Golden Screen Awards 2012 In the Name of Love Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama) 2014 Four Sisters and a Wedding Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Musical or Comedy) International Emmy Award 2009 Lobo Best Actress KBP Golden Dove Award 2018 Maalaala Mo Kaya(Episode: "Kotse-kotsehan") Best Actress in a Drama Program Luna Awards 2013One More TryBest Actress Metro Manila Film Festival 2012 Myx Music Awards 2011 Favorite Guest Appearance in a Music Video National Commission for Culture and the Arts Ani ng Dangal Awards 2010 Lobo Multimedia Award for International Recognition 2018 Everything About Her Cinema Award for International Recognition Nickelodeon Philippines Kids' Choice Awards 2007 Pinoy Wannabe Award Star Awards for Movies 2010 Darling of the Press 2012 In the Name of Love Movie Actress of the Year Darling of the Press Miss Great Shape Personality 2013 One More TryMovie Actress of the Year 2014 Four Sisters and a Wedding 2017 Everything About Her 2019 Darling of the Press Star Awards for Television 2007 Asian Treasures Best Drama Actress 2008 Maalaala Mo Kaya(Episode: "Pilat") Best Single Performance by an Actress LoboBest Drama Actress 2009 Only You 2010 Maalaala Mo Kaya(Episode: "Litrato") Best Single Performance by an Actress 2011 Imortal Best Drama Actress 2012Toda MaxBest Comedy Actress 2013 2014 Best Drama Actress 2015 Maalaala Mo Kaya(Episode: "Watawat")Best Single Performance by an Actress 2017 Maalaala Mo Kaya(Episode: "Kotse-kotsehan") 2019 Best Drama Actress TV Queens at the Turn of the Millennium
Other accolades Listicles + Publisher Listicle Year(s) Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy 2019 Tatler Generation T List: Asia's Leaders of Tomorrow2020 Asia's Most Influential
See also Angel Locsin filmography
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