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held on June 21, 2009. The award-giving body honors Filipino actors, actresses and other performers' commercial success, regardless of artistic merit, in the Philippine entertainment industry. The yearly event is supposed to be 39th this year, but they believe that it is an unlucky number. Thus they skipped the 39th and renamed the event the 40th instead.

Winners selection

The winners are chosen from the Top 10 Philippine films of 2008, top-rating shows in Philippine television, top recording awards received by singers, and top gross receipts of concerts and performances.

Awards ceremony

On June 21, 2009 at Carlos P. Romulo Auditorium,

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Awards

Major awards

*Box Office King -

John Lloyd Cruz John Lloyd Espidol Cruz (born June 24, 1983) is a Filipino actor. Regarded as the "''King of Contemporary Cinema''" by the media, Cruz has top-billed several box-office successes. He has more than ten films with box office grosses of ₱100 mill ...

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A Very Special Love ''A Very Special Love'' is a 2008 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina Catherine Rosales Garcia-Sampana (; formerly Molina; born November 28, 1971) is a Filipino Film director, film and television director best kno ...

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Sarah Geronimo Sarah Asher Tua Geronimo-Guidicelli ( ; born July 25, 1988) is a Filipino singer and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Sarah Geronimo, Her accolades include a Billboard Women in Music, ''Billboard'' Women in Music Award, an ...

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'') *Female Concert Performer of the Year -

(''The Next One'') *Female Recording Artist of the Year -

(''Just Me'') *Male Concert Performer of the Year -

Gary Valenciano Edgardo Jose "Gary" Santiago Valenciano (born August 6, 1964) is a Filipino singer and actor. Known for his musical versatility and performances, he is a recipient of various accolades, including 12 Awit Awards, 3 FAMAS Awards and the Myx ...

(''Gary Live@25'') *Male Recording Artist of the Year -

Martin Nievera Martin Ramon Razon Nievera (born February 5, 1963) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. Known for his contemporary love ballads and on-stage personality, he is celebrated as one of the most important figures in local Filipino music. With a care ...

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Film and Television category

*Film Actor of the Year -

Christopher de Leon Christopher Strauss de León (born October 31, 1956), also known as Boyet, is a Filipino actor, filmmaker and politician. Often referred to as the "King of Philippine Drama", he gained stardom for his leading man roles in numerous film and te ...

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Magkaibigan ''Magkaibigan'' () is a 2008 Philippine drama film written and directed by Jose Javier Reyes. The film stars Christopher de Leon, Jinggoy Estrada, Maricel Laxa and Dawn Zulueta. This is Maverick Films' last feature film for the decade. It was ...

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Sharon Cuneta Sharon Gamboa Cuneta-Pangilinan (born January 6, 1966) is a Filipino actress, singer, and television personality. Prolific in multiple fields of entertainment, she is known for playing dramatic and comedic leading roles in film and television. ...

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Cathy Garcia-Molina Catherine Rosales Garcia-Sampana (; formerly Molina; born November 28, 1971) is a Filipino Film director, film and television director best known for directing romantic comedy and family drama films produced and distributed by Star Cinema. She ...

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'') *Most Popular Screenwriter - Raz Sobida dela Torre (''

'') *Most Popular Film Producer -

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*Prince & Princess of Philippine Movies & TV -

Richard Gutierrez Richard Kristian Gutierrez (born January 21, 1984) is a Filipino actor. He is regarded as the original "''Fantaserye King''" for top billing multiple hit television series. Gutierrez is a recipient of a FAMAS Award and three PMPC Star Awards fo ...

KC Concepcion Maria Kristina Cassandra "KC" Cuneta Concepcion (; born April 7, 1985) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, entrepreneur, socialite, and humanitarian. She has starred in films '' For The First Time'' (2008) and ''When I Met U'' (2 ...

('' For The First Time'') *Most Popular Child Actor, Movies & TV - Robert "Buboy" Villar (

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) *Most Popular Child Actress, Movies & TV -

Sharlene San Pedro Sharlene Santos San Pedro (; born April 5, 1999) is a Filipino actress, singer, and media personality. She made her first television appearance at the age of four when she joined ABS-CBN's talent search ''Star Circle Quest: Kids Edition'' in 2 ...

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) *Most Popular Loveteam of Movies & TV -

Gerald Anderson Gerald Randolph Opsima Anderson Jr. (born March 7, 1989) is a Filipino actor, Model (person), model, dancer and basketball player. He is managed and under contract to Star Magic, ABS-CBN Corporation, ABS-CBN's home based talent agency. Recogni ...

Kim Chiu Kimberly Sue Yap Chiu (; born April 19, 1990) is a Filipino actress and singer. Known for her performances in a range of genres across film and television, she rose to fame after winning the first teen edition of ''Pinoy Big Brother''. Chiu's ...

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Dyesebel ''Dyesebel'' () is a Filipino comic book character, conceived by Mars Ravelo and drawn by Elpidio Torres. Dyesebel is a mermaid, who eventually gains full human form through a deal with a sea-witch. Aside appearing in Pilipino Komiks, Dyesebel ...

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Joyce Bernal Joyce E. Bernal (born May 6, 1968) is a Filipina film and television director. Her entry to the film industry began when she became a film editing apprentice under Ike Jarlego Jr. for Viva Films in 1989, the year she worked on Eddie Garcia's fil ...

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Aljur Abrenica Aljur Mikael Guiang Abrenica (born March 24, 1990) is a Filipino actor, dancer, model and singer. He appeared on the fourth season of '' StarStruck''.. He was the former husband of Kyline Padilla not later also separated. Early and personal ...

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Music category

*Most Popular Novelty Singer -

Moymoy Palaboy Moymoy Palaboy is a Filipino comic and singing duo known for their uploaded lip sync videos in YouTube. The duo consists of the Macasero brothers, James Ronald (a.k.a. Moymoy, born on July 17, 1983, in Pasay) and Rodfil (a.k.a. Roadfill, born on ...

*Most Popular Recording Group -

Spongecola Sponge Cola (sometimes spelled Spongecola) is a Filipino rock band formed in 2002. The band is composed of Yael Yuzon on vocals and guitars, Gosh Dilay on bass, Armo Armovit on guitars and drummer Tedmark Cruz. One of the most popular rock ba ...

*Most Promising Performing Group - You've Got Male (

Gian Magdangal Gian Luca "Gian" Alzate Magdangal
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, Jan Nieto, Harry Santos, and Bryan Termulo) *New Female Recording Artist of the Year (Promising Singer) -

('' A.k.a Cassandra'') *New Male Recording Artist of the Year (Most Promising Singer) - Bugoy Drilon ('' Paano Na Kaya?'') *Most Popular Dance Group - EB Babes

Special awards

*Bert Marcelo Award (for Comedians) -

Eugene Domingo Eugenia "Eugene" Roxas Domingo-Bottoni (; born July 23, 1971), is a Filipino actress, comedienne and host. She has performed in lead and supporting roles in various genres of the Philippine film industry. She is popularly known as the "Comedy ...

*Comedy Box Office King/s -

Vic Sotto Marvic Valentin "Vic" Castelo Sotto (born April 28, 1954), popularly known as Bossing, is a Filipino actor, comedian, and television personality. Prolific in film and television in the Philippines since the 1970s, he is known for playing comed ...

Dolphy Rodolfo Vera Quizon Sr. (July 25, 1928 – July 10, 2012), known professionally as Dolphy, was a Filipino comedian and actor. He is widely regarded as the country's "King of Comedy" for his comedic talent embodied by his long roster of works ...

('' Dobol Trobol'') *Comedy Box Office Queen -

Ai-Ai delas Alas Martina Eileen Hernandez delas Alas-Sibayan (born November 11, 1964), known professionally as Ai-Ai delas Alas, is a Filipino actress and comedian. Referred to as the "Queen of Comedy" for her comedic talent, she is best known for her role as ...

('' Ang Tanging Ina N'yong Lahat'') *Most Phenomenal Loveteam -

Dingdong Dantes Jose Sixto "Dingdong" Gonzalez Dantes III (born August 2, 1980) professionally known as Dingdong Dantes, is a Filipino actor, filmmaker, and television personality. He is known for his acting versatility and played dramatic and fantasy-action r ...

Marian Rivera Marian Rivera Gràcia-Dantes (; born 12 August 1984) is a Filipinos, Filipino actress, television host, model and entrepreneur. She is known for her portrayals of Hero, heroines and roles in Romance film, romantic dramas. Her accolades includ ...

*Outstanding Global Achievement by a Filipino Artist -

Arnel Pineda Arnel Campaner Pineda (born September 5, 1967) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He came to prominence in the Philippines during the 1980s and internationally in 2007 as the lead singer of the American rock band Journey. Early life Arnel ...

Charice Jake Zyrus (; born 10 May 1992), formerly known professionally as Charice Pempengco () and under the mononym Charice, is a Filipino singer and television personality. In 2007, after competing in many singing competitions and several appea ...

*Outstanding/Special Merit Award for Music (Posthumous Award) -

Francis Magalona Francis Michael Durango Magalona (October 4, 1964 – March 6, 2009), also known as Francis M, was a Filipino rapper, songwriter, and actor. He is regarded as an influential figure in Pinoy hip hop. Magalona was a son of actors Pancho Maga ...

*Valentine Box Office King & Queen -

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My Best Friend's Girlfriend ''My Best Friend's Girlfriend '' is a 2008 Filipino romantic comedy film directed by Mark Reyes. The film stars Richard Gutierrez and Marian Rivera. Synopsis After an awkward yet memorable encounter at a stag party, Evo (Richard Gutierrez) and ...

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Multiple awards

Individuals with multiple awards

The following individual names received two or more awards: *Note: Special Award winners are not included.

Companies with multiple awards

The following companies received two or more awards in the television category:

References

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