The Luna Awards are awards given annually by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP) to recognize the outstanding achievements of the Filipino film industry.[1] The first awards were presented in 1983 in Pasay. It is considered to be the Philippine counterpart of the Oscars. It used to be known as the FAP Awards until in 2005 when it got its current name. Since 2007, the Academy started holding simple awards ceremonies due to lack of government funding and reduction of its share from MMFF earnings. This also caused some delays for ceremony scheduling.
In 1981, the Executive Order 640-A was passed by then President Ferdinand Marcos. The order mandated that the Film Academy of the Philippines should recognize outstanding film achievements annually.[2]
The first awards was presented on April 27, 1983, in Manila Film Center which gave awards to the best films of 1982. It was known as the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards, shortened as FAP Awards.[3]
In 2005, FAP held a naming contest to give a unique name for the awards and Luna was chosen.
The awards for 2009 films (28th Luna Awards) were not given due to budget constraints. The academy still count it as part of the numbering pattern of the awards even though it was not held.[4]
Statuette
In 2005, Luna was chosen as the new name for the awards from the 221 names submitted to the contest. Romeo Cando and Baltazar dela Cruz won the prize of ₱5000 for naming it.[5]
The word "Luna" means moon in different languages. Luna is also the Roman goddess of moon. It is also can be reflected in the idiom "shoot for the moon" which means to aspire for the seemingly unreachable because winning a Luna Award is something difficult to achieve.
Indirectly, the choice of Luna is also a way to pay homage to Juan Luna. A painting which was made by Luna inspired production designer Angel "Ulay" Tantoco in making the design of this statuette in 1981.[6]
Luna is a long-haired woman with a flowing dress which represents the muse of arts. She holds a wreath and stands on twelve circular steps that represent all of the guilds of the academy. She is made of aluminum cast and weighs four kilograms.[7]
Voting process
For a film to eligible, it should be released and have a commercial run for at least three days from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year. The voting process of Luna Awards was formulated by the academy with the help of Asian Institute of Management (AIM). It was partially implemented in 2004 and fully implemented in 2005. It is done by a three-body system composed of the citers, nominators and voters. A citer can also be a voter but cannot be a nominator.
The citers indicate whether a work should be cited or not. The cited works move on the next round. Ten seats are allocated for each guild focused on the professions of:
Direction
Performance
Screenplay
Cinematography
Production Design
Editing
Musical Score
Sound
Another ten seats are allocated for a non-category guild, totaling to 90 seats.
In the second round, a nominator should be a previous nominee in any major film awards like Luna, FAMAS, Urian and Metro Manila Film Festival. Five seats are assigned for each profession, adding up to 40 seats. They would rank all cited works from best to worst, with the two to five highest scorers becoming the nominees. To become a nominee in Best Picture, a film should have three nominations and one of these nominations should be in Best Direction or Best Screenplay.
The nominees would then move on the last round where voters would cast their votes. Fifteen seats are designated per profession and another fifteen for a non-category guild, numbering to 135 seats. The winners would then be announced in the awards night.[8]
An individual is inducted to the Luna Awards Hall of Fame if he/she won at least five competitive awards. Years listed are based on when they garnered their fifth trophy. Their total number of awards are also listed.
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^"On a Wednesday Night in April…Thirty Years Ago". Film Academy of the Philippines. May 24, 2013. from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
^"FDCP Provides P800,000 for 29th Luna Awards". Film Academy of the Philippines. January 7, 2011. from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
^"Christening of Luna". Film Academy of the Philippines. May 11, 2005. from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 26, 2015.
^"Name the FAP Statuette Winners". Film Academy of the Philippines. April 6, 2005. from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
^. The Philippine Star. April 29, 2001. Archived from the original on August 22, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
^"Viva Films sweeps 6th FAP awards". Manila Standard. Standard Publications, Inc. May 30, 1988.
^Libo-on, Eddie O. (March 26, 1989). "Sonny Parsons as Jack Moro". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. p. 17. from the original on April 27, 2021. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
^"FAP announces list of nominations". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. May 3, 1991. p. 17. from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
^"FAP announces program for awards night". Manila Standard. Kagitingan Publications, Inc. May 24, 1991. p. 23. from the original on November 17, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
^"FAP nominees announced". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. March 19, 1992. p. 23. from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
^Japitana, Norma (March 30, 1993). "A most glamorous awards night". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 24. from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021. ...the Film Academy of the Philippines awards night Sunday.
^Japitana, Norma (March 26, 1993). "Another awards night". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 28. from the original on January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
^"Santos, Salvador win filmfest". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. PNA. April 26, 1994. p. 19. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
^Red, Isah V. (June 3, 1996). "Victory anew for 'The Flor Contemplacion Story'". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 31B. from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^Japitana, Norma (June 5, 1996). "Star glitter at FAP Awards". Manila Standard. Kamahalan Publishing Corp. p. 31B. from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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The Luna Awards are awards given annually by the Film Academy of the Philippines FAP to recognize the outstanding achievements of the Filipino film industry 1 The first awards were presented in 1983 in Pasay It is considered to be the Philippine counterpart of the Oscars It used to be known as the FAP Awards until in 2005 when it got its current name Since 2007 the Academy started holding simple awards ceremonies due to lack of government funding and reduction of its share from MMFF earnings This also caused some delays for ceremony scheduling Luna AwardsAwarded forOutstanding achievements in Filipino cinemaCountryPhilippinesPresented byFilm Academy of the PhilippinesFirst awardedApril 27 1983 40 years ago 1983 04 27 Websitefilmacademyphil wbr org Most recent Luna Award winners 2018 Best in films in 2019 2020 Award Best Actor Best ActressWinner Jansen Magpusao John Denver Trending Judy Ann Santos Mindanao Award Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting ActressWinner Soliman Cruz Iska Meryll Soriano John Denver Trending Award Best Director Best Original ScreenplayWinner Brillante Mendoza Mindanao Honeylyn Joy Alipio Mindanao Previous Best PictureGoyo Ang Batang Heneral Best Picture MindanaoContents 1 History 2 Statuette 3 Voting process 4 Ceremonies 4 1 1980s 4 2 1990s 4 3 2000s 4 4 2010s 4 5 2020s 5 Categories 5 1 Special awards 6 Hall of Fame 7 References 8 External linksHistory EditIn 1981 the Executive Order 640 A was passed by then President Ferdinand Marcos The order mandated that the Film Academy of the Philippines should recognize outstanding film achievements annually 2 The first awards was presented on April 27 1983 in Manila Film Center which gave awards to the best films of 1982 It was known as the Film Academy of the Philippines Awards shortened as FAP Awards 3 In 2005 FAP held a naming contest to give a unique name for the awards and Luna was chosen The awards for 2009 films 28th Luna Awards were not given due to budget constraints The academy still count it as part of the numbering pattern of the awards even though it was not held 4 Statuette EditIn 2005 Luna was chosen as the new name for the awards from the 221 names submitted to the contest Romeo Cando and Baltazar dela Cruz won the prize of 5000 for naming it 5 The word Luna means moon in different languages Luna is also the Roman goddess of moon It is also can be reflected in the idiom shoot for the moon which means to aspire for the seemingly unreachable because winning a Luna Award is something difficult to achieve Indirectly the choice of Luna is also a way to pay homage to Juan Luna A painting which was made by Luna inspired production designer Angel Ulay Tantoco in making the design of this statuette in 1981 6 Luna is a long haired woman with a flowing dress which represents the muse of arts She holds a wreath and stands on twelve circular steps that represent all of the guilds of the academy She is made of aluminum cast and weighs four kilograms 7 Voting process EditFor a film to eligible it should be released and have a commercial run for at least three days from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year The voting process of Luna Awards was formulated by the academy with the help of Asian Institute of Management AIM It was partially implemented in 2004 and fully implemented in 2005 It is done by a three body system composed of the citers nominators and voters A citer can also be a voter but cannot be a nominator The citers indicate whether a work should be cited or not The cited works move on the next round Ten seats are allocated for each guild focused on the professions of Direction Performance Screenplay Cinematography Production Design Editing Musical Score SoundAnother ten seats are allocated for a non category guild totaling to 90 seats In the second round a nominator should be a previous nominee in any major film awards like Luna FAMAS Urian and Metro Manila Film Festival Five seats are assigned for each profession adding up to 40 seats They would rank all cited works from best to worst with the two to five highest scorers becoming the nominees To become a nominee in Best Picture a film should have three nominations and one of these nominations should be in Best Direction or Best Screenplay The nominees would then move on the last round where voters would cast their votes Fifteen seats are designated per profession and another fifteen for a non category guild numbering to 135 seats The winners would then be announced in the awards night 8 Ceremonies Edit1980s Edit Edition Date Venue City Host s As FAP Awards1st April 27 1983 Manila Film Center Pasay 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th May 28 1988 9 Philippine International Convention Center Pasay 7th April 7 1989 10 Rizal Theater Makati 1990s Edit Edition Date Venue City Host s 8th 9th May 25 1991 11 12 Philippine International Convention Center Pasay 10th March 29 1992 13 Rudy Fernandez Bong Revilla Phillip Salvador Lorna Tolentino11th March 28 1993 14 15 12th April 23 1994 16 13th 14th June 1 1996 17 18 Westin Philippine Plaza Pasay Mikee Cojuangco Pops Fernandez Francis Magalona Aga Muhlach15th 16th 17th 2000s Edit Edition Date Venue City Host s 18th 19th 20th 21st March 29 2003 University of the Philippines Theater Quezon City 22nd July 3 2004 Cultural Center of the Philippines Manila Ogie Alcasid Pops FernandezAs Luna Awards23rd May 14 2005 The Westin Philippine Plaza Pasay Cherie Gil Martin Nievera24th September 16 2006 PAGCOR Grand Theater Paranaque Marvin Agustin Claudine Barretto John Lloyd Cruz Jolina Magdangal Lani Mercado Bong Revilla25th December 27 2007 Club Filipino San Juan Gina Alajar Rez Cortez26th February 8 2009 Mandarin Oriental Suites Quezon City Gina Alajar Robert Arevalo Tirso Cruz III Lorna Tolentino2010s Edit Edition Date Venue City Host s 27th July 10 2011 Quezon City Sports Club Quezon City Boots Anson Roa Robert Arevalo28th Luna Awards was not held 29th July 10 2011 Quezon City Sports Club Quezon City Boots Anson Roa Robert Arevalo30th August 26 2012 Rez Cortez Katya Santos31st June 1 2013 Rez Cortez Leroy dela Fuente Lesley Martinez32nd and 33rd Luna Awards were not held 34th September 18 2016 Quezon City Sports Club Quezon City Rez Cortez35th August 26 2017 Resorts World Manila Pasay 36th September 29 2018 37th November 30 2019 Maybank Performing Arts Theater Taguig Jon Santos2020s Edit Edition Date Venue City Host s 38th December 18 2020 Online due to COVID 19 pandemic 39th Luna Awards was not held 40th TBA TBACategories EditBest Picture Best Direction Best Actor Best Actress Best Supporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Screenplay Best Cinematography Best Production Design Best Editing Best Musical Score Best SoundSpecial awards Edit Golden Reel Award Fernando Poe Jr Lifetime Achievement Award Manuel de Leon Award for Exemplary Achievements Lamberto Avellana Memorial AwardHall of Fame EditAn individual is inducted to the Luna Awards Hall of Fame if he she won at least five competitive awards Years listed are based on when they garnered their fifth trophy Their total number of awards are also listed Willy Cruz 1987 13 awards Romy Vitug 1988 8 awards Phillip Salvador 1994 8 awards Edgardo Vinarao 1991 7 awards Ricky Lee 1996 7 awards Augusto Salvador 1996 7 awards George Canseco 1996 6 awards Ramon Reyes 2000 6 awards Rolly Ruta 1989 5 awards Vic Macamay 1998 5 awards Joel Lamangan 2006 5 awardsReferences Edit The Academy Film Academy of the Philippines Archived from the original on December 29 2017 Retrieved August 17 2014 Executive Order 640 A Government of the Philippines January 5 1981 Archived from the original on December 23 2017 Retrieved August 17 2014 On a Wednesday Night in April Thirty Years Ago Film Academy of the Philippines May 24 2013 Archived from the original on February 21 2014 Retrieved August 17 2014 FDCP Provides P800 000 for 29th Luna Awards Film Academy of the Philippines January 7 2011 Archived from the original on August 19 2014 Retrieved August 17 2014 Christening of Luna Film Academy of the Philippines May 11 2005 Archived from the original on April 2 2015 Retrieved March 26 2015 Name the FAP Statuette Winners Film Academy of the Philippines April 6 2005 Archived from the original on August 19 2014 Retrieved August 17 2014 And the best statuette is The Philippine Star April 29 2001 Archived from the original on August 22 2014 Retrieved August 22 2014 The Selection Process for the FAP Award Winners Film Academy of the Philippines Archived from the original on May 5 2012 Retrieved August 19 2014 Viva Films sweeps 6th FAP awards Manila Standard Standard Publications Inc May 30 1988 Libo on Eddie O March 26 1989 Sonny Parsons as Jack Moro Manila Standard Kagitingan Publications Inc p 17 Archived from the original on April 27 2021 Retrieved August 9 2020 FAP announces list of nominations Manila Standard Kagitingan Publications Inc May 3 1991 p 17 Archived from the original on April 25 2021 Retrieved April 25 2021 FAP announces program for awards night Manila Standard Kagitingan Publications Inc May 24 1991 p 23 Archived from the original on November 17 2020 Retrieved November 10 2020 FAP nominees announced Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp March 19 1992 p 23 Archived from the original on May 15 2021 Retrieved May 15 2021 Japitana Norma March 30 1993 A most glamorous awards night Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp p 24 Archived from the original on January 21 2021 Retrieved January 15 2021 the Film Academy of the Philippines awards night Sunday Japitana Norma March 26 1993 Another awards night Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp p 28 Archived from the original on January 21 2021 Retrieved January 15 2021 Santos Salvador win filmfest Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp PNA April 26 1994 p 19 Retrieved August 24 2020 Red Isah V June 3 1996 Victory anew for The Flor Contemplacion Story Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp p 31B Archived from the original on October 21 2021 Retrieved October 21 2021 Japitana Norma June 5 1996 Star glitter at FAP Awards Manila Standard Kamahalan Publishing Corp p 31B Archived from the original on October 21 2021 Retrieved October 21 2021 External links EditFAP Luna Awards at the Internet Movie Database Official Website of the Film Academy of the Philippines Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Luna Award amp oldid 1154219513, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
