1999 Metro Manila Film Festival


The 25th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines starting December 25.
Once again, GMA Films received most of the awards for the film Muro-Ami, which won thirteen awards in the 1999 Metro Manila Film Festival including the Best Picture, Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards and Best Director for second consecutive time winner Marilou Diaz-Abaya among others. Meanwhile, Viva Films' Bulaklak ng Maynila received five awards including the Best Actor for fifth-time winner Christopher de Leon, Best Actress for Elizabeth Oropesa and the Second Best Picture Award. The Third Best Picture Award goes to Regal Films' Sa Piling ng mga Aswang while the Best Float during the festival's parade goes to Millennium Films' Pepeng Agimat.

Entries

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
, Best Child Performer winner
Best FilmBest Director

  • Marilou Diaz-Abaya - Muro-Ami
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Christopher de Leon – Bulaklak ng Maynila
  • Elizabeth Oropesa – Bulaklak ng Maynila
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Pen Medina – Muro-Ami
  • Angelu de Leon – Bulaklak ng Maynila
    • Best CinematographyBest Production Design
  • Rody Lacap - Muro-Ami
  • Leo Abaya - Muro-Ami
    • Best Child PerformerBest Editing
  • Rebecca Lusterio - Muro-Ami
  • Jess Navarro and Manet Dayrit - Muro-Ami
    • Best Original StoryBest Screenplay
  • Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Ricardo Lee and Jun Lana - Muro-Ami
  • Ricardo Lee and Jun Lana - Muro-Ami
    • Best Original Theme SongBest Musical Score
  • Vehnee Saturno - Bulaklak ng Maynila
  • Nonong Buencamino - Muro-Ami
    • Best Visual EffectsBest Make-up Artist
  • Marc Ambat - Muro-Ami
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    Best Sound RecordingBest Float
  • Albert Michael Idioma - Muro-Ami
  • Pepeng Agimat - Millennium Cinema
    • Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards-
  • Muro-Ami - GMA Films'''
    		• -

    Multiple awards

    AwardsFilm
    13Muro-Ami
    5Bulaklak ng Maynila
    2Sa Piling ng mga Aswang

    Box Office gross

    Final figures as of January 3, 2000.
    EntryGross Ticket Sales
    Muro-Ami₱ 66,987,181*
    Pepeng Agimat₱ 32,334,365
    Sa Piling ng Aswang₱ 24,567,732
    Bulaklak ng Maynila₱ 17,922,964
    Esperanza: The Movie₱ 16,735,635
    Ako ang Lalagot ng Hininga Mo₱ 2,120,501
    ₱ 160,668,378