2005 Metro Manila Film Festival


The 31st Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines from December 25, 2005 to January 7, 2006.
Zsa Zsa Padilla, Marvin Agustin and the movie, Blue Moon topped the 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival. The festival's Best Picture award went to Regal Films' Blue Moon, while the Best Actress and Best Actor awards were awarded to Padilla and Agustin for their roles in ' and Kutob respectively. The Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards went to Jose Manalo for ' and Cherry Pie Picache for .

Entries

There are two batches of films in competition, the first batch was shown from December 25, while the second batch was shown on January 1, 2006.

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
, Best Musical Score winner
Best PictureBest Director

  • José Javier Reyes - Kutob
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Marvin Agustin – Kutob
  • Zsa Zsa Padilla –
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Jose Manalo -
  • Cherry Pie Picache -
    • Best CinematographyBest Production Design
  • Lyle Sacris -
  • Richard Somes -
    • Best Child PerformerBest Editing
  • Paul Salas - Shake, Rattle & Roll 2k5
  • Vito Cajili - Kutob
    • Best Original StoryBest Screenplay
  • Allan Tijamo - Blue Moon
  • Allan Tijamo - Blue Moon
    • Best Original Theme SongBest Musical Score
  • Thor - Kutob
  • Jaime Fabregas - Kutob
    • Best Visual EffectsBest Make-up Artist
  • Ignite Media -
  • Baby Lucero -
    • Best Sound RecordingBest Float
  • Ditoy Aguila -
    		• -
    Most Gender-Sensitive Film-
  • Blue Moon - Regal Films
    		• -
    Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards-
  • Kutob - Canary Films'''
    		• -

    Multiple awards

    AwardsFilm
    6Kutob
    5'
    4Blue Moon
    2'

    Ceremony Information

    "Best Director" issue

    Director Joel Lamangan walked out after he lost to Jose Javier Reyes. Lamangan failed to win the Best Director for Blue Moon against Reyes' Kutob. In the same year, Regal Films's matriarch Lily Monteverde voiced out her disappointment as she lamented that some winners in the festival were "undeserving."

    Box Office gross