2000 Metro Manila Film Festival


The 26th Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines starting December 25.
Gloria Romero, received the Best Actress plum during the 2000 Metro Manila Film Festival for her role in Star Cinema's Tanging Yaman. It was a popular victory acknowledged with a standing ovation for a revered actress. The movie also received eight more major awards including the Best Picture, the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards, Best Actor for Johnny Delgado and Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Director and Best Original Story for two-time winner Laurice Guillen among others. On the other hand, GMA Films' Deathrow took home four awards including the Second Best Picture.

Entries

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface.
Best FilmBest Director

  • Laurice Guillen - Tanging Yaman
    • Best ActorBest Actress
  • Johnny Delgado – Tanging Yaman
  • Gloria Romero – Tanging Yaman
    • Best Supporting ActorBest Supporting Actress
  • Jeffrey Quizon –
  • Cherie Gil – Sugatang Puso
    • Best CinematographyBest Production Design
  • Videlle Meily - Tanging Yaman
  • Joey Luna - Deathrow
    • Best Child PerformerBest Editing
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  • Jess Navarro and Kelly Cruz - Deathrow
    • Best Original StoryBest Screenplay
  • Laurice Guillen - Tanging Yaman
  • Shaira Mella Salvador, Raymond Lee and Laurice Guillen - Tanging Yaman
    • Best Original Theme SongBest Musical Score
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  • Nonong Buencamino - Tanging Yaman
    • Best Visual EffectsBest Make-up Artist
  • Roadrunner Network, Inc. - Spirit Warriors
  • Cecile Baun, Benny Batoctoy and Warren Munar - Spirit Warriors
    • Best Sound RecordingBest Float
  • Albert Michael Idioma and Rudy Gonzales - Deathrow
  • Spirit Warriors - MAQ Productions and Roadrunner Network, Inc.
    • Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards-
  • Tanging Yaman - Star Cinema
    		• -

    Multiple awards

    AwardsFilm
    9Tanging Yaman
    4Deathrow
    3Spirit Warriors
    2Sugatang Puso