THE Entertainment Press Society, or Enpress, announces the nominees to this year’s 5th Golden Screen Awards scheduled in June.

Seven movies are vying for Best Motion Picture (Drama), while only two movies made as finalists in the Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) category.

Vying for Best Motion Picture (Drama) category are Endo (UFO Pictures Productions), Foster Child (Seiko Films), Haw-Ang (Sizzling Gambas Productions Inc.), Kadin (Bicycle Pictures), Pisay (Solito Arts Productions), Still Life (Sining Ko Ito Productions) and Tirador (Centerstage Productions).

Battling it out for Best Motion Picture (Musical or Comedy) are Katas ng Saudi from Maverick Films, and Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo from Star Cinema.

Seven seems to be the lucky number for this year’s Golden Screen Awards, as seven actresses are vying for the Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (Drama).  They are Cherry Pie Picache (Foster Child), Glaiza de Castro (Still Life), Ina Feleo (Endo), Jaclyn Jose (Ataul for Rent), Jodie Santamaria-Lacson (Maling Akala), Kalila Aguiluz (Haw-Ang) and Maricel Soriano (A Love Story).

Cherry Pie and Maricel were previous winners of the Golden Screen Awards. Cherry Pie won Best Actress (Comedy) for Bridal Shower and was Best Supporting Actress winner for Midnight Dancers in 2006. Maricel won for Best Actress (Drama) in 2006 for Inang Yaya (in a tie with Gina Pareño, who won for Kubrador).

Jaclyn is a consistent nominee, having garnered a finalist certificate for Sarong Banggi, while Glaiza, Ian, Jodie and Kalila are first-time nominees.

For Best Performance by an Actor in Drama, the finalists are Coco Martin (Tambolista), Jason Abalos (Endo), John Lloyd Cruz (One More Chance), Robin Padilla (Blackout), Romnick Sarmenta (Prinsesa) and Sid Lucero (Selda).

Robin was previously honored with Best Performance by an Actor in Musical or Comedy for La Visa Loca, while Sid was a Breakthrough Performance by an Actor awardee in 2006 for Donsol.

Judy Ann Santos (Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo), Lorna Tolentino (Katas ng Saudi) and Toni Gonzaga (You Got Me) are vying for the Best Performance by an Actress (Musical or Comedy) award.

Judy Ann has won three Golden Screens, namely, Best Supporting Actress for Mano Po 2 in 2003, Best Actress (Drama) for Sabel, and Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) in 2006 for Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo.

Vying for Best Performance by an Actor (Musical or Comedy) are Jinggoy Estrada (Katas ng Saudi), Ryan Agoncillo (Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo) and Wendell Ramos (Happy Hearts).

The Best Director contenders are Adolfo Alix Jr. (Kadin), Auraeus Solito (Pisay), Brillante Mendoza (Tirador), Bong Ramos (Haw-Ang), Jade Francis Castro (Endo) and Jose Javier Reyes (Katas ng Saudi). All have yet to win a Best Director plum from the Golden Screen Awards.

The Entertainment Press Society is holding a Nominees’ Night on May 20 at the The Library bar in Malate to fete the finalists where they will be given their certificates of recognition. The affair will also serve as a fundraising event for the Enpress.

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