14th Gawad Buhay Awards Winners — FULL LIST
Gawad Buhay, the country’s recognizing body for performing arts, just wrapped its 14th awards ceremony at the PETA Theater Center, hosted by Kakki Teodoro and Benedix Ramos.
The nominees and winners were chosen by an independent jury from the eligible list of shows produced by Philstage member companies. Thirteen shows were considered eligible for this year’s awards: Bawat Bonggang Bagay (The Sandbox Collective), Unica Hijas (Barefoot Theatre Collaborative), Nekropolis (Tanghalang Pilipino), Walang Aray (PETA), Breakups and Breakdowns (Upstart Productions), Twenty Questions (Theatre Titas), Laro (Barefoot Theatre Collaborative), Lungs (The Sandbox Collective), Red (The Necessary Theatre), The Last Five Years (Barefoot Theatre Collaborative), Tick, Tick… Boom! (9 Works Theatrical), Snow White and the Prince (Repertory Philippines), and Sandosenang Sapatos (Tanghalang Pilipino).
This year, PETA’s Walang Aray won the most awards with eight, followed by Barefoot Theatre Collaborative’s The Last Five Years and Tanghalang Pilipino’s Nekropolis with four each, and The Necessary Theatre’s Red and Barefoot Theatre Collaborative’s Laro with three each.
You can find the full list of winners below.
Outstanding Original Script
Guelan Luarca (‘Nekropolis’) – WINNER
Mikaela Regis (‘Unica Hijas’)
Outstanding Book of a Musical
Rody Vera (‘Walang Aray’) – WINNER
Outstanding Original Score
Vince Lim & Rody Vera (‘Walang Aray’) – WINNER
Outstanding Musical Direction
Rony Fortich (‘The Last Five Years’) – WINNER
Vince Lim (‘Walang Aray’)
Outstanding Choreography
Gio Gahol (‘Walang Aray’) – WINNER
Stephen Viñas (‘Sandosenang Sapatos’)
Outstanding Costume Design
Marco Viaña & Paw Castillo (‘Sandosenang Sapatos’) – WINNER
Jaylo Conanan (‘Walang Aray’)
Outstanding Lighting Design
Gabo Tolentino (‘Red’) – WINNER
D Cortezano (‘Nekropolis’)
Meliton Roxas Jr. (‘The Last Five Years’)
Outstanding Sound Design
Arvy Dimaculangan (‘Nekropolis’) – WINNER
Jose Buencamino (‘Red’)
Happy Constantino (‘Walang Aray’)
Outstanding Set Design
Joey Mendoza (‘The Last Five Years’) – WINNER
Mark Daniel Dalacat (‘Red’)
Julio Garcia (‘Walang Aray’)
Tata Tuviera (‘Nekropolis’)
Tata Tuviera (‘Unica Hijas’)
Female Lead Performance in a Play
Justine Peña (‘Lungs’) – WINNER
Joy delos Santos (‘Unica Hijas’)
Ash Nicanor (‘Unica Hijas’)
Male Lead Performance in a Play
JC Santos (‘Red’) – WINNER
Reb Atadero (‘Lungs’)
Female Featured Performance in a Play
Mitzi Comia (‘Nekropolis’) – WINNER
Male Featured Performance in a Play
Phi Palmos (‘Laro’) – WINNER
Jojo Cayabyab (‘Laro’)
Gio Gahol (‘Laro’)
Ross Pesigan (‘Laro’)
Female Lead Performance in a Musical
Shaira Opsimar (‘Walang Aray’) – WINNER
Alexa Ilacad (‘Walang Aray’)
Marynor Madamesila (‘Walang Aray’)
Felicity Kyle Napuli (‘Sandosenang Sapatos’)
Gab Pangilinan (‘The Last Five Years’)
Wincess Jem Yana (‘Sandosenang Sapatos’)
Male Lead Performance in a Musical
Myke Salomon (‘The Last Five Years’) – WINNER
Jon Abella (‘Walang Aray’)
Gio Gahol (‘Walang Aray’)
Khalil Ramos (‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’)
Female Featured Performance in a Musical
Neomi Gonzales (‘Walang Aray’) – WINNER
Kiki Baento (‘Walang Aray’)
Kayla Rivera (‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’)
Male Featured Performance in a Musical
Reb Atadero (‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’) – WINNER
Bene Manaois (‘Walang Aray’)
Johnnie Moran (‘Walang Aray’)
Floyd Tena (‘Sandosenang Sapatos’)
Outstanding Ensemble Performance for a Play
‘Laro’ (Barefoot Theatre Collaborative) – WINNER
‘Nekropolis’ (Tanghalang Pilipino)
Outstanding Ensemble Performance for a Musical
‘Walang Aray’ (PETA) – WINNER
‘Sandosenang Sapatos’ (Tanghalang Pilipino)
‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ (9 Works Theatrical)
Outstanding Stage Direction for a Play
John Mark Yap (‘Laro’) – WINNER
Pat Valera (‘Unica Hijas’)
Charles Yee (‘Nekropolis’)
Outstanding Stage Direction for a Musical
Ian Segarra (‘Walang Aray’) – WINNER
Topper Fabregas (‘The Last Five Years’)
Jonathan Tadioan (‘Sandosenang Sapatos’)
Outstanding Production of Existing Material for a Play
‘Red’ (The Necessary Theatre) – WINNER
‘Laro’ (Barefoot Theatre Collaborative)
Outstanding Play – Original or Translation/Adaptation
‘Nekropolis’ (Tanghalang Pilipino) – WINNER
Outstanding Production of Existing Material for a Musical
‘The Last Five Years’ (Barefoot Theatre Collaborative) – WINNER
‘Tick, Tick… Boom!’ (9 Works Theatrical)
Outstanding Musical – Original or Translation/Adaptation
‘Walang Aray’ (PETA) – WINNER
Outstanding Production for Children
‘Sandosenang Sapatos’ (Tanghalang Pilipino) – WINNER
Gawad Buhay Winners Tally:
Walang Aray – 8
The Last Five Years – 4
Nekropolis – 4
Red – 3
Laro – 3
Sandosenang Sapatos – 2
tick, tick… BOOM! – 1
Lungs – 1
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