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14th Gawad Buhay Awards Winners — FULL LIST

14th Gawad Buhay Awards Winners — FULL LIST

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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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