1977 Metro Manila Film Festival

The 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival is the third festival in the series. Previously known as the Metropolitan Film Festival and Filipino Film Festival, it was changed to Metro Manila Film Festival. A total of nine movies directed by Philippines' filmmakers participated in the 1977 Metro Manila Film Festival.

1977 Metro Manila Film Festival
Date	December 24, 1977 (1977-12-24) to January 2, 1978 (1978-01-02)
Site	Manila
Highlights
Best Picture	Burlesk Queen
Most awards	Burlesk Queen (7)
← 2nd Metro Manila Film Festival 4th →

In this year, only two films were awarded. Ian Film Productions' Burlesk Queen, the top grosser of the 10-day festival, romped away with most of the awards. It won seven major awards including the Best Film, Best Actress for Vilma Santos, Best Actor for Rolly Quizon, and more. Pera Films' Mga Bilanggong Birhen won two awards: Best Cinematography for Romy Vitug and Best Art Direction for Laida Lim-Perez.^[1]

Entries

Title	Starring	Studio	Director	Genre
Babae... Ngayon at Kailanman	Charito Solis, Gloria Diaz, Chanda Romero, Vivian Velez	Melros Productions	Joey Gosiengfiao	Drama
Bakya Mo Neneng	Joseph Estrada, Nora Aunor, Tirso Cruz III, Gloria Sevilla, Angelo Castro, Jr., Ramon D' Salva, Angelo Ventura	JE Productions	Augusto Buenaventura	Action, Comedy, Romance
Banta ng Kahapon	Vic Vargas, Rafael Roco Jr., Roland Dantes, Chanda Romero	Hemisphere Films	Eddie Romero	Action
Mga Bilanggong Birhen	Alma Moreno, Trixia Gomez, Rez Cortez, Armida Siguion-Reyna, Monang Carvajal, Leroy Salvador	Pera Films	Mario O'Hara & Romy Suzara	Period Drama
Burlesk Queen	Vilma Santos, Rolly Quizon, Rosemarie Gil, Joonee Gamboa, Leopoldo Salcedo, Roldan Aquino, Chito Ponce Enrile, Dexter Doria, Yolanda Luna	Ian Film Productions	Celso Ad. Castillo	Drama, Romance
Inay	Dindo Fernando, Chanda Romero, Orestes Ojeda, Laurice Guillen, Ace Vergel, Dexter Doria, Alicia Vergel	Lotus Films	Lino Brocka	Drama, Comedy
Kung Mangarap Ka't Magising	Christopher de Leon, Hilda Koronel	LVN Pictures	Mike de Leon	Coming-of-age, Drama, Romance. Musical
Sa Piling ng mga Sugapa	Mat Ranillo III, Bembol Roco, Chanda Romero	Sining Silangan	Gil Portes	Drama
Walang Katapusang Tag-araw	Charito Solis, Mat Ranillo III, Eddie Garcia	Lea Productions	Ishmael Bernal	Drama, Romance

Awards

Winners are listed first, highlighted with boldface and indicated with a double dagger (‡). Nominees are also listed if applicable.^[2][3]

Best Film	Best Director
Burlesk Queen – Ian Film Productions‡	Celso Ad Castillo – Burlesk Queen‡
Best Actor	Best Actress
Rolly Quizon – Burlesk Queen‡	Vilma Santos – Burlesk Queen‡
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
Joonee Gamboa – Burlesk Queen‡	Rosemarie Gil – Burlesk Queen‡
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
Mauro Gia Samonte [ceb] – Burlesk Queen‡	Romeo Vitug – Mga Bilanggong Birhen‡
Best Art Direction
Laida Lim-Perez – Mga Bilanggong Birhen‡

Multiple awards

Awards	Film
7	Burlesk Queen
2	Mga Bilanggong Birhen

Ceremony Information

Controversies

Director Lino Brocka walked out of the awarding ceremonies at the Metropolitan Theater when Celso Ad. Castillo's Burlesk Queen starring Vilma Santos won eight of the ten awards including the Best Picture award. Mr. Brocka reportedly threw invectives at Rolando Tinio, who was the chairman of the panel of judges of the festival. It was also reported that organizers asked the winners to return their medals (the MMFF handed out medals that year) due to the controversy.^[4][5] However, this turned out to be just a rumor as all winners still have their awards to this day.