Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Original Story

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The Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Original Story is an award presented annually by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA). It was first awarded at the 1st Metro Manila Film Festival ceremony, held in 1975; Ophelia San Juan won the award for her original story in Kapitan Kulas and it recognizes the best script not based upon previously published material.^[1] Currently, nominees and winners are determined by Executive Committees, headed by the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chairman and key members of the film industry.^[2]

Contents:	1970s · 1980s · 1990s · 2000s · 2010s Multiple awards · References · External links

Metro Manila Film Festival Award for Best Original Story
Awarded for	Excellence in original story-writing
Country	Philippines
Presented by	MMDA
First award	1975
Currently held by	Dan Villegas & Antoinette Jadaone, #Walang Forever (2015)
Website	www.mmda.gov.ph/mmff/

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year	Film	Writer(s)	Ref
1975 (1st)	Kapitan Kulas	Ophelia San Juan	[1]
1976 (2nd)	Minsa'y isang Gamu-gamo	Edgardo Vinarao	[3]
1977 (3rd)	None[Note 1]		[4]
1978 (4th)	None[Note 1]		[5]
1979 (5th)	Kasal-kasalan, Bahay-Bahayan	Rick Acasio	[6]

1980s

Year	Film	Writer(s)	Ref
1980 (6th)	Langis at Tubig	Danny L. Zialcita	[7]
1981 (7th)	Kisapmata	Clodualdo del Mundo, Jr., Raquel Villavicencio and Mike De Leon	[8]
1982 (8th)	-	-	[9]
1983 (9th)	-	-	[10]
1984 (10th)	Bulaklak sa City Jail	Lualhati Bautista	[11]
1985 (11th)	Paradise Inn	Celso Ad.Castillo	[12]
1986 (12th)	-	-	[13]
1987 (13th)	The Untold Story of Melanie Marquez	Melanie Marquez	[14]
1988 (14th)	Celestina Sanchez, Alyas Bubbles/ Enforcer: Ativan Gang	Carlo J. Caparas and Tony Mortel	[15]
1989 (15th)	Imortal	Orlando Nadres	[16]

1990s

Year	Film	Writer(s)	Ref
1990 (16th)	Andrea, Paano Ba ang Maging Isang Ina?	Ricky Lee and Gil Portes	[17]
1991 (17th)	Ang Totoong Buhay ni Pacita M.	Ricky Lee	[18]
1992 (18th)	Andres Manambit: Angkan ng Matatapang	Humilde ‘Meek’ Roxas	[19]
1993 (19th)	May Minamahal	Jose Javier Reyes	[20]
1994 (20th)	Lucas Abelardo	Joe Balagtas	[21]
1995 (21st)	Muling Umawit ang Puso	Ricky Lee	[22]
1996 (22nd)	Magic Temple	Peque Gallaga, Lore Reyes, and Erik Matti	[23]
1997 (23rd)	Babae	Ruel Bayani	[24]
1998 (24th)	José Rizal	Ricky Lee, Jun Lana and Peter Lim	[25]
1999 (25th)	Muro-ami	Marilou Diaz-Abaya, Ricky Lee, and Jun Lana	[26]

2000s

Year	Film	Writer(s)	Ref
2000 (26th)	Tanging Yaman	Laurice Guillen	[27]
2001 (27th)	Yamashita: The Tiger's Treasure	Roselle Monteverde-Teo, Roy Iglesias and Chito Rono	[28]
2002 (28th)	Mano Po	Lily Monteverde and Roy Iglesias	[29]
2003 (29th)	Mano Po 2: My Home	Lily Monteverde and Roy Iglesias	[30]
2004 (30th)	Mano Po III: My Love	Joel Lamangan, Roy Iglesias and Lily Monteverde	[31]
2005 (31st)	Blue Moon	Allan Tijamo	[32]
2006 (32nd)	Kasal, Kasali, Kasalo	José Javier Reyes	[33]
2007 (33rd)	Banal	May Cruz and Cesar Apolinario	[34]
2008 (34th)	One Night Only	Jose Javier Reyes	[35]
2009 (35th)	I Love You, Goodbye	Vanessa Valdez, Anna Karenina Ramos and Kriz Gazmen	[36]

2010s

Year	Film	Writer(s)	Ref
2010 (36th)	Ang Tanging Ina Mo (Last na 'To!)	Mel del Rosario	[37]
2011 (37th)	Shake, Rattle & Roll 13	Chris Martinez and Marlon Rivera ("Rain Rain Go Away" episode)	[38]
2012 (38th)	Thy Womb	Henry Burgos	[39]
2013 (39th)	10,000 Hours	Neil Arce, Peter Serrano, Bela Padilla and Joyce Bernal	[40]
2014 (40th)	English Only, Please	Dan Villegas & Antoinette Jadaone	[41]
2015 (41st)	#Walang Forever	Dan Villegas & Antoinette Jadaone	[42]
	Honor Thy Father	Michiko Yamamoto & Erik Matti
	My Bebe Love: #KiligPaMore	Bibeth Orteza
	Buy Now, Die Later	Ronald Allan Habon

Multiple awards for Best Original Story

Throughout the history of Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF), there have been story-writers who received multiple Awards for Best Original Story. As of 2015 (41st MMFF), 7 story-writers have received two or more Best Original Story awards.

Scriptwriter	Record Set	First year awarded	Recent year awarded
Ricky Lee	5	1990	1999
Jose Javier Reyes	3	1993	2008
Roy Iglesias		2001	2003
Dan Villegas	2	2014	2015
Antoinette Jadaone		2014	2015
Lily Monteverde		2002	2003
Jun Lana		1998	1999

Notes

1. No "Best Original Story" awarded.