The 31st Metro Manila Film Festival was held in Manila, Philippines from December 25, 2005 to January 7, 2006. Zsa Zsa Padilla,

Marvin Agustin Marvin Jay Marquez Cuyugan (born January 29, 1979), known professionally as Marvin Agustin, is a Filipino actor, chef and entrepreneur. Early life Agustin is the youngest and the only male child of Theresa and Danilo Cuyugan and has two older s ...

and the movie, ''

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'' topped the 2005 Metro Manila Film Festival. The festival's Best Picture award went to Regal Films' ''

'', while the Best Actress and

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awards were awarded to Padilla and Agustin for their roles in '' Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife'' and ''

Kutob ''Kutob'' is a 2005 in film, 2005 Filipino suspense horror film directed by Jose Javier Reyes; the title translates into ''"foreboding"'' in English. The film was a box office success in the Philippines, with both Reyes and Agustin also winning ...

'' respectively. The Best Supporting Actor and Actress awards went to Jose Manalo for '' Enteng Kabisote 2: Okay Ka Fairy Ko: The Legend Continues'' and Cherry Pie Picache for '' Mano Po 4: Ako Legal Wife''.

Entries

There are two batches of films in competition, the first batch was shown from December 25, while the second batch was shown on January 1, 2006.

Winners and nominees

Awards

Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface. Jaime Fabregas at Pakil Churchjf

Multiple awards

Ceremony Information

"Best Director" issue

Director Joel Lamangan walked out after he lost to Jose Javier Reyes. Lamangan failed to win the

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for ''

'' against Reyes' ''

''. In the same year, Regal Films's matriarch Lily Monteverde voiced out her disappointment as she lamented that some winners in the festival were "undeserving.""A look at the past MMFF controversies"
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Box Office gross

References

External links

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