MANILA – Daniel Padilla won the best actor award at the 37th Luna Awards for his role as a frustrated musician alongside his love team partner Kathryn Bernardo in “The Hows of Us.”

The young actor defeated a strong field, including the late great Eddie Garcia (Rainbow’s Sunset), Dingdong Dantes (“Sid & Aya”), and Christian Bables (“Signal Rock”).

“The Hows of Us” centers on the sweet romantic relationship of the two leads, including Padilla’s Primo, that steadily became toxic. It became the country’s highest grossing Filipino film at one point last year, before being overtaken by “Hello, Love, Goodbye.”

It was directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina, and was billed as possibly one of the blockbuster director’s final films.

The other big winners of the 37th Luna Awards were Chito S. Roño. who was named best director for “Signal Rock,” and Glaiza de Castro, who bagged best actress for “Liway.”

The awards night, by the Film Academy of the Philippines, was held at the Maybank Performing Arts Theater in Taguig this Saturday. Check out the full list of winners below:

Best Editing:

Chuck Gutierrez (Liway)

Best Musical Score

Jerrold Tarog (Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral)

Best Cinematography

Neil Daza (Gusto Kita with All My Hypothalamus)

Best Production Design

Maolen Fadul (Gusto Kita with All My Hypothalamus)

Best Sound

Albert Michael Idioma and Alex Tomboc (Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral)

Best Screenplay

Zig Dulay and Kip Oebanda (Liway)

Best Supporting Actress

Daria Ramirez (Signal Rock)

Best Supporting Actor

Arjo Atayde (Buy Bust)

Best Actress

Glaiza de Castro (Liway)

Best Actor

Daniel Padilla (The Hows of Us)

Best Director

Chito Roño (Signal Rock)

Best Motion Picture

Special Awards:

Fernando Poe, Jr. (FPJ) Lifetime Achievement Award

Ms. Lily Monteverde

Manuel de Leon Award for Exemplary Achievements

Ms. Nova Villa

Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award

Director Wenn Deramas
Director Soxie Topacio