Alden Richards adds another feat in his career milestones as he won Movie Actor of the Year at the recently held 36th Star Awards for Movies by the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC).
The multimedia actor bagged the award for his role in the blockbuster film Hello, Love, Goodbye in 2019. He also won the Movie Loveteam of the Year alongside his onscreen partner Kathryn Bernardo.
In a recorded speech, Richards expressed his gratitude to the award-giving body and to those who were part of their movie, “Our film made history because of your support, thank you to our director, Cathy Garcia Molina, to all the cast, especially to Kathryn. Sa lahat po ng mga nagtiwalang press sa PMPC, maraming maraming salamat po and patuloy po kayong mag-iingat.”
Aside from Richards, Kapuso artists David Licauco and Michelle Dee took home the New Movie Actor and Actress of the Year titles for the movie Because I Love You.
Licauco was thankful and humbled to accept the award, “I never expected to be in showbiz, I never expected to see myself on TV, and what more now that I actually have an award from PMPC. It’s just so surreal. I just want to thank PMPC for this award, this will make me improve on my craft and do well. I want to say thank you to my manager, GMA Artist Center, GMA Network, for trusting and believing in me. I promise to do better and stick to our vision which is to entertain people.”
Meanwhile, actor and Nagbabagang Luha director Ricky Davao was recognized as the Movie Supporting Actor of the Year for the independent film Fuccbois.
The virtual awarding ceremony was hosted by Kapuso stars Sanya Lopez and Alfred Vargas.