The 25th Aliw Awards 2012 nominees have been released. The Aliw Awards, which is now on its 25th year, honors singers, musicians, stand-up comedians, theater artists and other live performers. The awards night will be held on November 26 at the Manila Hotel.
ASAP 2012 regulars Jed Madela, Christian Bautista and Erik Santos are all nominated for Best Major Concert (Male), along with Callalily vocalist Kean Cipriano. For Best Major Concert (Female), the competition will be among Aiza Seguerra, Sarah Geronimo and Anne Curtis for their respective Araneta Coliseum concerts.
Meanwhile, newcomers KZ Tandingan and Zendee Rose Tenerefe were nominated for the Best New Artist category. Below is the complete list of nominees for the 25th Aliw Awards 2012:
BEST MAJOR CONCERT (MALE)
Jed
Madela (Beyond Expectations/CCP)
Kean
Cipriano (One Stage One Night/Aliw Theater)
Christian
Bautista (X Class/Meralco Theater)
Eric
Santos (Greatest Theme Songs/Meralco Theater)
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BEST MAJOR CONCERT (FEMALE)
Aiza
Seguerra (Bente Singko/Araneta Coliseum)
Sarah
Geronimo (SG/24 /Araneta Coliseum)
Anne
Curtis (Annebisyosa No Other Concert/Araneta Coliseum)
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BEST PERFORMANCE IN A CONCERT (MALE)
Dingdong
Avanzado (Tatlong Bente Singko/Music Museum)
Jed
Madela (Back to Basics/Music Museum)
Noel
Cabangon (Tuloy ang Byahe/Music Museum)
Gerald
Santos (Isang Pasasalamat/Peta Theater)
Bo
Cerrudo (Cerrudo atTeatrino)
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BEST PERFORMANCE IN A CONCERT (FEMALE)
Isay
Alvarez (Swings Out with AMP Band/Teatrino)
Yeng
Constantino (Ok Lang Maging Single/Music Museum)
Sitti
(Most Requested/Music Museum)
Jonalyn
Viray (One Love/Metro Bar)
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BEST PERFORMANCE IN A CONCERT (GROUP)
Parokya
ni Edgar (Rap Rocker/ Metro Bar)
Gloc
9 (Rap Rocker/ Metro Bar)
Kamikaze
(Rap Rocker/Metro Bar)
The
Angelos (Prism of Harmony/Meralco Theater)
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BEST COLLABORATION IN A CONCERT
Jose
Mari Chan/Richard Poon (Songwriter and the Crooner/PICC)
Lea
Salonga/Cecille Licad/ Lisa Macuja (Legends and Classics/CCP)
Sharon
Cuneta/Martin Nievera (Once in a Lifetime/Araneta Coliseum)
Ogie
Alcasid/Regine Velazquez (Mr and Mrs A,/Araneta Coliseum)
Aiza
Seguerra/Duncan Ramos (Sessions of Love/Music Museum)
Jose
and Wally (Concert for Every Juan/Araneta Coliseum)
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BEST NON MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Bona
(PETA)
Sintang
Dalisay (Tanghalang Ateneo)
Totong
Hilot (Virgin Labfest 8)
Kafatiran
(Virgin Labfest 8 )
The
Seagull/Ang Tagak (Dulaang UP)
Unang
Ulan ng Mayo (DLSU Harlequin Theater Guild)
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BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION
Sound
of Music (Resorts World)
Walang
Sugat (Tanghalang Pilipino)
Jack
at Mahiwagang Beanstalk (Gantimpala Theater Foundation)
Noli
Me Tangere, The Opera (Dulaang UP)
King
and I (Resorts World)
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BEST CONCERT STAGE DIRECTOR
Robert
Sena (Swings Out with AMP Band)
Floy
Quintos (Jed Madela Beyond Expectations)
Freddie
Santos (Mad for Music)
Paul
Basinillo (24/SG)
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BEST MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Mike
Villegas/Ria Osorio (Aiza Seguerra Bente Singko)
Mel
Villena (Swings Out with AMP Band)
Edru
Abrahan (Sintang Dalisay)
RJ
Jimenez (Jack at ang Mahiwagang Beanstalk)
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BEST STAGE DIRECTOR (MUSICAL)
Freddie
Santos (King and I/Resorts World)
Chari
Arespacochaga (Rock of Ages/Atlantis)
Alex
Cortez (Noli Me Tangere, the Opera/Dulaang UP)
Arthur
Casanova (Seussical The Musical/Brent International)
Jeffrey
Camanag/Allain De Leon (Jack at ang Mahiwagang Beanstalk/GTF)
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BEST STAGE DIRECTOR (NON-MUSICAL)
Ricardo
Abad (Sintang Dalisay/Tanghalang Ateneo)
Soxie
Topacio (Bona/PETA)
Bobby
Garcia (God of Carnage/Atlantis)
Roeder
Camanag (Alejandro/Virgin Labfest 8)
JK
Anicoche (Kafatiran/Virgin Labfest 8)
Romualdo
Tejada (Unang Ulan ng Mayo/Harlequin Theater Guild
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BEST ACTOR (NON MUSICAL)
Edgar
Allan Guzman (Bona/PETA)
Jeremy
Domingo (Woman In Black/Dulaang Kalay)
Marco
Viana (Kafatiran/Virgin Labfest 8)
Paul
Jake Paule (Kuneho/Virgin Labfest 8)
Leo
Rialp (The Forsaken House/Dulaang UP)
Kalil
Almonte (Sintang Dalisay/Tanghalang Ateneo)
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BEST ACTRESS (NON MUSICAL)
Eugene
Domingo (Bona/PETA)
Menchu
Lauchengco Yulo (God of Carnage/Atlantis)
Sherry
Lara (Isa Pang Soap Opera/Virgin Labfest 8)
Mosang
(Pobreng Alindanaw/Teatrong Gala)
Frances
Makil Ignacio (Ang Tagak/ Dulaang UP)
Anna
Abad Santos (Seagull/Dulaang UP)
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BEST ACTOR (MUSICAL)
Leo
Valdez (King and I/ Resorts World)
Ariel
Rivera (Sound of Music/Resorts World)
Ivan
Nery (Noli Me Tangere, the Opera/ Dulaang UP)
Bimbo
Cerrudo (King and I/Resorts World)
Lucky
Mercado (Jack at ang Mahiwagang Beanstalk/Gantimpala Theater Foundation)
Patrick
Libao (Joe: Filipino Rock’sical/Philippine Stagers Foundation)
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BEST ACTRESS (MUSICAL)
Joanna
Ampil (Sound of Music/ResortsWorld)
Monique
Wilson (King and I/Resorts World)
Liesl
Batucan (Forbidden Broadway/Upstart Productions)
Sheila
Valderama (King and I/Resorts World)
Myramae
Meneses (Noli Me Tangere, the Opera/ Dulaang UP)
Cris
Villongco (Sound of Music/Resorts World)
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BEST ACTRESS IN A FEATURED ROLE
Aiza
Seguerra (Rock of Ages/Atlantis)
Pinky
Amador (Sound of Music/ResortsWorld)
Pinky
Marquez (Sound of Music/Resortsworld)
Peewee
O’Hara (Isa Pang Soap Opera/Virgin Labfest 8)
Gina
Respall (King and I/Resorts World)
Tanya
Manalang (King and I/ Resorts World)
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BEST ACTOR IN A FEATURED ROLE
Phil
Noble (Bona/PETA)
Joey
Paras (Bona/PETA)
Abner
Delina Jr. (Jack at ang Mahiwagang Beanstalk/Gantimpala Theater Foundation)
Franco
Laurel (You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown/9 Works Theatrical)
Brian
Sy (Sintang Dalisay/Tanghalang Ateneo)
Fred
Lo (Sound of Music/Resorts World)
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BEST CHILD PERFORMER
Alon
Severino (Totong Hilot/Virgin Labfest 8)
Atasha
Muhlach (Sound of Music/Resorts World)
Anton
Posadas (King and I/Resorts World)
Annika
Allado (Sound of Music/Resorts World)
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BEST STAND UP COMEDIAN
Rex
Navarette (Newport Performing Arts Center)
Jon
Santos (Music Museum)
Barbie
of Siquijor (Kazadja Comedy Bar, Pagadian City)
Wendell
Valdez (22nd Street, Cebu City)
Anton
Diva (Punchline)
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BEST NEW ARTIST
Ana
Melisa
Jayke
Reyes
KZ
Tandingan
Zendee
Rose Tenerefe
Derek
Monasterio
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BEST NEW ARTIST (Group)
All
for Patricia
She’s
Only Sixteen
Down
to Mars
The
Filipino Tenors
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BEST DANCE COMPANY
G
Force
Ballet
Manila
St
Dominic Savio Dance Troupe
Dangoan
Pangasinan
Bungkos
Palay, Science City of Munoz NE
Kaloob
Music and Dance Ministry
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BEST CULTURAL GROUP
Tanghalang
SLU (Baguio City)
Sipat
Lawin Ensemble (PHSA)
Harlequin
Theater Guild (DLSU)
RPSA
Cultural Troupe, Angono Rizal
PUP
Bataan Banda Kawayan
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BEST CHORAL GROUP
SLU
Chorale (Bagiuo City)
Samiweng
Singers (Ilocos Norte)
SDS
Chorale (Tandag City, Surigao del Sur)
UST
Singers
University
of the Visayas Chorale
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BEST INSTRUMENTALIST
Mary
Ann Espina (Piano)
Rudolf
Golez (Piano)
Joseph
Esmilla (Violin)
Princess
Ibanez (Violin)
Antoni
Josef Inacay (Cello)
John
Raymond Sarreal (Flute)
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BEST EMCEE (FEMALE)
Tessa
Prieto-Valdez
Issa
Litton
Ladine
Roxas
Iza
Calzado
Jackie
Aquino
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BEST EMCEE (MALE)
Luis
Manzano
Sam
YG
Raymond
Gutierrez
RJ
Ledesma
Mike
Lim
Raymond
Lauchengc
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BEST CLASSICAL DANCER
Lisa
Macuja (Swan Song Series/Ballet Manila)
Carissa
Adea (Songs/Ballet Philippines)
Emmanuel
Guillermo (Songs/Ballet Philippines)
Cyril
Fallar (Songs/Ballet Philippines)
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BEST CLASSICAL PERFORMER
Dondi
Ong
Arthur
Espiritu
Andrew
Fernando
Randy
Gilongo
Clarissa
Ocampo
Jonathan
Badon
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BEST PRODUCTION FOR CHILDREN
Pobreng
Alindanaw (Teatrong Gala)
Wizard
of Oz (Repertory Philippines)
Jack
and the Beanstalk (Kids Act Philippines)
Umaaraw,
Umuulan, Kinakasal ang Tikbalang (UP Playwrights Theater)
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BEST PERFORMER IN HOTELS, MUSIC LOUNGES
AND BARS (GROUP)
Draybers
(Resorts World)
Bobby
Mondejar and Friends (My Brother’s Moustache)
Mulatto
(Resorts World)
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BEST PERFORMANCE IN HOTELS, MUSIC
LOUNGES, BARS (FEMALE)
Pat
Castillo (Tap Room/Manila Hotel)
Judith
Banal (Bar 360/Resorts World)
Julienne
Tarroja (Chef and Brewers)
Cathy
Go (70’s Bistro, QC)
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BEST PERFORMER IN HOTELS, MUSIC
LOUNGES, BARS (MALE)
Tony
Marino ( La Cuisine Francaise)
Ronnie
Diao (Moomba Bar)
Florante
(My Brother’s Moustache)
Arthur
Manuntag (Top of Sheraton)
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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Danny
Dolor
Jose
Mari Chan
UP
Concert Chorus
Imelda
Papin
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HALL OF FAME
UP
Singing Ambassadors
QC
Performing Arts
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