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GMA Network
11-08-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
'Green Bones' gets a whopping 10 nominations at the FAMAS Awards
FAMAS has released its list of nominations for its 73rd edition with "Green Bones" getting nominated 10 times! Among them are Best Picture, Best Director (Zig Dulay), Best Actor (Dennis Trillo), and Best Supporting Actor (Ruru Madrid) and Best Supporting Actress (Alessandra De Rossi). The GMA Pictures entry to the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival, "Green Bones" has already won several awards including Best Picture, Best Actor, and Best Supporting Actor at the MMFF and Best Cinematography and Best Screenplay at the EDDYS. "Balota" received four nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress Marian Rivera), and Best Supporting Actor (Will Ashley). The film previously earned for Marian Rivera her very first acting award, a Best Actress trophy she shared with Gabby Padilla at Cinemalaya 2024. Meanwhile, 2024's blockbuster hit "Hello Love Again," which became the first Filipino film to surpass P1 billion in gross sales, received five nominations including Best Actor (Alden Richards) and Best Actress (Kathryn Bernardo). The awarding ceremony takes place on August 22 at the Manila Hotel. See the complete list of nominees here. — LA, GMA Integrated News
GMA Network
17-07-2025
- Entertainment
- GMA Network
Manila City Jail screens 'Green Bones' for PDL inmates
The Manila City Jail held a special screening of "Green Bones" for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL). On social media, the Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP) Manila City Jail Male Dorm shared some snaps of the inmates watching the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Picture on July 9. According to the post, the screening aimed to offer inmates a meaningful and reflective experience. It also served as a therapeutic and rehabilitative tool, encouraging PDLs to reflect on their life choices, express their emotions, and foster a more positive outlook toward change. The film, produced by GMA Pictures, is directed by Zig Dulay based on an original story by JC Rubio, senior documentary manager of GMA Public Affairs. It follows Domingo Zamora (Dennis Trillo), who is notorious for the murder of his sister and her daughter. Now that Domingo is up for parole, the newly assigned prison guard (Ruru Madrid) takes a personal interest in making sure that he remains behind bars no matter what. "Green Bones" won several awards at the MMFF 2024, such as Best Picture, Best Screenplay (Ricky Lee and MMFF 2023 Best Screenplay winner Angeli Atienza), Best Actor (Dennis), Best Supporting Actor (Ruru), Best Cinematography (Neil Daza), and Best Child Performer (Sienna Stevens). It also won First Best Picture, Best Actor (Dennis), Best Supporting Actor (Ruru), and Best Director (Direk Zig) at the 3rd Gawad Dangal Filipino Awards. "Green Bones" is currently streaming in Netflix. —Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News
