Vilma Santos-Recto will take center stage at the 42nd Star Awards for Movies, where Edgar Mortiz and Tirso Cruz III are set to serenade the veteran actress during the awards ceremony on October 25, 2026.
Organized by PMPC Star Awards Inc., the ceremony will take place at 7 p.m. at Winford Resort and Casino Manila, bringing together personalities from the Philippine film industry for a night celebrating local cinema.
The awards night will also feature a lineup of performers and hosts, including Ogie Alcasid, Morissette, Kakie, Emma Tiglao, Tony Labrusca, Jameson Blake, and Beauty Gonzales.
Ate Vi, popularly known as the “Star for All Seasons,” is among this year’s Hall of Fame awardees, alongside veteran sound engineer Albert Michael Idioma and acclaimed screenwriter Ricky Lee, a National Artist for Film and Broadcast Arts. They are being inducted into the Hall of Fame after earning 10 or more victories in their respective categories: Movie Actress of the Year, Movie Sound Engineer of the Year, and Movie Screenwriter of the Year.
With this recognition, Santos-Recto makes history as the first actress to be inducted into the PMPC Hall of Fame for the Movie Actress of the Year category. To celebrate the milestone, her iconic onscreen leading man, Edgar “Bobot” Mortiz, and close friend Tirso Cruz III will reunite for a special serenade and tribute performance in her honor.
Lifetime achievement and special honors
The ceremony will also confer Lifetime Achievement Awards upon three pillars of the local movie industry:
Megastar Sharon Cuneta will receive the Nora Aunor Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award for her outstanding body of work as an actress for decades. Her daughter, singer-theater actress Kakie, will deliver a special tribute number in her mom’s honor.
Rez Cortez, veteran actor and current President of Mowelfund, will likewsie be honored with the Nora Aunor Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award for his extensive industry contributions. After 50 years, this is Cortez’s very first lifetime achievement honor.
Alex Muhlach, former movie producer, will receive the Ulirang Alagad ng Pelikula sa Likod ng Kamera Lifetime Achievement Award for his work behind the scenes.
In recognition of commercial success, Vice Ganda and Nadine Lustre will be crowned this year’s Takilya King and Queen for “Call Me Mother,” the highest-grossing local movie of 2025. Both leads are also nominated for Movie Actor and Movie Actress of the Year.
Star-studded lineup of hosts and performers
The prestigious awards night will be hosted by beauty queen Emma Tiglao, actor-model Tony Labrusca, heartthrob Jameson Blake, and actress-endorser Beauty Gonzalez.
OPM King and TV host Ogie Alcasid is slated to anchor the grand opening number, while “Asia’s Phoenix” Morissette — who is also nominated as New Movie Actress of the Year for “Song of the Fireflies”— will take the center stage for a special solo performance.
The 42nd Star Awards for Movies is organized by the officers and members of PMPC Star Awards Inc., led by President Fernan de Guzman and this year’s Star Awards for Movies Chairman, Melba Llanera. The event will be directed by Vivian Poblete Blancaflor.
PMPC is co-producing the event with Jojo Mendrez (known as “The Revival King”) and EV Production and Events. Mendrez expressed his deep gratitude to the PMPC for their trust and collaboration this year.
For the third consecutive year, PMPC partners with PlayTime Entertainment across ithe media group’s movie, television, and music events. As the official entertainment partner, PlayTime Entertainment will present the PlayTime Fans’ Favorite Award during the ceremony.
The organizers also extend their gratitude to long-time venue partner Winford Resort and Casino Manila.
The 42nd Star Awards for Movies is proudly supported by official media partner Abante News TV, alongside Puregold Teatro Panalo, Goprint Services, Doye Skin… Korea Skin, IOSS Insurance Agency Inc., Dexter’s Pizza, Bambbi Fuentes Hair and Make-Up Studio and Groovy Cafe.
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