Awarded for Film excellence Presented by MMDA Currently held by #WalangForever (2015) | Country Philippines First awarded 2012 Official website www.mmda.gov.ph/mmff/ | |
Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence is an annual award made by the Metro Manila Film Festival in honor of the late actor Fernando Poe Jr. Star Cinema's One More Try was the first recipient, in 2012.
2016 Controversy
For the 42nd Metro Manila Film Festival, Oro, a film directed by Alvin Yapan was awarded as the Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence recipient on December 29, 2016. Due to issues surrounding the "dog slaughter scene", the family of the late Fernando Poe Jr. decided to revoke the award won by the film.
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