Gerald Santos, 2020 Entertainer of the Year, repeated his feat this year, copping Aliw’s top award for his performance in “I Will, the Musical” at the 35th Aliw Awards presented at the Manila Hotel Fiesta Pavilion on December 5,2022.
Other winners and their categories were: Owin Odum, Best New Artist (male); Kanishia Santos, Best New Artist (female); Project Juan, Best New Group Artist; EJ Salamanti, Best Stand-Up Comedian; Jon Joven Uy, Best Male Crossover Singer; Jade Riccio, Best Female Crossover Singer; Sheena Lee Palad, Best Inspirational Singer; Tanghalang Bagong Sibol, Malabon City, Best Cultural Group;Masskara Festival 22 of Bacolod City, Fiestang Caragan 2022, Mabalacat, Pampanga and Pandang Gitab Festival of Lubang, Mindoro Occidental, Best Festival Practices and Performance; Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez of Bacolod City, Mayor Crisostomo Garbo of Mabalaat, Pampanga and Mayor Michael Orayani of Lubang, Mindoro Occidental, Best Festival Catalyst/Organizer;.
Opera, My Master, My Slave and Taal: A Homage to Filipino Heritage Artistry, Best Special Events Production; Nazer Salcedo, Best Special Events Director; OJ Arci, Best Male Featured Performer in a Play; Lhorvie Nuevo, Best Female Featured Performer in a Play; Audie Gemora, Best Featured Actor in a Musical; Carla Guevara Laforteza , Best Featured Actress in a Musical; I Will Actors Ensemble, Best Ensemble performance; Joseph Chino Toledo, Best Music Direction for a Play or Musical; Antonino Rommel Ramilo, Best Composer for Original Music Theater; Ice Seguerra, Best Concert Stage Director; Ivan Lee, Best Musical Director for a Concert; Chris Millado, Best Stage Director for a Play; Pat Valera, Best Stage Director for a Musical; Anak Datu , Best Play; Mula sa Buwan, Best Musical;
Rudolph Golez, Best Instrumentalist; Johann Enriquez, Best Male Host;
Shiela Valderama Martinez, Best Female Hostl Kathy Hipolto Mas and Ana Feleo, Best Classical Performer, female; Sherwin Sozon and Ivan Niccolo Nery, Best Classical Performer, Male; Nicole Laurel Asensio, Best Rhythm and Blues/ Jazz Artist; Janah Zaplan, Best Pop Artist, female; LA Santos, Best Pop Artist, Male; “Alay Kina Alice at Agnes, Best Dance Production; MJ Arda, Best Choreographer; CLSU Maestro Singers, Best Choral Group; Xander Go, Best Lead Actor in a Play; Tex Ordonez de Leon, Best Lead Actress in a Play; Kayla Rivera, Best Lead Actress in a Musical; Gerald Santos, Best Lead Actor in a Musical ; Nino Alejandro, Best Solo Performer in Hotels, Clubs and Music Lounges; Progeny and Kapamu Jazz Collective, Best Group performers in Hotels, Clubs and Music Lounges; Cipriano de Guzman, Best Performance in a Concert, male; Nina Campos, Best Performance in a Concert, female; Sharon Cuneta/ Regine Velasquez, Best Major Concert; Kea Chan and Marcelino Bautista, Best Filipino Artists based Abroad; Sounds of Manila, Best Filipino Group Artists based abroad and Science City Gymnasium , Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija, Best Venue for Theater and Concerts.
Aliw Awards Foundation Inc is headed by Alice H. Reyes, President with the following officers and trustees: Aristeo Garcia, 1st Vice-President; Brian Lu, 2nd Vice-President; Tess A. Tan, Secretary; Francia C.Con rado, Treasurer; Joey Nombres and Dennis Aguilar, PROs, Jose Dadulla Jr., Auditor, Rema T. Manzano , ex-officio Trustee, and Trustees Ofelia Cajigal, Aisha Reyes, Birdie Reyes III and Jory Reyes.
Aliw 2022 was presented by Aliw Awards Foundation, Inc. with Lueur Lauren International Corporation as its Co-Presentor. Major sponsors of the event were Mayor Joy Belmonte of Quezon City, Greenfield Development Corporation, PAGCOR, San Miguel Corporation and individuals and agencies that support Philippine live entertain ment and the entertainers affected by the recent pandemic, beneficiaries of this year’ s event.
Aliw Awards Foundation pioneered in giving due recognition to Filipino live entertainers, starting in 1977. It is the only organization of its kind that covers the whole gamut of live entertainment and has no equal anywhere in the Philippines and the world.
The December 5,2022 Awards Night was the foundation’s 35th in its 45 years’ existence. (ECD)
