MANILA, Philippines?The Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) is giving this year?s Ulirang Artista Lifetime Achievement Award to actor-producer Rudy Fernandez, during the 24th Star Awards for Movies rites set next month at the AFP Theater.

Last year, Fernandez was the recipient of the FAMAS Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award and the Film Academy of the Philippines FPJ Lifetime Achievement Award.

25 categories

Twenty-five categories are being contested in this year?s Star Awards for Movies (TV proceedings will be produced by GARP), with nominees from both mainstream and independent cinemas:

?Director/Movie (Mainstream): Maryo J. Delos Reyes? ?A Love Story?; Jose ?Dingdong? Dantes III?s ?Daddy?s Angel? (an episode of ?Angels?); Neal Tan?s ?Ataul For Rent?; Jose Javier Reyes? ?Katas Ng Saudi? and ?Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo?; Cathy Garcia-Molina?s ?One More Chance? and Topel Lee?s ?Ouija.?

?Director/Movie (Digital): Jerrold Tarog and Ruel Antipuesto?s ?Confessional?; Aureaus Solito?s ?Pisay? ; Paolo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos? ?Selda?; Adolfo Borinaga Alix, Jr.?s ?Tambolista? and Jim Libiran?s ?Tribu.?

The other major categories:

?Actor: Paolo Contis (?Banal?), John Lloyd Cruz, ?One More Chance?; Ryan Eigenmann, ?Baliw?; Sid Lucero, ?Selda?; Aga Muhlach, ?A Love Story?; and Piolo Pascual, ?Paano Kita Iibigin??

?Actress: Ai Ai delas Alas, ?Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo?; Bea Alonzo, ?One More Chance?; Cherry Pie Picache, ?Foster Child?; Judy Ann Santos, ?Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo?; Maricel Soriano, ?A Love Story?; and Lorna Tolentino, ?Katas Ng Saudi.?

?Supporting Actress: Irma Adlawan, ?Ataul For Rent?; Iza Calzado, ?Ouija?; Gloria Diaz, ?Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo?; Eugene Domingo, ?Pisay?; Ara Mina, ?Selda?; Gina Pareño,?Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo?; and Maja Salvador, ?One More Chance.?

?Supporting Actor: Publio Briones, III, ?Confessional?; Emilio Garcia, ?Selda?; Sid Lucero, ?Tambolista?; Jiro Manio, ?Foster Child?; Luis Manzano, ?Ang Cute Ng Ina Mo?; and Allan Paule, ?Selda.?

?Child Performer: Nash Aguas, ?Angels???Daddy?s Angel? episode; Quintin Alianza, ?Paano Kita Iibigin?; Paulken Bustillo, ?Paraiso???Ang Kapatid Kong Si Elvis? episode; Elijah Castillo, ?Pisay?; and Steven Fermo, ?Gulong.?

?New Actress: Ina Feleo, ?Endo?; Jennica Garcia, ?Hide and Seek?; Lovi Poe, ?Shake, Rattle and Roll 9?; Rhian Ramos, ?Ouija?; and Mayo Suzuki, ?Telebisyon.?

?New Actor: Matt Evans, ?Shake, Rattle and Roll 9?; Gammy Lopez, ?Pisay?; Zanjoe Marudo, ?You Got Me?; Will Sandejas, ?Sikil?; and Jerrold Tarog, ?Confessional.?

?Original Screenplay:

Aloy Adlawan, ?Ouija?; Carmi Raymundo and Vanessa Valdez, ?One More Chance?; Jose Javier Reyes, ?Katas Ng Saudi,? ?Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo?; Gina Marissa Tagasa, ?Angels???Daddy?s Angel? episode; and Vanessa Valdez, ?A Love Story.?

?Digital Original Screenplay: Romualdo Avellanosa, ?Sikil?; Henry Grageda, ?Pisay?; Ralston Joel Jover, ?Tirador?; Ave Regina Tayag, ?Tambolista?; Ramon Ukit, ?Confessional?; and Paolo Villaluna and Ellen Ramos, ?Selda.?

?Cinematographer: Rodolfo Aves, Jr., ?Sakal, Sakali, Saklolo?; Armin Collado and Pao Orendain, ?Angels???Daddy?s Angel? episode; Neil Daza, Ouija; Marissa Floirendo, ?The Promise?; Gary Gardoce, ?A Love Story?; Jay Linao, ?Resiklo?; Manuel Teehankee, ?One More Chance.?