2008 Gawad Urian Winners

The 31st Gawad Urian Awards held last Wednesday night at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Little Theater was a night of Indie films.

Movies from major productions like Star Cinema, Regal, GMa Films and Viva Films didn’t win a single award as digital films grabbed all the trophies from technical to acting categories.

Here are this year’s winners:

Best Picture:
Tirador (Centerstage Productions)

Best Director:
Brillante Mendoza (Tirador)

Best Screenplay:
Jade Castro, Michiko Yamamoto, Raymond Lee (Endo)

Best Actress:
Cherry Pie Picache (Foster Child)

Best Actors:
Jason Abalos (Endo) tied with Sid Lucero (Selda)

Best Supporting Actress:
Angela Ruiz (Tirador)

Best Supporting Actor:
Emilio Garcia (Selda)

Best Production Design:
Lav Diaz and Dante Perez (Death in the Land of Encantos)

Best Cinematography:
Jeffrey dela Cruz, Brillante Mendoza, Gary Tria and Julius Villanueva (Tirador)

Best Editing:
Aleks Castaneda (Tambolista)

Best Music:
Francis de Veyra (Tribu)

Best Sound:
Ditoy Aguila and Junel Valencia (Tirador)

Best Short Film:
Rolyo by Alvin Yapan

Natatanging Gawad:
Kidlat Tahimik

Hollywood's Top 10 Young Celebrity Millionaires

Forbes Magazine has named who the richest young stars are in their annual “Rich Tween List” and Harry Potter’s three leads are in it. Daniel Radcliffe is this year’s top earner, with an estimated $25M. His spot at number one is tied with Disney sensation Miley Cyrus.

Although the Potter kids and many others are no longer teenagers, the list is actually based on their appeal among the eight to fourteen year old demographic.

The Jonas Brothers are also newcomers to the list with an estimated worth of $12 Million, at number four.

The Olsen twins, who were previously named multi-millionaires are still on the list at number three.

The list also has three of the stars from High School Musical — Zac Effron, Ashely Tisdale and Vanessa Hudgens.

Here is the complete Top 10 Highest Earning ‘Tweens’ List:

1. Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter) - $25 million
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana) -$25 million

3. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (Full House, Dualstar Company) - $15 million

4. Jonas Brothers (Disney, Camp Rock) - $12 million

5. Zac Efron (High School Musical) - $5.8 million

6. Ashley Tisdale (High School Musical) - $5.5 million

7. Emma Watson (Harry Potter) - $5.5 million

8. Hillary Duff (Disney, Lizzie Maguire) - $5 million

9. Rupert Grint (Harry Potter) - $5 million

10. Vanessa Anne Hudgens (High School Musical) - $3.2 million

Source: newcelebwatch.com

Karatkorn - The Distance In A Romance

"Not prepared for the violence, the silence"

Karatkorn make amazing Scandinavian dance-pop, the type that I'd think sites like Popjustice would just drool over. Yet I haven't heard anything about them beyond this site. This is the third time I've posted about these guys and I think it's time they got a break out there in blogland. Days in itself should be enough to do it, but that song's a bit old now so it's time for a newer on. The Distance In A Romance is very Kylie-esque, much like most of the duo's work. It's a big shiny dance-pop track with female vocals that sound like the same singer from Days, though there's not really any way to be sure because there's so little information out there about these guys.

Karatkorn - The Distance In A Romance (zshare)

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