21st Aliw Awards List of Winners

Here are the winners of the 21st Aliw Awards held at the Manila Hotel Fiesta Pavilion last November 11:

Best Child Performer:
Mauna Kea Chan

Best New Artist - Male:
Lex Lopez

Best New Artist - Female:
Charice

Best Choral Group:
UP Concert Chorus

Best Instrumentalist:
Nonoy Libanan

Best Dance Company:
Halili-Cruz Dance Co.

Best Modern Dance Company:
Air Dance

Best Cultural Group:
Pagdungawan Cultural Group of Mati, Davao Oriental

Best Emcee - Male:
Ryan Agoncillo

Best Emcee - Female:
Miriam Quiambao

Best Stand-Up Comedy Act - Male:
John Lapus

Best Stand-Up Comedy Act - Female:
Pokwang

Best Male Classical Performer:
Ramon Acoymo

Best Female Classical Performer:
Rachel Gerodias

Best Stage Actor in a Musical Play:
Robert Seña

Best Stage Actor in a Non-Musical Play:
Joey Paras

Best Stage Actress in a Musical Play:
Rachel Alejandro

Best Stage Actress in a Non-Musical Play:
Shamaine Buencamino

Best Stage Director in a Musical Play:
Nor Domingo

Best Stage Director in a Non-Musical Play:
Ricky Abad

Best Musical Production:
“Pagong At Matsing”

Best Non-Musical Production:
“The Death Of Memory”

Best Male Performer in Hotels, Music Lounges and Bars:
Richard Poon

Best Female Performer in Hotels, Music Lounges and Bars:
Olivia

Best Group Performer in Hotels, Music Lounges and Bars:
Retrospect

Best Musical Director:
Gerard Salonga

Best Stage Director:
Freddie Santos

Best Performance in a Concert - Male:
Ogie Alcasid

Best Performance in a Concert - Group:
Loboc Childrens Choir

Best Major Concert - Male:
Martin Nievera

Best Major Concert - Female:
Lea Salonga

Best Collaboration:
Nonoy Libanan, Verni Varga, Isay Alvarez, May Bayot for “Music from the Heart”

Special Honor as World-Class Performer:
Arnel Pineda

Discovery of the Year:
Cardona Youth Musical Ensemble

Lifetime Achievement Awardees:
Ryan Cayabyab
Sining Kambayoka of Mindanao State University
Ingrid Santamaria
Reynaldo Reyes

Entertainer of the Year:
Ogie Alcasid