Much has been said and written about Superstar Nora Aunor’s exclusion from the 2014 National Artist Awards list. Some were witty and amusing (because of Aunor’s uncanny resemblance to former president Gloria Arroyo), some raging mad (because Aunor is a “National Treasure”!), some contemplative (did the president exercise his veto powers in the selection of the 2014 National Artist Awards?). Some were outright entertaining and creative enough to integrate some of Aunor’s most critically-acclaimed works in their criticism (“Walang Himala!” There is no economic miracle, Mr. President!”). Others brought to the fore the very process by which the National Artist is annually selected. After all, the National Artists award has not been devoid of controversies throughout the years. Even National Artist for Literature Dr. Bienvenido Lumbera attests to the politics behind the selection process. All presidents have also supposedly revised the final shortlist submitted by the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA) based on, simply, his or her personal preference. Still, Aunor’s omission from the final list is a great puzzle to most, and a blasphemy to more. Her almost 50 years of superstardom is more than notable, the very stuff legends are made of. Nominated 17 times since 1973, she is the most nominated actress in the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences Award (FAMAS). She is also the most nominated actress for Gawad Urian, with 17 nominations and 7 best actress awards; and the very first best actress winner, the most awarded and the most nominated for the Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF). Aunor also had nine nominations from the Young Critics Circle, winning best actress in five of those; and the only actress to get a best actress award from the Film Academy of the Philippines for three consecutive years. In the international arena, she has also won the most number of best actress awards and nominations than any other Filipino actor – in the 19th Cairo International Film Festival (1995), first East Asia Film and Television Award (1997), 31st Festival International du Film Independant de Bruxelles (2004), Asia Pacific Screen Award (2012), Premio Della Critica Indipendiente (2013), Asian Film Awards (2013) and the Green Planet Movie Award, to name a few.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 02:31:27 +0000
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