29th Awit Awards: The Complete Winners List
The 29th Awit Awards winners have been chosen, and we have the full list of those deserving musicians and artists who took home the trophies held on December 7 at the Music Museum in Greenhills, San Juan.
Popstar Royalty Sarah Geronimo won the Album of the Year award. Last year, her album Perfectly Imperfect also won the Album of the Year award.
Pambansang Bae Alden Richards got three awards, including the Most Downloaded Artist award while his song “Wish I May” won the Most Downloaded Song award. His album Wish I May was named as the Best Selling Album of the Year.
Held annually, the 2016 Awit Awards which was hosted by Matteo Guidicelli and Tippy Dos Santos is organized by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI).
Photos by Jude Ng
Here is the full rundown of who won what on the most prestigious music awards in the
Philippines.
Album of the Year: The Great Unknown, Sarah Geronimo
Song of the Year: “Bawat Daan” by Ebe Dancel
Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist: “Parang Wala Lang” by Tippy Dos Santos
Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist: “Paano Ko Sasabihin” by Thor Dulay
Best Collaboration: “Triangulo” by Thyro, Yumi and Jeric Medina
Best Performance by a Group Recording Artists: “LDR” by Harana
Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist: “Sabi Sabi” by Kris Angelica
Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist: “Mabuti Pa” by Daryl Ong
Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artists: “Imposible” by Gravity
Best Selling Album of the Year: Wish I May by Alden Richards
Best Pop Recording: “Free Fall into Love” by Marion Aunor
Best Ballad Recording: “Araw Gabi” by Aiza Seguerra
Best Rock/Alternative Recording: “Firepower” by Bamboo
Best World Music Recording: “Kasayaw” by Ebe Dancel
Best Novelty Recording: “Siopao na Pag-ibig” by K.A. Antonio
Best Dance Recording: “Lala” by Yassi Pressman
Best Inspirational Recording: “Bawat Daan” by Ebe Dancel
Best Christmas Recording: “Apat na Buwang Pasko” by Ebe Dancel
Best Jazz Recording: “Pero” by Conscious & the Goodness
Best R&B Recording: “Parang Wala Lang” by Tippy Dos Santos
Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play: “Ang Probinsyano” from the teleserye FPJ’s Ang Probinsyano by Ebe Dancel with Gloc-9
Best Instrumental Performance: “The Sound of Life”, piano by Marvin Querido, trumpet by Roberto de Pano
Best Musical Arrangement: “Pero”, arranged by Jesser Sison and Conscious & the Goodness
Best Vocal Arrangement: “Waters of March” by Moy Ortiz
Best Engineered Recording: “Bawat Daan” by Mark Villar
Best Performance by a Child/Children: “Believing in Magic” by Julia Concio
Best Album Package: “Greetings” from Callalily
Music Video of the Year: “Walang Anuman” by Nicole Asensio
Most Downloaded Song: “Wish I May” by Alden Richards
Most Downloaded Artist: Alden Richards
Dangal ng Musikang Pilipino Award: The Boyfriends
International Achievement Award: 4th Impact
