PMPC Star Awards or Tie Awards?

The news on ABS-CBN and GMA Network tied for Best Station of the Year for PMPC Star Awards for TV is a joke.

The only reason why an awards night is watched out for is because the viewing public wants to hear from an esteemed award-giving body as to which of the battling parties won over the other as far as their point of view is concerned. Instead of fulfilling that goal, they resort to a neutral ground.

It's not the first time they did this. It's not the only award they decided to have a tie award as well. Arjo Atayde and Arron Villaflor also tied at Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Role for Juan De La Cruz & Dugong Buhay respectively. This is another joke add to that is the fact that The Outsider never really liked the acting of Villaflor in the recently concluded Kapamilya primetime fantasy series.

What makes an award so prestigious is the reality of winning over the other. What makes it less prestigious is when the body decides to give the award to both parties who by the way are the only worthy competitors in the said award. True, there's TV5 but they still have to work their way in the prestige.

Kapuso fans would have loved it better to hear that their network won over the other. In the same way that Kapamilya fans would look forward to another season of PMPC Star Awards for TV if ABS-CBN bagged the best station alone.

Our suggestion, they might consider changing the name of Star Awards to Tie Awards. Otherwise, they will have to add a stipulation to their rules to have a veto power whenever there are ties.

At a time when award-giving bodies are not as prominent as before, they must reconsider their ways.

Anyway, here's the complete list of winners:

BEST TV STATION

ABS-CBN
GMA-7
BEST PRIMETIME DRAMA SERIES

Juan Dela Cruz (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES

Be Careful With My Heart (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DRAMA ACTRESS

Marian Rivera (Temptation of Wife / GMA-7)
BEST DRAMA ACTOR

Coco Martin (Juan Dela Cruz / ABS-CBN 2)
Richard Yap (Be Careful With My Heart / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTRESS

KC Concepcion (Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DRAMA SUPPORTING ACTOR

Arjo Atayde (Dugong Buhay / ABS-CBN 2)
Arron Villaflor (Juan Dela Cruz / ABS-CBN 2)

BEST DRAMA ANTHOLOGY

Magpakailanman (GMA-7)
BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS

Nikki Gil (MMK “Ilog” / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST SINGLE PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR

Carlo Aquino (MMK “Pulang Laso” / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST CHILD PERFORMER
Andrea Brillantes (Annaliza / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST NEW MALE TV PERSONALITY

Ruru Madrid (Maynila: Faith In Love / GMA-7)
BEST NEW FEMALE TV PERSONALITY

Janella Salvador (Be Careful With My Heart / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST GAG SHOW

Bubble Gang (GMA-7)
Banana Split: Extra Scoop (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST COMEDY SHOW

Pepito Manoloto (GMA-7)

BEST COMEDY ACTOR

Michael V (Bubble Gang / GMA-7)
BEST COMEDY ACTRESS

Rufa Mae Quinto (Bubble Gang / GMA-7)
BEST MUSICAL-VARIETY SHOW

ASAP 18 (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST VARIETY SHOW

It’s Showtime (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST FEMALE TV HOST

Anne Curtis (It’s Showtime / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST MALE TV HOST

Billy Crawford (It’s Showtime / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM

Imbestigador (GMA 7)
BEST PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM HOST

Vicky Morales (Wish Ko Lang / GMA-7)
BEST HORROR/FANTASY PROGRAM

Wansapanataym (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM

Extra Challenge (GMA-7)
BEST REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM HOST

Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo (Master Chef Pinoy Edition / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST GAME SHOW

Celebrity Bluff (GMA-7)
BEST GAME SHOW HOST

Luis Manzano (Kapamilya Deal Or No Deal / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM

Talentadong Pinoy Worldwide (TV5)
BEST TALENT SEARCH PROGRAM HOST

Toni Gonzaga, Alex Gonzaga, Robi Domingo (The Voice of the Philippines / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST YOUTH ORIENTED PROGRAM

Luv U (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM

Born To Be Wild (GMA-7)
BEST EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM HOST

Kim Atienza (Matanglawin/ ABS-CBN 2)
BEST CELEBRITY TALK SHOW

Kris TV (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST CELEBRITY TALK SHOW HOST

Vice Ganda (Gandang Gabi Vice / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM

I-Witness (GMA-7)
BEST DOCUMENTARY PROGRAM HOST

Kara David, Sandra Aguinaldo, Howie Severino, Jay Taruc (I-Witness / GMA-7)
BEST DOCUMENTARY SPECIAL

Gusto Kong Mag-aral (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST MAGAZINE SHOW

I Juander (GMA News TV)
BEST MAGAZINE SHOW HOST

Jessica Soho (Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho / GMA-7)

BEST NEWS PROGRAM

State of The Nation (GMA News TV)
BEST MALE NEWSCASTER

Julius Babao (TV Patrol / ABS-CBN 2)

BEST FEMALE NEWSCASTER

Karen Davila (Bandila/ ABS -CBN 2)
BEST MORNING SHOW

Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST MORNING SHOW HOST

Arnold Clavio, Rhea Santos-De Guzman, Lyn Ching-Pascual, Suzi Entrata-Abrera, Danilo Federez, Lhar Santiago, Love Añover, Atty. Gabby Concepcion, Drew Arellano, Winnie Monsod, Pia Arcangel, Luanne Dy, Connie Sison, Monica Verallo, Nathaniel Cruz, Tonipet Gaba, Susan Enriquez, Ivan Mayrina (Unang Hirit / GMA-7)
BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM

The Bottomline With Boy Abunda (ABS-CBN 2)
BEST PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAM HOST

Boy Abunda (The Bottomline With Boy Abunda / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST SHOWBIZ-ORIENTED TALK SHOW

Startalk (GMA-7)

BEST MALE SHOWBIZ-ORIENTED TALK SHOW HOST

Ogie Diaz (Showbiz Inside Report / ABS-CBN 2)
BEST FEMALE SHOWBIZ-ORIENTED TALK SHOW HOST

Cristy Fermin (Ang Latest / TV5)
BEST CHILDREN SHOW

Batibot (TV5)
BEST CHILDREN SHOW HOST

Sabrina Man, Miggy Jimenez, Lianne Valentino, Isabel "Lenlen" Frial, Nomer Limatog, Miggs Cuaderno, Kyle Danielle Ocampo, Potchi Mascot (TropangPochi / GMA-7)
BEST TRAVEL SHOW

Biyahe Ni Drew (GMA News TV)
BEST TRAVEL SHOW HOST

Richard Gutierrez (Pinoy Adventures /GMA 7)

BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW

Convergence (NET 25)
BEST LIFESTYLE SHOW HOST

Solenn Heussaff (Fashbook / GMA News TV)
MALE STAR OF THE NIGHT

Coco Martin
FEMALE STAR OF THE NIGHT

Kim Chiu
SPECIAL CITATION

German Moreno
ADING FERNANDO LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Kitchie Benedicto, producer
EXCELLENCE IN BROADCASTING