Angel Aquino is a Filipino actress who has received various awards and nominations for her work in film and television. She began her acting career with a supporting role in the action drama Mumbaki (1996). In 1999, she garnered a Gawad Urian Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the drama Sana Pag-ibig Na. That same year, she made her first television appearance as a presenter of the lifestyle show F!, for which she received a Star Award for Best Lifestyle Show Host. Aquino won her first Star Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the erotic drama Laro sa Baga (2000). In 2006, she played a cancer-stricken woman in Adolfo Alix Jr.'s drama Donsol, a role that earned her a Best Actress award from the Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival.
In 2007, she starred in Brillante Mendoza's family drama Summer Heat and was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Gawad Urian. That year, she began presenting the magazine lifestyle show Us Girls, which aired for six years. For her work, she received nominations for Best Lifestyle Show Host at the Star Awards ceremonies from 2007 to 2010. Aquino featured as a prominent fashion designer and main antagonist in the revenge drama series Magkaribal (2010), for which she received nominations for the Asian Television Award for Best Supporting Actress and the Star Award for Best Actress in a Drama Series. Aquino was cast in the role of a transgender woman in the independent drama Porno and starred in the coming-of-age drama Ang Huling Cha-Cha ni Anita. Both films earned her nominations for Best Supporting Actress at the 2014 Gawad Urian Awards, with a win for her performance in the latter. She was also awarded the Gawad Tanglaw, Golden Screen Award, and Star Award in the same category.
For her portrayal of an assassin's wife in the neo-noir crime thriller On the Job (2013), Aquino garnered a FAMAS Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. In the same year, she starred as the main villain in the suspense drama series Apoy sa Dagat (2013), which earned her the Golden Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. In 2016, she appeared in an episode of the anthology series and won a Gawad Tanglaw award for Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Drama Program for the role. Aquino's next appearance was in Mac Alejandre's drama Kaputol (2019). The film won the Best Performance Award at the Innuendo International Film Festival for its ensemble cast. For playing a military intelligence officer in the action drama series Ang Probinsyano (20172022), she received a Star Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nomination.
Awards and nominations + Organizations Year Recipient(s) Category Result Asian Television Awards 2011 Best Supporting Actress Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival 2006 Best Actress FAMAS Awards 2001 Best Supporting Actress 2008 Best Supporting Actress 2014 Best Supporting Actress Gawad Tanglaw 2014 Best Supporting Actress 2016 (Episode: "Medical Record") Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Drama Program Gawad Urian 1999 Best Supporting Actress 2001 Best Supporting Actress 2007 Best Supporting Actress 2014 Best Supporting Actress Golden Screen Awards 2007 Best Performance by an Actress in a Drama 2013 (Episode: "Manika") Best Single Performance by an Actress in a Drama/Telemovie Program Best Lifestyle Program Host 2014 Best Supporting Actress Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series 2015 Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Innuendo International Film Festival 2020 Best Performance Award Star Awards for Movies 2001 Best Supporting Actress 2014 Best Supporting Actress 2021 Best Supporting Actress Star Awards for Television 2002Best Lifestyle Show Host 2003 2004 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Best Drama Actress 2012 Best Lifestyle Show Host (Episode: "Manika") Best Single Performance by an Actress 2013 Best Drama Supporting Actress 2014 2020 Young Critics Circle 2010 Best Performance by Male or Female, Adult or Child, Individual or Ensemble in Leading or Supporting Role 2014
See also Angel Aquino on screen and stage
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