Iza Calzado is a Filipino actress and television personality who has received multiple awards and nominations throughout her career, including an Osaka Asian Film Festival, an Asian Television Award, a Gawad Urian Award, a Luna Award, three Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, three Golden Screen Awards, an Ani ng Dangal Award, two Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival and three Box Office Entertainment Awards, in addition to nominations for five FAMAS Awards and six PMPC Star Awards for Television. In 2011, she was inducted into the Eastwood City Walk of Fame for her contributions to Philippine entertainment industry.
Calzado initially played bit roles in two motion pictures as a child actress. After taking a long break from the show business, she returned in 2002 through the drama Kung Mawawala Ka. For her film debut Milan (2004), she won a Box Office Entertainment Awards for Most Promising Female Star and a Golden Screen Award for Breakthrough Performance by an Actress. For the supernatural horror Sigaw (2004), she received a Gawad Urian Award for Best Supporting Actress. In 2008, she earned a Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Star Awards for Movies for Ouija and Best Actress at the Metro Manila Film Festival for Ang Panday the following year. For the film Dukot (2009), Calzado received her first FAMAS Award for Best Actress nomination, including nominations for a Gawad Urian and Star Awards for Movies. In 2011, she won her first Luna Award for her performance in One True Love (2008). The same year, Calzado won Best New Wave Actress at the Metro Manila Film Festival for her role in HIV: Si Heidi, si Ivy at si V.
For Jose Javier Reyes' Mga Mumunting Lihim, Calzado received two major awards at the 8th Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival. She scored her second FAMAS Award nomination in 2012 for the sequel Ang Panday 2. The same year, she won Best Female Emcee at the Aliw Awards and received the coveted Dekada Award at the Golden Screen Awards the following year. In 2014, she received a nomination for Best Reality Show Host for her stint in the program The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles at the Star Awards for TV. In 2015, Calzado received acclaim for her role in Starting Over Again (2014) where she won Film Actress of the Year at the Box Office Entertainment Awards and Best Supporting Actress at the Gawad Pasado Awards, in addition to nominations for a FAMAS and Gawad Urian.
For her role in Haunted Mansion (2015), she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the Metro Manila Film Festival. Her performance in Etiquette for Mistresses also earned a nomination for Movie Actress of the Year at the Star Awards for Movies while her portrayal in A Love to Last also received a nomination for Best Drama Supporting Actress at the Star Awards for TV. In 2017, Calzado received widespread acclaim in the thriller Bliss. For her performance, she won the coveted Yakushi Pearl for Best Performance at the Osaka Asian Film Festival, Movie Actress of the Year at the Star Awards for Movies and her second Film Actress of the Year win at the Box Office Entertainment Awards. Her portrayal in the drama Ngayon at Kailanman (2018) earned Calzado a Best Actress win at the Gawad Tanglaw Awards.
In 2019, Calzado won the Jury Award for Best Performance for her performances in the films Culion and Pandanggo sa Hukay. Calzado reunited with Sunshine Dizon, Karylle and Diana Zubiri for the fantasy Mystified (2019). The film won Best Single Drama or Telemovie at the Asian Television Awards. In 2020, her performance in Tagpuan earned her a nomination for Best Actress at the Metro Manila Film Festival.
Awards and nominations + Award Year Category Nominated work Result Aliw Awards2012Best Female EmceeHerself2024Best Lead Actress in a PlayTiny Beautiful ThingsAsia Model Awards2007Model Star AwardHerselfAsian Television Awards2020Best Digital Program SeriesMystifiedBest Single Drama or Telemovie2024Best Leading Female Performance — DigitalK-LoveBox Office Entertainment Awards2004Most Promising Female StarMilan2014Film Actress of the YearStarting Over Again2018BlissCineFilipino Film Festival2016Jury Award for Best ActressBuhay HabambuhayCinemalaya Independent Film Festival2012Best Actress Mga Mumunting LihimBest Supporting Actress Eastwood City Walk of Fame2011InducteeHerselfFAMAS Awards2003Speed's Best Dressed Female StarHerself2010Best ActressDukot2012Best Supporting ActressAng Panday 22015Starting Over Again2018Best ActressBliss2021TagpuanFilm Ambassadors’ Night2018Special Award for International RecognitionBlissGawad Pasado Awards2015Best Supporting Actress Starting Over Again2016Best Ensemble Etiquette for Mistresses2021Best ActressTagpuanGawad Tanglaw Awards2019Best Actress — Drama seriesNgayon at Kailanman2020Jury Award for Best PerformanceCulion & Pandanggo sa Hukay2022Best Actress — Drama series Ang sa Iyo ay AkinGawad Urian Awards2005Best Supporting ActressSigaw2010Best ActressDukot2015Best Supporting ActressBarber's TalesGolden Screen Awards2005Breakthrough Performance by an ActressMilan2008Best Supporting Actress (Musical, Drama or Comedy)Blackout2010Best Performance by an Actress in a Lead Role (Drama) Dukot2013Mga Mumunting LihimDekada AwardHerselfGolden Screen TV Awards2013Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Single Drama/Telemovie ProgramMaalaala Mo Kaya — "Ilog"2014Maalaala Mo Kaya — "Cross-Stitch"Luna Awards2009Best Supporting ActressOne True LoveMetro Manila Film Festival2006Best ActressShake, Rattle & Roll 82009Ang Panday 2011Best New Wave ActressHIV: Si Heidi, si Ivy at si VFace of the NightHerself2015Best Supporting ActressHaunted Mansion2019Special Jury Prize for cast ensembleCulion2020Best ActressTagpuanMyx Music Awards2020Myx Celebrity VJ of the Year HerselfNational Commission for Culture and the Arts Ani ng Dangal Awards2018Cinema Award for International RecognitionBlissNickelodeon Kids Choice Awards Philippines 2008Favorite ActressHerselfOsaka Asian Film Festival2017Yakushi Pearl for Best PerformanceBlissPMPC Star Awards for Movies2008Movie Supporting Actress of the YearOuija2010Movie Actress of the YearDukot2015 Movie Supporting Actress of the YearStarting Over Again2017Movie Actress of the YearEtiquette for Mistresses2018Bliss2019Distance2023TagpuanPMPC Star Awards for Television2012Best Single Performance by an ActressMaalaala Mo Kaya — "Cross-Stitch"2013Maalaala Mo Kaya — "Ilog"2014Best Reality Show Hosts The Biggest Loser Pinoy Edition: Doubles2017Best Drama Supporting ActressA Love to Last2019Ngayon at Kailanman2023Best Drama ActressAng sa Iyo ay Akin
Other accolades Minor associations + Award Year Category Nominated work Result Downy Never Fade Awards2020Never Fade Award for Women EmpowermentHerselfGEMS Hiyas ng Sining2019Best ActressDistanceBest Performance in a Supporting RoleNgayon at Kailanman2021Best Performance by an ActressAng sa Iyo ay AkinJeepney TV Awards2022Fave Love Affair TriangleAng sa Iyo ay AkinLaguna Excellence Awards2021Outstanding TV Actress of the Year (tied with Jodi Sta. Maria)Ang sa Iyo Ay AkinMetrowear Style Awards2020Muses AwardHerselfOutstanding Men and Women Awards2019HonoreeHerselfPush Awards2020Push Inspiration Award (shared with Angel Locsin & Kim Chiu)HerselfStar Magic Ball Awards2014Moet and Chandon Fabulous Pair of the Night (with Piolo Pascual)HerselfTag Awards Chicago2022Best Supporting ActressDarnaVP Choice Awards2021Movie Actress of the YearTagpuanTV Actress of the YearAng sa Iyo ay AkinTV Female Icon of the DecadeHerselfUrduja Film Festival Heritage Films Awards2021Best ActressCulionUs Girls August Awards2010Best Dressed CelebrityHerselfUSTv Students' Choice Awards2006Best ActressEncantadia
Listicles + Publisher Listicle Year(s) Metro MagazineTop 10 Most Stylish Women2020Yes! Magazine100 Most Beautiful Stars200820092010201120122013201420172018
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