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23rd Star Awards for TV Winners 2009

Channel 2 ABS-CBN garnered the most number of nominations and ultimately the most number of wins — 26 — during the 23rd Star Awards for TV held by the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) on Sunday, including the award for Best TV Station.

Meanwhile, GMA-7 won 15 stars, and its subsidiary Q-11 five stars, while TV5 brought home three stars, and UNTV and Net 25 one star apiece.
The two major stations tied for two categories, namely, the Best Gag Show which was awarded to Banana Split (ABS-CBN 2) and Bubble Gang (GMA-7), and Best Single Performance By An Actress to Gretchen Barretto for the Maalaala Mo Kaya’s “Salamin” episode (ABS-CBN 2) and Sunshine Dizon for Obra Presents: Sunshine Dizon’s “Butch” episode (GMA-7).
PMPC Board Member Rommel Galapon told BusinessWorld, that when voting is split, it is up to the club president to make a decision whether the tie should be broken or left alone.

Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award: Johnny Manahan
Excellence in Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award — Noli de Castro
Hall of Fame as Best Variety Show — Eat… Bulaga! (GMA-7)
Best Children Show: Art Angel (GMA-7)
Best Children Show Host: Pia Arcangel, Tonipet Gaba and Krystal Reyes (Art Angel, GMA-7)
Best Educational Program: Matang-lawin (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Educational Program Host: Ramon “Bong” Revilla, Jr. (Kap’s Amazing Stories, GMA-7)
Best Travel Show: Balik-Bayan (Q-11)
Best Travel Show Host: Drew Arellano (Balik-Bayan, Q-11)
Best Reality Program: Day Off (Q-11)
Best Reality Program Host: Paolo Bediones (Survivor Philippines, GMA-7)
Best Lifestyle Show: Events Incorporated (Q-11)
Best Lifestyle Show Host: Tim Yap and Sam Oh (Events Incorporated, Q-11)
Best Morning Show: Umagang Kay Ganda (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Morning Show Host: Edu Manzano, Kim Atienza, Alex Santos, Anthony Taberna, Winnie Cordero, and Ginger Conejero (Umagang Kay Ganda, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Public Affairs Program: Probe Profiles (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Public Affairs Program Host: Cheche Lazaro (Probe Profiles, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Magazine Show: Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (GMA-7)
Best Magazine Show Host: Jessica Soho (Kapuso Mo, GMA-7)
Best Documentary Program: I-Witness: The GMA Documentaries (GMA-7)
Best Documentary Program Host: Kara David, Jay Taruc, Sandra Aguinaldo and Howie Severino (I-Witness: The GMA Documentaries, GMA-7)
Best Documentary Special: Walang Iwanan (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Public Service Program: Imbestigador (GMA-7)
Best Public Service Program Host: Ben Tulfo (Bitag Live, UNTV 37)
Best News Program: TV Patrol World (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Male Newscaster: Julius Babao (TV Patrol World, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Female Newscaster: Vicky Morales (Saksi: Liga ng Katotohanan, GMA-7)
Best Youth-Oriented Program: Ka-Blog (GMA-7)
Best Horror/Fantasy Program: Midnight DJ (TV5)
Best Talent Search Program: Talentadong Pinoy (TV5)
Best Talent Search Program Host: Ryan Agoncillo (Talentadong Pinoy, TV5)
Best New Male TV Personality: Zaijian Jaranilla (May Bukas Pa, ABS-CBN 2)
Best New Female TV Personality: Maricar Reyes (Precious Hearts Romance Presents: Bud Brothers, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Celebrity Talk Show: Sis (GMA-7)
Best Celebrity Talk Show Host: Janice De Bellen (Spoon, Net 25)
Best Variety/Game Show: Wowowee (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Game Show Host: Richard Gomez (Family Feud, GMA-7)
Best Gag Show: Banana Split (ABS-CBN 2) tied with Bubble Gang (GMA-7)
Best Showbiz-Oriented Show: SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Show Host: Boy Abunda (SNN: Showbiz News Ngayon, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Show Host: Toni Gonzaga (Entertainment Live, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Comedy Show: Ful Haus (GMA- 7)
Best Comedy Actor: Pooh (Banana Split, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Comedy Actress: Rufa Mae Quinto (Bubble Gang, GMA-7)
Best Daytime Drama Series: Pieta (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Drama Mini-Series: Your Song Presents: My Only Hope (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Drama Anthology: Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Musical Variety Show: ASAP ’08 (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Male TV Host: Luis Manzano (ASAP ’08, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Female TV Host: Valerie Concepcion (Wowowee, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Primetime TV Series: May Bukas Pa (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Single Performance By An Actor: Joross Gamboa (Maalaala Mo Kaya: “Bisikleta” episode, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Single Performance By An Actress: Gretchen Barretto (Maalaala Mo Kaya”, ABS-CBN 2) tied with Sunshine Dizon (Obra Presents: Sunshine Dizon, GMA-7)
Best Drama Actor: Coco Martin (Tayong Dalawa, ABS-CBN 2)
Best Drama Actress: Gina Pareño (Tayong Dalawa, ABS-CBN 2)
Best TV Station: ABS-CBN 2
Star of the Night: Piolo Pascual and Anne Curtis
Face of the Night: John Lloyd Cruz and Sunshine Dizon