1. Ceremonies

2. Categories
    Programming  Performing  Merged Categories  Best TV Station  Special Awards  Hall Of Fame  Former Categories 

3. See also

4. References

5. External links

PMPC Star Awards for Television is an annual award-giving body recognizing the outstanding programming produced by the several TV networks in the Philippines every year. It was operated by paid tabloid reporters.

It was founded by the Philippine Movie Press Club in 1987. These are the award categories to be given away yearly.

The PMPC Star Awards for Television is generally held in October (1987-2004, 2006, 2016 and 2018), November (2007-2014 and 2017) and/or December (2005 and 2015). They are seen in rotation among the television networks such as ABS-CBN 2 (1988 and 2009-ongoing), TV5 (2008), RPN 9 (1987, 2000-2004 and 2006-2007) and IBC 13 (1989-1999 and 2005).

Star Awards is considered the television equivalent to the FAMAS Awards (for film) and Awit Awards (for music).

Ceremonies

Categories

Programming

• Best Children Show (not given in 2005, 2016 and 2017)
• Best Educational Program (not given in 1998)
• Best Lifestyle Show (since 2001)
• Best Travel Show (since 2006)
• Best Reality Program [or Best Reality Based Competition TV Program] (not given in 2011, 2016, 2017 and 2018)
• Best Morning Show (since 1999)
• Best Public Affairs Program
• Best Magazine Show
• Best Documentary Program
• Best Documentary Special (not given in 2006)
• Best Public Service Program (not given in 1998)
• Best News Program
• Best Talent Search Program (since 2004; not given in 2018) [or Best Talent Show since 1987 to early 90's]
• Best Gag Show
• Best Comedy Show
• Best Celebrity Talk Show
• Best Variety Show (not given in 2015)
• Best Game Show (not given in 1991, 1998 and 2018)
• Best Musical Variety Show
• Best Drama Series [a single category] (1987–2003, 2012)
  • Best Primetime Drama Series (2004–2011, 2013 to present)
  • Best Daytime Drama Series (2004–2011, 2013 to present)
  • Best Drama Mini-Series (1992, 1998, 2000-2002, 2009–2011, 2015)
• Best Drama Anthology (since 1992)
• Best Horror / Fantasy Program (2000-2013, 2017 to present)

Performing

• Best Travel Show Host (since 2006)
• Best Children Show Host (not given in 2005, 2016 and 2017)
• Best Educational Program Host (not given in 1998)
• Best Lifestyle Show Host (since 2001)
• Best Reality Program Host [or Best Reality Based Competition TV Program Host] (not given in 2011, 2016, 2017 and 2018)
• Best Morning Show Host (since 1999)
• Best Public Service Program Host (not given in 1998)
• Best Public Affairs Program Host
• Best Magazine Show Host
• Best Documentary Program Host
• Best Talent Search Program Host (since 2004) [or Best Talent Show Host since 1987 to early 90's]
• Best Celebrity Talk Show Host
• Best Game Show Host (not given in 1991, 1998 and 2018)
• Best Male TV Host
• Best Female TV Host
• Best Male Newscaster
• Best Female Newscaster
• Best Comedy Actor
• Best Comedy Actress
• Best Drama Actor
• Best Drama Actress
• Best Drama Supporting Actor (Since 2013)
• Best Drama Supporting Actress (Since 2013)
• Best Child Performer (Since 2012)
• Best Single Performance by an Actor
• Best Single Performance by an Actress
• Best New TV Personality {a single category} (1987-1999, not given in 1988 which is "Most Promising TV Personality" a special award and 1989)
  • Best New Male TV Personality(2000 to present)
  • Best New Female TV Personality(2000 to present)

Merged Categories

• Best Educational & Children Program (2012)
• Best Reality & Game Show (2012)
• Best Lifestyle & Travel Show (2012)
• Best Educational & Children Program Host (2012)
• Best Reality & Game Show Host (2012)
• Best Lifestyle & Travel Show Host (2012)
• Best Variety & Game Show (2009–2010)
• Best Comedy & Gag Show (2012)
• Best Celebrity & Showbiz-Oriented Talk Show (2012)
• Best Musical & Variety Show (2012)
• Best Male Celebrity & Showbiz-Oriented Show Host (2012)
• Best Female Celebrity & Showbiz-Oriented Show Host (2012)

Best TV Station

• Winner of this category comes from the lists below:
  • ABS-CBN - 1992, 1995^, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013^, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
  • GMA Network - 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995^, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2013^

^ - In 1995 and 2013, ABS-CBN & GMA tied as Best TV Stations.

Special Awards

• Male Face of the Night
• Female Face of the Night
• Male Star of the Night
• Female Star of the Night
• Male Celebrity of the Night
• Female Celebrity of the Night
• Ading Fernando Lifetime Achievement Award
• Excellence In Broadcasting Lifetime Achievement Award
• German Moreno's Power Tandem Award (2014)

Hall Of Fame

This will be given to a show and an artist (which is one category) that won their respective category, 15 times.

• 2009: Eat Bulaga! (Best Variety Show) (GMA Network formerly aired on RPN-9 & ABS-CBN)
• 2011: Boy Abunda (Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Show Host) (ABS-CBN)
• 2011: Maalaala Mo Kaya (Best Drama Anthology) (ABS-CBN)
• 2014: Bubble Gang (Best Gag Show) (GMA Network)
• 2018: ASAP (Best Musical Variety Show) (ABS-CBN)

• Boy Abunda was awarded Hall of Famer for being "Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Show Host" in 2011, but he still nominated on his other categories which are "Best Celebrity Talk Show Host" and "Best Public Affairs Program Host" as of now.

Former Categories

• Best Music Video (the only award went to Lupang Hinirang [PTV 4] for winning their Best Music Video in 1999)
• Best Sports Oriented Show
• Best TV/Musical Special (until 2003 and replaced of Best Documentary Special in 2004)
• Best TV Station ID (the only award went to PTV 4 for winning their Best TV Station ID in 1996)
• Best TV Station w/ Balanced Programming (in 2000, it became and shortened as Best TV Station category)
• Best Movie Talk Show & Host (replaced by Best Showbiz-Oriented Show & Host in the early 90s)
• Best Woman Show & Host (in late 80s to mid-90s & also 2004 as "Best Woman-Oriented Program & Host")
• Best Cooking Show & Host (in early 90's)
• Best Weekly Daytime Drama Series (in 2007, "Love Spell" [ABS-CBN 2]).
• Best Cultural Magazine Show & Host (in early 90s until replaced by "Best Travel Show & Host" & "Best Lifestyle Program & Host")
• Best Movie for TV (in early 90s to early 2000s)
• Best Musical Program & Host (in late 80's to mid-90's)
• Best Drama Serial & Best Drama Special (replaced of Best Drama Anthology since 1992)
• Best Youth-Oriented Program (1997 to 2014)
• Best Showbiz-Oriented Show (1990-2015, except 2012)
• Best Showbiz-Oriented Show Host (1990-1999)
  • Best Female Showbiz-Oriented Show Host (2000-2015, except 2012)
  • Best Male Showbiz-Oriented Show Host (2000-2015, except 2012)

See also

• Golden Screen TV Awards

References

External links

• Dance of death
• Dance of Death (album)
• Dance of Laos
• Dance of the Happy Shades
• Dance of the hours
• Dance of the Hours
• Dance of the seven veils
• Dance of the Seven Veils
• Dance of the spirits
• Dance of the Vampires (musical)
• Dance of the Yellow-Breasted Luddites
• Dance on camera
• Dance or Die (band)
• Dance pad
• Dance partnering
• Dance Party USA
• Dance Passion
• Dance pattern
• Dance platform
• Dance Platform
• Dance pole
• Dance-pop
• Dance positions
• Dance-punk
• Dance (Pure Prairie League album)