MANILA – ABS-CBN dominated this year’s Yahoo! Celebrity Awards as its celebrities and programs took home the most number of trophies at the ceremony, with Kim Chiu leading all this year’s winners.
Chiu, who gained a total of 744,773 votes, won the 2014 Celebrity of the Year Award with fellow Kapamilya Actress Kathryn Bernardo in second place with 250,053 votes, Sarah Geronimo in third place with 137,439 votes and GMA’s Marian Rivera and last year’s Celebrity of the Year in fourth place, with 122,262 votes. Completing five nominees is Megan Young who came in fifth with 26,508 votes.
Chiu, fresh from her role in Bride for Rent, which was named as this year’s Movie of the Year, also took home the Actress of the Year Award.
Kim also accepted for the second year in a row the Fan Club of the Year trophy for KimXi, the official fan club of her love team with Xian Lim, while their blockbuster hit “Bride for Rent” clinched the Movie the Year award.
Furthermore Coco Martin, Chiu’s co-star in Ikaw Lamang, this year’s Best Teleserye, set a Yahoo Celebrity Awards record by winning Actor of the Year, two years in a row. Also from the same award-winning teleserye, Jake Cuenca received the Male Kontrabida award with 137,068 votes and the multi-talented Jennylyn Mercado received the Female Kontrabida award with 399,369 votes for her role in the teleserye, Rhodora X.
In the brand new category, Celebrity Couple, Bea Binene and Jake Vargas won the award with 272,406 votes and Celebrity Family was awarded to the Padilla Family, proving that performing and entertaining runs in the family as they received 238,905 votes.
The first ever Yahoo Celebrity Awards Social Media Star was received by Vice Ganda, who loves to engage with his 4 million followers on Twitter. His onscreen tandem with “It’s Showtime” co-host Karylle called “ViceRylle” was voted Love Team of the Year.
The fan-voted awards show also hailed Kris Aquino as the Female TV Host of the Year, Vhong Navarro as the Male TV Host of the Year, Julia Barretto as the Female Emerging Star, JC de Vera as the Male Emerging Star for, and Andrea Brillantes as the Child Star of the Year.
“The Voice Kids” coaches Sarah Geronimo and Bamboo, meanwhile, were awarded Female and Male Performers of the Year, while volleyball star and ABS-CBN Sports + Action’s “Team U” host Gretchen Ho and MOR 101.9’s DJ Chacha bagged the Female Hothlete of the Year and Female DJ of the Year awards, respectively.
ABS-CBN’s flagship newscast “TV Patrol,” anchored by Kabayan Noli De Castro, Korina Sanchez, and Ted Failon, once again topped the poll for News Program of the Year.
Record number of votes
True to its theme, “Powered By You,” the awards inspired millions to vote for their favorite local celebrities. The Awards drew a whopping 17.5 million fan votes, recording the highest number of votes in its four-year history.
This record voting led up to the grand finale of the Yahoo Celebrity Awards at the Mall of Asia Arena. Yahoo rolled out the purple carpet for a night with VIPs, celebrities, media personalities, and of course for the real stars of the evening – the fans! The Arena was filled with thousands of fans who brought in electrifying energy into the event.
Kate Delos Reyes, Yahoo Philippines Country Manager and Country Editor, commented during the awards night, “Yahoo connects users to what matters most to them. The Yahoo Celebrity Awards in the Philippines has brought fans closer to their favorite celebrities, giving them a platform to express their love. The incredible response and record-breaking number of votes say it all! A big thank you to all the fans who powered the 2014 Yahoo Celebrity Awards – you inspire us to do better year after year. At Yahoo, we continue to focus on making content and experiences even more exciting for you.”
Nitin Mathur, Senior Director, Marketing, Yahoo Asia Pacific, added, “The excitement in the air tonight is infectious and the energy of Filipino fans is simply unparalleled. I had witnessed this awesome energy even during the Yahoo on the Road bus tour to college campuses. Truly, Pinoy fans are incredible!”
The Yahoo Celebrity Awards is supported by the Philippines’ biggest brands, including McDonald’s, KakaoTalk, PLDT HOME Bro Ultera, JAG Jeans, Emperador Light, Jack & Jill Piattos and Pond’s.
