Dennis Trillo, Jodi Sta. Maria win at 2025 Asian Academy Creative Awards
It's another proud Pinoy moment as Dennis Trillo, Jodi Sta. Maria, and Saving Grace won at this year's Asian Academy Creative Awards!
Presented every December as part of the Singapore Media Festival, the award-giving body honored Trillo with the Best Actor in a Leading Role award for his work in the prison drama film Green Bones.
The film, which was released as an official entry of GMA Pictures to the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival, saw the actor portraying a criminal accused of murdering his own sister and niece.
Trillo managed to beat 11 other international actors, including Jacob Elordi for The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Park Bo-gum for When Life Gives You Tangerines.
In an Instagram post, the actor expressed his gratitude for the recognition.
"PANALO ang Pilipinas! panalo ang PILIPINO. Truly grateful for this Asian Academy Creative Awards. Thank you very much," he wrote.
The drama television series Saving Grace also won Best Adaptation of an Existing Format (Scripted). Led by Julia Montes, Zia Grace, and Sharon Cuneta, the show tells the story of an elementary school teacher who kidnaps a student in order to save her from the abuse of her parents.
Trillo and Saving Grace emerged as the only Philippine entries in the Grand Final Winners.
For the National Winners, Sta. Maria won the Best Actress in a Leading Role category for her work in the psychological horror film Untold. The grand winner was Yuriyan Retriever for The Queen of Villains.
Below is the full list of the Grand Winners:
- Best Children's Programme - Super Guardians: Polar Rescue (Korea)
- Best Animation - My Melody & Kuromi (Japan)
- Best Short Form (Non-Scripted) - Diablo: Father Antonio Beyond The Veil (Singapore)
- Best Short Form (Scripted) - The Lines in My Head (Hong Kong SAR)
- Best Branded Programme - Monumental Macao (Singapore)
- Best Promo or Trailer - Never Too Late (Hong Kong SAR)
- Best Documentary Programme (one-off) - Unbreakable: The Jelena Dokic Story (Australia)
- Best News Programme - Cracking the Case: New Testimonies and Evidence in the Setagaya Family Murder (Japan)
- Best Adaptation of an Existing Format (Non-Scripted) - The Traitors Season 1 (India)
- Best Original Production by a Streamer (Non-Fiction) - It’s OK to Feel Bad (Chinese Mainland)
- Best Documentary History - Hiroshima’s Tower of Life (Japan)
- Best Cinematography (Non-Fiction) - Jam Yau for Monumental Macao (Hong Kong SAR)
- Best Direction (Non-Fiction) - Rowena Loh for Karikal Mahal: A Silent Witness (Singapore)
- Best Infotainment Programme - Tech for Good: Robotics Inspired by Nature (Korea)
- Best Game or Quiz Programme - SME S.W.A.T. (Malaysia)
- Best Editing - Tanya Chhabria for Black Warrant (India)
- Best Adaptation of an Existing Format (Scripted) - Saving Grace (Philippines)
- Best Cinematography (Fiction) - Pei Ji-wei for Black Tide Island (Taiwan)
- Best Lifestyle Programme - Tokyo by Night (Japan)
- Best Factual Presenter - Amish Tripathi for Legends of Shiva with Amish (India)
- Best Documentary Series - Addicted – The Synthetic Curse (Singapore)
- Best Original Production by a Streamer (Fiction) - Study Group (Korea)
- Best Music Or Dance Programme - Singer 2025 (Chinese Mainland)
- Best Sound - Kunal Sharma for Black Warrant (India)
- Best Single Drama/Telemovie/Anthology Episode - Granny Must Die (Taiwan)
- Best General Entertainment Programme - 2024 MAMA Awards (Korea)
- Best Theme Song or Title Theme - Bebas by Andy Gan, Afrah Athasha, Zalelo for Korban Part 2 (Singapore)
- Best Entertainment Host - Karan Johar for The Traitors (India)
- Best Non-Scripted Entertainment - Muster Dogs Series 3 (Australia)
- Best Comedy Programme - Head Over Heels (Korea)
- Best Screenplay - Tanida Hantawee-watana, Vasudhorn Piyaromna, Pattanarad Bhiboonsawade for Mad Unicorn (Thailand)
- Best Visual Or Special VFX in a TV Series Or Feature Film - Moonshine Studio for Black Tide Island (Taiwan)
- Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Hisyam Hamid for Memori (Malaysia)
- Best Actor/Actress in a Comedy Role - Jinny Ng for Battle Of Marriage (Hong Kong SAR)
- Best Direction (Fiction) - Kazuya Shiraishi for The Queen of Villains (Japan)
- Best Feature Film - MuMu (Chinese Mainland)
- Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Ivory Chia for Emerald Hill - The Little Nyona Story (Singapore)
- Best Actor in a Leading Role - Dennis Trillo for Green Bones (Philippines)
- Best Actress in a Leading Role - Yuriyan Retriever for The Queen of Villains (Japan)
- Best Drama Series - Strange Tales of Tang Dynasty: To The West (Chinese Mainland)
