Awit Award

The Awit Awards are music awards in the Philippines given annually by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) to recognize the outstanding achievements in the music industry. The word "Awit" means "song" literally in Tagalog.

Awit Awards
32nd Awit Awards
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the music industry
CountryPhilippines
Presented byPhilippine Association of the Record Industry
First awarded1969
Websitehttp://www.awitawards.com.ph

The first awards were given in 1969 at a ceremony in Makati. After three awards ceremonies were held, the Awit Awards were discontinued in 1972. In 1988, PARI brought back the awards and today, the organization still handles these awards.

History

The idea for Awit Awards was conceived by Oskar "Oskee" Salazar, the Billboard correspondent for the Philippines at that time, in late 1968.[1] The first awards ceremony was held on March 23, 1969 that took place in Makati. It was organized by the Awit Awards Executive Committee, which composed of representatives from different record companies, with Salazar as their chairman. Winners were voted by a jury composed of 15 people which were selected by the Awit Awards Executive Committee. The jurors were chosen by their jobs in the music industry such as a record retailer, jukebox operator, entertainment/music writer or a radio station program director.[2]

Days before the second awards, they decided to create a formal academy called the Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (PARAS), replacing the Awit Awards Executive Committee. The academy was headed by Danny Villanueva, the outgoing president of the Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS), as the chairman alongside Salazar as the co-chairman. It was composed of 75 members.[3] The second awards was held in July 1970 while the third happened in June 1971.[4] These two ceremonies were administered by the academy. From 1972 until 1987, no Awit Awards ceremonies were held.

In 1988, the Philippine Association of the Record Industry resurrected the Awit Awards. Instead of following the previous numbering pattern, they decided to call the 1988 awards as the 1st Awit Awards. This pattern continued until now.

Nomination process

Any recording company which is a member of the PARI can submit entries for Awit Awards. A non-member recording company can qualify if it has a business arrangement with a PARI member such as licensing, distributing and marketing. The entries that could be submitted are based on the eligibility period when the music was released. The eligibility period is always from January 1 to December 31 of the previous year. Nominations may only be awarded to any person with Filipino heritage, resident or non-resident of the Philippines. Foreigners must show documents certifying their Filipino heritage.[5]

All entries would be then screened by judges. The jury comprises radio personnel, entertainment journalists, television personalities, composers, brand/marketing professionals and musicians. For the technical achievement categories, judges could either be a sound/vocal/musical engineer, television commercial producer, film director or someone from the media. The judges would vote on all entries and the five highest scoring entries would become the nominees for each category.[6] A category could have more than 5 nominees if there's a tie.[5]

Nominees in each category would go through another voting round with the highest scoring finalists would be then declare as the winners in the awards night.[6]

Currently, the ballots are audited by the Isla Lipana & Co., a Philippine member firm of the PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Ceremonies
Position Date Venue Town/City Host(s)
Presented by: the Awit Awards Executive Committee and the Philippine Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
1stMarch 23, 1969—Makati—
2ndJuly 16, 1970———
3rdJune 1971Manila HotelManila—
Presented by: the Philippine Association of the Record Industry
1stDecember 5, 1988———
2nd————
3rdJune 29, 1991Metropolitan TheaterManilaJose Mari Chan & Sharon Cuneta
4th
5th————
6thJune 26, 1993Philippine International Convention CenterPasay—
7thJune 25, 1994—
8thJune 17, 1995University of the Philippines TheaterQuezon City—
9thJune 14, 1996Meralco TheaterPasig—
10thSeptember 19, 1997AFP TheaterQuezon CityFrancis Magalona
11thJune 26, 1998University of the Philippines TheaterDingdong Avanzado & Geneva Cruz
12thNovember 23, 1999AFP Theater—
13thNovember 8, 2000Ryan Cayabyab, Kuh Ledesma & Martin Nievera
14thOctober 11, 2001—
15thSeptember 19, 2002Rachel Alejandro, Franco Laurel, Roselle Nava & Randy Santiago
16thOctober 16, 2003—
17thSeptember 9, 2004NBC TentTaguigKarel Marquez, Sarah Meier, KC Montero & Iya Villania
18thMay 26, 2005AFP TheaterQuezon CityKC Montero
19thJune 15, 2006PAGCOR Grand TheaterParañaque—
20thAugust 8, 2007NBC TentTaguigChristian Bautista, Toni Gonzaga & Mo Twister
21stNovember 26, 2008Eastwood Central PlazaQuezon CityChristian Bautista & Nikki Gil
22ndDecember 7, 2009Filoil Flying V ArenaSan JuanEugene Domingo & Piolo Pascual
23rdSeptember 30, 2010SM Mall of AsiaPasayTutti Caringal, Yeng Constantino & Karylle
24thDecember 12, 2011Music MuseumSan JuanBilly Crawford & Nikki Gil
25thNovember 27, 2012GloriettaMakatiDenise Laurel, Krista Kleiner, Anthony Semerad & David Semerad
26thDecember 11, 2013Sequoia HotelQuezon City—
27thDecember 12, 2014Newport Performing Arts TheaterPasayMarion Aunor & Josh Padilla
28thDecember 9, 2015Music MuseumSan JuanChristian Bautista, Yeng Constantino & Karylle
29thDecember 7, 2016Tippy Dos Santos & Matteo Guidicelli
30thNovember 26, 2017Kia TheatreQuezon CityTippy Dos Santos & Donny Pangilinan
31stOctober 14, 2018Kia TheatreQuezon CityJay-R and DJ Lexy Angeles
32ndOctober 10, 2019Kia TheatreQuezon CityThe Wishfuls, Rhea Basco, Bradz and Plethora

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References
  1. Philippine Gala to Bow Awit Awards. Billboard. November 23, 1968. p. 70. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  2. Awit Adds to Award List to Push Music. Billboard. March 15, 1969. p. 63. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  3. PARAS Acad. Is Founded. Billboard. July 11, 1970. p. 71. Retrieved October 20, 2012.
  4. Academy Revamp Delays Philippine AWIT Awards. Billboard. June 5, 1971. p. 48. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  5. "General Rules and Regulations for the Awit Awards". Philippine Association of the Record Industry. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  6. "Frequently Asked Questions". Philippine Association of the Record Industry. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  7. "Awit Awards List of Winners". Archived from the original on March 5, 2017.
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