Bernal also won the CMMA Best Director Award (1983), the Bronze Hugo Award in the Chicago International Film Festival (1983) for the movie Himala.
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Noted for his melodramas, particularly with feminist and moral issues, two of his films City After Dark (1980) and Himala (1982), are often cited as one of the greatest Filipino films of all time.
Himala |
ECP's Himala captured nine awards in the 1982 Metro Manila Film Festival--- Best Picture, Best Actress (Nora Aunor), Best Supporting Actor (Spanky Manikan), Best Supporting Actress (Gigi Duenas), Best Director (Ishmael Bernal), Best Cinematography (Sergio Lobo), Best Art Direction (Racquel Villavicencio), Best Sound Engineering (Rolly Ruta) and Best Editing (Ike Jarlego, Jr.).