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Awit Awards

Current: 34th Awit Awards

Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the music industry

Country Philippines

Presented by Philippine Association of the Record Industry

First awarded March 23, 1969; 53 years ago

Website awitawards.com.ph

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 Filipino.
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.

Most recent Awit Award winners

← 2020 Best music in 2020-21
Award Album of the Record of the
Year Year
Winner Leanne & Ben&Ben
Naara ("Di Ka
(Daybreak) Sayang")
Award Song of the Music Video of
Year the Year
Winner Moira Dela "Dila"
Torre Zild Benitez
("Paubaya")

Previous Album of the Album of the Year

Year
Daybreak
ClapClapClap!
 Contents

 1History
 2Nomination process
 3Ceremonies
o 3.11969-1971
o 3.21988-1999
o 3.32000s
o 3.42010s
o 3.52020s
 4Categories
o 4.1Performance Awards
o 4.2Creativity Awards
o 4.3Technical Achievement Awards
o 4.4Digital Awards
o 4.5People's Choice Awards
o 4.6Special Awards
 5See also
 6References
 7External links

History[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
1969-1971[edit]
Presented by the Awit Awards Executive Committee and the Philippine Academy
of Recording Arts and Sciences

Position Date Venue Town/City Host(s)

March 23,
1st — Makati —
1969

2nd July 16, 1970 — — —

3rd June 1971 Manila Hotel Manila —

1988-1999[edit]
Presented by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry
 Positio
Date Venue Town/City Host(s)
n

December 5,
1st — — —
1988

2nd — — — —

3rd
Jose Mari Chan & Sharon
June 29, 1991 Metropolitan Theater Manila
Cuneta
4th

5th — — — —

6th June 26, 1993 —

Philippine International
Pasay
Convention Center
7th June 25, 1994 —

University of the Philippines Quezon

8th June 17, 1995 —
Theater City

9th June 14, 1996 Meralco Theater Pasig —

September 19,
10th AFP Theater Francis Magalona
1997

University of the Philippines Quezon Dingdong

11th June 26, 1998
Theater City Avanzado & Geneva Cruz

November 23,
12th AFP Theater —
1999

2000s[edit]
 Positio
Date Venue Town/City Host(s)
n

November 8, Ryan Cayabyab, Kuh Ledesma & Martin

13th
2000 Nievera

October 11,
14th —
2001
Quezon
AFP Theater
City
September 19, Rachel Alejandro, Franco Laurel, Roselle
15th
2002 Nava & Randy Santiago

October 16,
16th —
2003

September 9, Karel Marquez, Sarah Meier, KC

17th NBC Tent Taguig
2004 Montero & Iya Villania

Quezon
18th May 26, 2005 AFP Theater KC Montero
City

PAGCOR Grand
19th June 15, 2006 Parañaque —
Theater

Christian Bautista, Toni Gonzaga & Mo

20th August 8, 2007 NBC Tent Taguig
Twister

November 26, Eastwood Central Quezon

21st Christian Bautista & Nikki Gil
2008 Plaza City

December 7, Filoil Flying V

22nd San Juan Eugene Domingo & Piolo Pascual
2009 Arena

2010s[edit]
Positio Date Venue Town/City Host(s)
 n

September 30, Tutti Caringal, Yeng

23rd SM Mall of Asia Pasay
2010 Constantino & Karylle

December 12,
24th Music Museum San Juan Billy Crawford & Nikki Gil
2011

November 27, Denise Laurel, Krista Kleiner, Anthony

25th Glorietta Makati
2012 Semerad & David Semerad

December 11, Quezon

26th Sequoia Hotel —
2013 City

December 12, Newport Performing

27th Pasay Marion Aunor & Josh Padilla
2014 Arts Theater

December 9, Christian Bautista, Yeng

28th
2015 Constantino & Karylle
Music Museum San Juan
December 7,
29th Tippy Dos Santos & Matteo Guidicelli
2016

November 26,
30th Kia Theater Tippy Dos Santos & Donny Pangilinan
2017

October 14, Quezon

31st Jay-R and DJ Lexy Angeles
2018 City
New Frontier
Theater
October 10, The Wishfuls, Rhea Basco, Bradz and
32nd
2019 Plethora

2020s[edit]
 Positio
Date Venue Town/City Host(s)
n

33rd August 29, 2020 Sam Cruz & Paolo Sandejas

No venue due to COVID-19
pandemic
34th November 29, 2021 —

35th TBD TBD

Categories[edit]
Performance Awards[edit]

 Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist

 Best Performance by a Male Recording Artist
 Best Performance by a Group Recording Artists
 Best Performance by a New Female Recording Artist
 Best Performance by a New Male Recording Artist
 Best Performance by a New Group Recording Artists
 Best Performance by a Child/Children Recording Artist/s
 Best Collaboration
Creativity Awards[edit]

 Album of the Year

 Song of the Year
 Best Selling Album of the Year
 Best Ballad Recording
 Best Rock/Alternative Recording
 Best World Music Recording
 Best Novelty Recording
 Best Dance Recording
 Best Inspirational/Religious Recording
 Best Christmas Recording
 Best Rap Recording
 Best Jazz Recording
 Best R&B Recording
 Best Regional Recording
 Best Song Written for Movie/TV/Stage Play

See also[edit]
  Philippine Association of the Record Industry
 Awit Awards List of Winners[7]

References[edit]
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. ^ Jump up to:a b "General Rules and Regulations for the Awit Awards".  Philippine Association
of the Record Industry. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
6. ^ Jump up to:a b "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.