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By: Jill Sergeant

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Harry Potter" cast a spell at the People's Choice awards on Wednesday on a night that also saw big wins for singer Katy Perry at the start of the Hollywood awards season.
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" -- the last installment of the hit movie franchise about the British boy wizard -- won four awards, including best movie and favorite ensemble cast.

Perry won five trophies, including best female music artist, favorite song for "E.T." and favorite tour headliner. But the perky "Firework" pop star pulled out of Wednesday's live TV ceremony at short notice, following her split with British comedian Russell Brand two weeks ago after 14 months of marriage.
The People's Choice is the earliest of Hollywood's glittering annual awards shows. But unlike the Oscars or the Golden Globes, the People's Choice winners are determined by fans and provide few insights to the likely winners of the movie industry's highest honors in February.

The "Harry Potter" stars did not make the trip from Britain to the awards show in Los Angeles so none of their wins were announced on the two-hour televised ceremony.
Female romp "Bridesmaids" won best comedy movie and Johnny Depp picked up the best actor award.
Emma Stone, 23, took the trophies for both movie actress and favorite comedy actress for her roles in civil rights era film "The Help" and "Crazy, Stupid, Love."
"I moved to LA eight years ago this week with my mom and it is so insane to be standing up here right now," Stone told the audience.

LIST OF WINNERS

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by: Monching Jaramillo; Demai Sunio-Granali / Text by Erwin Santiago

Humakot ng awards ang Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story sa Gabi ng Parangal ng 37th Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) na ginanap sa Resorts World Manila Performing Arts Theater sa Pasay City kagabi, December 28.

Labing-isang tropeyo ang napanalunan ng Asiong Salonga.

Kabilang dito ang Best Picture, Best Screenplay para kina Roy Iglesias at Ray Venura, Gatpuno Villegas Cultural Award, Best Supporting Actor para kay John Regala, at Best Director.

Naging interesante ang pagwawagi ng Best Director ng Asiong Salonga dahil ipinatanggal ni Tikoy Aguiluz ang kanyang pangalan bilang direktor ng naturang pelikula.

Lumikha ng kontrobersiya ang biopic na ito dahil sa alitan sa pagitan ni Direk Tikoy at ng bida ng pelikulang si Governor Jeorge "ER" Ejercito at ng mga producer ng pelikula.

Ito ay nag-ugat sa pagre-reedit at pagre-reshoot ng mga eksena nang walang pahinutulot ni Direk Tikoy. Rason ni Governor ER, mabagal ang pacing ng unang bersiyon ng pelikula.

Dahil dito ay hiniling ni Direk Tikoy na ipatanggal ang kanyang pangalan sa credits ng pelikula, kasama na ang promotional materials nito.

Ayon kay Direk Tikoy, hindi na masasabing pelikula niya ang Asiong Salonga dahil sa mga pagbabagong ginawa rito nang hindi niya nalalaman at hindi niya pinahintulutan.