 The film receives a total of twelve awards including the major awards such as Best Picture, Best Actor for Eddie Garcia, Best Actress for Ara Mina, Best Supporting Actress for Kris Aquino, and Best Director for Joel Lamangan among others.The film is also the recipient of the Gatpuno Antonio J. Villegas Cultural Awards.There are two batches of films in competition, the first batch was shown from December 25, while the second batch was shown on January 1, 2003.