Television in the Philippines became the first national Philippine television network to broadcast in high-definition on cable. In 2018, GMA Network also launched its own digital set-top box service under the generic name "digibox". Television in the Philippines Television in the Philippines was introduced in 1953. But even before that, during the late 1940s, a number of academic experiments had been done and replicated by Filipino engineers and students. From 1975 to 1978, the Sinag Awards were given by the Philippine Academy for Television Arts and Sciences (PATAS). On the other hand, the Star Awards for Television is the oldest existing television awards in
83rd Academy Awards Leo's respective wins in the Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress categories, "The Fighter" became the first film since 1986's "Hannah and Her Sisters" to win both supporting acting categories. Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double-dagger (). The Academy held its Second Annual Governors Awards ceremony on November 13, 2010, during which the following awards were presented. The following 14 films received multiple nominations: The following six films received multiple awards: The following individuals presented awards or performed musical numbers. In June 2010, the AMPAS hired Oscar-winning producer Bruce Cohen and veteran television