Nadine Lustre hailed as FAMAS’ best actress

Congratulations again to the #MultimediaPrincess @nadine for bagging the FAMAS 2019 Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role #NeverNotLoveYou 👏👏👏 (Photo: vivaartistsagency/Instagram)

Another feather is added to Nadine Lustre’s cap after she was named as the Best Actress at the 67th Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards for her outstanding performance in her movie “Never Not Love You.”

Wearing a dazzling dress with sparkly details, the young actress received the award herself during the awarding ceremony held at the Meralco Theater on Sunday, April 28.

“Oh my God, hindi ko po alam kung anong nararamdaman ko ngayon (I do not know what to feel right now). Mixed emotions po,” Nadine said as she faced the crowd while holding her trophy.

In her acceptance speech, an emotional Nadine shared her experience of having to go through a rough patch when she was filming “Never Not Love You,” admitting that she had thought of backing out from it even before the production begins.

“October 2017 po kasi mayroong malaking bagyo na dumating sa buhay ko and sobrang malaking damage rin po ‘yung ginawa nito sa’kin (there was a big storm that came into my life and it damaged me greatly),” she said, continuing, “Palagi ko pong iniisip kung itutuloy ko kasi nararamdaman ko na baka ma-disappoint ko lang po sina direk Tonette [Antoinette Jadaone] and sina Boss Vic [Vicente del Rosario, Jr.] (I always think whether I will continue this or not because I feel that I may disappoint director Tonette and Boss Vic).”

Nadine went on saying, “Pero ‘yung reason po kasi talaga kung bakit sobrang proud and sobrang unforgettable po nitong pelikula na ito para sa akin is kahit po nandoon po ako sa lowest point ko, naitawid ko po ‘yung pelikula with flying colors (But the reason why I’m so proud of it and why it is so unforgettable for me is that even though I’m at my lowest point, I was able to do this movie with flying colors).”

She then thanked the staff of “Never Not Love You,” her VIVA family, and everyone who supported her including her family and friends who has always been there for her. She, of course, did not forget to acknowledge her reel-to-real-life boyfriend, James Reid, who was also her leading man in the film.

“And of course, kay James na parati akong pinu-push to (to James who always pushing me to) give my very best and sinisigurado po na naaalala ko na (making sure I remember that) I am bigger and stronger than any storm that will come my way. Para po ito sa kanila ang award na ito (This award is for them),” she said.

The 2018 romantic drama film directed by Director Antoinette features the story of seemingly opposite persons who fall in love with one another. Nadine, in the film, played the role of Joanne who is a career-driven woman, while James portrayed Gio, a free-spirited tattoo artist, whose goal in life is simply to be happy. Destiny tested their relationship when Gio got a job offer in London.

The movie’s director took to Instagram on Monday, April 29, to congratulate Nadine for bagging the Best Actress Award.

Tagging the actress on her caption, Antoinette wrote, “WAHHHHH OMG!!! @nadine Lustre, cafe assistant 💁🏽‍♀️ brand manager 💁🏽‍♀️ now a FAMAS Best Actress Awardee. Congrats, Leah, Iris, and my favorite of our collabs, Joanne!!!”

“Huhu ang saya (I’m so happy)!!!!!!!!! Hindi sinasabing ako ang nanalo pero parang ganun na nga (I’m not saying that I won, but it feels like it). 🙂 (PS. @james! Gio!!! Ikaw rin naman (you too)!!!),” she further said, this time, tagging James.

This was not the first project Antoinette had with Nadine and James, popularly known as JaDine. Prior to the said movie, the filmmaker already worked with the couple in the 2015 romantic-comedy television series “On The Wings of Love” and the 2016 romantic dramedy film “Till I Met You.”