TheEDDYSorThe Entertainment Editors' Choice is an annual film event in the Philippines that honors craftsmen, actors, writers, directors, workers, and producers in the Philippine film industry.[1]
The awards are given by the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd), whose members are the entertainment editors of national broadsheets and top tabloids in the Philippines. The group was established in 2015.[2]
The inaugural The EDDYS was staged on July 8, 2017 at the Kia Theatre (now New Frontier Theatre) and was telecast on ABS-CBN. It was hosted by father and son Edu Manzano and Luis Manzano.[3]
In 2018, The EDDYS collaborated with Globe Studios as major presenter while the awards night was produced by FM station, Wish 107.5. For the first time, The EDDYS staged a Nominees Night on June 3, 2018 at Valencia Events Place in Quezon City. It was co-sponsored by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP), headed by Chairman Liza Diño.[4]
The 2nd EDDYS was held at Theatre at Solaire in Parañaque City on July 9, 2018.[5] The show was directed by Paolo Valenciano and was hosted by siblings Ruffa Gutierrez and Raymond Gutierrez.
The third edition of the annual awards was held on July 14, 2019 at the New Frontier Theatre in Cubao Quezon City. The awarding ceremonies was telecast on Colours Channel. It was hosted by broadcast journalist and Rated K host Korina Sanchez with Lourd de Veyra as segment host.
In its 4th edition, EDDYS was supposed to introduce four additional categories to include local films that first premiered on streaming services like Netflix, iflix, iWant, and HOOQ. Due to COVID-19 pandemic, the awards night, which was slated on July 5 and to be hosted by Boy Abunda, was cancelled.[6]
SPEEd (Society of the Philippine Entertainment Editors), the organization behind the annual The EDDYS, is made up of entertainment editors of newspapers and tabloid circulated daily nationwide. The non-profit organization was established in 2015 initially as a social club.[7]
The organization was Initially formed as a social group led by its founding president, Manila Standard's former entertainment editor, the late Isah V. Red. He was succeeded by Manila Bulletin's Jojo Panaligan (2018) and then by People's Tonight's Ian Fariñas (2019).
The Nominees Night, which is one of the most anticipated run-ups to the main event celebrates the creatives, talented artists, and film workers who are nominated in The EDDYS. The first and second edition was in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP).[9]
Prior to the awarding ceremony for the 2nd EDDYS, cinematography, acting, scriptwriting, and sound design workshops were held in partnership with FDCP. Two best film nominees (TBA's Birdshot and T-Rex Entertainment's Deadma Walking) were also screened at FDCP's Cinematheque Center Manila. The free film showing was in line with Globe Studio's #playitright anti-piracy campaign.[10]
The 2020 Entertainment Editors’ Choice (Eddys) was cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic.The Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd), the group which hands out the movie awards, released a statement in April announcing their decision to forgo The Eddys 2020.[17]
The Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors, in partnership with the Film Development Council of the Philippines, held the first virtual edition of The EDDYS on April 4, 2021. The awards night, which streamed live on various platforms (Facebook via Manila Standard, The Daily Tribune, and SPEEd pages; FDCPchannel.ph; and on Nickie Wang's YouTube channel VERY WANG) was hosted by Robi Domingo and directed by Ice Seguerra. Among the presenters were FDCP's Liza Dino, actor Dingdong Dantes, and Star for All Seasons Vilma Santos-Recto.[18]
Apart from the annual awards show, the group behind The EDDYS also organizes events to give back to the community. SPEEd marked the founding of the organization with an outreach activity at the Anawim Home for the Abandoned and Rejected Elderlies in Barangay San Isidro in Rodriguez, Rizal.[25] In its effort to advance entertainment journalism in the Philippines, SPEEd currently supports a Communication Arts student as the group's first scholar.[26]
