{"id":2085238,"date":"2025-10-12T04:39:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T04:39:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2085238"},"modified":"2025-10-12T04:39:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T04:39:34","slug":"will-ashley-wins-best-supporting-actor-for-balota-at-manila-film-critics-circle-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/will-ashley-wins-best-supporting-actor-for-balota-at-manila-film-critics-circle-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Will Ashley wins Best Supporting Actor for &#8216;Balota&#8217; at Manila Film Critics Circle Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>        <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/showbiznews\/\"><br \/>\n             <i class=\"fa fa-arrow-left\"\/> Showbiz News<br \/>\n        <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/aphrodite.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/articles\/856_480_8_-20251012121412.jpg\" width=\"856\" height=\"481\" alt=\"Will Ashley Best Supporting Actor at Manila Film Critics Circle Awards\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<h2\/>\n                        <br \/>\n            Congratulations to Will Ashley for winning the Best Supporting Actor at the Manila Film Critics Circle Awards.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/the-cast-of-balota-meet-at-its-story-conference\/20354\/275494\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i>Balota<\/i><\/a>, directed by Kip Oebanda, bagged multiple recognitions at the Manila Film Critics Circle Awards.<\/p>\n<p>These include Best Actress for Kapuso Primetime Queen <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/marian-rivera-thankful-sa-success-ng-balota\/22041\/300641\/\" target=\"_blank\">Marian Rivera<\/a> and Best Supporting Actor for Sparkle star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/photos\/will-ashleys-transformation-over-the-years\/24068\/\" target=\"_blank\">Will Ashley.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Will earned the award for his commendable performance in <i>Balota<\/i>, in which he portrayed the role of Enzo, the son of Teacher Emmy [Marian Rivera].<\/p>\n<p>Aside from this, the movie bagged the Best Picture and Best Original Story awards.<\/p>\n<p><i>Balota <\/i>is a 2024 Philippine political thriller film and a Cinemalaya entry, highlighting the story of the sanctity and integrity of elections.<\/p>\n<p>It was co-produced by GMA Pictures and GMA Entertainment Group.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Will previously starred in GMA and ABS-CBN&#8217;s collaboration project <i>Pinoy Big Brother Celebrity Collab Edition. <\/i>He ended his journey in Big Brother&#8217;s house as the second big placer alongside his final duo, Ralph De Leon.<\/p>\n<p><b style=\"font-weight:700;\">RELATED CONTENT: Marian Rivera, Balota cast, other celebrities grace the film&#8217;s gala night <\/b><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\" ent-ephotos-embed \" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"800px\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/entertainment\/showbiznews\/news\/21187\/marian-rivera-balota-cast-other-celebrities-grace-the-films-gala-night\/photo?embed#ga=false\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.gmanetwork.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showbiz News Congratulations to Will Ashley for winning the Best Supporting Actor at the Manila Film Critics Circle Awards. Balota, directed by Kip Oebanda, bagged multiple recognitions at the Manila Film Critics Circle Awards. These include Best Actress for Kapuso Primetime Queen Marian Rivera and Best Supporting Actor for Sparkle star Will Ashley. 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