1982Nominee
Best Director
An Affair
Ishmael Bernal
Actor · Director · Writer
Manila, Philippines
September 30, 1938
Biography
Ishmael Bernal (September 30, 1938 – June 2, 1996) was a Filipino film, stage and television director, actor and screenwriter. Noted for melodramas with feminist and moral themes, he directed many landmark Filipino films such as Pagdating sa Dulo (1971), Nunal sa Tubig (1976), Manila by Night (1980), Himala (1982), and Working Girls (1984). Bernal was declared a National Artist of the Philippines in 2001.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1982Winner
Best Director
Miracle
1980Nominee
Best Director
Manila by Night
Career Highlights
1984Highlight
Best Director
Working Girls
1994Highlight
Best Director
Wating
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Miracle
Manila by Night
Working Girls