8th USTv Students’ Choice Awards (2012) - List of Winners

Winners of the 8th USTv Students’ Choice Awards (2012) have been revealed Thursday night, February 16, 2012 during the awarding ceremony held at the UST Medicine Auditorium.


ABS-CBN received 19 out of 30 trophies in this year's USTv Students’ Choice Awards with the theme “Promoting Positive Values in Pop Culture on Television”.

Here is the complete list of winners for the 8th USTv Awards:

Best Full Animated Program - Spongebob Squarepants (ABS-CBN)
Best Foreign Soap Opera - My Girlfriend is a Gumiho (ABS-CBN)
Best Documentary Program - I-Witness (GMA)
Best Magazine Show - Kapuso Mo Jessica Soho (GMA)
Best Game Show - Who Wants to be a Millionaire (TV5)
Best Reality Show - Showtime (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Educational Program - Matanglawin (ABS-CBN)
Best Local Music Video - Walang Natira (Gloc 9 feat. Sheng Belmonte)
Best Local Video Artist - Sarah Geronimo (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Gag Show - Bubble Gang (GMA 7)
Best Variety Show - Eat Bulaga (GMA 7)
Best Talk Variety Program - Gandang Gabi Vice (ABS-CBN)
Best Value Laden Theme/Storyline TV Advertisement - Lucky Me (Tunay na Lalaki)
Best Sports Show - Sports Unlimited (ABS-CBN)
Best Male News and Current Affairs Host - Anthony Taberna (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Female News and Current Affairs Host - Jessica Soho (GMA News TV)
Best Public Affairs Talk Show - The Bottomline with Boy Abunda (ABS-CBN)
Best Local News and Current Affairs Program - 24 Oras (GMA 7)
Best Public Service Program - Wish Ko Lang (GMA 7)
Best Music Channel - MYX (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Entertainment News Program - The Buzz (ABS-CBN)
Best Reality TV Program - Showtime (ABS-CBN)
Best Daily Local Soap Opera - 100 Days to Heaven (ABS-CBN)
Best Drama Program - Maalaala Mo Kaya (ABS-CBN)
Best Situational Comedy - Pepito Manoloto (GMA 7)
Best Daily Local Soap Opera - 100 Days to Heaven (ABS-CBN 2)
Special Citation on a Catholic Program - 100 Days to Heaven (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Supporting Actress in a Daily Local Soap Opera - Jodi Sta. Maria for “100 Days to Heaven” (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Supporting Actor in a Daily Local Soap Opera - Jhong Hilario for “Mara Clara” (ABS-CBN 2)
Best Actress in a Daily Local Soap Opera - Xyriel Manabat for “100 Days to Heaven” (ABS-CBN)
Best Actor in a Daily Local Soap Opera - Coco Martin for “Minsan Lang Kita Iibigin” (ABS-CBN)
Special Citation Catholic Program - Banal (ABS-CBN)

The USTv Students’ Choice Awards is an annual awarding ceremony that recognizes excellence and Christian values in local television programs and personalities. Awards are based on students’ preferences survey that accounts for Catholic and humanist values.