John Lloyd Cruz misses Movie Actor of the Year from PMPC because of Ruffa Gutierrez?
John Lloyd’s absence at the awarding ceremony of Movie Actor of the Year trophy from the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC) fueled talk that he was avoiding Ruffa Gutierrez, one of the hosts that night. The two were romantically linked, but they have maintained that they are simply friends.
When a group of entertainment writers ribbed Ruffa about Lloydie’s no show at the Star Awards a day after it was held, Ruffa said, “Alam mo, mahirap naman for me to presume that. Mahirap naman for me to presume anything. You know, ang sinabi ng tumanggap ng award, may sakit siya. I don’t think there’s an issue naman, e. I was there because I was doing my job.”
John Lloyd Cruz won the Movie Actor of the Year that night for his role as a gay man in “In My Life.” It was the first time he was nominated by the PMPC Star Awards for Movies in the category.
“In My Life” romped away with the major awards that evening, including Movie Actress of the Year for Vilma Santos and Movie Supporting Actor of the Year for Luis Manzano.
