It might be considered as the country’s version of the US People’s Choice Awards, but in the Philippine context, the Yahoo OMG Awards, held recently at the cavernous SM MoA Arena, is “power of the people” come to life anew.
 The victors in the various categories were chosen via the most number of text and email votes. The winners, of course, were not necessarily enlightened, but the awards serve as a credible indicator of who really is “hot” in the fields of radio, TV and film.
The whole ceremony was sleek and fast, production values topnotch, and yes, a “purple carpet” was definitely a novelty against the usual red carpet walk.
There were, however, several aspects of the Yahoo OMG Awards that were, for lack of a better term, oh-my-god-awful. Perhaps a concept “rethink” is needed?
To begin with, the hosting skills of  Kapuso celebrities Raymond Gutierrez, Solenn Heussaff and Isabelle Daza were below par, being cue-card dependent. Nothing about their chatter was natural or engaging. Despite the haute couture that they wore, they failed to hold this correspondent’s interest.
And, please, let artists who can actually sing perform the numbers!
Another OMG moment, one-named rocker Franco had a solo number, described by Solenn as “sexy” when nobody, as in nobody, knew the dude. He was nowhere near deserving of the adjective. Also, Urbandub was not pleasurable to the ears, and the duet by Sam Concepcion, a Kapamilya heartthrob and Julie Anne San Jose, a Kapuso ingénue, did not deliver the oomph.
Celebrities who got the most shrieks were Coco Martin, who was proclaimed Actor of the Year; Kim Chiu, Xian Lim, Daniel Padilla and Vice Ganda.
Angel Locsin walked away with the Actress of the Year.
The biggest Star Magic love team of late Kim Chiu and Xian Lim were proclaimed the Breakthrough Actor and Breakthrough Actress awards, respectively.
Anne Curtis bagged the Celebrity of the Year award. The Philippines’ answer to Angelina Jolie was in Portugal and sent a video message to Yahoo! Philippines OMG!
The Star for all Seasons, Batangas Gov. Vilma Santos-Recto, earned the Major Impact award. Winning by 101,827 votes, she bested the late Comedy King Dolphy, superstar Nora Aunor, megastar Sharon Cuneta and Titanic action superstar and senator Bong Revilla.
The complete list of winners:

Male Singer of the Year: Christian Bautista
Female Singer of the Year: Sarah Geronimo
Breakthrough Actor of the Year: Xian Lim
Breakthrough Actress of the Year: Kim Chiu
Child Star of the Year: Xyriel Manabat
Male Radio DJ: Papa Jack
Female Radio DJ: Nicole Hyala
Best Radio Show: The Morning Rush
Best FM Radio Station: WLS FM 97.1
Band of the Year: Parokya ni Edgar
Comedian of the Year: Vice Ganda
Comedienne of the Year: Eugene Domingo
Male TV Host: Luis Manzano
Female TV Host: Bianca Gonzalez
Female Newcomer of the Year: Solenn Heussaff
Male Newcomer of the Year: Daniel Padilla
Most Promising Actor: Enrique Gil
Most Promising Actress: Kathryn Bernardo
Fan Club of the Year: KimXi (Kim Chiu-Xian Lim fan club)
Love Team of the Year: Kim Chiu and Xian Lim
It Couple of the Year: Angel Locsin and Phil Younghusband
Major Impact: Vilma Santos
Movie of the Year: Unofficially Yours
Actor of the Year: Coco Martin
Actress of the Year: Angel Locsin
Celebrity of the Year: Anne Curtis