She starred in the romantic drama movie, ”[[Blue Moon (2006 film)|Blue Moon ]]” directed by Joel Lamangan in 2005. For playing the role of young Corazon, she won her first award for People’s Choice Best Actress at the 31st Metro Manila Film Festival and Best Supporting Actress in 2005 Gawad Tanglaw Award with nominations from Gawad Urian, ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards and Luna Awards.<ref name=”Looking backJennylyn”>{{cite web |title=LOOKING BACK: Jennylyn Mercado tells stories behind her TV shows and movies |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/145779/looking-back-jennylyn-mercado-tells-stories-behind-her-tv-shows-and-movies-a724-20190908-lfrm2 |website=PEP |access-date=20 November 2025 |date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
She starred in the romantic drama movie, ”[[Blue Moon (2006 film)|Blue Moon ]]” directed by Joel Lamangan in 2005. For playing the role of young Corazon, she won her first award for People’s Choice Best Actress at the 31st Metro Manila Film Festival and Best Supporting Actress in 2005 Gawad Tanglaw Award with nominations from Gawad Urian, ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards and Luna Awards.<ref name=”Looking backJennylyn”>{{cite web |title=LOOKING BACK: Jennylyn Mercado tells stories behind her TV shows and movies |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/145779/looking-back-jennylyn-mercado-tells-stories-behind-her-tv-shows-and-movies-a724-20190908-lfrm2 |website=PEP |access-date=20 November 2025 |date=8 September 2019}}</ref>
Mercado top billed the period drama movie, ”Rosario” directed by [[Albert Martinez|Alberto Martinez]]. She played the role of Rosario, a young liberated woman. For the role, she was nominated for Best Actress Award in Gawad Pasado Awards, [[Luna Award]] and [[FAMAS Award]].
Mercado top billed the period drama movie, ”Rosario” directed by [[Albert Martinez|Alberto Martinez]]. She played the role of Rosario, a young liberated woman. For the role, she was nominated for Best Actress Award in Gawad Pasado Awards, [[Luna Award]] and [[FAMAS Award]].
In 2014, she starred in a romantic comedy movie, ”[[English Only, Please]]” directed by Dan Villegas. For her role as a young, perky Filipino tutor, Mercado won her first Best Actress Awards at the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival and received nominations from [[PMPC Star Awards for Movies]] and [[FAMAS Award]].<ref name=”Looking backJennylyn”/><ref name=”MMFF2015″/>
In 2014, she starred in a romantic comedy movie, ”[[English Only, Please]]” directed by Dan Villegas. For her role as a young, perky Filipino tutor, Mercado won her first Best Actress Awards at the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival and received nominations from [[PMPC Star Awards for Movies]] and [[FAMAS Award]].<ref name=”Looking backJennylyn”/><ref name=”MMFF2015″/>
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Filipino singer-actress Jennylyn Mercado has received several awards and nominations throughout her acting career in the entertainment industry. Her accolades include three Metro Manila Film Festival Awards, four Box Office Entertainment Awards, two Edukcircle Awards, one FAMAS Award, one PMPC Star Awards for Television, one Gawad Tanglaw Award and several nominations from Gawad Urian, Luna Awards and PMPC Star Awards for Movies.
Mercado made her acting debut as a recurring cast in the drama series Kay Tagal Kang Hinintay in 2002.[1] In 2003, she joined a reality talent competition known as StarStruck and won the top prize as the Ultimate Female Survivor, winning 1 million pesos and an exclusive contract with GMA Network .[2][3]
She starred in the romantic drama movie, Blue Moon directed by Joel Lamangan in 2005. For playing the role of young Corazon, she won her first award for People’s Choice Best Actress at the 31st Metro Manila Film Festival and Best Supporting Actress in 2005 Gawad Tanglaw Award with nominations from Gawad Urian, ENPRESS Golden Screen Awards and Luna Awards.[4]
Mercado top billed the period drama movie, Rosario a movie based on a true story directed by Alberto Martinez.[5] She played the role of Rosario, a young liberated woman.[6] For the role, she was nominated for Best Actress Award in Gawad Pasado Awards, Luna Award and FAMAS Award.
In 2014, she starred in a romantic comedy movie, English Only, Please directed by Dan Villegas. For her role as a young, perky Filipino tutor, Mercado won her first Best Actress Awards at the 40th Metro Manila Film Festival and received nominations from PMPC Star Awards for Movies and FAMAS Award.[4][7]
The following year, she returned with another romantic comedy movie, Walang Forever directed by Dan Villegas. She won her second Best Actress Awards for playing the role of Mia Nolasco-Isaac at the 41st Metro Manila Film Festival and won Best Actress Award at the Box Office Entertainment Awards wand received nominations from Gawad Urian and Gawad Pasado.[8][7]
In television, she received a nomination for her performance in drama series Rhodora X at the PMPC Star Awards for Television. The next year, she starred with her husband, Dennis Trillo in the drama series My Faithful Husband and won Best Drama Actress for the role of Melanie Fernandez dela-Paz.[4] In 2019, she starred opposite Dingdong Dantes in the Philippines adaptation of the Descendants of the Sun which garnered her Best Actress nomination at the PMPC Star Awards for Television
As a television host, she won Best Reality Talent Show Host for Starstruck and received nominations from ENPRESS Golden Screen TV Awards and PMPC Star Awards for Television. In music, Mercado won two Awit Awards with several nominations from PMPC Star Awards for Music.
Awards and nominations
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| Year | Organization | Category | Result | Ref (s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Candy Mag Awards | Breakthrough Artist | Won | |
| SOP Music Awards | Breakthrough Artist | Won | ||
| 2005 | iFM Pinoy Music Awards | Most Popular Adaptation of a Foreign Song | Won | |
| Awit Awards | Best Performance by a Duet for the song | Won | ||
| 2006 | ASAP POP Viewers Choice Awards | Female Pop Artist of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2010 | 2nd PMPC Star Awards for Music | Female Pop Artist of the Year – Love Is… | Nominated | [40] |
| 2013 | 5th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Female Pop Artist of the Year – Forever by Your Side | Nominated | [41] |
| ASAP 18 24K Gold Award – Forever by Your Side | Gold Awardee | Won | ||
| 2015 | 7th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Female Pop Artist of the Year – Never Alone | Nominated | [42] |
| 7th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Pop Album of the Year – Never Alone | Nominated | ||
| 7th PMPC Star Awards for Music | Album of the Year – Never Alone | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | 30th Awit Awards | Best Inspirational Recording – “Hagdan” | Nominated | [43] |
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Cover Art – Ultimate | Nominated | ||
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Music Video of the Year – “Hagdan” | Won | ||
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Christmas Recording – “Hagdan” | Nominated | ||
| 30th Awit Awards | Best Performance by a Female Recording Artist – “Hagdan” | Nominated |
| Year | Organization | Category | Result | Ref.(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Kapuso Box-Office People’s Choice Awards | Kapuso Box Office Princess | Won | |
| Kapuso Movie Box Office Queen | Won | |||
| Kapuso Television Box Office Queen | Won | |||
| Kapuso Box Office Actress | Won | |||
| Kapuso Box Office Sexiest Female | Won |
Special awards and recognitions
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| Year | Organization | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Yes Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards | Most Popular Female Young Star | Won |
| PMPC Star Awards for Television | Female Star of the Night | Won | |
| Star Struck Season 1 | Ultimate Female Survivor | Won | |
| 2008 | Yes Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards | Young Female Superstar | Won |
| 2012 | Metro Manila Film Festival | Best Dressed Female Celebrity Award | Won |
| 2015 | PEP List Choice Awards | Teleserye Actress of the Year | Won |
| FHM Sexiest Women in the Philippines | Philippines Finest – Rank No. 1 | Won | |
| 2016 | EDUKCIRCLE | Drama Actress of the Year | Nominated |
| PUSH Awards | Female Celebrity for 2016 | Nominated | |
| PEP List Editor’s Choice Year 3 | Female TV Star of The Year | Nominated |
Entertainment awards
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| Year | Organization | Category/Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Yes Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards | Most Popular Loveteam with Mark Herras |
| 2006 | Franz Entertainment’s Top 50 Sexiest Women in the Philippines | Rank #40 |
| Inside Showbiz Magazine Reader’s Choice | Most Popular Loveteam with Mark Herras | |
| MOD’s Magazine 32 Most Beautiful Filipinas | Rank #12 | |
| 2007 | Starmometer 100 Most Beautiful Pinays | Rank #11 |
| 2008 | Yes Magazine Reader’s Choice Awards | Celebrity Home of the Year |
| Friendster Most Popular | Rank #6 | |
| 2009 | Yes Magazine 100 Most Beautiful Stars | Mamma Mia |
| Starmometer.com | Cover Girl of the Year: Rank #6 | |
| 2011 | Yahoo! OMG Awards | Hottest Actress of the Year |
| 2012 | PEP Top List | Reality-Show Talents on a Roll: Rank #4 |
| Yes Mag 100 Most Beautiful Stars | Hot Mama | |
| 2013 | Inside Pinoy Showbiz | Sexiest Hot Mama |
| 2014 | Yahoo! OMG Awards | Female Kontrabida of the Year |
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