Vin Abrenica and Sophie Albert were declared as the very first "Artista Academy" winners grabbing the titles of Best Actor and Berst Actress respectively.
In the finale dubbed as "Artista Academy Awards Night" which was held in Araneta Coliseum this night of October 27, 2012, Vin bested Akihiro Blanco and Mark Neumann in the male category while Sophie vested Shaira Mae and Chanel Morales in the female.
Aside from their titles, Vin and Sophie were also the newest ambassadors of Close Up.
Vin and Sophie received a total of Php20 Million worth of prizes plus an exclusive contract with TV5.
It's good to know that Vin and Sophie were also a loveteam in the said Kapatid network's artista search.
The winners were determined based on 40% accumulated average for the past 3 weeks, 40% grades for the night's performance and 20% text votes.
Meanwhile the other scholars including those expelled from the academy were announced to have exclusive contracts with the network. All of them will star in an upcoming TV5 youth-oriented TV series "Forever Barkada" which will air soon on the network!
Congratulations Vin and Sophie! Keep up the good and hard work!(www.tvseriescraze.blogspot.com)