What fantastic news to wake up to: Jaclyn Jose won the Best Actress Award for her role in Ma' Rosa at the 69th Cannes Film Festival! She bested other top-caliber actresses, including Hollywood stars Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart, and French actresses Isabelle Huppert and Marion Cotillard.
Jaclyn's win is the Philippines' first Best Actress award from the prestigious award-giving body and she now joins the ranks of previous winners Meryl Streep, Kristen Dunst, and Julianne Moore. Social media went crazy with all the happy tweets and posts about Jaclyn and her historic achievement, and here are 10 that perfectly nail how proud we all are of the Ma' Rosa lead star's win.
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