Eighteen-year-old acting prodigy Therese Malvar bagged an unprecedented feat in any movie award-giving body in the country. She competed against herself in a single category and won a tie for both the titles for which she was nominated.

This all happened at the 2018 Cinemalaya Philippine Independent Film Festival when Malvar was named Best Supporting Actress for her portrayals as the elder daughter of a stowaway mother with a lesbian lover in “Distance” and as a teen prostitute in “School Service.”