 Even with her short hiatus in making movies, Soriano was consistently seen in the longest-running drama anthology which was named after her, and the reprisal of the role of Shirley Purontong brought her into full circle as a certified icon in Philippine TV.She has received two awards from the Asian TV Awards as Best Actress in a Comedy Show aside from her two awards for the same category from the Philippine Movie Press Club (PMPC).The PMPC honored her with six awards as Best Actress in a Drama Anthology ("The Maricel Soriano Drama Special") in 1988, 1989 and 1992 and Best Actress for Drama in a Soap Opera ("Vietnam Rose") 2006 and ("Florinda") 2010 and Best Actress for Drama in Single Performance ("MMK – Baso episode") in 2017.