Piolo Pascual and Bianca Gonzales to Host 37th Gawad Urian Awards.

All is set for the night to honor and celebrate cinematic excellence, as the highly-anticipated ceremony for the 37^th Gawad Urian fast approaches.

Happening on June 17, the Gawad Urian is considered the most prestigious film award-giving body in the country, which has shaped cinematic history over the years. This annual ceremony is held in light of a partnership formed between the oldest and most respected film awards institution in the country, the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, and cinema One, the Philippines’ number one cable channel.

This year’s awarding ceremony will be hosted by two of the country’s best local talents in entertainment, Piolo Pascual and Bianca Gonzales, along with Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino member Butch Francisco.

Piolo and Bianca will be part of an even greater population of artists in the field of filmmaking—the biggest names in Philippine cinema and stars of all generations—who will be gathering in celebration of local cinema at Studio 9 and 10 of the ELJ Building this year to witness the awards convocation.
Tight competition is expected among this year’s nominees.

The 37^th Gawad Urian nominations are dominated by Lav Diaz’s “Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan” and Armando Bing Lao’s “Dukit” with ten nominations each. They are followed by “On The Job” and “Porno,” with nine nominations each. “Transit,” on the other hand has eight nominations this year, and both “Riddles of my Homecoming” and “Ekstra” tie for six nominations each.

Also part of those raking in a number of nominations are “Badil” and “Ang Kuwento ni Mabuti,” with four nominations each.

This year’s Gawad Urian is also made more meaningful and exciting with the Natatanging Gawad Urian being conferred to film director Mike de Leon.

Stay tuned for the winners’ big proclamation night happening on June 17. Catch the 37^th Gawad Urian as it airs on Cinema One on the same night at 10:00pm. Encores of the awards show program will be on the weekend of June 21 and June 22.


37^TH GAWAD URIAN NOMINEES
BEST PICTURE

• Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan
• On the Job (OTJ)
• Transit
• Ekstra
• Riddles of My Homecoming
• Badil
• Ang Kwento ni Mabuti
• Porno
• Dukit

BEST ACTOR

• Mark Gil (A Philippino Story)
• Joel Torre (OTJ)
• Mimi Juareza (Quick Change)
• Sid Lucero (Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan)
• Ping Medina (Transit)
• Jhong Hilario (Badil)
• Alex Medina (Babagwa)

BEST ACTRESS

• Nora Aunor (Ang Kuwento ni Mabuti)
• Vilma Santos (Ekstra)
• Angeli Bayani (Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan)
• Cherie Gil (Sonata)
• Eugene Domingo (Instant Mommy)
• Rustica Carpio (Ano ang Kulay ng mga Nakalimutang Pangarap?)
• Agot Isidro (Mga Anino ng Kahapon)
• Vivian Velez (Bendor)
• Lorna Tolentino (Burgos)
• Teri Malvar (Ang Huling Chacha ni Anita)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

• Junjun Quintana (A Philippino Story)
• Art Acuña (Kabisera)
• John Arcilla (Metro Manila)
• Joey Marquez (OTJ)
• Yul Servo (Porno)
• Carlo Aquino (Porno)
• Victor Basa (Lauriana)
• Cesar Montano (Alamat ni China Doll)
• Archie Alemania (Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan)
• Bor Ocampo (Dukit)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

• Angel Aquino (Ang Huling Chacha ni Anita)
• Angel Aquino (Porno)
• Mitch Smith (Angustia)
• Ruby Ruiz (Ekstra)
• Jasmine Curtis-Smith (Transit)
• Raquel Villavicencio (Dukit)

BEST DIRECTION

• Erik Matti (OTJ)
• Lav Diaz (Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan)
• Jeffrey Jeturian (Ekstra)
• Peque Gallaga and Lore Reyes (Sonata)
• Arnel Mardoquio (Riddles of My Homecoming)
• Hannah Espia (Transit)
• Alvin Yapan (Mga Anino ng Kahapon)
• Whammy Alcazaren (Islands)
• Chito Roño (Badil)
• Mes de Guzman (Ang Kuwento ni Mabuti)
• Adolf Alix, Jr. (Porno)
• Armando ‘Bing’ Lao (Dukit)

BEST SCREENPLAY

• Lav Diaz and Rody Vera (Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan/Wacky O Productions)
• Michiko Yamamoto and Erik Matti (OTJ/ABS-CBN Film Productions, Star Cinema Productions, Reality Entertainment, XYZ Films)
• Rody Vera (Badil/Film Development of the Philippines, Waray Republic)
• Giancarlo Abrahan and Hannah Espia (Transit/Cinemalaya Foundation, Ten17P)
• Jason Paul Laxamana (Babagwa/Cinemalaya Foundation, Quantum Films and Kalalangan Kamaru)
• Ralston Jover (Porno/Phoenix Features in association with CMB Film Services Inc.)
• Rody Vera (Death March/Forward Group [as Forward Entertainment] and Phoenix Features)
• Armando Lao and Honeylyn Joy Alipio (Dukit/Centerstage Productions and Betis Galleria)

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

• Junjun Montelibano (Sonata/Film Development Council of the Philippines, My Own Mann Productions, Central Digital Lab, Wild Sound and Ruby’s Arms Production Services)
• Perry Dizon (Riddles of My Homecoming/Cinema One, Skyweaver Productions, LGU Nabunturan, Municipal Tourism Council of Nabunturan Inc., Bordwerkz Prudctions, HYDEntertainment, Red Motion Media)
• Richard Somes (OTJ/ABS-CBN Film Productions, Star Cinema Productions, Reality Entertainment, XYZ Films)
• Ericson Navarro (Ekstra/Cinemalaya Foundation and Quantum Films)
• Adolfo Alix, Jr. (Porno/Phoenix Features in association with CMB Film Services, Inc.)
• Kip Oebanda (Shift/Cinema One Originals and ED/Outpost)
• Leo Abaya and Olga Marie Marquez (Dukit/Centerstage Productions and Betis Galleria)

BEST MUSIC

• Nonong Buencamino (Lauriana/Film Development Council of the Philippines and BG Productions International)
• Perry Dizon (Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan/Wacky O Productions)
• Gauss Obenza (Riddles of My Homecoming/Cinema One, Skyweaver Productions, LGU Nabunturan, Municipal Tourism Council of Nabunturan Inc., Bordwerkz Productions, HYDEntertainment, Red Motion Media)
• Emerson Texon (Sonata/Film Development Council of the Philippines, My Own Mann Productions, Central Digital Lab,, Wild Sound and Ruby’s Arms Production Services)
• Armando Lao (Dukit/Centerstage Productions and Betis Galleria)

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

• Arnel Barbarona, Bordie Carillo and McRobert Nacario (Riddles of My Homecoming/Cinema One, Skyweaver Productions, LGU Nabunturan, Municipal Tourism Council of Nabunturan Inc., Bordwerkz Productions, HYDEntertainment, Red Motion Media)
• Ber Cruz and Lyle Nemenzo Sacris (Transit/Cinemalaya Foundation, Ten17P)
• Francis Ricardo Buhay III (OTJ/ABS-CBN Film Productions, Star Cinema Productions, Reality Entertainment, XYZ Films)
• Lauro Rene Manda (Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan/Wacky O Productions)
• Albert Banzon (Porno/Cinemalaya Foundation and Phoenix Features in association with CMB Film Services, Inc.)
• Sasha Palomares (Islands/Cinema One Originals, FFF, Outpost Visual Frontier)
• Diego Marx Dobles, Triztan Garcia, Jeffrey Icawat and Bruno Tiotuico (Dukit/Centerstage Productions and Betis Galleria)

BEST EDITING

• Jay Halili (OTJ/ABS-CBN Film Productions, Star Cinema Productions, Reality Entertainment, XYZ Films)
• Chuck Gutierrez (Riddles of My Homecoming/Cinema One, Skyweaver Productions, LDU Nabunturan, Municipal Tourism Council of Nabunturan Inc., Bordwerkz Productions, HYDEntertainment, Red Motion Media)
• Lav Diaz (Norte, Hanggangn ng Kasaysayan/Wacky O Productions)
• Aleksander Castañeda (Porno/Cinemalaya Foundation and Phoenix Features, in association with CMB Film Services Inc.)
• Banjamin Tolentino and Hannah Espia (Transit/Cinemalaya Foundation, Ten17P)
• Diego Marx Dobles (Dukit/Centerstage Productions and Betis Galleria)

BEST SOUND

• Corinne de San Jose (OTJ/ABS-CBN Film Productions, Star Cinema Productions, Reality Entertainment, XYZ Films)
• Addiss Tabong and Wild Sound (Ekstra/Cinemalaya Foundation andQuantum Films)
• Albert Michael Idioma (Porno/Cinemalaya Foundation and Phoenix Features, in association with CMB Film Services Inc.)
• Arnel Barbarona (Riddles of My Homecoming/Cinema One, Skyweaver Productions, LGU Nabunturan, Municipal Tourism Council of Nabunturan Inc., Bordwerkz Productions, HYDEntertainment, Red Motion Media)
• Corinne de San Jose (Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan/Wacky O Productions)
• Mes de Guzman (Ang Kwento ni Mabuti/Cinelarga, PLDT-Smart Foundation, Sampaybakod Productions, Studio 5, Unitel Productions)
• Mark Locsin (Death March/Forward Group [as Forward Entertainment] and Phoenix Features)
• Armando Lao (Dukit/Centerstage Productions and Betis Gallera

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