John Lloyd Cruz and Nadine Lustre Lead Nominees In 46th Gawad Urian

Among the leads of the 46th Gawad Urian are John Lloyd Cruz and Nadine Lustre. Here’s the complete list!

Nadine Lustre and John Lloyd Cruz are among the nominees in the Best Actress and Best Actor categories, respectively of this year’s Urian.

The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino has named the nominated individuals for the 2023 Gawad Urian Awards. This award is held annually to recognize and celebrate the best in Philippine cinema.

The films leading the nominees’ list are “Blue Room” and “Leonor Will Never Die” which received 10 nods each. To recall, “Blue Room” won five awards at the Cinemalaya Film Festival in 2022 which included the Special Jury, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design awards.

This year’s recipient of the Natatanging Gawad Urian, an equivalent of a lifetime achievement award, is veteran actor Jaime Fabregas.

John Lloyd Cruz and Nadine Lustre

Among the leading personalities are John Lloyd Cruz and Nadine Lustre who are nominated as Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively. The film of Cruz is “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon” while Lustre’s is “Deleter”, among the top-grosser films of the MMFF 2022.

Check out the complete list of nominees below based on the Facebook post:

BEST FILM

  • “Blue Room”
  • “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • “12 Weeks”
  • “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”

BEST DIRECTOR

  • Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan, “Blue Room”
  • Lav Diaz, “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”
  • Martika Ramirez Escobar, “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • Anna Isabelle Matutina, “12 Weeks”
  • Carlo Obispo, “The Baseball Player”
  • Mikhail Red, “Deleter”

BEST ACTRESS

  • Max Eigenmann, “12 Weeks”
  • Chai Fonacier, “Nocebo”
  • Shiela Francisco, “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • Nadine Lustre, “Deleter”

BEST ACTOR

  • Tommy Alejandrino, “The Baseball Player”
  • John Lloyd Cruz, “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”
  • Baron Geisler, “Doll House”
  • Andrew Ramsey, “Ginhawa”
  • Noel Trinidad, “Family Matters”

BEST ACTRESS IN SUPPORTING ROLE

  • Shamaine Centenera, “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”
  • Claudia Enriquez, “12 Weeks”
  • Bing Pimentel, “12 Weeks”
  • Nikki Valdez, “Family Matters”

BEST ACTOR IN SUPPORTING ROLE

  • Soliman Cruz, “Blue Room”
  • Dido dela Paz, “Ginhawa”
  • JK Labajo, “Blue Room”
  • Ronnie Lazaro, “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”
  • Rocky Salumbides, “Leonor Will Never Die”

BEST SCREENPLAY

  • Lav Diaz, “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”
  • Martika Ramirez Escobar, “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • Jason Gray and Chie Hayakawa, “Plan 75”
  • Siege Ledesma and Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan, “Blue Room”
  • Anna Isabelle Matutina, “12 Weeks”
  • Garret Shanley, “Nocebo

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

  • Neil Daza, “Blue Room”
  • Ian Alexander Guevara, “Deleter”
  • Jakuub Kijowski and Radek Ladczuk, “Nocebo”
  • Larry Manda, “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”
  • Carlos Mauricio, “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • Hideho Urata, “Plan 75”

BEST EDITING

  • Lawrence Ang, “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • Tony Cranstoun, “Nocebo”
  • Vanessa de Leon, “Blue Room”
  • Zig Dulay, “The Baseball Player”
  • Goncalo Ferreira, “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”
  • Nikolas Red, “Deleter”

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

  • Lav Diaz, “Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon”
  • Marxie Maolen Fadul, “Blue Room”
  • Eero Yves Francisco, “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • Benjamin Padero, “Nocebo”

BEST MUSIC 

  • Mikey Amistoso and Jazz Nicolas, “Blue Room”
  • Alyana Cabral, Pan de Coco, Joseph Salcedo, “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • Jose Buencamino, “Nocebo”

BEST SOUND

  • Kristian Eidnes Andersen, “Nocebo”
  • Armand de Guzman, “Deleter”
  • Corrine de San Jose, “Leonor Will Never Die”
  • Jannina Mikaela Minglanilla and Michael Keanu Cruz, “Blue Room”
  • Alex Tomboc, “The Baseball Player”
  • Wildsound Studios, “Ginhawa”
  • Wildsound Studios, “Nanahimik ang Gabi”

The Gawad Urian awards ceremony will be on November 29 which will be held at the UP Film Institute.

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