FILIPINO FILM CRITICS HAVE CONFERRED and decided on the nominees for the forty-sixth Gawad Urian, the Philippines’ premier award-giving body for film. The awards night happens on November 29th.
Gawad Urian 2023 nominees include works like Leonor Will Never Die, Martika Escobar’s genre-bending magical realist dramedy, which bagged most noms, including Best Film. It sits alongside Anna Isabelle Matutina’s excellent 12 Weeks, Ma-an L. Asuncion-Dagñalan’s thrilling Blue Room, and Lav Diaz’s short (by Lav’s standards) Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon.
Here’s the full list of Gawad Urian 2023 nominees:
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
- Sharmaine Centenera, Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon
- Claudia Enriquez, 12 Weeks
- Bing Pimentel, 12 Weeks
- Nikki Valdez, Family Matters
Best Actor in a 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
Natatanging Gawad Urian
Jaime Fabregas