With 12 categories including Best Picture, Best Actor and Actress, Supporting Actor and Actress, Direction, Screenplay, Production Design, Music, Cinematography, Editing, and Sound, the nominations mainly are dominated by independent films, such as Lav Diaz’s “Norte Hangganan ng Kasaysayan” and Armando Bing Lao’s “Dukit” with ten nominations.
Below are the official and complete list of nominees for this year’s Gawad Urian:
Best Picture:
Norte Hangganan ng Kasaysayan
OTJ
Transit
Ekstra
Riddles of My Homecoming
Badil
Ang Kwento ni Mabuti
Porno
Dukit
Best Actor:
Mark Gil (A Philipino Story)
Joel Torre (OTJ)
Mimi Juareza (Quick Change)
Sid Lucero (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)
Best Supporting Actor:
Junjun Quintana (A Philippino Story)
Art Acuna (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 Cha-Cha ni Anita)
Angel Aquino (Porno)
Mitch Smith (Angustia)
Ruby Ruiz (Ekstra)
Jasmine Curtis-Smith (Transit)
Raquel Villavicencio (Dukit)
Best Direction:
Erik Matti (OTJ)
Lav Diz (Norte Hangganan ng Kasaysayan)
Jeffrey Jeturian (Ekstra)
Peque Gallaga and Lorie Reyes (Sonata)
Arnel Mardoquio (Riddles of My Homecoming)
Hannah Espia (Transit)
Alvin Yapan (Mga Anino ng Kahapon)
Whammy Alcazaren (Islands)
Chito Rono (Badil)
Mes de Guzman (Ang Kwento ni Mabuti)
Adolf Alix Jr. (Porno)
Bing Lao (Dukit)
Best Screenplay:
Norte Hangganan ng Kasaysayan
OTJ
Badil
Transit
Babagwa
Porno
Death March
Bing Lao (Dukit)
Best Production Design:
Sonata
Riddles of My Homecoming
OTJ
Ekstra
Porno
Shift
Dukit
Best Music:
Lauriana
Norte Hangganan ng Kasaysayan
Riddles of My Homecoming
Sonata
Dukit
Best Cinematography:
Riddles of My Homecoming
Transit
OTJ
Norte Hangganan ng Kasaysayan
Porno
Islands
Dukit
Best Editing:
OTJ
Riddles of My Homecoming
Norte Hangganan ng Kasaysayan
Porno
Transit
Dukit
Best Sound:
OTJ
Ekstra
Transit
Norte Hangganan ng Kasaysayan
Ang Kwento ni mabuti
Death March
Dukit