Here's the list of Gawad Urian nominees for 2023

The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino has unveiled its nominees for the 2023 Gawad Urian awards in a Facebook video.

Held annually and now on its 46th edition, the top award-giving body celebrates the best in Philippine cinema.

Leading the nominees are “Blue Room” and “Leonor Will Never Die,” each receiving 10 nods.

“Blue Room” tells the story of rock band members who are stuck between the difficult choice of freedom or standing up for what they believe in.

It won five awards at the Cinemalaya Film Festival in 2022, including the Special Jury Award, Best Cinematography, and Best Production Design.

It is Ma-an Asuncion-Dagñalan’s debut film and she won Best Director at Cinemalaya. It was also named Best Foreign Film at LA Femme International Film Fest.

Meanwhile, “Leonor Will Never Die” is a psychological comedy-drama that follows Leonor, a retired filmmaker. After an accident leaves her in a coma, she is transported into her unfinished film.

The film won the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award: Innovative Spirit at the Sundance Film Festival and the Amplify Voices Award at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). It opened Cinemalaya in 2022 and is now streaming on Netflix.

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

The Gawad Urian awards ceremony is happening on November 29 at the UP Film Institute.

Below, you can find the rest of the 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

— Nika Roque/CACM, GMA Integrated News