Gawad Urian just released the list of nominees for 2022

The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino has unveiled its nominees for the 2022 Gawad Urian Awards.

“On The Job: The Missing 8,” directed by Erik Matti, received the most nominations at 12 including Best Director, Best Supporting Actor (Dennis Trillo and Dante Rivero) and Best Actor. 

John Arcilla, the first Filipino to win the Best Actor award at the Venice Film Festival, is likewise nominated at the Urian in the same category for "On The Job" as well as Best Supporting Actor for "Big Night!" and "A Hard Day."

Joining him are Kapuso actors Paolo Contis for “A Faraway Land,” John Lloyd Cruz for “Historya ni Ha,” and Dingdong Dantes for “A Hard Day.”

Japanese actor Shogen is also nominated for starring in Brillante Mendoza’s biographical film “Gensan Punch.”

Meanwhile, animator, filmmaker, cartoonist, and painter Roque “Roxlee” Federizon Lee is the recipient of the Natatanging Gawad Urian, an equivalent to a lifetime achievement award.

Now on its 45th edition, the top award-giving body celebrates the best in Philippine cinema. The awarding ceremony will take place on October 27. 

Below is the full list of nominees for this year:

Best Film

• “Big Night!”
• “Historya ni Ha”
• “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• “Walang Kasariaan ang Digmang Bayan”

Best Director

• Joselito Altarejos, “Walang Kasariaan ang Digmang Bayan”
• Lav Diaz, “Historya ni Ha”
• Lawrence Fajardo, “A Hard Day”
• Carlo Francisco Manatad, “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• Erik Matti, “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• Jun Robles Lana, “Big Night!”

Best Actress

• Donna Cariaga, “Rabid”
• Charo Santos-Concio, “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• Elora Espano, “Love and Pain in Between Refrains”
• Kim Molina, “Ikaw at Ako at ang Ending”
• Yen Santos, “A Faraway Land”

Best Actor

• John Arcilla, “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• Christian Bables, “Big Night!”
• Paolo Contis, “A Faraway Land”
• John Lloyd Cruz, “Historya ni Ha”
• Dingdong Dantes, “A Hard Day”
• Francis Magundayao, “Tenement 66”
• Shogen, “Gensan Punch”

Best Supporting Actress

• Dolly De Leon, “Ang History ni Ha”
• Lotlot De Leon, “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• Eugene Domingo, “Big Night!”
• Jay Valencia Glorioso, “Rabid”
• Mae Paner, “Historya ni Ha”
• Shella Mae Romualdo, “Arisaka”

Best Supporting Actor

• John Arcilla, “Big Night!”
• John Arcilla, “A Hard Day”
• Ronnie Lazaro, “Gensan Punch”
• Sandino Martin, “Walang Kasariaan ang Digmang Bayan”
• Dante Rivero, “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• Dennis Trillo, “On The Job: The Missing 8”

Best Screenplay

• Giancarlo Abraham, Carlo Francisco Manatad, Jeremie Dubois, “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• Joselito Altarejos, “Walang Kasariaan ang Digmang Bayan”
• Lav Diaz, “Historya ni Ha”
• Jun Robles Lana, “Big Night!”
• Irene Villamor, “Ikaw at Ako at ang Ending”
• Michiko Yamamoto, “On The Job: The Missing 8”

Best Cinematography

• Rodolfo Aves Jr., “Big Night!”
• Neil Derrick Bion, “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• Lav Diaz, “Historya ni Ha”
• Teck Siang Lim, “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• Carlo Canlas Mendoza, “A Faraway Land”
• Joshua A. Reyles, “Gensan Punch”

Best Editing

• Lawrence S. Ang, “Tenement 66”
• Gerone Centeno, Jay Altarejos, “Walang Kasariaan ang Digmang Bayan”
• Ysabel Denoga, Armando Lao, Peter Arian Vito, “Gensan Punch”
• Diego Marx Dobles, “Resbak”
• Benjo Ferrer, “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• Jay Halili, “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• Benjamin Tolentino, “Big Night!”

Best Production Design

• Whammy Alcarazen, “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• Roma Regala, Michael Espanol, “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• Marxie Maolen Fadul, “Big Night!”
• Dante Mendoza, “Gensan Punch”
• Mark Sabas, “A Hard Day”

Best Music

• Arnel Barbarona, “Walang Kasariaan ang Digmang Bayan”
• Diwa De Leon, “Gensan Punch”
• Diwa De Leon, “Resbak”
• Andrew Florentino, “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• Erwin Romulo, Malek Lopez, Arvin Nogueras, “On The Job: The Missing 8”

Best Sound

• Corinne De San Jose, “On The Job: The Missing 8”
• Jedd Dumaguina, “Resbak”
• Roman Dymny, “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”
• Mike Idioma, Alex Tomboc, Deo Van N. Fidelson, “Gensan Punch”
• Andrew Milallos, “Walang Kasariaan ang Digmang Bayan”
• Allen Roy Santos, “Tenement 66”
• Alex J. Tomboc, Pietro Marco S. Javier, “A Hard Day”

Natatanging Gawad Urian

• Roque “Roxlee” Federizon Lee

— LA, GMA News