40th Gawad Urian Awards

40th Gawad Urian Awards
Official poster featuring Vilma Santos in Mike de Leon's Sister Stella L. (1984).
Date	July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20)
Site	ABS-CBN Studio 10, South Triangle, Quezon City
Hosted by	Billy Crawford Butch Francisco Jodi Sta. Maria
Highlights
Best Film	Women of the Weeping River
Most awards	Women of the Weeping River (6)
Most nominations	Women of the Weeping River (12)
Television coverage
Network	Cinema One

The 40th Gawad Urian Awards or Ika-40 na Gawad Urian was held on July 20, 2017 at Studio 10 of ABS-CBN. They honored the best Filipino films for the year 2016. It aired live at Cinema One channel.

Nominations were announced on June 27.[1] Women of the Weeping River received the most nominations with twelve.[2][3]

Women of the Weeping River won the most awards with six awards, including Best Film.[4][5] The Natatanging Gawad Urian was awarded to Vilma Santos.[6]

Winners and nominees

Best Film Pinakamahusay na Pelikula	Best Direction Pinakamahusay na Direksyon
Women of the Weeping River Ang Babaeng Humayo Baboy Halas Ma' Rosa Paglipay Pamilya Ordinaryo	Sheron Dayoc – Women of the Weeping River Lav Diaz – Ang Babaeng Humayo Zig Dulay – Paglipay Bagane Fiola – Baboy Halas Avid Liongoren – Saving Sally Lemuel Lorca – Ned's Project Brillante Mendoza – Ma' Rosa Eduardo Roy, Jr. – Pamilya Ordinaryo Paolo Villaluna – Pauwi Na
Best Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor	Best Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres
Paolo Ballesteros – Die Beautiful Tommy Abuel – Dagsin Garry Cabalic – Paglipay Ronwaldo Martin – Pamilya Ordinaryo Khalil Ramos – 2 Cool 2 Be 4gotten Bembol Roco – Pauwi Na Pepe Smith – Singing in Graveyards	Hasmine Kilip – Pamilya Ordinaryo Irma Adlawan – Oro Nora Aunor – Hinulid Angeli Bayani – Ned's Project Ai-Ai delas Alas – Area Jaclyn Jose – Ma' Rosa Elizabeth Oropesa – Mrs. Cherry Pie Picache – Pauwi Na Charo Santos – Ang Babaeng Humayo Laila Ulao – Women of the Weeping River
Best Supporting Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor	Best Supporting Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres
Christian Bables – Die Beautiful Nonie Buencamino – Ang Babaeng Humayo John Lloyd Cruz – Ang Babaeng Humayo Taha Daranda – Women of the Weeping River Julio Diaz – Ma' Rosa Jess Mendoza – Hinulid	Sharifa Pearlsia Ali-Dans – Women of the Weeping River Rhed Bustamante – Seklusyon Joan Dela Cruz – Paglipay Lotlot de Leon – Mrs. Barbie Forteza – Tuos Janine Gutierrez – Dagsin Anna Luna – Paglipay Lui Manansala – Ned's Project Mariam Zimadar Caranay-Raper – Women of the Weeping River Meryll Soriano – Pauwi Na
Best Screenplay Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula	Best Cinematography Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya
Sheron Dayoc – Women of the Weeping River John Paul Bedia – Ned's Project Lav Diaz – Ang Babaeng Humayo Zig Dulay – Paglipay Troy Espiritu – Ma' Rosa Eduardo Roy, Jr. – Pamilya Ordinaryo Paolo Villaluna & Ellen Ramos – Pauwi Na	Rommel Sales – Women of the Weeping River Albert Banzon – Paglipay Albert Banzon – Pamilya Ordinaryo Mycko David – Tuos Lav Diaz – Ang Babaeng Humayo Odyssey Flores – Ma' Rosa Raphael Meting & Mark Limbaga – Baboy Halas
Best Production Design Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon	Best Editing Pinakamahusay na Editing
Erik Manalo, Rommel Laquian & Rocketsheep Studio – Saving Sally Harley Alcasid – Pamilya Ordinaryo Harley Alcasid – Women of the Weeping River Ryan Cuatrona & Celine Belino – Hinulid Angel Diesta – Die Beautiful Joel Geolamen – Baboy Halas Brillante Mendoza – Ma' Rosa Aped Santos – Paglipay John Paul Sapitula – Ned's Project	Carlo Francisco Manatad – Women of the Weeping River Lav Diaz – Ang Babaeng Humayo Zig Dulay – Paglipay Diego Marx Dobles – Ma' Rosa Carlo Francisco Manatad – Pamilya Ordinaryo Ellen Ramos & Paolo Villaluna – Pauwi Na Benjamin Tolentino – Die Beautiful
Best Music Pinakamahusay na Musika	Best Sound Pinakamahusay na Tunog
Jema Pamintuan – Tuos Gian Gianan – Paglipay Kit Mendoza – Women of the Weeping River Pablo Pico – Saving Sally Pike Ramirez, Paolo Villaluna & Veena Ramirez – Pauwi Na	Mark Laccay – Hinulid Willie Apa, Jr. & Charlie Daclan – Baboy Halas Corinne de San Jose, Mark Locsin & Che Villanueva – Ang Babaeng Humayo Albert Michael Idioma – Ma' Rosa Albert Michael Idioma & Immanuel Verona – Women of the Weeping River Albert Michael Idioma & Immanuel Verona – Pamilya Ordinaryo Andrew Milallos – Paglipay
Best Short Film Pinakamahusay na Maikling Pelikula	Best Documentary Pinakamahusay na Dokyumentaryo
Arvin Belarmino & Noel Escondo – Nakaw Mon Garilao – Fish Out of Water Raymund Ribay Gutierrez – Imago Ryanne Murcia – Entre Medio Del Fin Jarell Serencio – Mga Bitoon Sa Siyudad Isabel Quesada – Pektus	Baby Ruth Gutierrez – Sunday Beauty Queen Gutierrez Mangansakan II – Forbidden Memory Racquel Zaballero-Sanchez & Glenn Ternal – Forever Bridgeless

Multiple nominations and awards

Nominations	Film
12	Women of the Weeping River
11	Paglipay
9	Ang Babaeng Humayo
	Ma' Rosa
	Pamilya Ordinaryo
7	Pauwi Na
5	Baboy Halas
	Ned's Project
4	Die Beautiful
	Hinulid
3	Saving Sally
	Tuos
2	Dagsin
	Mrs.

Awards	Film
6	Women of the Weeping River
2	Die Beautiful

References

1. "40th Gawad Urian Nominees". Cinema One. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
2. "Mindanao-based Women of the Weeping River bags most Gawad Urian nominations". BusinessWorld. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
3. "40th Gawad Urian nominees announced". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
4. "Mindanao film bags major awards at 40th Gawad Urian". BusinessWorld. July 22, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
5. "'Women of the Weeping River', 'Die Beautiful' dominate 40th Gawad Urian". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 21, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
6. "Vilma Santos to get Urian Lifetime Achievement Award". The Philippine Star. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

External links

• Official Website of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino