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Eddie Garcia wins Gawad Urian Best Actor for 'ML'

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2019/entertainment/06/18/eddie1.jpg"/><figcaption>Eddie Garcia portrays a delusional military general in the martial law-themed &#x27;ML&#x27; movie. ML</figcaption></figure></div><p><strong>(UPDATED)</strong> Veteran actor Eddie Garcia, who remains in a coma following an on-set accident, has won the Gawad Urian for Best Actor his role as a delusional military officer who tortures students in &quot;ML.&quot; </p><p>Garcia, 90, defeated a strong field, which included his &quot;ML&quot; co-star Tony Labrusca, Christian Bables&quot; in &quot;Signal Rock,&quot; and Miyuki Kamimura in &quot;Tanabata&#x27;s Wife.&quot; </p><p>He was a favorite to win having been nominated in the category twice. He was also nominated for his role in &quot;Hintayan ng Langit.&quot; </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">GAWAD URIAN: Pinakamahusay na Aktor - Eddie Garcia (ML)</p>— MJ Felipe (@mjfelipe) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjfelipe/status/1140949384659529728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>&quot;ML&quot; was an entry in Cinemalaya 2018, and it centered around a student who found himself being tortured by an elderly retired officer while doing his research on Marcos&#x27; martial law rule. </p><p>The award was accepted by &quot;ML&quot; director Benedict Mique, who read a message from Garcia&#x27;s family. &quot;While he has remained in a <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/15/19/eddie-garcia-on-dnr-status-kin-has-agreed-spokesperson">comatose state</a>, isipin niyo siya iyong nakatayo dito at nakatanaw sa inyong lahat,&quot; the letter read. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">WATCH: &#x27;ML&#x27; Director Benedict Mique emotional when he accepted Eddie Garcia&#x27;s award for Best Actor. Mique read the message of the Garcia Family. <a href="https://t.co/61Hoheheib">pic.twitter.com/61Hoheheib</a></p>— MJ Felipe (@mjfelipe) <a href="https://twitter.com/mjfelipe/status/1140951479970254848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2019</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Prior to announcing Garcia as the winner, the 2019 Gawad Urian observed a minute-long silence for the actor. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/17/19/watch-coco-martin-still-hoping-eddie-garcia-could-recover">WATCH: Coco Martin still hoping Eddie Garcia could recover</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/16/19/tony-mabesa-devastated-over-what-happened-to-eddie-garcia">READ: Tony Mabesa &#x27;devastated&#x27; over what happened to Eddie Garcia</a></li></ul><p>For the full list of winners of the 2019 Gawad Urian, see <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/18/19/full-list-gawad-urian-2019-winners">here</a>. </p>

<p>Eddie Garcia, who remains in a coma following an on-set accident, was named as the Best Actor in the 2019 Gawad Urian. </p>

Eddie Garcia, who remains in a coma following an on-set accident, was named as the Best Actor in the 2019 Gawad Urian.