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44th Gawad Urian: Nominees named

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The nominees for best actress in the 44th Gawad Urian. Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/26/20210826-urian-nominees-1.jpg"/><figcaption>The nominees for best actress in the 44th Gawad Urian. <em>Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino released on Thursday its list of nominees for the 44th edition of the prestigious Gawad Urian.</p><p>The sci-fi thriller “Midnight in a Perfect World” led with nine nominations, including best picture and best director for Dodo Dayao.</p><p>Lav Diaz’s “Lahi, Hayop” is in the running for eight trophies; while “Kintsugi,” “Watch List,” and “Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story” are up for seven each.</p><p>“Hayop Ka,” the lone animated film nominated, is also the automatic winner of the best animation category.</p><p>Best actress nominees include Charlie Dizon, who won the equivalent award for the same film, “Fan Girl,” in the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF); and Shaina Magdayao, who was awarded best supporting actress for the same role in “Tagpuan,” in the Christmas festival.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="The nominees for best actor in the 44th Gawad Urian. Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/life/08/26/20210826-urian-nominees-2.jpg"/><figcaption>The nominees for best actor in the 44th Gawad Urian. <em>Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Nominees for best actor, meanwhile, include Adrian Lindayag and Keann Johnson, lead actors of “The Boy Foretold by the Stars,” which won 2nd best picture in the MMFF.</p><p>The nominees for best documentary, best short film, as well as the recipients of the Dekada awards and the Natatanging Gawad Award were not yet announced.</p><p>The 44th Gawad Urian awarding ceremony will be held on October 6, with livestreaming on YouTube and the organization’s Facebook page.</p><p>Here is the full list of nominees in this year’s Gawad Urian:</p><div><strong>BEST SOUND</strong></div><ul>	<li>Aswang</li>	<li>Fan Girl</li>	<li>Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story</li>	<li>Kintsugi</li>	<li>Lahi, Hayop</li>	<li>Midnight in a Perfect World</li></ul><div><strong>BEST MUSIC</strong></div><ul>	<li>The Boy Foretold by the Stars</li>	<li>Fan Girl</li>	<li>Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story</li>	<li>The Highest Peak</li>	<li>On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets</li>	<li>Midnight in a Perfect World</li></ul><div><strong>BEST EDITING</strong></div><ul>	<li>Alter Me</li>	<li>Aswang</li>	<li>Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story</li>	<li>He Who is Without Sin</li>	<li>Kintsugi</li>	<li>Magikland</li>	<li>Memories of Forgetting</li>	<li>Midnight in a Perfect World</li>	<li>A Thousand Cuts</li>	<li>Watch List</li></ul><div><strong>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY</strong></div><ul>	<li>Alter Me</li>	<li>Aswang</li>	<li>The Boy Foretold by the Stars</li>	<li>Fan Girl</li>	<li>Finding Agnes</li>	<li>Kintsugi</li>	<li>Lahi, Hayop</li>	<li>Magikland</li>	<li>Malaya</li>	<li>Midnight in a Perfect World</li>	<li>Memories of Forgetting</li>	<li>Untrue</li>	<li>Watch List</li></ul><div><strong>BEST PRODUCITON DESIGN</strong></div><ul>	<li>Alter Me</li>	<li>Finding Agnes</li>	<li>Kintsugi</li>	<li>Malaya</li>	<li>Magikland</li>	<li>Memories of Forgetting</li>	<li>Midnight in a Perfect World</li>	<li>On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets</li>	<li>Untrue</li>	<li>Watch List</li></ul><div><strong>BEST SCREENPLAY</strong></div><ul>	<li>The Boy Foretold by the Stars</li>	<li>Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story</li>	<li>Kintsugi</li>	<li>Lahi, Hayop</li>	<li>Memories of Forgetting</li>	<li>Midnight in a Perfect World</li>	<li>On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets</li>	<li>Watch List</li></ul><div><strong>BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS</strong></div><ul>	<li>Sandy Andalong (Finding Agnes)</li>	<li>Lolita Carbon (Lahi, Hayop)</li>	<li>Dexter Doria (Memories of Forgetting)</li>	<li>Hazel Orencio (Lahi, Hayop)</li>	<li>Bing Pimentel (Midnight in a Perfect World)</li></ul><div><strong>BEST ACTOR</strong></div><ul>	<li>Elijah Canlas (He Who is Without Sin)</li>	<li>Enchong Dee (Alter Me)</li>	<li>Noel Escondo (Memories of Forgetting)</li>	<li>Keann Johnson (The Boy Foretold by the Stars)</li>	<li>Nanding Josef (Lahi, Hayop)</li>	<li>Adrian Lindayag (The Boy Foretold by the Stars)</li>	<li>Zanjoe Marudo (Malaya)</li>	<li>JC Santos (On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets)</li></ul><div><strong>BEST ACTRESS</strong></div><ul>	<li>Jasmine Curtis-Smith (Alter Me)</li>	<li>Galiza de Castro (Midnigt in a Perfect World)</li>	<li>Alessandra de Rossi (Watch List)</li>	<li>Charlie Dizon (Fan Girl)</li>	<li>Shaina Magdayao (Tagpuan)</li>	<li>Bela Padilla (On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets)</li>	<li>Lovi Poe (Malaya)</li>	<li>Sue Ramirez (Finding Agnes)</li>	<li>Cristine Reyes (Untrue)</li></ul><div><strong>BEST DIRECTOR</strong></div><ul>	<li>Joselito Altarejos (Memories of Forgetting)</li>	<li>Alyx Arumpac (Aswang)</li>	<li>Dodo Dayao (Midnight in a Perfect World)</li>	<li>Lav Diaz (Lahi, Hayop)</li>	<li>Ramona Diaz (A Thousand Cuts)</li>	<li>Dolly Dulu (The Boy Foretold by the Stars)</li>	<li>Lawrence Fajardo (Kintsugi)</li>	<li>Antoinette Jadaone (Fan Girl)</li>	<li>Avid Liongoren (Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story)</li>	<li>Ben Rekhi (Watch List)</li>	<li>Irene Villamor (On Vodka, Beers, and Regrets)</li></ul><div><strong>BEST ANIMATION</strong></div><ul>	<li>Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story (winner)</li></ul><div><strong>BEST PICTURE</strong></div><ul>	<li>Aswang</li>	<li>Hayop Ka: The Nimfa Dimaano Story</li>	<li>Kintsugi</li>	<li>Lahi, Hayop</li>	<li>Midnight in a Perfect World</li>	<li>A Thousand Cuts</li>	<li>Watch List</li></ul>

The sci-fi thriller “Midnight in a Perfect World” led with nine nominations, including best picture and best director for Dodo Dayao.