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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1757030118864Nominees.JPG" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner">Screen grab: Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino</span></span></span></div><p>MANILA -- Kapamilya stars Carlo Aquino, Baron Geisler and Lovi Poe are among the nominees for the 48th edition of Gawad Urian.</p><p>The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino released its list of nominees on September 4.</p><p>The seven full-length movies competing for the Best Film are &quot;Alipato at Muog&quot;, &quot;Green Bones,&quot; &quot;Kono Basho,&quot; &quot;Phantosmia,&quot; &quot;Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti,&quot; &quot;The Hearing,&quot; and &quot;Tumandok.&quot;  </p><p>Best Actor nominees include Aquino for &quot;Crosspoint,&quot; Geisler for &quot;Dearly Beloved&quot; and Dennis Trillo for &quot;Green Bones.&quot;</p><p>Nominees for best actress, meanwhile, include Poe for her performance in &quot;Guilty,&quot; Mylene Dizon for &quot;The Hearing,&quot; and Aicelle Santos for &quot;Isang Himala.&quot;</p><p>Award-winning director Lav Diaz is up for Best Direction for his film &quot;Phantosmia.&quot;</p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1757030013928Dante.JPG" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-dragging"/><span class="fr-inner"><em>Screen grab: Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino</em></span></span></span></div><p>Screen veteran and &quot;FPJ&#x27;s Batang Quiapo&quot; actor Dante Rivero will be honored as the recipient of Natatanging Gawad Urian.</p><p>The 48th Gawad Urian awarding ceremony will be held on October 11.</p><p>Below is the list of nominees:</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST FILM</strong></div><p>Alipato at Muog (Pulang Langgam Media Productions)</p><p>Green Bones (GMA Pictures, GMA Public Affairs, Brightburn Entertainment)</p><p>Kono Basho (Cinemalaya Foundation Inc., Project 8 Projects, Mentorque Productions)</p><p>Phantosmia (Black Cap Pictures, TEN17P, Sine Olivia Pilipinas)</p><p>Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti (Kamias Overground, Rapid Eye Movies)</p><p>The Hearing (Pelikulaw, Center Stage Productions)</p><p>Tumandok (Southern Lantern Studios, Terminal Six Post, Cinemalaya Foundation, Inc.)</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST DIRECTION</strong></div><p>JL Burgos, Alipato at Muog</p><p>Zig Madamba Dulay, Green Bones</p><p>Jaime Pacena II, Kono Basho</p><p>Lav Diaz, Phantosmia</p><p>Khavn, Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti</p><p>Lawrence Fajardo, The Hearing</p><p>Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay and Richard Jeroui Salvadico, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST SCREENPLAY</strong></div><p>JL Burgos and Bernardine De Belen, Alipato at Muog</p><p>Ricky Lee and Anj Atienza, Green Bones</p><p>Jaime Pacena II, Kono Basho</p><p>Honeylyn Joy Alipio, The Hearing</p><p>Arden Rod Condez and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST ACTRESS</strong></div><p>Lovi Poe, Guilty Pleasure</p><p>Aicelle Santos, Isang Himala</p><p>Gabby Padilla, Kono Basho</p><p>Arisa Nakano, Kono Basho</p><p>Mylene Dizon, The Hearing</p><p>Jenaica Sangher, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST ACTOR</strong></div><p>Carlo Aquino, Crosspoint</p><p>Baron Geisler, Dearly Beloved</p><p>Dennis Trillo, Green Bones</p><p>Ruru Madrid, Green Bones</p><p>Sid Lucero, Outside</p><p>Ronnie Lazaro, Phantosmia</p><p>Enzo Osorio, The Hearing</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS</strong></div><p>Kei Kurosawa, Crosspoint</p><p>Chanda Romero, Espantaho</p><p>Bituin Escalante, Isang Himala</p><p>Kakki Teodoro, Isang Himala</p><p>Ina Feleo, The Hearing</p><p>Rowena Sangher, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR</strong></div><p>Takehiro Hira, Crosspoint</p><p>Art Acuña, An Errand</p><p>David Ezra, Isang Himala</p><p>Nor Domingo, The Hearing</p><p>Felipe Ganancial, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN</strong></div><p>JL Burgos, Alipato at Muog</p><p>Marxie Maolen Fadul, Green Bones</p><p>Eero Yves Francisco, Kono Basho</p><p>Lav Diaz, Phantosmia</p><p>Zeus Bascon, Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti</p><p>Lynne Belle Salvadico, Tumandok</p><div><strong><br/></strong></div><div><strong>BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY</strong></div><p>JL Burgos, Alipato at Muog</p><p>Neil Daza, Green Bones</p><p>Dan Villegas, Kono Basho</p><p>Lav Diaz, Phantosmia</p><p>Pabelle Manikan, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST EDITING</strong></div><p>JL Burgos, Alipato at Muog</p><p>Marya Ignacio, Kono Basho</p><p>Furan Guillermo, Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti</p><p>Lawrence Fajardo and Ysabelle Denoga, The Hearing</p><p>Pabelle Manikan, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST MUSIC</strong></div><p>Len Calvo, Green Bones</p><p>Vincent De Jesus, Isang Himala</p><p>Len Calvo, Kono Basho</p><p>David Toop, Khavn and The Kontra-Kino Orchestra, Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti</p><p>Paulo Almaden, The Ati People of Kabarangkalan and Nagpana, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>BEST SOUND</strong></div><p>Ronaldo de Asis, Crosspoint</p><p>Albert Michael Idioma and Emilio Bien Sparks, Isang Himala</p><p>Allen Roy Santos, Kono Basho</p><p>Jannina Mikaela Minglanilla and Michaela Docena, The Hearing</p><p>Lamberto Casas, Jr., Alexis Tomboc, Kevin Padilla, Tumandok</p><div><br/></div><p>According to Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP) website, nominees for the Best Documentary and Best Short Film will be announced in the last week of September.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/J2q9detBqcw?autoplay=1&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" 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<p>Kapamilya stars Carlo Aquino, Baron Geisler and Lovi Poe are among the nominees for the 48th edition of Gawad Urian.</p>

Kapamilya stars Carlo Aquino, Baron Geisler and Lovi Poe are among the nominees for the 48th edition of Gawad Urian.

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Dante Rivero to be honored at 48th Gawad Urian; nominees revealed

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