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(From left) Maris Racal, Odette Khan and Krystel Go

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Maris Racal, Odette Khan, Krystel Go among Best Actress nominees at Gawad Urian

Josh Mercado

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/178824471828900 18.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(From left) Maris Racal, Odette Khan and Krystel Go</span></span></span></div><p>The 49th Gawad Urian nominees have been announced, with newbie artist Krystel Go (“I’mPerfect”) competing for Best Actress alongside veteran actress Odette Khan (“Bar Boys: After School”) and Kapamilya star Maris Racal (“Sunshine”).</p><p>Also included in the best actress category were Ruby Ruiz (“Tigkiliwi”), Nour Hooshmand (“Cinemartyrs”), EJ Jallorina (“Dreamboi”), Geraldine Villamil (“Republika ng Pipolipinas”), and Rissey Reyes-Robinson (“Paglilitis”).</p><p>Dolly de Leon (“Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan”) led the list of nominees for Best Supporting Actress. along with Alessandra de Rossi (“Republika ng Pipolipinas”), Elora Españo (“Lakambini: Gregoria de Jesus”), Jennica Garcia (“Sunshine”), Gina Pareño (“Lakambini: Gregoria de Jesus”), Rochelle Pangilinan (“Child No. 82”), and Eula Valdez (“Paglilitis”).</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/7/16/why-maris-racal-was-given-the-role-in-sunshine-according-to-the-director-1250"><strong>READ: Why Maris Racal was given the role in &#x27;Sunshine&#x27;<br/></strong></a></div><p>Meanwhile, Earl Jonathan Amaba (“I’mPerfect”), Jomari Angeles (“Some Nights I Feel Like Walking”), Carlo Aquino (“Bar Boys: After School”), Elijah Canlas (“Rumaragasa”), Julian Paul Larroder (“Tigkiliwi”), Jojit Lorenzo (“Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan”), Miguel Odron (“Some Nights I Feel Like Walking”), and Jericho Rosales (“Quezon”) all received nominations for best actor.</p><p>The Best Supporting Actor category showcased a strong group of nominees, including Will Ashley (“Bar Boys: After School”), Amado Babon (“Magellan”), Rico Blanco (“Manila’s Finest”), Joshua Garcia (“Meet, Greet, Bye”), Enrique Gil (“Manila’s Finest”), Iain Glen (“Quezon”), and Nanding Josef (“Habang Nilalamon ng Hydra ang Kasaysayan”).</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/movies-series/2025/12/28/turned-down-by-producers-i-mperfect-is-now-mmff-best-picture-1138"><strong>READ: Turned down by producers, ‘I’mPerfect’ is now MMFF best picture</strong></a></div><p>In the category of Best Film, “Bar Boys: After School,” “Bloom Where You Are Planted,” “Cinemartyrs,” “Quezon,” and “Sunshine” emerged as the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino fave picks.</p><p>The list of nominees for Best Director included Noni Abao (“Bloom Where You Are Planted”), Sari Dalena (“Cinemartyrs”), Antoinette Jadaone (“Sunshine”), Kip Oebanda (“Bar Boys: After School”), and Jerrold Tarog (“Quezon”).</p><p>Meanwhile, Sari Dalena and Keith Sicat (&quot;Cinemartyrs&quot;), Renei Dimla (&quot;Republika ng Pipolipinas&quot;), Antoinette Jadaone (&quot;Sunshine&quot;), Kip Oebanda, Zig Dulay, and Carlo Catu (&quot;Bar Boys: After School&quot;), and Jerrold Tarog and Rody Vera (&quot;Quezon&quot;) have emerged as Best Screenplay contenders.</p>

<p>The 49th Gawad Urian nominees have been announced, with newbie artist Krystel Go competing for Best Actress alongside veteran actress Odette Khan and Kapamilya star Maris Racal.</p>

The 49th Gawad Urian nominees have been announced, with newbie artist Krystel Go competing for Best Actress alongside veteran actress Odette Khan and Kapamilya star Maris Racal.