Gawad Urian Awards
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The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines
held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (the Filipino Film Critics) and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle.
after a shocking 1972 Best Actress tie materialized between major star Boots Anson-Roa and then-rising star Vilma Santos. A tie was unheard of at that time, which resulted in accusations of lessening prestige on the part of FAMAS. After a voting stint at the FAMAS
, these future MPP members set up the Gawad Urian Awards.
The MPP then chose the name "urian" for its awards An urian is a standard for gold in Tagalog. Gawad, on the other hand, is the Tagalog word for "award." Due to this choice, the Gawad Urian became the first and the only major award-giving body in the Philippines (the others being the FAMAS Awards, the Luna Awards and the Star Awards for Movies) to use the vernacular in awards shows and in the presentation of the awards.
The Gawad Urian is given in twelve categories and have been annually awarded since 1977. In 1988, the awards for the films of 1987 were not held because the MPP deemed that there was a "lack of deserving winners," which was a first in Filipino awards history. The thirteen categories of the awards, named in Tagalog, are the following:
The Gawad Urian also awards the Natatanging Gawad Urian (Gawad Urian Lifetime Achievement Award) to a film artisan whose contributions to film have helped shaped the great Filipino film.
In addition to these, the Gawad Urian Aktor at Aktress ng Dekada (Urian Award for Ator and Actress of the Decade) are given every first year of the decade to actor/s and actress/es who had won the most number of Gawad Urian Awards for acting in the past decade. Here are the recipients of the award:
In 1992, the Gawad Urian gave the Ginintuang Gawad Urian (the Golden Urian Award) to Mike de Leon. It would be the first and the last time that the MPP would give out the award.
The Gawad Urian is arguably the most prestigious film award-giving body in the Philippines if the number of scandals and dubious choices are taken in account. For the thirty years that the MPP has existed, it has not been tainted with any accusations of vote buying or scandals that tainted all of its counterparts in the Philippines. This distinction made the Gawad Urian a highly coveted award in the Philippine film industry that is only given to the most deserved winners. If a person wins the Gawad Urian, the person is held in high regard and in clean victory.
The Gawad Urian is also famously known for its curious choices over the hugely popular choices in the Philippine film awards season. For example, in 2005, Dennis Trillo won all of the awards for Best Performance by an Actor in his landmark portrayal in the Japanese occupation drama Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita but lost out the Gawad Urian to Wendell Ramos for his portrayal in Sabel. In 1999, the "Best Picture of 1998" and the most awarded Filipino film of all time, Jose Rizal of GMA Films, lost to Bata, Bata, Paano Ka Ginawa and won only 6 Gawad Urians. Before the Gawad Urian, Jose Rizal won at least 10 awards from each of the award giving bodies in the Philippines.
The awards is also known for its infamous ties. At a time when the Filipino award-giving bodies were adamant about awarding ties after the FAMAS rock-up in 1972, the Gawad Urian has given ties in the Best Picture category (3 ties), Best Screenplay category (1), Best Actress category (6) and Best Supporting Actress category (2), a dozen ties all in all.
Gawad Urian is also known for bolstering the awards radar of several lesser-known films produced by little-known and small independent production companies by awarding them with highly-deserved awards that would have been otherwise looked over by the other award-giving bodies. For example, in 2004, Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino, a landmark Filipino drama, was awarded Pinakamahusay na Pelikula (Best Picture) by Gawad Urian, while it did not receive a single nomination from any award-giving body that year.
In 2006, the Gawad Urian became the first award-giving body in the Philippine to welcome digital films into competition. Its nominees were swamped with achievement from digital films that year, which prompted the other award-giving bodies to include digital films in its roster of nominations the next year.
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held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (the Filipino Film Critics) and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle.
Establishment
The MPP was formed by a host of scholars, film writers and other award-winning writers on May 1, 1976 as a critics' voice to rival the then-only award-giving body in the Philippines, which is its Oscars', the FAMAS Awards. Three years earlier, what would be the members of the MPP were included in the judges' roster of the FAMASFAMAS
The FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...
after a shocking 1972 Best Actress tie materialized between major star Boots Anson-Roa and then-rising star Vilma Santos. A tie was unheard of at that time, which resulted in accusations of lessening prestige on the part of FAMAS. After a voting stint at the FAMAS
FAMAS
The FAMAS is a bullpup-styled assault rifle designed and manufactured in France by MAS located in Saint-Étienne, which is now a member of the French government-owned Nexter group...
, these future MPP members set up the Gawad Urian Awards.
Members
The members of the MPP who judge the annual Gawad Urian are all accomplished writers in their part:- Lito Zulueta, president of MPP.
- Grace Javier Alfonso
- Butch Francisco
- Mario Hernando
- Bienvenido Lumbera
- Miguel Rapatan
- Dr. Nicanor Tiongson
- Rolando Tolentino
Awards
The Gawad Urian Awards were established to, in Tagalog, "suriin ang mga pelikulang Pilipino, pasiglahin ang diyalogo ng mga manonood at ng industriya ng pelikula, pag-aralan ang mga tunguhing makapagpapahusay sa pelikula, at linangin ang kaalaman sa tungkulin ng pelikula bilang medyum ng ekspresyon at komunikasyon, ayon sa mga kondisyon ng paggawa ng pelikula sa ating bayan (examine Filipino films, bolster the interest of the masses and the Philippine film industry, study and celebrate the achievement that will help define the good Filipino film, and cultivate the knowledge and skills that the film medium was designed for, which is to be a medium of communication and expression of our culture according to the standards and conditions of filmmaking in our country)."The MPP then chose the name "urian" for its awards An urian is a standard for gold in Tagalog. Gawad, on the other hand, is the Tagalog word for "award." Due to this choice, the Gawad Urian became the first and the only major award-giving body in the Philippines (the others being the FAMAS Awards, the Luna Awards and the Star Awards for Movies) to use the vernacular in awards shows and in the presentation of the awards.
The Gawad Urian is given in twelve categories and have been annually awarded since 1977. In 1988, the awards for the films of 1987 were not held because the MPP deemed that there was a "lack of deserving winners," which was a first in Filipino awards history. The thirteen categories of the awards, named in Tagalog, are the following:
- Pinakamahusay na Pelikula (Best Picture)
- Pinakamahusay na Direksyon (Best Direction)
- Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula (Best Screenplay)
- Pinakamahusay na Pagganap ng Isang Pangunahing Aktor (Best Actor)
- Pinakamahusay na Pagganap ng Isang Pangunahing Aktres (Best Actress)
- Pinakamahusay na Pagganap ng Isang Pangalawang Aktor (Best Supporting Actor)
- Pinakamahusay na Pagganap ng Isang Pangalawang Aktres (Best Supporting Actress)
- Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon (Best Production Design)
- Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya (Best Cinematography)
- Pinakamahusay na Musika (Best Musical Score)
- Pinakamahusay na Tunog (Best Sound)
- Pinakamahusay na Editing (Best Film Editing)
The Gawad Urian also awards the Natatanging Gawad Urian (Gawad Urian Lifetime Achievement Award) to a film artisan whose contributions to film have helped shaped the great Filipino film.
In addition to these, the Gawad Urian Aktor at Aktress ng Dekada (Urian Award for Ator and Actress of the Decade) are given every first year of the decade to actor/s and actress/es who had won the most number of Gawad Urian Awards for acting in the past decade. Here are the recipients of the award:
- 1980s: Vilma Santos, Nora Aunor, Gina Alajar, Philip Salvador
- 1990s: Vilma Santos, Nora Aunor, Richard Gomez
- 2000s: Coco MArtin, Gina Pareno, Cherry Pie PIcache
In 1992, the Gawad Urian gave the Ginintuang Gawad Urian (the Golden Urian Award) to Mike de Leon. It would be the first and the last time that the MPP would give out the award.
The choices: criteria and quality
The MPP, like the Luna Awards of the Film Academy of the Philippines, has criteria in judging the winners of the Gawad Urian.The Gawad Urian is arguably the most prestigious film award-giving body in the Philippines if the number of scandals and dubious choices are taken in account. For the thirty years that the MPP has existed, it has not been tainted with any accusations of vote buying or scandals that tainted all of its counterparts in the Philippines. This distinction made the Gawad Urian a highly coveted award in the Philippine film industry that is only given to the most deserved winners. If a person wins the Gawad Urian, the person is held in high regard and in clean victory.
The Gawad Urian is also famously known for its curious choices over the hugely popular choices in the Philippine film awards season. For example, in 2005, Dennis Trillo won all of the awards for Best Performance by an Actor in his landmark portrayal in the Japanese occupation drama Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita but lost out the Gawad Urian to Wendell Ramos for his portrayal in Sabel. In 1999, the "Best Picture of 1998" and the most awarded Filipino film of all time, Jose Rizal of GMA Films, lost to Bata, Bata, Paano Ka Ginawa and won only 6 Gawad Urians. Before the Gawad Urian, Jose Rizal won at least 10 awards from each of the award giving bodies in the Philippines.
The awards is also known for its infamous ties. At a time when the Filipino award-giving bodies were adamant about awarding ties after the FAMAS rock-up in 1972, the Gawad Urian has given ties in the Best Picture category (3 ties), Best Screenplay category (1), Best Actress category (6) and Best Supporting Actress category (2), a dozen ties all in all.
Gawad Urian is also known for bolstering the awards radar of several lesser-known films produced by little-known and small independent production companies by awarding them with highly-deserved awards that would have been otherwise looked over by the other award-giving bodies. For example, in 2004, Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino, a landmark Filipino drama, was awarded Pinakamahusay na Pelikula (Best Picture) by Gawad Urian, while it did not receive a single nomination from any award-giving body that year.
In 2006, the Gawad Urian became the first award-giving body in the Philippine to welcome digital films into competition. Its nominees were swamped with achievement from digital films that year, which prompted the other award-giving bodies to include digital films in its roster of nominations the next year.
Best Pictures at the Gawad Urian since 1977
| Year | Film winner |
|---|---|
| 1977 | Ganito kami noon, paano kayo ngayon Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon Ganito kami noon, paano kayo ngayon is a 1976 FAMAS award and Gawad Urian award winning Filipino romantic musical drama set in the Spanish colonization era... (1976) |
| 1978 | Hubad na bayani (1977) |
| 1979 | Pagputi ng uwak, pag-itim ng tagak (1978) |
| 1980 | Jaguar Jaguar (film) Jaguar is a 1979 Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka. It was entered into the 1980 Cannes Film Festival.-Cast:* Phillip Salvador - Poldo* Amy Austria - Cristy* Menggie Cobarrubias - Sonny* Anita Linda - Mother* Johnny Delgado - Direk... (1979) |
| 1981 | City After Dark (1980) |
| 1982 | Salome Salome Salome , the Daughter of Herodias , is known from the New Testament... (1981) |
| 1983 | Oro, Plata, Mata Oro, Plata, Mata Oro, Plata, Mata is a 1982 multi-awarded Filipino film directed by Peque Gallaga, and is considered his most significant contribution to Philippine cinema. Set in the Philippine province of Negros during World War II, it tells the story of how two haciendero families cope with the changes brought... (1982) |
| 1984 | Broken Marriage (1983) |
| 1985 | Sister Stella L. (1984) |
| 1986 | Bayan ko: Kapit sa patalim (1985) |
| 1987 | Takaw tukso (1986) |
| 1988 | Alabok Sa Ulap 1987 |
| 1989 | Itanong mo sa buwan (1988) |
| 1990 | Pahiram ng isang umaga (1989) |
| 1991 | Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak Gumapang Ka Sa Lusak is a 1990 FAMAS award winning and critically acclaimed Filipino drama film directed by Lino Brocka.-Plot:A teenage boy befriends a starlet who is having an affair with an ambitious mayor. As the elections are on the horizon, the mayor's wife wants him to get rid of his mistress... (1990) |
| 1992 | Ipagpatawad mo (1991) |
| 1993 | Ikaw pa lang ang minahal (1992) |
| 1994 | Makati Ave. (Office Girls) (1992) |
| 1995 | The Fatima Buen Story (1994) |
| 1996 | Sana Maulit Muli Sana Maulit Muli Sana Maulit Muli is a Filipino primetime soap opera produced by ABS-CBN. It was considered as one of the most watched television shows in the Philippines for 2007. Its name is roughly translated in English: "I Wish It Could Happen Again"... (1995) |
| 1997 | Segurista (1996) |
| 1998 | Milagros (1997) |
| 1999 | Bata, bata... Paano ka ginawa? (1998) |
| 2000 | Bayaning Third World (2000) |
| 2001 | Tuhog (2001) |
| 2002 | Batang West Side (2002) |
| 2003 | Dekada '70 Dekada '70 (film) Dekada '70 is a 2002 Filipino drama film released based on a book called Dekada '70 written by Filipino author, Lualhati Bautista.-Plot:... (2002) Munting tinig, Mga (2002) |
| 2004 | Babae sa Breakwater (2004) Magnifico Magnifico (film) Magnifico is a 2003 FAMAS Award-winning drama film directed by Maryo J. De los Reyes, written by Michiko Yamamoto, and starring Jiro Manio, Danilo Barrios, Cherry Pie Picache, Amy Austria and Albert Martinez.-Plot:... (2003) |
| 2005 | Ebolusyon ng isang pamilyang pilipino (2004) Panaghoy sa suba Panaghoy sa Suba Panaghoy sa Suba, titled "The Call of the River" in English, also referred to as "Cry of the River" is a 2004 film produced, directed and starred by Filipino actor Cesar Montano. It features Filipino actors Juliana Palermo, Jackie Woo, Phil Anthony, Caridad Sanchez, Joel Torre, Daria Ramirez,... (The Call of the River) (2004) |
| 2006 | Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros is a story about a gay teen who is torn between his love for a young cop and his loyalty to his family.-Synopsis:... (2005) |
| 2007 | Kubrador Kubrador Kubrador , is a film that centers on jueteng, the game of numbers dating back to the Philippines' Spanish colonial period from .- Synopsis :... (2006) |
| 2008 | Tirador (2007) |
| 2009 | Serbis (2008) |
| 2010 | Kinatay Kinatay Kinatay is a Filipino drama film directed by Brillante Mendoza. The film competed in the main competition at the 62nd Cannes Film Festival.-Plot:... (2009) |
| 2011 | Ang Damgo ni Eleuteria (2010) |
External links
- Gawad Urian Awards at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...
- Manunuri.com