'Firefly,' 'GomBurZa' lead Gawad Urian nominations

“Firefly” and “GomBurZa” are leading this year's 47th Gawad Urian nominations.

According to the announcement by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, “Firefly,” the tear-jerking magical realism film about TonTon (Euwenn Mikaell Aleta), a boy who searches for the mythical island described in his mother Elay's (Alessandra De Rossi) stories, is nominated for 10 awards.

The GMA Pictures and GMA Public Affairs film is nominated for nods such as Best Picture, Best Director for Zig Dulay, and Best Screenplay for Angeli G. Atienza.

Eleven-year-old Euwenn is also nominated for Best Actor. The Kapuso child star already won several awards for his work in “Firefly,” including Best Child Actor at the Metro Manila Film Festival Gabi ng Parangal.

Alessandra and Epy Quizon are nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Actor, respectively. Alessandra previously won Best Supporting Actress at the Manila International Film Festival in Hollywood, California in February.

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Meanwhile, “GomBurZa” has been nominated for 12 Gawad Urian awards.

Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Pepe Diokno, “GomBurZa” follows the lives of the three Filipino martyr priests Mariano Gomez, Jose Burgos, and Jacinto Zamora who were executed during the latter years of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines.

Diokno is nominated for Best Director and Best Screenplay with co-writer Rodolfo C. Vera.

The movie is top-billed by Cedric Juan, who won the MMFF 2023 Best Actor trophy. He is likewise nominated for Best Actor at Gawad Urian.

Dante Rivero, Piolo Pascual, and Enchong Dee are nominated for Best Supporting Actor for their roles in the historical film.

The 47th Gawad Urian will be held on June 8, with the venue yet to be announced.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Best Picture

• “About Us But Not About Us”
• “Ang Duyan ng Magiting”
• “Firefly”
• “GomBurZa”
• “Iti Mapukpukaw”
• “Third World Romance”

Best Director

• Jun Robles Lana, “About Us But Not About Us”
• Zig Madamba Dulay, “Firefly”
• Jose Lorenzo Diokno, “GomBurZa”
• Carl Joseph E. Papa, “Iti Mapukpukaw”
• Sheron Dayoc, “The Gospel of the Beast”
• Dwein Ruedas Baltazar, “Third World Romance”

Best Screenplay

• Jun Robles Lana, “About Us But Not About Us”
• Angeli G. Atienza, “Firefly”
• Rodolfo C. Vera and Jose Lorenzo Diokno, “GomBurZa”
• Carl Joseph E. Papa, “Iti Mapukpukaw”
• Dwein Ruedas Baltazar and Jeko Aguado, “Third World Romance”

Best Actor

• Romnick Sarmenta, “About Us but Not About Us”
• Paolo O’Hara, “Ang Duyan ng Magiting”
• Euwenn Mikaell, “Firefly”
• Cedrick Juan, “GomBurZa”
• Jansen Magpusao, “The Gospel of the Beast”
• Carlo Aquino, “Third World Romance”

Best Actress

• Kathryn Bernardo, “A Very Good Girl”
• Gabby Padilla, “Gitling”
• Max Eigenmann, “Raging Grace”
• Charlie Dizon, “Third World Romance”

Best Supporting Actor

• Epy Quizon, “Firefly”
• Dante Rivero, “GomBurZa”
• Piolo Pascual, “GomBurZa”
• Enchong Dee, “GomBurZa”
• Ronnie Lazaro, “The Gospel of the Beast”

Best Supporting Actress

• Agot Isidro, “Ang Duyan ng Magiting”
• Dolly de Leon, “Ang Duyan ng Magiting”
• Frances Makil-Ignacio, “Ang Duyan ng Magiting”
• Alessandra de Rossi, “Firefly”
• Jorrybell Agoto, “When This Is All Over”

Best Production Design

• Josiah Hiponia, “Ang Duyan ng Magiting”
• Kenneth Kevin Villanueva, “Firefly”
• Ericson Navarro, “GomBurZa”
• David Esguerra, “Huling Palabas”
• Benjamin Padero and Carlo Tabije, “In My Mother’s Skin”
• Eero Yves Francisco, “Third World Romance”

Best Cinematography

• Neil Daza, “Firefly”
• Mycko David, “Gitling”
• Carlo Canlas Mendoza, “GomBurZa”
• Theo Lozada, “Huling Palabas”
• Rommel Andreo Sales, “The Gospel of the Beast”

Best Editing

• Lawrence Ang, “About Us but Not About Us”
• Benjo Ferrer, “Firefly”
• Benjamin Tolentino, “GomBurZa”
• Benjamin Tolentino, “Iti Mapukpukaw”
• Lawrence Ang, “The Gospel of the Beast”
• Maria Estela Paiso, “When This Is All Over”

Best Music

• “Firefly”
• “GomBurZa”
• “Iti Mapukpukaw”
• “Third World Romance”
• “When This Is All Over”

Best Sound

• Imman Verona and Nerrika Salim, “About Us but Not About Us”
• Andrea Idioma and Nicole Rosacay, “Ang Duyan ng Magiting”
• Albert Idioma, Jannina Minglanilla and Emilio Sparks, “GomBurZa”
• Lamberto Casas Jr. and Alex Tomboc, “Iti Mapukpukaw”
• Jon Clarke, Michael Haines, and Chad Orororo, “Raging Grace”

Best Documentary

• “Baon sa Biyahe,” directed by James Magnaye
• “Ghosts of Kalantiaw,” directed by Chuck Escasa
• “Maria,” directed by Sheryl Rose Andes
• “Nitrate: To the Ghosts of the 75 Lost Philippine Silent Films (1912-1933),” directed by Khavn

Best Animation

• Carl Joseph Papa, “Iti Mapukpukaw”

Best Short Film

• “Abutan man Tayo ng House Lights,” directed by Apa Agbayani
• “Ate Bunso,” directed by Angelica Llanera
• “Cross My Heart Hope to Die,” directed by Sam Manacsa
• “Hito,” directed by Stephen Lopez
• “Karkarma,” directed by Melver Gomez
• “Tumatawa, Umiiyak,” directed by Che Tagyamon

—Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News