32nd Gawad Urian Awards

32nd Gawad Urian Awards
Date	September 19, 2009 (2009-09-19)
Site	Cultural Center of the Philippines, Pasay City
Highlights
Best Picture	Serbis
Most awards	Serbis (4)
Most nominations	Yanggaw (11)
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The 32nd Gawad Urian Awards (Filipino : Ika-32 na Gawad Urian) is held on September 19, 2009. ^[1] It honors the best Philippine films of 2008. Dominated mostly by independent films, the ceremony is held at Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino, Cultural Center of the Philippines in Pasay City. Brillante Mendoza repeats his victory from the previous year by winning Best Director again–he will go on to win the following year and achieve a historic threepeat in the category. ^[2] Peque Gallaga, the celebrated filmmaker behind films like Oro, Plata, Mata and Shake, Rattle & Roll III , wins the Natatanging Gawad Urian Award . ^[3] Established in 1976, the Gawad Urian Awards highlights the best of Philippine cinema as decided by the Filipino Film Critics. ^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and bolded. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Best Picture Pinakamahusay na Pelikula	Best Director Pinakamahusay na Direksyon
Serbis – Centerstage Productions Boses – Casa San Miguel Hunghong sa Yuta – Brothers of the Sacred Heart Youth Ministry Imburnal – Cinema One Originals and Creative Programs Jay – Cinemalaya Melancholia – Sine Olivia Yanggaw – Cinema One Originals and Creative Programs	Brillante Mendoza – Serbis Adolfo Alix Jr. – Imoral Arnel Mardoquio – Hunghong sa Yuta Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil – Boses Francis Xavier Pasion – Jay Lav Diaz – Melancholia Richard Somes – Yanggaw Sherad Anthony Sanchez – Imburnal Tara Illenberger – Brutus
Best Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor	Best Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres
Ronnie Lazaro – Yanggaw Baron Geisler – Jay Coco Martin – Daybreak Julian Duque – Boses Neil Ryan Sese – Huling Pasada Paulo Rivero – Daybreak Perry Dizon – Melancholia Timothy Malabot – Brutus	Mylene Dizon – 100 Angeli Bayani – Melancholia Anita Linda – Adela Boots Anson-Roa – Lovebirds Gina Pareño – Serbis Jaclyn Jose – Serbis Judy Ann Santos – Ploning Rhea Medina – Brutus
Best Supporting Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor	Best Supporting Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres
Coco Martin – Jay Archie Alemania – Baby Angelo Julio Diaz – Serbis Roeder Camanag – Melancholia Yul Servo – Brutus	Aleera Montalla – Yanggaw Agot Isidro – Huling Pasada Flor Salanga – Jay Katherine Luna – Imoral Tessie Tomas – 100 Tetchie Agbayani – Yanggaw
Best Screenplay Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula	Best Cinematography Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya
Jay – Francis Xavier Pasion Boses – Froilan Medina & Rody Vera Hunghong sa Yuta – Arnel Mardoquio Melancholia – Lav Diaz Serbis – Armando Bing Lao & Boots Agbayani Pastor Yanggaw – Richard Somes & Dwight Gaston	Serbis – Odyssey Flores Adela Boses Brutus Huling Pasada Hunghong sa Yuta Imburnal Melancholia Ploning Yanggaw
Best Production Design Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon	Best Editing Pinakamahusay na Editing
Serbis – Benjamin Padero & Carlo Tabije Baby Angelo Hunghong sa Yuta Imburnal Jay Melancholia Ploning Yanggaw	Jay – Francis Pasion, Kats Serraon & Chuck Gutierrez 100 Huling Pasada Imburnal Motorcycle Ploning Serbis Yanggaw
Best Music Pinakamahusay na Musika	Best Sound Pinakamahusay na Tunog
Hunghong sa Yuta – Popong Landero Boses Brutus Concerto Imburnal Kolorete Ploning Yanggaw	Yanggaw – Joey Santos & Von De Guzman Adela Boses Melancholia Ploning Serbis Yanggaw

Special Award

Natatanging Gawad Urian

• Peque Gallaga

Best Short Film

• Andong, directed by Milo Tolentino

References

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