40th Luna Awards

40th Luna Awards
Date	August 3, 2024 (2024-08-03)
Site	IBG-KAL Theater, University of the Philippines Diliman
Highlights
Best Picture	GomBurZa
Most awards	GomBurZa (5)
Most nominations	When I Met You in Tokyo (10)
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The 40th Luna Awards ceremony, presented by the Film Academy of the Philippines (FAP), honored the best Filipino films of 2023. The Luna Awards ceremony is held on August 3, 2024 at the IBG-KALTheater, University of the Philippines Diliman. ^[1]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Best Picture	Best Direction
GomBurZa In His Mother's Eyes Rewind Third World Romance When I Met You in Tokyo	Pepe Diokno – GomBurZa Conrado Peru & Rommel Penesa – When I Met You in Tokyo Dwein Baltazar – Third World Romance Mae Cruz-Alviar – Rewind She Andres –Maria
Best Actor	Best Actress
Roderick Paulate – In His Mother's Eyes Carlo Aquino – Third World Romance Cedrick Juan – GomBurZa Christopher de Leon – When I Met You in Tokyo Dingdong Dantes – Rewind	Maricel Soriano – In His Mother's Eyes Charlie Dizon – Third World Romance Kathryn Bernardo – A Very Good Girl Marian Rivera – Rewind Vilma Santos – When I Met You in Tokyo
Best Supporting Actor	Best Supporting Actress
LA Santos – In His Mother's Eyes Archi Adamos – Third World Romance Elijah Canlas – GomBurZa Pepe Herrera – Rewind Piolo Pascual – GomBurZa	Ana Abad Santos – Third World Romance Angel Aquino – A Very Good Girl Cassy Legaspi – When I Met You in Tokyo Chienna Filomeno – A Very Good Girl Iyah Mina – Third World Romance
Best Screenplay	Best Cinematography
About Us but Not About Us Five Breakups and a Romance In His Mother's Eyes Rewind When I Met You in Tokyo	GomBurZa A Very Good Girl About Us but Not About Us Firefly Five Breakups and a Romance
Best Production Design	Best Editing
GomBurZa A Very Good Girl Rewind Third World Romance When I Met You in Tokyo	Third World Romance GomBurZa Maria Rewind When I Met You in Tokyo
Best Musical Score	Best Sound
When I Met You in Tokyo A Very Good Girl Firefly Five Breakups and a Romance In His Mother's Eyes	GomBurZa Gitling Huling Palabas Rewind When I Met You in Tokyo

Special Awards

The following honorary awards were also awarded.

• Fernando Poe Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award – Liza Diño-Seguerra
• 9th Golden Reel Award – Ramon "Bong" Revilla Jr.
• Lamberto Avellana Memorial Award – Armando “Bing” Lao
• Manuel de Leon Achievement Award – Mayor Joy Belmonte

References

1. Mallorca, Hannah (2024-08-04). "Maricel Soriano, Roderick Paulate win top acting honors at 40th Luna Awards". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
2. "TV Patrol: Historical film na 'GomBurZa,' big winner sa 40th Luna awards". ABS-CBN. August 4, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2025.
3. Evangelista, Jessica Ann (2024-07-02). "Kathryn Bernardo, Cedrick Juan among 40th Luna Awards nominees". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2025-09-13.
4. CETV Philippines (2024-08-04). Best Picture: "GomBurZa" | 40th Luna Awards . Retrieved 2025-09-13– via YouTube.