48th Gawad Urian Awards

48th Gawad Urian Awards
Date	October 11, 2025
Highlights
Best Picture	TBA
Most awards	TBA
Most nominations	Tumandok (11)
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The 48th Gawad Urian Awards (Filipino: Ika-48 na Gawad Urian) is going to be held on October 11, 2025 at the De La Salle University. ^[1] Established in 1976, the Gawad Urian Awards highlights the best of Philippine cinema as decided by the Filipino Film Critics. ^[2] The nominations for most categories are announced on September 5 both at the organization's official website ^[3] and its official Facebook page. ^[4] The nominees for Best Documentary and Best Short Film are going to be announced in the last week of September. ^[5] Leading the pack with eleven nominations is Tumandok, a film from the husband-and-wife team of Arlie Sumagaysay and Richard Salvadico. The film tackles the struggles of the Ati people of Panay. ^[5]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and bolded. ^[3]

Best Picture Pinakamahusay na Pelikula	Best Director Pinakamahusay na Direksyon
Alipato at Muog – Pulang Langgam Media Productions Green Bones – GMA Pictures, GMA Public Affairs, Brightburn Entertainment Kono Basho – Cinemalaya Foundation Inc., Project 8 Projects, Mentorque Productions Phantosmia – Black Cap Pictures, TEN17P, Sine Olivia Pilipinas Rizal's Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti – Kamias Overground, Rapid Eye Movies The Hearing – Pelikulaw, Center Stage Productions Tumandok – Southern Lantern Studios, Terminal Six Post, Cinemalaya Foundation, Inc.	Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay & Richard Jeroui Salvadico – Tumandok JL Burgos – Alipato at Muog Jaime Pacena II – Kono Basho Khavn – Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti Lav Diaz – Phantosmia Lawrence Fajardo – The Hearing Zig Dulay – Green Bones
Best Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor	Best Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres
Baron Geisler – Dearly Beloved Carlo Aquino – Crosspoint Dennis Trillo – Green Bones Enzo Osorio – The Hearing Ronnie Lazaro – Phantosmia Ruru Madrid – Green Bones Sid Lucero – Outside	Aicelle Santos – Isang Himala Arisa Nakano – Kono Basho Gabby Padilla – Kono Basho Jenaica Sangher – Tumandok Lovi Poe – Guilty Pleasure Mylene Dizon – The Hearing
Best Supporting Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor	Best Supporting Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres
Art Acuña – An Errand David Ezra – Isang Himala Felipe Ganancial – Tumandok Nor Domingo – The Hearing Takehiro Hira – Crosspoint	Bituin Escalante – Isang Himala Chanda Romero – Espantaho Ina Feleo – The Hearing Kakki Teodoro – Isang Himala Kei Kurosawa – Crosspoint Rowena Sangher – Tumandok
Best Screenplay Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula	Best Cinematography Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya
Alipato at Muog – JL Burgos and Bernardine De Belen Green Bones – Ricky Lee and Anj Atienza Kono Basho – Jaime Pacena II The Hearing – Honeylyn Joy Alipio Tumandok – Arden Rod Condez and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay	Alipato at Muog – JL Burgos Green Bones – Neil Daza Kono Basho – Dan Villegas Phantosmia – Lav Diaz Tumandok – Pabelle Manikan
Best Production Design Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon	Best Editing Pinakamahusay na Editing
Alipato at Muog – JL Burgos Green Bones – Marxie Maolen Fadul Kono Basho – Eero Yves Francisco Phantosmia – Lav Diaz Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti –Zeus Bascon Tumandok – Lynne Belle Salvadico	Alipato at Muog – JL Burgos Kono Basho – Marya Ignacio Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti – Furan Guillermo The Hearing – Lawrence Fajardo and Ysabelle Denoga Tumandok – Pabelle Manikan
Best Music Pinakamahusay na Musika	Best Sound Pinakamahusay na Tunog
Green Bones – Len Calvo Isang Himala – Vincent De Jesus Kono Basho – Len Calvo Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti – David Toop, Khavn and The Kontra-Kino Orchestra Tumandok – Paulo Almaden, The Ati People of Kabarangkalan and Nagpana	Crosspoint – Ronaldo de Asis Isang Himala – Albert Michael Idioma and Emilio Bien Sparks Kono Basho – Allen Roy Santos The Hearing – Jannina Mikaela Minglanilla and Michaela Docena Tumandok – Lamberto Casas Jr., Alexis Tomboc, Kevin Padilla

Special Award

Natatanging Gawad Urian

• Dante Rivero

Multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Films
11	Tumandok
10	Kono Basho
9	The Hearing
8	Green Bones
6	Alipato at Muog
	Isang Himala
5	Phantosmia
	Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti
4	Crosspoint

Films that won multiple awards

Awards	Film

References

1. Mallorca, Hannah (September 5, 2025). "Gawad Urian Awards 2025: Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, Carlo Aquino lead nominees". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
2. "About MPP". Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP). January 17, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
3. "The Nominees, 48th Gawad Urian". Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP). Retrieved September 5, 2025.
4. "Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
5. Manipon, Roel Hoang (September 6, 2025). "Film on the Ati people of Panay leads 48th Gawad Urian nominees". Daily Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2025.