48th Gawad Urian Awards

48th Gawad Urian Awards
48th Gawad Urian Awards
Date	October 11, 2025
Site	Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium, De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Highlights
Best Picture	Alipato at Muog
Most awards	Tumandok (4)
Most nominations	Tumandok (11)

The 48th Gawad Urian Awards (Filipino: Ika-48 na Gawad Urian) was 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]

Notably, Felipe Ganancial wins a posthumous Best Supporting Actor title for his role as an elder and chieftain in Tumandok. Ganancial has died on May 13, 2025.^[6]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and bolded.^[3]^[7]


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.	JL Burgos – Alipato at Muog Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay & Richard Jeroui Salvadico – Tumandok 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
Dennis Trillo – Green Bones Baron Geisler – Dearly Beloved Carlo Aquino – Crosspoint Enzo Osorio – The Hearing Ronnie Lazaro – Phantosmia Ruru Madrid – Green Bones Sid Lucero – Outside	Arisa Nakano – Kono Basho Aicelle Santos – Isang Himala 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
Felipe Ganancial – Tumandok Art Acuña – An Errand David Ezra – Isang Himala Nor Domingo – The Hearing Takehiro Hira – Crosspoint	Kakki Teodoro – Isang Himala Bituin Escalante – Isang Himala Chanda Romero – Espantaho Ina Feleo – The Hearing Kei Kurosawa – Crosspoint Rowena Sangher – Tumandok
Best Screenplay Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula	Best Cinematography Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya
Tumandok – Arden Rod Condez and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay 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	Kono Basho – Dan Villegas Alipato at Muog – JL Burgos Green Bones – Neil Daza Phantosmia – Lav Diaz Tumandok – Pabelle Manikan
Best Production Design Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon	Best Editing Pinakamahusay na Editing
Green Bones – Marxie Maolen Fadul Alipato at Muog – JL Burgos 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
Tumandok – Paulo Almaden, The Ati People of Kabarangkalan and Nagpana 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	The Hearing – Jannina Mikaela Minglanilla and Michaela Docena Crosspoint – Ronaldo de Asis Isang Himala – Albert Michael Idioma and Emilio Bien Sparks Kono Basho – Allen Roy Santos 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
6	Isang Himala
5	Phantosmia
5	Rizal’s Makamisa: Pantasma ng Higanti
4	Crosspoint

Films that won multiple awards
Awards	Film
4	Tumandok
3	Alipato at Muog
2	Green Bones
2	Kono Basho

References

^ Mallorca, Hannah (September 5, 2025). "Gawad Urian Awards 2025: Lovi Poe, Dennis Trillo, Carlo Aquino lead nominees". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
^ "About MPP". Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP). January 17, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "The Nominees, 48th Gawad Urian". Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (MPP). Retrieved September 5, 2025.
^ "Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
^ ^a ^b Manipon, Roel Hoang (September 6, 2025). "Film on the Ati people of Panay leads 48th Gawad Urian nominees". Daily Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2025.
^ Cinemalaya (May 13, 2025). "Cinemalaya's Post". Facebook. Retrieved October 11, 2025.
^ Basina, Carby Rose (October 11, 2025). "Gawad Urian 2025: Here is the complete list of winners". GMA News Online. Retrieved October 11, 2025.

[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.

[:0-3] "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.

[:1-5] Manipon, Roel Hoang (September 6, 2025). "Film on the Ati people of Panay leads 48th Gawad Urian nominees". Daily Tribune. Retrieved September 6, 2025.

[6] Cinemalaya (May 13, 2025). "Cinemalaya's Post". Facebook. Retrieved October 11, 2025.

[7] Basina, Carby Rose (October 11, 2025). "Gawad Urian 2025: Here is the complete list of winners". GMA News Online. Retrieved October 11, 2025.

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