page_title: Gawad Urian Award
section_title: Awards
hierarchical_section_title: Gawad Urian Award / Awards
caption_attribution_description: English: Governor Vilma Santos-Recto at Danny Dolor's 'ALITAPTAP...' Movie Posters Exhibit in Lipa City, Batangas Philippines
context_page_description: The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines held since 1977. It is given by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino and is currently regarded as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle.
context_section_description: The Gawad Urian Awards were established to, in Tagalog, "suriin ang mga pelikulang Pilipino, pasiglahin ang diyalogo ng mga manonood at ng industriya ng pelikula, pag-aralan ang mga tunguhing makapagpapahusay sa pelikula, at linangin ang kaalaman sa tungkulin ng pelikula bilang medyum ng ekspresyon at komunikasyon, ayon sa mga kondisyon ng paggawa ng pelikula sa ating bayan (examine Filipino films, bolster the interest of the masses and the Philippine film industry, study and celebrate the achievement that will help define the good Filipino film, and cultivate the knowledge and skills that the film medium was designed for, which is to be a medium of communication and expression of our culture according to the standards and conditions of filmmaking in our country)."
  The MPP chose the name "Gawad Urian" from Tagalog terms urian (a standard for gold) and gawad (award) for its awards. It is the only major award-giving body in the Philippines (the others being the FAMAS Awards, the Luna Awards and the Star Awards for Movies) to use the vernacular in awards shows and in the presentation of the awards.
  The Gawad Urian is given in twelve categories and have been annually awarded since 1977. In 1988, the awards for the films of 1987 were not held because the MPP deemed that there was a "lack of deserving winners," which was a first in Filipino awards history. The fourteen categories of the awards, named in Tagalog, are the following:
  Pinakamahusay na Pelikula (Best Film)
  Pinakamahusay na Direksyon (Best Direction)
  Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor (Best Actor)
  Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres (Best Actress)
  Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor (Best Supporting Actor)
  Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres (Best Supporting Actress)
  Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula (Best Screenplay)
  Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya (Best Cinematography)
  Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon (Best Production Design)
  Pinakamahusay na Editing (Best Editing)
  Pinakamahusay na Musika (Best Music)
  Pinakamahusay na Tunog (Best Sound)
  Pinakamahusay na Maikling Pelikula (Best Short Film)
  Pinakamahusay na Dokyumentaryo (Best Documentary)
  The Gawad Urian also awards the Natatanging Gawad Urian (Gawad Urian Lifetime Achievement Award) to a film artisan whose contributions have helped shape the Filipino film industry.
  The Mga Natatanging Aktor at Aktres ng Dekada (Best Actors and Actresses of the Decade) are given every first year of the decade to actor/s and actress/es who had made outstanding works in the past decade. Recipients of the award are:
  1980s: Gina Alajar, Nora Aunor, Phillip Salvador, Vilma Santos
  1990s: Nora Aunor, Richard Gomez, Vilma Santos
  2000s: Coco Martin, Gina Pareño, Cherry Pie Picache
  In 1992, the Gawad Urian gave the Ginintuang Gawad Urian (the Golden Urian Award) to Mike de Leon. It would be the first and the last time that the MPP would give out the award.
caption: Legendary movie and box-office queen Vilma Santos is Gawad Urian's most decorated thespian. She won awards in the Best Actress, Aktress ng Dekada, and Natatanging Gawad Urian categories as well as a producer for 1978's Best Film Pagputi ng Uwak Pag-itim ng Tagak. She won Best Actress three years in a row: Relasyon (1982), Broken Marriage (1983) and Sister Stella L. (1984).
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