John Arcilla, Dingdong Dantes, Charo Santos vie for top acting honors in Gawad Urian

John Arcilla, Dingdong Dantes, Charo Santos

John Arcilla in “On the Job: The Missing 8,” Dingdong Dantes in “A Hard Day” and Charo Santos in “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon. Image: screengrab from YouTube/Reality Entertainment, VIVA Films, Black Sheep

John Arcilla, Dingdong Dantes and Charo Santos will be going up against fellow artists for top acting honors in the 45th Gawad Urian.

The list of nominees for this year’s edition of Gawad Urian was released by Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino via its Facebook page yesterday, Sept. 8.

Arcilla and Dantes are both nominees for Pinakamahusay na Aktor (Best Actor), for their performances in the films “On the Job: The Missing 8” and “A Hard Day,” respectively. Their fellow nominees are Christian Bables (“Big Night!”), Paolo Contis (“A Faraway Land”), John Lloyd Cruz (“Historya ni Ha”), Francis Magundayao (“Tenement 66”) and Shogen (“Gensan Punch”).

Meanwhile, Santos (“Kun Maupay Man It Panahon”) is up against Donna Cariaga (“Rabid”), Elora Españo (“Love and Pain in Between Refrains”), Kim Molina (“Ikaw at Ako at ang Ending”) and Yen Santos (“A Faraway Land”) for Pinakamahusay na Aktress (Best Actress).

Erik Matti’s “On the Job: The Missing 8” garnered the most nominations, with 12 nods, followed by “Big Night!” and “Kun Maupay Man It Panahon” with nine nominations each.

Following is the list of nominees for the 45th Gawad Urian:

Pinakamahusay na Pelikula

Pinakamahusay na Direktor

Pinakamahusay na Aktres

Pinakamahusay na Aktor

Pinakamahusay na Pumapangalawang Aktress

Pinakamahusay na Pumapangalawang Aktor

Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula

Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya

Pinakamahusay na Editing

Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon

Pinakamahusay na Musika

Pinakamahusay na Tunog

Natatanging Gawad Urian

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