Nadine Lustre, John Arcilla, Ian Veneracion vie for top acting honors at 71st FAMAS Awards

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Nadine Lustre, John Arcilla and Ian Veneracion. Image: Instagram/@nadine, @johnarcilla, @ianveneracion1

Nadine Lustre, John Arcilla and Ian Veneracion are among the stars who earned nominations for the top acting honors at the 71st Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences (FAMAS) Awards.

Lustre was nominated for the best actress award for her role in “Greed,” as announced by the award-giving body on its Facebook page on Tuesday, Aug. 1. She will be competing alongside Liza Lorena (“Family Matters”), Heaven Peralejo (“Nanahimik ang Gabi”), Janine Gutierrez (“Ngayon Kaya”) and Shiela Francisco (“Leonor Will Never Die”).

Arcilla and Veneracion, nominated for their films “Reroute” and “Nanahimik ang Gabi,” respectively, will be up against Paulo Avelino (“Ngayon Kaya”), Diego Loyzaga (“Greed”) and Noel Trinidad (“Family Matters”) for the best actor award.

Meanwhile, nominees for the best picture award are “Family Matters,” “Blue Room,” “Leonor Will Never Die,” “La Traidora” and “Deleter.”

Following is the full list of nominees in different categories:

Best Picture

Best Actress

Best Actor

Best Director

Best Supporting Actress

Best Supporting Actor

Best Screenplay

Best Cinematography

Best Production Design

Best Editing

Best Musical Score

Best Sound

Best Short Film

The FAMAS awarding ceremony will be held on Aug. 13 at the Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel.  /ra

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