John Lloyd Cruz, Max Eigenmann win top acting awards at Gawad Urian 2023

Gawad Urian and the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino on Tuesday honored the best in Philippine cinema in 2023.

For the awards’ 46th edition, Lav Diaz’s "Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon" won some of the night’s top awards. These include Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography awards, and Best Actor for John Lloyd Cruz.

Max Eigenmann was named Best Actress for “12 Weeks,” an award she also won at the Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival in 2022.

Veteran actor Jaime Fabregas is this year’s recipient of the Natatanging Gawad Urian, the equivalent of a lifetime achievement award.

The 46th Gawad Uwian Awards was held at the University of the Philippines Film Institute on November 30. The ceremony was also livestreamed on the TVUP YouTube channel.

Here is the full list of winners:

• Best Film - "Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon"
• Best Director - Martika Ramirez Escobar, "Leonor Will Never Die"
• Best Actress - Max Eigenmann, "12 Weeks"
• Best Actor - John Lloyd Cruz, "Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon"
• Best Actress in Supporting Role - Claudia Enriquez, "12 Weeks"
• Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Soliman Cruz, "Blue Room"
• Best Screenplay - Lav Diaz, "Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon"
• Best Cinematography - Larry Manda, "Kapag Wala Nang Mga Alon"
• Best Editing - Lawrence Ang, "Leonor Will Never Die"
• Best Production Design - Eero Yves Francisco, "Leonor Will Never Die"
• Best Music - Alyana Cabral, Pan de Coco, Joseph Salcedo, "Leonor Will Never Die"
• Best Sound - Kristian Eidnes Andersen, "Nocebo"
• Natatanging Gawad Urian - Jaime Fabregas

—Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News