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Bloom Where You Are Planted wins Best Film at the 49th Gawad Urian

49th Gawad Urian Winners: Bloom Where You Are Planted Beats Quezon for Best Film

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Noni Abao’s documentary Bloom Where You Are Planted wins Best Film at the 49th Gawad Urian over Quezon, as both lead acting races end in ties. Full winners list.

FAMAS 2026 Nominees: Quezon and In Thy Name Lead With 12 Each, and I’mPerfect Gets Five

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The Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences named the nominees for its 74th FAMAS Awards on September 27. Winners are announced October 27 at the Manila Hotel.

Antoinette Jadaone’s Sunshine earns eight nominations at the 49th Gawad Urian, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress for Maris Racal, Best Supporting Actress for Jennica Garcia, and Best Screenplay. Racal plays a teenage gymnast whose Olympic ambitions are thrown into crisis when she discovers she is pregnant just days before the national team tryouts. Her search for abortion care takes the film away from the familiar triumph narrative of sports dramas and into questions of bodily autonomy, fear, ambition, and the risks faced by women seeking reproductive care in the Philippines.

Maris Racal Will Play Sunshine Again in 2027, This Time With the Audience Walking Beside Her

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Antoinette Jadaone’s Berlinale winner becomes a site-specific play in mid-2027, taking over an entire Metro Manila building. It’s part of the first slate from her new company, Ilaya Ilaya, announced on September 26.

MMFF 2025 Best Picture I’mPerfect number 1 on Netflix

PMPC Star Awards 2026 Nominees: I’mPerfect Leads With 13, Sunshine Tops the Indie Field With 12

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The Philippine Movie Press Club named its 42nd Star Awards for Movies nominees on September 24. Winners are announced October 25 at the Winford Resort and Casino Manila.

Quezon, Jerrold Tarog’s historical drama about Manuel L. Quezon and the political calculations, ambitions, and compromises surrounding his leadership during the Commonwealth period, leads the 49th Gawad Urian nominations with 10 nods. Starring Jericho Rosales in the title role, the film is the latest historical feature in Tarog’s series following Heneral Luna and Goyo: Ang Batang Heneral. Credit: TBA Studios (Facebook)

Quezon Rules the 49th Gawad Urian Nods as Magellan Falls Short

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Jerrold Tarog’s Quezon leads the 49th Gawad Urian nominations with 10 nods, while Antoinette Jadaone’s Sunshine follows with 8. Oscar entry Magellan gets sidelined by local critics.