33rd Gawad Urian Awards

33rd Gawad Urian Awards
Date	April 29, 2010 (2010-04-29)
Site	UP Diliman Film Center, Quezon City
Hosted by	Gelli de Belen & Butch Francisco
Highlights
Best Picture	Kinatay
Most awards	Lola (4)
Most nominations	Himpapawid & Kinatay (11)
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The 33rd Gawad Urian Awards (Filipino: Ika-33 na Gawad Urian) is held on April 29, 2010.^[1] Established in 1976, the Gawad Urian Awards highlights the best of Philippine cinema as decided by the Filipino Film Critics.^[2] The best Philippine films for the year 2009 are honored in a ceremony at the UP Diliman Film Center in Quezon City.^[3] Brillante Mendoza pulls off a threepeat in this ceremony after winning the Best Director award for the third year in a row.^[3] Actress, producer and former head of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) Armida Siguion-Reyna wins the Natatanging Gawad Urian Award.^[4]

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and bolded.^{[5][6][7][8][9]}

Best Picture Pinakamahusay na Pelikula	Best Director Pinakamahusay na Direksyon
Kinatay Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe Bakal Boys Colorum Engkwentro Himpapawid Hospital Boat Last Supper No. 3 Lola The Arrival	Brillante Mendoza – Kinatay Alvin Yapan – Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe Arnel Mardoquio – Hospital Boat Brillante Mendoza – Lola Erik Matti – The Arrival GB Sampedro – Astig John Steffan Ballesteros – Colorum Pepe Diokno – Engkwentro Ralston Jover – Bakal Boys Raymond Red – Himpapawid Veronica Velasco – Last Supper No. 3
Best Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor	Best Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres
Lou Veloso – Colorum Alfred Vargas – Colorum Allen Dizon – Dukot Coco Martin – Kinatay Dwight Gaston – The Arrival Felix Roco – Engkwentro Jacky Woo – Walang Hanggang Paalam Joey Paras – Last Supper No. 3 John Lloyd Cruz – In My Life Raul Arellano – Himpapawid	Anita Linda – Lola Rustica Carpio – Lola Che Ramos – Mangatyanan Eugene Domingo – Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme Irma Adlawan – Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe Iza Calzado – Dukot Janice de Belen – Last Viewing Rosanna Roces – Wanted Border Tessie Tomas – Sanglaan Vilma Santos – In My Life
Best Supporting Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor	Best Supporting Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres
Soliman Cruz – Himpapawid Ariel Ureta – Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme Dennis Ascalon – The Arrival Jake Roxas – Walang Hanggang Paalam John Arcilla – Himpapawid John Regala – Kinatay Jose Ma. Javellana – Colorum Milton Dionson – The Arrival	Sue Prado – Himpapawid Dimples Romana – In My Life Gina Alajar – Dukot Gina Pareño – Bakal Boys Glaiza de Castro – Astig Jea Lyka Cinco – Hospital Boat Maria Isabel Lopez – Kinatay Miriam Quiambao – Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme
Best Screenplay Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula	Best Cinematography Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya
Lola Anacbanua Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe Biyaheng Lupa Engkwentro Himpapawid Kinatay Last Supper No. 3 The Arrival	Himpapawid Anacbanua Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe Bakal Boys Engkwentro Hospital Boat Independencia Kinatay Lola
Best Production Design Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon	Best Editing Pinakamahusay na Editing
Lola Bakal Boys Himpapawid Hospital Boat Independencia Kinatay Last Supper No. 3	Engkwentro Biyaheng Lupa Colorum Himpapawid Kinatay Last Supper No. 3 Lola The Arrival
Best Music Pinakamahusay na Musika	Best Sound Pinakamahusay na Tunog
The Arrival Dinig Sana Kita Hospital Boat Independencia Kinatay Last Supper No. 3	Kinatay Bakal Boys Engkwentro Himpapawid Last Supper No. 3 Lola

Special Award

Natatanging Gawad Urian

• Armida Siguion-Reyna

Multiple nominations and awards

Films that received multiple nominations

Nominations	Films
11	Himpapawid
	Kinatay
9	Lola
8	Last Supper No. 3
	The Arrival
7	Engkwentro
6	Bakal Boys
	Colorum
	Hospital Boat
5	Ang Panggagahasa kay Fe
3	Dukot
	In My Life
	Independencia
	Kimmy Dora: Kambal sa Kiyeme
2	Anacbanua
	Astig
	Biyaheng Lupa
	Walang Hanggang Paalam

Films that won multiple awards

Awards	Film
4	Lola
3	Himpapawid
	Kinatay

References

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4. Tiongson, Nicanor G. "The Many Roles of Armida". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
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8. magazine, adobo (2010-05-04). "Kinatay and Himapapawid are big winners at the 33rd Gawad Urian". adobo Magazine Online. Retrieved 2025-09-08.
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