The 40th Gawad Urian Awards or ''Ika-40 na Gawad Urian'' was held on July 20, 2017 at Studio 10 of

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. They honored the best Filipino films for the year 2016. It aired live at

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channel. Nominations were announced on June 27. ''

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'' received the most nominations with twelve. ''

'' won the most awards with six awards, including Best Film. The ''Natatanging Gawad Urian'' was awarded to

Vilma Santos Rosa Vilma Tuazon Santos-Recto (, born November 3, 1953) is a Filipino actress, singer, dancer, TV host, producer, and politician. She served as a House Deputy Speaker since 2019 to 2022 and as the Representative of Batangas' 6th district since ...

Winners and nominees

Multiple nominations and awards

References

External links

Official Website of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino
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