Gawad Urian Award

Annual film awards in the Philippines Gawad Urian AwardsCurrent: 48th Gawad Urian AwardsAwarded forOutstanding achievements in Filipino cinemaCountryPhilippinesPresented byManunuri ng Pelikulang PilipinoFirst award1977 The Gawad Urian Awards are annual film awards in the Philippines presented since 1977 by the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino (transl. Filipino Film Critics), an organization composed of film critic, writers, and scholars. It is the regarded as the highest award for a film given by critics in the Philippines and is seen as the counterpart of the United States' New York Film Critics Circle. The name "Gawad Urian" is from Tagalog terms urian (a standard for gold) and gawad (award). It is the only major award-giving body in the Philippines to use the vernacular in awards shows and in the presentation of the awards. The official name for the Best Film category is Pinakamahusay na Pelikula, for example. History Filipino Film CriticsManunuri ng Pelikulang PilipinoAbbreviationMPPNicknameManunuriFormation1976TypeFilm criticismLocationPhilippinesOfficial language FilipinoPresidentRolando TolentinoWebsitemanunuripelikula.com The Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino was formed by a h