5th Gawad Urian Awards

5th Gawad Urian Awards
Highlights
Best Film	City After Dark
Most awards	Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (5)
Most nominations	Kakabakaba Ka Ba? (10)

The 5th Gawad Urian Awards was held in 1981. They honored the best Filipino films for the year 1980 ^[1]

City After Dark a Lino Brocka film was the winner of the Best Film at 5th Gawad Urian and Lino Brocka himself was nominated as the best director although he previously said that he refused any further awards and nominations coming from the Manunuri's. However, the Manunuris chose the film as best picture because they believed that it deserves the recognition. Kakabakaba Ka Ba? on the other hand, won most of the awards with five (5) but most of them came from the technical category such as Best Music and Best production design amongst others.

This year, the Manunuri also honored the 10 Best Film of the Decade and Director Lamberto Avellana was given the Natatanging Gawad Urian or Lifetime Achievement Award

Winners and nominees

Best Film Pinakamahusay na Pelikula	Best Direction Pinakamahusay na Direksyon
City After Dark Aguila Bona Brutal Kakabakaba Ka Ba?	Mike De Leon – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Eddie Romero – Aguila Lino Brocka – Bona Marilou Diaz-Abaya – Brutal Ishmael Bernal – City After Dark Laurice Guillen – Kasal?
Best Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktor	Best Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres
Bernardo Bernardo – City After Dark Phillip Salvador – Bona Dindo Fernado – Langis at Tubig	Nora Aunor – Bona Gina Alajar – Brutal Amy Austria – Brutal Cherie Gil – City After Dark Rio Locsin – City After Dark
Best Supporting Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktor	Best Supporting Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres
Johnny Delgado – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Joonee Gamboa – Aguila Jay Ilagan – Aguila Johnny Delgado – Brutal Boboy Garovillo – Kakabakaba Ka Ba?	Daria Ramirez – Aguila' Chanda Romero – Kasal Nanette Inventor – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Armida Siguion-Reyna – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Mia Gutierrez – Kasal?
Best Screenplay Pinakamahusay na Dulang Pampelikula	Best Cinematography Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya
Ishmael Bernal – City After Dark Eddie Romero – Aliw Ricky Lee – Brutal Clodualdo Del Mundo Jr., Mike De Leon & Raquel Villavicencio – Kakabakaba Ka Ba?	Conrado Baltazar – Angela Markado Mike De Leon & Rody Lacap – Aguila Rody Lacap – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Manolo Abaya – Tanikala'
Best Production Design Pinakamahusay na Disenyong Pamproduksyon	Best Editing Pinakamahusay na Editing
Peque Gallaga – City After Dark Raquel Villavicencio – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Dez Bautista, Don Escudero – Tanikala	Ike Jarlego Jr. – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Ben Barcelon – Aguila Manolo Abaya, Marc Tarnate – Brutal
Best Music Pinakamahusay na Musika	Best Sound Pinakamahusay na Tunog
Lorrie Ilustre – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Ryan Cayabyab – Brutal Vanishing Tribe – City After Dark	Ramon Reyes – Kakabakaba Ka Ba? Amang Sanchez, Rolly Ruta – Brutal

Special Awardee

• Lifetime Achievement Award
  • Lamberto Avellana

Best Film of the Decade

Nunal sa Tubig (1976) Insiang (1976) Jaguar (1979) Maynila sa mga Kuko ng Liwanag (1975) Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon (1976)

Sakada (1976) Pagputi ng Uwak, Pagitim ng Tagak (1978) Itim (1977) Tinimbang Ka Ngunit Kula (1974) Pagdating sa Dulo (1971)

Multiple nominations and awards

Nominations Film 10 Kakabakaba Ka Ba? 8 City After Dark Brutal 7 Aguila 4 Bona 2 Kasal Tanikala

Awards Film 5 Kakabakaba Ka Ba? 3 City After Dark

References

1. "5th Gawad Urian". 1981. Retrieved October 1, 2014.

External links

• Official Website of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino