Baby Angelo grabbed a couple of nominations for the 2009 Urian Awards (the only local award-giving body that matters, IMHO), which was two more than I actually expected, so, yay.
Archie Alemania is nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role as M.D., and my buddy Cristina Honrado is nominated for Production Design. Cristina is already an Urian winner for her work in Lav Diaz’ Ebolusyon ng Isang Pamilyang Pilipino. I’m especially happy that Archie’s work was noticed for such a small role. He played against type and was wonderful to work with.
That said I’m a little disappointed that Jojit Lorenzo, Katherine Luna (though she’s nominated for another movie) and Ces Quesada weren’t recognized for their performances. They were so low-key and grounded and played their ensemble roles well.
Once again indie films dominated the awards. Mainstream, take a hint.
Full list of nominees here. I hope Francis X Pasion’s Jay wins the whole thing, for the record.
Tags: Baby Angelo, Jojit Lorenzo, Ces Quesada, Katherine Luna, Archie Alemania, Urian awards, Francis Pasion, Jay
