Isang Himala, the acclaimed musical adaptation of Ishmael Bernal’s classic Himala, and Tumandok, a powerful drama that tackles the plight of the indigenous Ati peoples of Western Visayas, topped the nominations for the 5th Pinoy Rebyu Awards, handed out by the Society of Filipino Film Reviewers, with seven nods apiece.
Isang Himala, which premiered at the Metro Manila Film Festival (same as the original Himala that first screened at the 1982 MMFF), garnered nominations for Best Film, Best Director (Pepe Diokno), Best Supporting Performance (Kakki Teodoro), Best Ensemble, and for three technical categories (Cinematography, Production Design, and Film Score).
Tumandok, a Cinemalaya entry, secured nods for Best Film, Best Director (Richard Jeroui Salvadico and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay), Best Screenplay, Best Lead Performance (Jenaica Sangher), Best First Feature, and two technical categories (Cinematography and Score).
Three other films are nominated for Best Film: Alipato at Muog, Green Bones, and Pushcart Tales. Of the five nominees for Best Film, two (Tumandok and Alipato at Muog) premiered at the Cinemalaya Film Festival, another two (Isang Himala and Green Bones) at the Metro Manila Film Festival, while Pushcart Tales first screened at the PureGold CinePanalo Film Festival.
Aside from Tumandok‘s Sangher, seven other actors will vie for the much-covered Best Lead Performance award: Sid Lucero (Outside), Jansen Magpusao (Gospel of the Beast), Enzo Osorio (The Hearing), Sue Prado (Your Mother’s Son), Marian Rivera (Balota), Vilma Santos (Uninvited), and Vice Ganda (And the Breadwinner Is…).
Apart from Isang Himala‘s Kakki Teodoro, five others are nominated for Best Supporting Performance: Shamaine Buencamino (Pushcart Tales), Donna Cariaga (A Lab Story), Nadine Lustre (Uninvited), Ruru Madrid (Green Bones), and Hazel Orencio (Phantosmia).
The acting categories of the Pinoy Rebyu Awards do not distinguish between men and women nominees, the way other award categories does not distinguish gender. SFFR rules also allow for more than 5 (but fewer than 10) nominees in the individual acting categories if actors receive a certain percentage of the total votes.
The Society of Filipino Film Reviewers’ 5th Pinoy Rebyu Awards celebrate the best achievements in Philippine cinema of 2024. For eligibility, members of SFFR considered all films released in the calendar year in at least one cinema in the Philippines or on a largely and legally accessible streaming service between January 1 and December 31, 2024. The SFFR is composed of 39 active reviewers of Philippine cinema.
The complete list of nominees can be found below.
Best Film
ALIPATO AT MUOG
Directed by JL Burgos
Produced by JL Burgos and Mona Nieva
GREEN BONES
Directed by Zig Dulay
Produced by Angeli Guidaya-Atienza and Nessa S. Valdellon
ISANG HIMALA
Directed by Pepe Diokno
Produced by Pepe Diokno and Madonna Tarrayo
PUSHCART TALES
Directed by Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
Produced by Catsi Catalan
TUMANDOK
Directed by Richard Jeroui Salvadico and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay
Produced by Arden Rod Condez
Best Director
Dominic Bekaert
AN ERRAND
Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
PUSHCART TALES
JL Burgos
ALIPATO AT MUOG
Pepe Diokno
ISANG HIMALA
Richard Jeroui Salvadico and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay
TUMANDOK
Best Screenplay
GREEN BONES
Ricky Lee and Angeli Guidaya-Atienza
PUSHCART TALES
Sigrid Andrea Bernardo
SALOME
Gutierrez Mangansakan II
TUMANDOK
Arden Rod Condez and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay
YOUR MOTHER’S SON
Jun Robles Lana and Elmer Gatchalian
Best Lead Performance
Sid Lucero
OUTSIDE
Jansen Magpusao
THE GOSPEL OF THE BEAST
Enzo Osorio
THE HEARING
Sue Prado
YOUR MOTHER’S SON
Marian Rivera
BALOTA
Jenaica Sangher
TUMANDOK
Vilma Santos
UNINVITED
Vice Ganda
AND THE BREADWINNER IS…
Best Supporting Performance
Shamaine Buencamino
PUSHCART TALES
Donna Cariaga
A LAB STORY
Nadine Lustre
UNINVITED
Ruru Madrid
GREEN BONES
Hazel Orencio
PHANTOSMIA
Kakki Teodoro
ISANG HIMALA
Best Ensemble Performance
AND THE BREADWINNER IS…
Vice Ganda, Eugene Domingo, Joel Torre, Malou De Guzman, Gladys Reyes, Jhong Hilario, Maris Racal, Anthony Jennings, Kokoy De Santos, Via Antonio, MC Calaquian, Lassy, Kulot Caponpon, Argus Aspiras, Petite
ISANG HIMALA
Aicelle Santos, Kakki Teodoro, Neomi Gonzales, Bituin Escalante, David Ezra, Victor Robinson III, Joann Co, Floyd Tena, Sweet Plantado, Neil Tolentino
PUSHCART TALES
Nonie Buencamino, Shamaine Buencamino, Carlos Siguion-Reyna, Harvey Bautista, Therese Malvar, Elora Españo
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UNINVITED
Vilma Santos, Nadine Lustre, Aga Muhlach, Tirso Cruz III, Mylene Dizon, Lotlot De Leon, RK Bagatsing, Elijah Canlas, Gabby Padilla, Ketchup Eusebio, Gio Alvarez, Cholo Barretto, Ron Angeles, Nonie Buencamino, Samantha Samarita
YOUR MOTHER’S SON
Sue Prado, Kokoy De Santos, Elora Españo, Miggy Jimenez
Best Film Editing
AN ERRAND
Dominic Bekaert
BALOTA
Chuck Gutierrez
GREEN BONES
Benjamin Gonzales Tolentino
STRANGE FREQUENCIES: TAIWAN KILLER HOSPITAL
Kurt Claridades
UNINVITED
Marya Ignacio
Best Cinematography
AN ERRAND
Steven Evangelio
ISANG HIMALA
Carlo Mendoza
KONO BASHO
Dan Villegas
THE GOSPEL OF THE BEAST
Rommel Sales
TUMANDOK
Pabelle Manikan
Best Production Design
ISANG HIMALA
Ericson Navarro
OUTSIDE
Joseph Edward Sicangco
STRANGE FREQUENCIES: TAIWAN KILLER HOSPITAL
Jerann Ordinario
THE KINGDOM
Nestor Abrogena Jr.
UNDER A PIAYA MOON
Jed Sicangco & Kurt Soberano
Best Film Score
AN ERRAND
Michael Benedicto
ISANG HIMALA
Vincent De Jesus and Teresa Barrozo
KONO BASHO
Len Calvo
TUMANDOK
Paulo Almaden
UNINVITED
Len Calvo
Best Documentary Feature
ALIPATO AT MUOG
Directed by JL Burgos
Produced by JL Burgos and Mona Nieva
BINI CHAPTER 1: BORN TO WIN
Directed by Jet Leyco
Produced by Tanya Navarro
GHOSTS OF KALANTIAW
Directed by Chuck Escasa
Produced by Aimee Apostol and Chuck Escasa
HOME OF THE BRAVE
Directed by Baby Ruth Villarama
Produced by Chuck Gutierrez and Malou Villacisneros
LANGIT LUPA
Directed and Produced by Enzo Camacho and Ami Lien
Best First Feature
ALIPATO AT MUOG
JL Burgos
AN ERRAND
Dominic Bekaert
GULAY LANG, MANONG
BC Amparado
KONO BASHO
Jaime Pacena II
TUMANDOK
Richard Jeroui Salvadico and Arlie Sweet Sumagaysay
Best Live Action Short Film
KINAKAUSAP NI CELSO ANG DIYOS
Directed by Gilb Baldoza
Produced by Stelle Laguda
LUMANG TUGTUGIN
Directed by Pepe Diokno
Produced by Madonna Tarrayo and Pepe Diokno
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NANANAHAN
Directed by Dwein Baltazar
Produced by Iana Bernardez
WATER SPORTS
Directed by Whammy Alcazaren
Produced by Alemberg Ang and Mara Ravelo Bernaldo
YUNG HULING SWIMMING REUNION BEFORE LIFE HAPPENS
Directed by Glenn Barit
Produced by Noni Abao
Best Documentary Short Film
15 WAYS MY DAD ALMOST DIED
Directed by Sura Mallouh
Produced by Alia Rasul, Sahar El-Kadri, and Craig Scorgie
CATS DREAMING IN A FOREIGN PLACE
Directed and Produced by Cydel Gutierrez
KASAMA KANG TUMANDA
Directed and Produced by Bianca Maxine Villanueva
LUNOD
Directed and Produced by Mads Miraflor
RECTO RECORDS
Directed by Jego Rafael
Produced by Patricia Navarro
Best Animated Short Film
DAISY
Directed and Produced by Aditi Dixit, Pepot Atienza, and Shecid Dominguez Aguilera
KAMPANA
Directed and Produced by Mark Mendoza
OBJECTS DO NOT RANDOMLY FALL FROM THE SKY
Directed by Maria Estela Paiso
Produced by Keith Deligero and Gale Osorio
SAAN AABOT ANG 50 PESOS MO?
Directed by Selina Claire T. Napano
Produced by Selina Claire T. Napano, Michael Glenn Santos, and Gabriel Seth Carson
WET WILLIE
Directed by Constantine Theo Remular
Produced by John Clarence S. Marnilego
Best International Film
ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT
Directed Payal Kapadia
France, India, Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Italy
ANORA
Directed by Sean Baker
United States
CHALLENGERS
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
United States
THE SUBSTANCE
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
France, United Kingdom, and United States
WICKED
Directed by Jon M. Chu
United States
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Below is the tally of nominations per full-length film:
7: Isang Himala, Tumandok
5: An Errand, Pushcart Tales, Uninvited
4: Alipato at Muog, Green Bones
3: Kono Basho, Your Mother’s Son
2: And the Breadwinner Is…, Balota, Outside, Strange Frequencies: Taiwan Killer Hospital, The Gospel of the Beast
1: A Lab Story, BINI Chapter 1: Born to Win, Ghosts of Kalantiaw,
Gulay Lang, Manong, Home of the Brave, Langit Lupa, Phantosmia, Salome, The Hearing, The Kingdom, Under a Piaya Moon
Winners of the 5th Pinoy Rebyu Awards will be announced on March 8, 2025.