The 45th Gawad Urian Awards (Filipino: Ika-45 na Gawad Urian) is held on November 17, 2022. Established in 1976, the Gawad Urian Awards highlights the best of Philippine cinema as decided by the Filipino Film Critics. A total of 79 films released in 2021 are considered for this year's awards ceremony with fourteen of them making it to the nomination list. The ceremony is held at Cine Adarna in the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City.  

The Best Picture award is shared by the 2021 Metro Manila Film Festival Best Picture winner, Big Night!, and the Philippines' submission for the 95th Academy Awards, On the Job: The Missing 8.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed first and bolded. +Best Picture Pinakamahusay na PelikulaBest Director Pinakamahusay na Direksyon Big Night! On the Job: The Missing 8 Historya ni Ha Kun Maupay Man it Panahon Walang Kasarian ang Digmang Bayan Erik Matti – On the Job: The Missing 8 Carlo Francisco Manatad – Kun Maupay Man it Panahon Joselito Altarejos – Walang Kasarian ang Digmang Bayan Jun Lana – Big Night! Lav Diaz – Historya ni Ha Lawrence Fajardo – A Hard DayBest Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing AktorBest Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangunahing Aktres John Arcilla – On the Job: The Missing 8 Christian Bables – Big Night! Dingdong Dantes – A Hard Day Francis Magundayao – Tenement 66 John Lloyd Cruz – Historya ni Ha Paolo Contis – A Faraway Land Shogen – Gensan Punch Yen Santos – A Faraway Land Charo Santos-Concio – Kun Maupay Man it Panahon Donna Cariaga – Rabid Elora Espiño – Love and Pain in Between Refrains Kim Molina – Ikaw at Ako ang EndingBest Supporting Actor Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang AktorBest Supporting Actress Pinakamahusay na Pangalawang Aktres Dante Rivero – On the Job: The Missing 8 Dennis Trillo – On the Job: The Missing 8 John Arcilla – A Hard Day John Arcilla – Big Night! Ronnie Lazaro – Gensan Punch Sandino Martin – Walang Kasarian ang Digmang Bayan Lotlot de Leon – On the Job: The Missing 8 Dolly de Leon – Historya ni Ha Eugene Domingo – Big Night! Jay Valencia Glorioso – Rabid Mae Paner – Historya ni Ha Shella Mae Romualdo – ArisakaBest Screenplay Pinakamahusay na Dulang PampelikulaBest Cinematography Pinakamahusay na Sinematograpiya On the Job: The Missing 8 Big Night! Historya ni Ha Ikaw at Ako ang Ending Kun Maupay Man it Panahon Walang Kasarian ang Digmang Bayan Big Night! A Faraway Land A Hard Day Gensan Punch Historya ni Ha Kun Maupay Man it Panahon On the Job: The Missing 8Best Production Design Pinakamahusay na Disenyong PamproduksyonBest Editing Pinakamahusay na Editing Kun Maupay Man it Panahon A Hard Day Big Night! Gensan Punch On the Job: The Missing 8 On the Job: The Missing 8 Walang Kasarian ang Digmang Bayan Big Night! Gensan Punch Kun Maupay Man it Panahon Resbak Tenement 66Best Music Pinakamahusay na MusikaBest Sound Pinakamahusay na Tunog On the Job: The Missing 8 Gensan Punch Kun Maupay Man it Panahon Resbak Walang Kasarian ang Digmang Bayan On the Job: The Missing 8 A Hard Day Gensan Punch Kun Maupay Man it Panahon Resbak Tenement 66 Walang Kasarian ang Digmang BayanBest Short Film Pinakamahusay na Maikling PelikulaBest Documentary Pinakamahusay na Dokyumentaryo Dandansoy The Right to Life

Special Award

Natatanging Gawad Urian

Roxlee (Roque Federizon Lee)

Multiple nominations and awards +Films that received multiple nominationsNominationsFilms12On the Job: The Missing 89Big Night!Kun Maupay Man it Panahon7Gensan PunchHistorya ni HaWalang Kasarian ang Digmang Bayan6A Hard Day3A Faraway LandResbakTenement 662Ikaw at Ako ang EndingRabid +Films that won multiple awardsAwardsFilm9On the Job: The Missing 8

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