Tied with Victor Neri for A Short History of a Few Bad Things (2018).

As the stoic police officer caught in the middle of A Short History of a Few Bad Things, Victor Neri exudes weary determination that slowly withers away in captivating fashion. Tied with Eddie Garcia for ML (2018).

JM de Guzman's impressively subdued turn in Kung paano siya nawala exposes the sheer complexity of his character, at once lost in the world and receptive to every fleeting moment.

Displaying both ambition and unbridled confidence, James Reid in Never Not Love You captures with genuine precision the free spirit of his generation and the crushing pain of reality.

Shouldering the concerns of an entire community, Christian Bables in Signal Rock becomes the indomitable conduit for the aspirations of everyone who still clings to promises of a better life.

As Badger's wild-eyed, sex-starved after personality, Joem Bascon earns his second FAMAS nomination with a seductive and thoroughly unpredictable performance in Double Twisting Double Back.

Skillfully working his way around expectations of how an emasculated character should behave, Arron Villaflor finds surprising sincerity in his highly affecting role in Mamu; And a Mother Too.

With Never Not Love You, Nadine Lustre proves herself as a truly exceptional talent, landing every painful emotional neat and displaying a tempest of emotions with masterful restraint.

Iyah Mina's multifaceted, full-bodied performance in Mamu; And a Mother Too allows the actress to present a genuine, three-dimensional portrait of womanhood and motherhood, proudly bearing every complication and imperfection.

Equal parts hilarious, terrifying and profound, Adrienne Vergara's performance as the ambitious aunt of a young man anointed to do great things provides a stirring start to a film that only gets stranger and more compelling.

Shaina Magdayao's spirited portrayal of purity that eventually gets tainted by corrupt forces to the point of utmost tragedy serves as one of Lav Diaz's powerful musical's indelible crescendos, pushing the film's discourse of how strife under an oppressive regime can push hope and generosity to bleakness.

Hazel Orencio, who has portrayed various suffering women in Lav Diaz's many films, now vividly puts an unforgettable and notably androgynous face and warble to the forces of abuse and injustice, proving once again of her impressive acting range.

While it is Bituin Escalante's soaring and soulful voice that is front and center in her scenes in Lav Diaz's musical, it is her visual presence and ability to echo heartrending emotions that makes the scenes she appears in definitely cinematic.

Pinky Amador's heartrending performance as a suffering resister of a dogmatic and oppressive regime bleeds with a bitter cocktail composed of grief, anger, despair and sorrow, all of which are very real emotions of a nation betrayed.

Mary Joy Apostol, who plays a troubles youth confined to a mysterious institution to more than just change their ways, gives a performance that comprehends the distinct variances of personalities and in so doing becomes quite a spectacle of acting prowess.