“Green Bones” has been nominated for nine awards at The Entertainment Editors’ Choice (The Eddys) Awards by the Society of Philippine Entertainment Editors (SPEEd), GMA Pictures announced Tuesday.
The film garnered nominations for Best Picture, Best Director for Zig Dulay, and Best Screenplay for Ricky Lee and Angeli Atienza.
“Green Bones” stars Dennis Trillo and Ruru Madrid were also nominated for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
The film was likewise nominated for Best Cinematography for Neil Daza, Best Production Design for Maolen Fadul, Best Editing for Benjamin Tolentino, and Best Musical Score for Len Calvo.
Even more, GMA Pictures shared the good news that they were named Producer of the Year by the award-giving body for their “contributions to Philippine cinema over the past year.”
“Green Bones,” produced by GMA Pictures and GMA Public Affairs, is directed by Direk Zig based on an original story by JC Rubio, senior documentary manager of GMA Public Affairs.
It is about Domingo Zamora (Dennis), a man notorious for the murder of his sister and her daughter. Now that Domingo is up for parole, the newly assigned prison guard Xavier Gonzaga (Ruru) takes a personal interest in ensuring Domingo remains imprisoned no matter the cost.
“Green Bones” bagged several awards at the Metro Manila Film Festival 2024 last December, including Best Picture, Best Screenplay (Ricky Lee and MMFF 2023 Best Screenplay winner Angeli Atienza), Best Actor (Dennis), Best Supporting Actor (Ruru), Best Cinematography (Neil Daza), and Best Child Performer (Sienna Stevens).
Meanwhile, at the 3rd Gawad Dangal Filipino Awards, it won First Best Picture, Best Actor (Dennis), Best Supporting Actor (Ruru), and Best Director (Direk Zig)
Stream “Green Bones” on Netflix.
—CDC, GMA Integrated News
