| 40th Gawad Urian Awards | |
|---|---|
 Official poster featuring Vilma Santos in Mike de Leon's Sister Stella L. (1984). | |
| Date | July 20, 2017 |
| Site | ABS-CBN Studio 10, South Triangle, Quezon City |
| Hosted by | Billy Crawford Butch Francisco Jodi Sta. Maria |
| Highlights | |
| Best Film | Women of the Weeping River |
| Most awards | Women of the Weeping River (6) |
| Most nominations | Women of the Weeping River (12) |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | Cinema One |
The 40th Gawad Urian Awards or Ika-40 na Gawad Urian was held on July 20, 2017 at Studio 10 of ABS-CBN. They honored the best Filipino films for the year 2016. It aired live at Cinema One channel.
Nominations were announced on June 27.[1] Women of the Weeping River received the most nominations with twelve.[2][3]
Women of the Weeping River won the most awards with six awards, including Best Film.[4][5] The Natatanging Gawad Urian was awarded to Vilma Santos.[6]
- ^ "40th Gawad Urian Nominees". Cinema One. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Mindanao-based Women of the Weeping River bags most Gawad Urian nominations". BusinessWorld. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on January 18, 2018. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "40th Gawad Urian nominees announced". Philippine Daily Inquirer. June 30, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "Mindanao film bags major awards at 40th Gawad Urian". BusinessWorld. July 22, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "'Women of the Weeping River', 'Die Beautiful' dominate 40th Gawad Urian". Philippine Daily Inquirer. July 21, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ "Vilma Santos to get Urian Lifetime Achievement Award". The Philippine Star. June 27, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.