Zig Dulay

{{primary sources|date=January 2025}}

{{Short description|Filipino television and film director}}

{{Infobox person

| name = Zig Dulay

| image = Green Bones Zig Madamba Dulay7.jpg

| caption = Dulay at the 2024 Metro Manila Film Festival Parade of Stars

| birth_name = Zig Madamba Dulay

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1987|1|2}}

| birth_place = Santiago, Isabela, Philippines

| occupation = {{Hlist|Film Director|Screenwriter|Film Editor|Producer|Cinematographer|Television Director}}

| alma_mater = University of the Philippines Baguio {{small|(BA)}}
University of the Philippines Diliman {{small|(MA)}}

| years_active = 2009–present

| employer = GMA Network

| notable_works = {{Plainlist|

| awards = TOYM 2024

}}

Zig Madamba Dulay (born January 2, 1987) is a Filipino independent filmmaker, TV director, producer, screen writer, film editor and cinematographer. He is known for directing and writing several acclaimed Indie films such as The Bit Player, Black Rainbow, Missing, Bambanti and Bagahe. Dulay has directed and written several television series for GMA Network, where he serves as one of the head-writers and resident director. He has gained nationwide recognition after directing a fantasy drama series Maria Clara at Ibarra and the award-winning movies Firefly and Green Bones.

Early life and education

Zig Madamba Dulay was born on January 2, 1987, in Santiago, Isabela, to a family of farmers. He is the 10th of 11 siblings. He pursued college as a scholar at the University of the Philippines Baguio and earned his degree in Communication, majoring in Journalism. He later obtained his Master of Arts in Creative Writing and Film from the University of the Philippines Diliman.{{cite web | title=Zig Dulay's Story | url=https://mystorymysm.com/zig-dulay/}}{{cite web | title=Interview with Zig Dulay: I Was Afraid of Being Eaten by the TV System | author=Panos Kotzathanasis | url=https://asianmoviepulse.com/2022/02/interview-with-zig-dulay-i-was-afraid-of-being-eaten-by-the-tv-system/ | date=2022}}

During his stay in UP Diliman, he became a protégé of script writer and director Armando "Bing" Lao, the founder of Found Story scriptwriting workshops.{{cite web |title=We are all fireflies |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/specials/content/244/we-are-all-fireflies/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=31 January 2025}} Dulay credited all his achievements to his late mentor.{{cite web |title=Conversations with Zig Dulay |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/6/28/conversations-with-zig-dulay |website=Manila Bulletin |access-date=31 January 2025 |date=28 June 2024}}{{cite web |title=Zig Dulay |url=https://mystorymysm.com/zig-dulay/ |website=My Story |access-date=1 February 2025}}

Career

=Early work (2011–2021)=

Dulay began his career in the entertainment industry in 2009. In 2014, he worked as a co-director for the television series Sa Puso ni Dok.

=Breakthrough in television (2022)=

At the age of 36, Zig Dulay achieved significant recognition when he became the director of the Philippine television historical drama portal fantasy series Maria Clara at Ibarra.{{cite web | title=Meet Zig Dulay, the mind behind 'Maria Clara at Ibarra' | author=Jove Moya | date=March 10, 2023|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/930068/zig-dulay-toym-2024/story}}

In February, Dulay was invited as International Jury member at the 28th Vesoul International Film Festival in France.{{cite web |title=Direk Zig Dulay hurado sa 28th Vesoul International Film Festival |url=https://hatawtabloid.com/2022/01/28/direk-zig-dulay-hurado-sa-28th-vesoul-international-film-festival/ |website=Hataw |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=28 January 2022}}{{cite web |title=2024 Juror for Harlem International Film Festival |url=https://harlemfilmfestival.org/2024-jurors/ |website=Harlem Film Festival |access-date=19 January 2025}} By September 2022, He presided as one of the jurors of Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino (PPP) for Sine ng Kabataan.{{cite web |title=Pista ng Pelikulang Pilipino 6 Announces Short Film Competition Winners |url=https://fdcp.ph/updates/pista-ng-pelikulang-pilipino-6-announces-short-film-competition-winners |website=FDCP |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=22 September 2022}}

=Recent work and recognition (2023–present)=

Following his success with Maria Clara at Ibarra, Dulay directed the award-winning film Firefly in 2023. In recognition of his contributions to Philippine cinema and television, he was named among The Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) 2024 in the Culture and Arts: TV and Film category.{{cite web | title=Kapuso director Zig Dulay among The Outstanding Young Men 2024 awardees | url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/930068/zig-dulay-toym-2024/story/ | date=December 16, 2024 | author=Hermes Joy Tunac | work=GMA Integrated News}}

Dulay served as Jury member at the 2023 Kaş International Film Festival in Turkey.{{cite web |title='Black Rainbow' director gears up for jury duty in Turkiye fest |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/501848/black-rainbow-director-gears-up-for-jury-duty-in-turkiye-fest |website=Inquirer |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=30 May 2023}}

In 2024, Dulay was member of the jury panel for Narrative Film Feature at the 19th Harlem International Film Festival in New York, USA.{{cite web |title=2024 Juror for Harlem International Film Festival |url=https://harlemfilmfestival.org/2024-jurors/ |website=Harlem Film Festival |access-date=19 January 2025}}{{cite web |last1=Wildman |first1=John |title=Harlem International Film Festival 2024 Announces Filmmaker Awards |url=https://filmsgonewild.com/harlem-international-film-festival-2024-announces-filmmaker-awards/ |website=Filmsgonewild |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=5 July 2024}}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="margin-right: 0;"
rowspan="2" scope="col" width="2%"| Year

! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="20%" | Title

! colspan="4" scope="col" width="50%"| Credited as

! rowspan="2" scope="col" width="15%" class="unsortable" | Notes

scope="col" width="10%"| Director

! scope="col" width="12%"| Screen writer

! scope="col" width="5%"| Editor

! scope="col" width="8%"| Producer

rowspan="2"|2009

| Sa Paglaya ng aking Salita

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

Latak or Residue

| {{CMain|Assistant Director}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="2"|2010

| Boy Toys

| {{CMain|Assistant Director}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

Magkakapatid

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Casting director

rowspan="2"|2011

|The Last Day in Baguio

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| rowspan="2" | Cinematographer

The Natural Phenomenon of Madness

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

rowspan="5"|2012

| Qwerty

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Line Producer and casting director

Posas or Shackled

| {{CMain|Assistant Director}}

| {{partial|Story}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Story and screenwriter

Ag Ignorantiam

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

Crossroads

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

The Strangers

| {{CMain|First Assistant Director}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="3"|2013

| The Bit Player or Ekstra

| {{no}}

| {{partial|Story}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| Story and screen play (shared with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)

Missing

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Executive}}

|

Philippino Story

| {{CMain|First Assistant Director}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="4"|2014

|Unfriend

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

Senior

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

The Commitment

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-producer

M: Mother's Maiden Name

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

2015

| Bambanti

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="2"|2016

|Paglipay

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

|

T.P.O

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-producer

rowspan="2"|2017

|Bagahe

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{partial|Executive}}

| Screen play (shared with Mikhail Red and Rae Red)

Neomanila

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

2018

|Liway

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Screen play (shared with Kip Oebanda)

rowspan="2"|2019

|Ang Aking Korona

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

Children of the River

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2021

|Black Rainbow

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| {{yes}}

| Co-producer and acting workshop facilitator

2022

|The Baseball Player

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

|

2023

| Firefly

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

rowspan="2"|2024

| A Lab Story

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| Creative consultant

Green Bones

| {{yes}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

| {{no}}

|

=Television=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! style="width:15%"|Notes

! Network

! {{ref.}}

2013—2018

| Wagas

| rowspan="2"|Director and Screen writer

|

| rowspan="21"|GMA Network

|

rowspan="2"|2014

| Sa Puso ni Dok

|

|

Elemento

| Screen writer

|

|

2015—2016

| Dangwa

| Director and screen writer

|

|

rowspan="2"|2016

|Naku, Boss Ko!

| Screen writer

|

|

Conan, My Beautician

| Head writer

|

|

2015—2017

|Karelasyon

| Director and screen writer

|

|

2017

| D' Originals

| Second-unit assistant director

|

|

rowspan="2"|2018

|Sirkus

| Director and head writer

|

|

Inday Will Always Love You

| Head-writer

|

|

2018—2019

|Tadhana

| Director and head writer

|

|

2019

| Sahaya

| rowspan="10"|Director

|

|

rowspan="2"|2020

| I Can See You

|

|

Project Destination

|

|

rowspan="2"|2021

| My Fantastic Pag-ibig

|

|

Legal Wives

|

|

2019—2022

| Magpakailanman

|

|

2021—2022

| Stories from the Heart

|

|

2022—2023

| Maria Clara at Ibarra

|

|

2024

|My Guardian Alien

|

|

2024—2025

| Widows' War

|

|{{cite web |last1=Donato |first1=Jerry |title=Why Zig Dulay hesitated before accepting 'Widows' War' |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2024/07/03/2367225/why-zig-dulay-hesitated-accepting-widows-war |website=PhilStar |access-date=7 January 2025 |date=3 July 2024}}

Awards and recognition

=International awards=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:88%; width:100%;"

|+ {{sronly|Awards and nominations received by Zig Dulay}}

colspan=7 | International Awards
scope="col" width="27%"|Organization

! scope="col" width="2%"|Year

! scope="col" width="18%"|Nominated Work

! scope="col" width="27%"|Category

! scope="col" width="2%"|Result

! scope="col" width="7%"|Country

! scope="col" width="2%"|Ref.

scope="rowgroup"| 3rd Ajyal Youth Film Festival

| 2015

| Bambanti or "Scarecrow"

| Hilal Best Feature Film

| {{won}}

| Qatar

| {{cite web |title=Australian movie 'Paper Planes,' 'Scarecrow' from the Philippines and 'Walls' from Spain win top honours at Ajyal |url=https://www.dohafilminstitute.com/press/australian-movie-paper-planes-scarecrow-from-the-philippines-and-walls-from-spain-win-top-honours-at-ajyal |website=Doha Film Institute |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=5 December 2015}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3"|Amsterdam International Film Festival

| rowspan="3"|2018

| rowspan="3"|Bagahe

| Best Foreign Language Feature Film (with Jed Medrano and Milgaros How)

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3"|Netherlands

| rowspan="3"|{{cite web |title=Amsterdam IFF 2018 |url=https://www.filmfestinternational.com/best-foreign-language-feature-film-amsterdam-iff-2018/ |website=Film Fest International |access-date=24 January 2025 |format=01 May 2018}}

  • {{cite web |title=Amsterdam IFF 2018 |url=https://www.filmfestinternational.com/best-original-screenplay-of-a-foreign-language-feature-film-amsterdam-iff-2018/ |website=Film Fest International |access-date=24 January 2025}}
  • {{cite web |title=Amsterdam IFF 2018 |url=https://www.filmfestinternational.com/best-editing-of-a-foreign-language-film-amsterdam-iff-2018/ |website=Film Fest International |access-date=24 January 2025}}
  • {{cite web |title=Amsterdam IFF 2018 Full list winners |url=https://www.filmfestinternational.com/amsterdam-iff-2018-full-winners-list/ |website=Film Fest International |access-date=24 January 2025}}
Best Original Screenplay of a Foreign Language Feature Film

| {{nom}}

Best Editing of a Foreign Language Film

| {{nom}}

scope="rowgroup"| Asia Independent Film Festival

| 2018

| rowspan="2"|Bagahe

| Best International Feature Film Award

| {{won}}

| India

| {{cite web |title=Film about Filipino maid wins at film festival in India |url=https://asiatimes.com/2018/07/film-about-filipino-maid-wins-at-film-festival-in-india/ |website=Asia Times |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=5 July 2018}}

scope="rowgroup"| 19th Asiatic Film Festival

| 2022

| Jury Award in Crime and Drama

| {{won}}

| Italy

| {{cite web |title=Cinemalaya's 'Respeto,' 'Bagahe' win in international festivals |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/214695-cinemalaya-movie-respeto-bagahe-wins-in-international-festivals/ |website=Rappler |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=19 October 2018}}

  • {{cite web |title=Bagahe wagi sa 19th Asiatica Film Festival |url=https://newsko.com.ph/2018/10/28/bagahe-wagi-sa-19th-asiatica-film-festival/ |website=NewsKo |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=28 October 2018}}
scope="rowgroup"| Bogotá Film Festival

| 2014

| M: Mother's Maiden Name

| Best Film

| {{nom}}

| Columbia

| {{cite web |title=PH film competes in Colombia |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/153351/ph-film-competes-in-colombia |website=Inquirer |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=5 September 2014}}

scope="rowgroup"| Brussels International Festival of Films

| 2015

| Bambanti

| Best Film

| {{Won}}

| Belgium

| {{cite web |last1=Caparas |first1=Celso De Guzman |title=Bambanti wins awards in Belgium, India |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/11/23/1525175/bambanti-wins-awards-belgium-india |website=PhilStar |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=23 November 2015}}

scope="rowgroup"| ContentAsia Awards

| 2024

| Firefly

| Best Asian Feature Film-Silver Medal

| {{Won}}

| Taiwan

| {{cite web |title=GMA Network wins top honors at ContentAsia Awards 2024 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/920339/gma-network-wins-top-honors-at-contentasia-awards-2024/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=13 September 2024}}

scope="rowgroup"|Cultural Diversity Film Festival

| 2022

| Paglipay "Crossing"

| Best Director

| {{won}}

| Canada

|{{cite web |title=Paglipay |url=https://filmfreeway.com/Paglipay |website=Filmfree way |access-date=19 January 2025}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3"|Filipino International Cine Festival (FACINE)

| rowspan="2"|2021

| rowspan="2"|Black Rainbow

| Best Film "Gold Award"

| {{won}}

| rowspan="3"|United States of America

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=The FACINE is back! – 28th FACINE Online |url=https://asianfilmfestivals.com/2021/10/26/facine-is-back-28th-facine-online/ |website=Asian Film Festival |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=26 October 2021}}

  • {{cite web |title=Facine 208 |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=188626526796259&set=a.113188254340087&locale=eo_EO |website=Sine Halaga FB |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=20 November 2021}}
Best Director "Gold Award"

| {{won}}

2022

| Liway

| Best Screen play (with Kip Oebanda)

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |title='Liway,' 'Respeto' win awards at 2022 FACINE Film Festival |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/11/19/2224526/liway-respeto-win-awards-2022-facine-film-festival#:~:text=It%20is%20the%20same%20story,the%20silver%20for%20%22Respeto.%22 |website=PhilStar |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=19 February 2022}}

scope="rowgroup"|Harlem International Film Festival

| 2022

| Black Rainbow

| Best Short Film

| {{won}}

| United States of America

|{{cite web |title=Zig Dulay's 'Black Rainbow' declared best short in Harlem fest |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/450751/black-rainbow-declared-best-short-in-harlem-fest |website=Inquirer |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=29 May 2022}}

scope="rowgroup"|5th International Film Festival for Environment, Health, Culture (IFFEHC)

| 2017

| Paglipay "Crossing"

| International Award of Outstanding Excellence

| {{won}}

| Indonesia

| {{cite web |title=Paglipay wins awards in Indonesia filmfests |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/05/15/1700318/paglipay-wins-awards-indonesia-filmfests |website=PhilStar |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=15 May 2017}}

scope="rowgroup"| Kaş International Film Festival

| 2022

| Black Rainbow

| Jury Award

| {{won}}

| Turkey

| {{cite web |title=Turkish delight: Another big win for 'Black Rainbow' |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/452317/turkish-delight-another-big-win-for-black-rainbow |website=Inquirer |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=10 June 2022}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"| London International Film Festival

| rowspan="2"|2017

| rowspan="2"|Bagahe

| Best Language Feature Film

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|United Kingdom

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |last1=San Diego Jr. |first1=Bayani |title=Three PH films go to India, Europe |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/258477/three-ph-films-go-india-europe |website=Inquirer |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=19 January 2018}}

Best Foreign Director

| {{nom}}

scope="rowgroup"| LUCAS International Film Festival

| 2022

| Black Rainbow

| Best Short Film

| {{won}}

| Germany

|{{cite web |title=The 15th Ani ng Dangal Awards: Dolly De Leon, Billy Crawford, and more |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/the-15th-ani-ng-dangal-awards-dolly-de-leon-billy-crawford-and-more |website=Tatler Asia |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=1 March 2023}}

scope="rowgroup"|Madrid International Film Festival

| 2015

| The Bit Player or Ekstra

| Best Editing (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)

| {{nom}}

| Spain

| {{cite web |title=Vilma Santos, Cherie Gil nominated for awards at Madrid film fest |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/98211-vilma-santos-cherie-gil-madrid-international-film-festival-2015/ |website=Rappler |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=2 July 2015}}

scope="rowgroup"|Malaysia Golden Global Awards

| 2019

| Liway

| Best Film

| {{nom}}

| Malaysia

|{{cite web |title=Glaiza De Castro, Dominic Roco, and their film 'Liway' are nominated at the 3rd Malaysia Golden Global Awards |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/51967/glaiza-de-castro-dominic-roco-and-their-film-liway-are-nominated-at-the-3rd-malaysia-golden-global-awards/story |website=GMA Network |access-date=26 January 2025 |date=20 June 2019}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"| Manila International Film Festival

| rowspan="2"|2024

| rowspan="2"|Firefly

| Best Film

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|United States of America

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=Firefly, GomBurZa are the big winners at 2024 MIFF awards |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/editors-picks/2024/02/06/573592/firefly-gomburza-are-the-big-winners-at-2024-miff-awards/ |website=Business World Online |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=6 February 2024}}

  • {{cite web |title=Ekstra, The Bit Player (2013) |url=https://starforallseasons.com/2013/02/08/ekstra-the-bit-player-2013/ |website=StarforAllSeason |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=8 February 2013}}
Best Director

| {{won}}

scope="rowgroup"| Nantes Three Continents Festival

| 2015

| Bagahe

| Best Film "Golden Montgolfiere"

| {{nom}}

| France

| {{cite web |last1=Tabares |first1=Nazamel |title=Critically-acclaimed film 'Bambanti' to stream on Netflix |url=https://pelikulamania.com/2021/06/14/critically-acclaimed-film-bambanti-to-stream-on-netflix/ |website=Pelikulamania |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=14 June 2021}}

scope="rowgroup"| New York Festival TV and Film Awards

| 2017

| Maria Clara and Ibarra

| Best Entertainment: Drama Program-Bronze Medal

| {{won}}

| United States of America

| {{cite web |title=GMA Network leads PH contingent to 2023 New York Festivals TV & Film Awards |url=https://manilastandard.net/showbitz/tv-movies/314315822/gma-network-leads-ph-contingent-to-2023-new-york-festivals-tv-film-awards.html |website=Manila Standard |access-date=12 January 2025 |date=21 March 2023}}

scope="rowgroup"|Prague International Film Festival

|2022

|Black Rainbow

|Best Foreign Language Short Film

|{{won}}

| Czech Republic

|{{cite web |title=Cinemalaya 2022: Winners, highlights and more at closing ceremony |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2022/08/17/2203074/cinemalaya-2022-winners-highlights-and-more-closing-ceremony |website=PhilStar |access-date=26 January 2025 |date=17 August 2022}}

scope="rowgroup"| Vesoul International Film Festival

| rowspan="2"|2018

| rowspan="2"|Bagahe

| Best Film "Gold Cyclo Award"

| {{won}}

| France

| {{cite web |title=Bagahe Wins Top Prize in the Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema |url=https://cinemalaya.org/bagahe-wins-top-prize-in-the-vesoul-international-film-festival-of-asian-cinema/ |website=Cinemalaya |access-date=17 January 2025}}

scope="rowgroup"| 51st WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival

| "Gold Remi Award" in Crime and Drama

| {{won}}

| United States of America

| {{cite news |title=2 PH films win in Houston fest |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/273028/2-ph-films-win-houston-fest |newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=5 May 2018}}

scope="rowgroup"|5th World Film Awards

|2017

|Paglipay "Crossing"

|International Feature Film

|{{won}}

|Indonesia

|{{cite web |title=Paglipay wins awards in Indonesia filmfests |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2017/05/15/1700318/paglipay-wins-awards-indonesia-filmfests |website=PhilStar |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=15 May 2015}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2"| Zagora International Trans-Sahara Film Festival

| rowspan="2"|2018

| rowspan="2"|Bagahe

| Special Critics Choice Award

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|Africa

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=4th Film Ambassadors' Night Puts the Spotlight on Pinoy Pride |url=https://www.fdcp.ph/updates/4th-film-ambassadors-night-puts-spotlight-pinoy-pride |website=FDCP |access-date=17 January 2025 |date=19 February 2020}}

People Choice Award

| {{won}}

=National awards=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:88%; width:100%;"

|+ {{sronly|Awards and nominations received by Zig Dulay}}

colspan=6 | National Awards and Recognitions
Organization

! Year

! scope="col" width="25%" |Nominated Work

! Category

! Result

! scope="col" width="2%"|Ref.

scope="rowgroup" |Anak TV Seal Awards

| 2023

| rowspan="2"|Maria Clara at Ibarra

| Household Favorite Program

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=GMA Network programs, Kapuso personalities win Anak TV Seal Awards |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/890381/gma-network-programs-kapuso-personalities-win-anak-tv-seal-awards/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=5 December 2023}}

scope="rowgroup" |45th Catholic Mass Media Awards

| 2023

| Best Drama Series

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=GMA Network dominates 45th Catholic Mass Media Awards with multiple wins |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/107406/gma-network-dominates-45th-catholic-mass-media-awards-with-multiple-wins/story?amp |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=24 November 2023}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="10"|Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival

| 2011

| The Last Day in Baguio

| NETPAC Trophy Award

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0001367/2011/1/ |website=IMBD |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=24 July 2011}}

rowspan="2"|2013

| The Bit Player or Ekstra

| Best Screenplay
(with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |title=9th Cinemanila International Film Festival winners bared |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/1007/9th-cinemanila-international-film-festival-winners-bared- |website=PEP |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=22 August 2007}}

Missing

| Best Short-film

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |title=9th Cinemanila International Film Festival winners bared |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/1007/9th-cinemanila-international-film-festival-winners-bared- |website=PEP |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=22 August 2007}}

rowspan="2"|2017

| rowspan="2"|Bagahe

| Best Screenplay

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=Cinemalaya 2017 finalists named |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/199720/cinemalaya-2017-finalists-named |website=Inquirer |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=20 August 2016}}

  • {{cite web |title=Cinemalaya 2017 Winners |url=https://asianfilmfestivals.com/2017/08/13/cinemalaya-2017-winners/ |website=Asian Film Festival |access-date=21 January 2025 |date=13 August 2017}}
  • {{cite web |title=Indie film about Fliptop is big winner at this year's Cinemalaya |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/621718/indie-film-about-fliptop-is-big-winner-at-this-year-s-cinemalaya/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=13 August 2017}}
Special Jury Prize

| {{won}}

rowspan="4"|2021

| rowspan="4"| Black Rainbow

| Best Short Film

| {{won}}

| rowspan="4"|{{cite web |title=The Baseball Player,' 'Blue Room' win big in Cinemalaya 2022 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/841559/the-baseball-player-blue-room-win-big-in-cinemalaya-2022/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=14 August 2022}}

  • {{cite web |title=Cinemalaya 18 Winners |url=https://cinemalaya.org/cinemalaya-18-winners/ |website=Cinemalaya |access-date=21 January 2025}}
NETPAC Trophy Award

| {{won}}

Best Screenplay

| {{won}}

rowspan="2"|Best Editing

| {{won}}

2022

| The Baseball Player

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=The Baseball Player,' 'Blue Room' win big in Cinemalaya 2022 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/841559/the-baseball-player-blue-room-win-big-in-cinemalaya-2022/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=14 August 2022}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3"|EDDYS Awards

| 2019

| Liway

| Best Screenplay (with Kip Oebanda)

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=FULL LIST: Winners, Eddys Awards 2019 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/235394-list-winners-eddys-awards-2019/ |website=Rappler |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=15 July 2019}}

rowspan="2"|2024

| rowspan="2"|Firefly

| Best Picture

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=7th EDDYS: Vilma, Maricel, Marian, Kathryn for Best Actress |url=https://www.pep.ph/pepalerts/pep-troika/181263/7th-eddys-nominees-a4118-20240614-lfrm |website=PEP |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=14 June 2024}}

Best Director

| {{nom}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3"|FAMAS Awards

| rowspan="3"|2014

| rowspan="3"|The Bit Player or Ekstra

| Best Story (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="3"|{{cite web |title=FAMAS bets; awards July 13 |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2014/07/07/1343224/famas-bets-awards-july-13 |website=PhilStar |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=7 July 2014}}

Best Screenplay (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)

| {{nom}}

Best Editing (with Glenn Ituriaga)

| {{nom}}

scope="rowgroup" |Gawad Banyuhay Award

| rowspan="2"|2022

| rowspan="2"|Maria Clara at Ibarra

| Best Educational Program

| {{won}}

| {{Cite web|url=https://tonite.abante.com.ph/2022/12/12/pinakaunang-gawad-banyuhay-awards-pinarangalan-sina-sharon-barbie-kuh-dulce-at-gloria-sevilla/ |title=Pinakaunang Gawad Banyuhay Awards pinarangalan sina Sharon, Barbie, Kuh, Dulce at Gloria Sevilla |website=Abante Tonite |language=tl |date=December 12, 2022 |access-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-date=December 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212162408/https://tonite.abante.com.ph/2022/12/12/pinakaunang-gawad-banyuhay-awards-pinarangalan-sina-sharon-barbie-kuh-dulce-at-gloria-sevilla/ |url-status=live}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3"|Gawad Dangal Filipino Awards

| Best TV Director of the Year

| {{won}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=112675001650178&set=pb.100087230341273.-2207520000.&type=3|title=Gawad Dangal Filipino Awards 2022 |website=Facebook |date=November 8, 2022 |access-date=November 15, 2022 |archive-date=February 28, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228134836/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fphoto.php%3Ffbid%3D112675001650178%26set%3Dpb.100087230341273.-2207520000.%26type%3D3 |url-status=live}}

rowspan="2"|2025

| rowspan="2"|Green Bones

| Best Picture

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title='Green Bones' wins big at the 3rd Gawad Dangal Filipino Awards |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/119422/green-bones-wins-big-at-the-3rd-gawad-dangal-filipino-awards/story?ref=mostpopular |website=GMA Network |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=23 January 2020}}

  • {{cite web |title=3rd Gawad Dangal Award Winners! |url=https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=586576770926663&id=100087230341273&ref=embed_post |website=Gawad Dangal Filipino Awards |access-date=23 January 2025 |date=20 January 2025}}
Best Director

| {{won}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="11 |Gawad Urian Awards

| 2012

| Posas

| Best Screenplay

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |title=36th Gawad Urian: Nominations |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/celebrities/31558-36th-gawad-urian-awards-nominations/ |website=Rappler |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=18 June 2013}}

2013

| Missing

| Best Short Film

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=FULL LIST: Winners at the 37th Gawad Urian Awards |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/60909-full-list-winners-gawad-urian-awards-2014/ |website=Rappler |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=18 June 2024}}

rowspan="2"|2016

| rowspan="2"|Bambanti

| Best Director

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |last1=Jimenez |first1=Joyce |title=John Lloyd Cruz, LJ Reyes win big at 39th Gawad Urian |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/06/22/1595776/john-lloyd-cruz-lj-reyes-win-big-39th-gawad-urian |website=PhilStar |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=22 June 2016}}

Best Screenplay

| {{nom}}

rowspan="4"|2017

| rowspan="4"|Paglipay

| Best Picture

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="4"|{{cite web |title=Nominees, Gawad Urian 2017 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/174023-nominees-gawad-urian-2017/ |website=Rappler |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=27 June 2017}}

Best Director

| {{nom}}

Best Screenplay

| {{nom}}

Best Editing

| {{nom}}

2022

| The Baseball Player

| Best Editing

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |title=Here's the list of Gawad Urian nominees for 2023 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/hobbiesandactivities/887187/here-s-the-list-of-gawad-urian-nominees-for-2023/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=3 November 2023}}

rowspan="2"|2024

| rowspan="2"|Firefly

| Best Picture

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title='Firefly' gets several nominations at the 2024 Gawad Urian Awards |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/112400/firefly-gets-several-nominations-at-the-2024-gawad-urian-awards/story |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=11 May 2024}}

Best Director

| {{nom}}

scope="rowgroup" | 5th Gawad Lasallianeta

| 2023

| rowspan="2"|Maria Clara at Ibarra

| Teleserye and Green Zeal Award of Excellence

| {{won}}

|{{cite web|url=https://www.theasianaffairs.com/gawad-lasallianeta-nominates-maria-clara-at-ibarra-for-awards/ |title=Gawad Lasallianeta nominates Maria Clara at Ibarra for awards |website=The Asian Affairs |date=November 18, 2022 |access-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-date=January 5, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230105144431/https://www.theasianaffairs.com/gawad-lasallianeta-nominates-maria-clara-at-ibarra-for-awards/ |url-status=live}}

  • {{cite web|url=https://republicasiamedia.com/maria-clara-and-ibarra-daniel-padilla-vice-ganda-to-be-honored-at-5th-gawad-lasallianeta-zeal-awards/ |title=Maria Clara and Ibarra, Daniel Padilla, Vice Ganda to be honored at 5th Gawad Lasallianeta ZEAL Awards |author=Abanilla, Izel |website=RepublicAsia |date=January 19, 2022 |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201152712/https://republicasiamedia.com/maria-clara-and-ibarra-daniel-padilla-vice-ganda-to-be-honored-at-5th-gawad-lasallianeta-zeal-awards/ |url-status=live}}
scope="rowgroup" |7th GEMS Awards

| 2023

| Best TV Series

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |title=Maria Clara at Ibarra hakot sa Awards |url=https://www.philstar.com/pang-masa/pang-movies/2023/01/17/2238122/sofia-allen-nag-trending |website=PhilStar |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=17 January 2023}}

scope="rowgroup" |6th Golden Laurel Awards

| 2022

| Best Drama Series

| Maria Clara at Ibarra

| {{won}}

| {{cite web |title=Golden Laurel 2023 |url=https://lpubatangas.edu.ph/golden-laurel-2023-the-batangas-province-media-awards-official-tally-of-votes/ |website=LPU Batangas |date=16 June 2023 |access-date=19 January 2025}}

scope="rowgroup"|11th Golden Screen Awards

| 2014

| The Bit Player

| Best Editing (with Glenn Ituriaga)

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=FULL LIST: Winners, 11th Golden Screen Awards |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/71021-full-list-winners-golden-screen-awards-2014/ |website=Rappler |access-date=22 January 2025 |date=5 October 2014}}

scope="rowgroup"|Knights of Rizal 23rd International Assembly

| 2023

| Special citation

| Maria Clara at Ibarra

| {{won}}

| {{cite web|title=New depictions of PH history at the Knights of Rizal Museum |url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/01/31/opinion/columns/new-depictions-of-ph-history-at-the-knights-of-rizal-museum/1876582 |author=Chua, Xiao |website=The Manila Times |date=January 31, 2023 |language=en |access-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-date=February 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201111227/https://www.manilatimes.net/2023/01/31/opinion/columns/new-depictions-of-ph-history-at-the-knights-of-rizal-museum/1876582 |url-status=live}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3"|Luna Awards

| 2017

| Neomanila

| Best Screenplay (with Mikhail Red and Rae Red)

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=Larawan, Changing Partners, 7 Sundays are the top nominees in Saturday's Luna Awards |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/editors-picks/2018/09/28/189800/larawan-changing-partners-7-sundays-are-the-top-nominees-in-saturdays-luna-awards/ |website=Business World |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=28 September 2018}}

2019

| Liway

| Best Screenplay (with Kip Oebanda)

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=Signal Rock, Liway get most Luna Awards nominations |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/editors-picks/2019/11/15/264145/signal-rock-liway-get-most-luna-awards-nominations/ |website=Business World |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=15 November 2019}}

  • {{cite web |title=37th FAP Luna Awards Winners: The Complete List |url=https://fdcp.ph/updates/37th-fap-luna-awards-winners-complete-list |website=FDCP |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=1 December 2019}}
2022

| The Baseball Player

| Best Editing

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web |title=PMPC reveals nominees for 39th Star Awards for Movies |url=https://mb.com.ph/2024/11/11/pmpc-reveals-nominees-for-39th-star-awards-for-movies |website=Manila Bulletin |date=11 November 2024 |access-date=21 January 2025 |format=11 November 2024}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="6"|Metro Manila Film Festival

| 2014

| M: Mother's Maiden Name

| Special Jury Prize

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=MMFF 2014 winners revealed; Jennylyn Mercado and Derek Ramsay win top acting awards |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/15330/mmff-2014-winners-revealed-jennylyn-mercado-and-derek-ramsay-win-top-acting-awards |website=PEP |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=28 December 2014}}

rowspan="2"|2023

| rowspan="2"|Firefly

| Best Picture

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title='Firefly' wins Best Picture in Metro Manila Film Festival 2023 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/892475/firefly-wins-best-picture-in-metro-manila-film-festival-2023/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=27 December 2023}}

Best Director

| {{nom}}

rowspan="3"|2024

| rowspan="3"|Green Bones

| Best Picture

| {{won}}

| rowspan="3"|{{cite web |title=Green Bones' wins Best Picture at Metro Manila Film Festival 2024 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/showbiz/chikaminute/931108/green-bones-wins-best-picture-at-metro-manila-film-festival-2024/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=28 December 2024}}

Best Director

| {{nom}}

Fernando Poe Jr. Memorial Award for Excellence

| {{nom}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" |Platinum Stallion National Media Awards

| rowspan="2"|2023

| Firefly

| Best Director

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=GMA wins major honors at the 2024 Platinum Stallion National Media Awards |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/cagayan-de-oro/gma-wins-major-honors-at-the-2024-platinum-stallion-national-media-awards |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=20 February 2024}}

Maria Clara at Ibarra

| Best Primetime Drama Series and Culturally Relevant TV Series

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title='24 Oras,' 'Abot-Kamay Na Pangarap,' 'Maria Clara at Ibarra,' at iba pa, wagi sa 2023 Platinum Stallion National Media Awards |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/showbiznews/news/97087/24-oras-abot-kamay-na-pangarap-maria-clara-at-ibarra-at-iba-pa-wagi-sa-2023-platinum-stallion-national-media-awards/story |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=16 January 2023}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="14"|PMPC Star Awards for Movies

| rowspan="2"|2013

| rowspan="2"|The Bit Player or Ekstra

| Indie Movie Screenwriter (with Antoinette Jadaone and Jeffrey Jeturian)

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=30th PMPC Star Awards for Movies nominees unveiled |url=https://www.pep.ph/news/local/13459/30th-pmpc-star-awards-for-movies-nominees-unveiled |website=PEP |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=24 February 2014}}

Best Editing (with Glenn Ituriaga)

| {{nom}}

rowspan="4"|2015

| rowspan="4"|Bambanti

| Movie Director of the Year

| {{won}}

| rowspan="4"|{{cite web |title=2016 PMPC Star Awards for Movies Winners |url=https://www.sunstar.com.ph/more-articles/2016-pmpc-star-awards-for-movies-winners |website=SunStar |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=7 March 2016}}

  • {{cite web |title=FULL LIST: Winners, PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2016 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/123915-pmpc-star-awards-movies-2016-full-list-winners/ |website=Rappler |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=7 March 2016}}
Indie Movie Screenwriter

| {{nom}}

Indie Movie Editor

| {{nom}}

Indie Movie Bambanti Original Theme Song "Tulog na" (with Gian Gianan and Alessandra De Rossi)

| {{won}}

rowspan="4"|2016

| rowspan="4"|Paglipay

| Indie Movie Director of the Year

| {{nom}}

| rowspan="4"|{{cite web |title=FULL LIST: Winners, PMPC Star Awards for Movies 2017 |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/181033-pmpc-star-awards-2017-winners/ |website=Rappler |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=4 September 2017}}

Indie Movie Screen writer

| {{nom}}

Indie Movie Editor

| {{nom}}

Indie Movie Original Theme Song "Panata" (shared with Gian Gianan and Alessandra De Rossi)

| {{won}}

2018

| Liway

| Indie Movie Sceen writer of the Year (with Kip Oebanda)

| {{nom}}

|

rowspan="2"|2021

| rowspan="2"|Black Rainbow

| Best Short Film

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |last1=Severo |first1=Jan Milo |title=LIST: Star Awards 2023 winners |url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2023/07/18/2281949/list-star-awards-2023-winners |website=PhilStar |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=18 July 2023}}

Best Short film Director

| {{won}}

2022

| The Baseball Player

| Indie Movie Editor of the Year

| {{nom}}

|{{cite web |title=39th Star Awards for Movies nominees |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/585153/pmpc-announces-39th-star-awards-for-movies-nominees |website=Inquirer |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=12 November 2024}}

scope="rowgroup"|Society of Filipino Film Reviewers

|2022

|Black Rainbow

|Best Live Action Short Film

|{{nom}}

|{{cite web |title=2nd Pinoy Rebyu Awards: 'Kun Maupay Man It Panahon,' 'On The Job' lead winners |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/28/22/kun-maupay-man-it-panahon-wins-best-film-at-rebyu-awards |website=ABSCBN |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=28 February 2022}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4"|Sinag Maynila Film Festival

| rowspan="4"|2019

| rowspan="4"|Ang Aking Korona

| People's Choice Awards

| {{won}}

| rowspan="4"|{{cite web |title=SEE: List of winners at 2019 Sinag Maynila Film Festival |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/2019/4/8/fresh-scoops/see-list-of-winners-at-2019-sinag-maynila-film-fe-35647 |website=ABSCBN |access-date=21 January 2025 |date=9 April 2019}}

Best Picture

| {{nom}}

Best Director

| {{nom}}

Best Screenplay

| {{nom}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="2" |ToFarm Film Festival

| rowspan="2"|2016

| rowspan="2"|Paglipay

| Best Picture

| {{won}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=Winners of ToFarm Festival |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/140385-winners-tofarm-film-festival-full-list/ |website=Rappler |date=20 July 2016 |access-date=19 January 2025}}

Best Director

| {{won}}

scope="rowgroup" |17th UP ComBroadSoc Gandingan Awards

| 2023

| Maria Clara at Ibarra

| Development-Oriented Drama Program (Special Citation)

| {{won}}

|{{cite web |title=17th Gandigan Awards |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/regionaltv/specials/88484/gma-synergys-limitless-a-musical-trilogy-continues-winning-streak-at-the-17th-gandingan-awards/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=2 June 2023}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="3" |Urduja Film Festival

| 2016

| Bambanti

| Best Picture

| {{CMain|Included}}

| {{cite web |title=WINNERS - URDUJA HERITAGE FILM AWARDS 2016 |url=https://urdujafilmfestival.blogspot.com/2016/ |website=Urduja Film Festival |access-date=31 January 2025 |date=2 December 2016}}

rowspan="2"|2017

| rowspan="2"|Paglipay

| Best Heritage Film

| {{CMain|Included}}

| rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=WINNERS - 4TH URDUJA HERITAGE FILM AWARDS 2017 |url=https://urdujafilmfestival.blogspot.com/2017/09/winners-4tj-urduja-heritage-film-awards.html |website=Urduja Film Festival |access-date=31 January 2025 |date=16 September 2017}}

  • {{cite web |title=Paglipay |url=https://filmfreeway.com/Paglipay |website=Filmfree way |access-date=31 January 2025}}
Best Director

| {{CMain|Included}}

=Honorary awards=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:88%; width:100%;"

|+ {{sronly|Awards and nominations received by Zig Dulay}}

Organization

! Year

! Work / Nominee

! Category

! Result

! Ref.

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"|Ani ng Dangal

|rowspan="2"|2016

|Bambanti - Brussels International Festival of Films Award

|rowspan="5"|Harvest of Honors in Cinema

|{{Honored}}

|rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=John Lloyd Cruz, Jaclyn Jose and Other World-Class Artists Lead NCCA's 9th Ani ng Dangal Awards |url=https://ncca.gov.ph/2017/02/07/john-lloyd-cruz-jaclyn-jose-world-class-artists-lead-nccas-9th-ani-ng-dangal-awards/ |website=NCCA |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=7 February 2017}}

Zig Dulay

|{{Honored}}

2018

|Paglipay

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=Paglipay |url=https://filmfreeway.com/Paglipay |website=Filmfree way |access-date=31 January 2025}}

2019

|Bagahe - Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinema "Golden Cyclo Award"

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=55 artists honored in NCCA's Ani ng Dangal |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/editors-picks/2019/02/27/216557/55-artists-honored-in-nccas-ani-ng-dangal/ |website=Business World |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=7 February 2019}}

2022

|Black Rainbow - LUCAS International Festival for Young Film Lovers Award

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=The 15th Ani ng Dangal Awards: Dolly De Leon, Billy Crawford and more |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/lifestyle/arts/the-15th-ani-ng-dangal-awards-dolly-de-leon-billy-crawford-and-more |website=Tatler Asia |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=1 March 2023}}

scope="rowgroup"|Department of Tourism (PH) - Cine Turismo

|2018

|Paglipay - CineTurismo Award

| Film Tourism

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=Films inspiring travel to PH feted in 1st CineTurismo awards |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/266529/films-inspiring-travel-ph-feted-1st-cineturismo-awards |website=Inquirer |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=20 March 2018}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="5"|Film Development Council of the Philippines

|rowspan="2"|2018

|Bagahe - Vesoul International Film Festival "Golden Cyclo Award" (Top prize)

|Camera Obscura Artistic Excellence Award

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=Congratulation to UPFI Alumni: FDCP Announces list of Film Ambassadors |url=https://filminstitute.upd.edu.ph/fdcp-upfi-alumni-ambassadors/ |website=FDCP |access-date=26 January 2025}}

Paglipay - World Film Awards and International Film Festival for Environment, Health, Culture (IFFEHC) Awardee

|2nd Film Ambassador Night (FAN) - Full length film

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=FDCP honors the honored |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/editors-picks/2018/02/13/127161/fdcp-honors-honored/ |website=Business World |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=13 February 2018}}

rowspan="2"|2019

|rowspan="2"|Zig Dulay

|Sine-Sandaan Luminary Award - New Voices of Luzon

|{{Honored}}

|rowspan="2"|{{cite web |title=FDCP's Film Ambassadors' Night Kicks Off 'Sandaan' Celebration |url=https://www.filmphilippines.com/updates/fdcps-film-ambassadors-night-kicks-sandaan-celebration |website=FDCP |access-date=20 January 2025 |date=13 February 2019}}

TV Documentary Category

|{{Honored}}

2020

|Bagahe - Zagora International Trans-Sahara Film Festival Award

| 4th Film Ambassador Night (FAN) - Feature Film

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=4th Film Ambassadors' Night Puts the Spotlight on Pinoy Pride |url=https://www.fdcp.ph/updates/4th-film-ambassadors-night-puts-spotlight-pinoy-pride |website=FDCP |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=19 February 2020}}

scope="rowgroup" rowspan="4"|Inquirer Indie Bravo!

|2016

|Bambanti

| rowspan="4"|Indie Bravo Awards

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=Inquirer Indie Bravo! Awards—an anticipated reunion of artists who win abroad |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/209309/inquirer-indie-bravo-awards-anticipated-reunion-artists-win-abroad |website=Inquirer |access-date=31 January 2025 |date=13 December 2016}}

2017

|Paglipay

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=Inquirer Indie Bravo! Awards: Still winning after eight years |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/252945/inquirer-indie-bravo-awards-still-winning-eight-years |website=Inquirer |access-date=31 January 2025 |date=4 December 2017}}

2018

|Bagahe

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=Timeless stories, passionate stars feted at 9th Inquirer Indie Bravo! |url=https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1063645/timeless-stories-passionate-stars-feted-at-9th-inquirer-indie-bravo |website=Inquirer |access-date=31 January 2025 |date=16 December 2018}}

2022

|Black Rainbow

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=Sundance winners, Lav Diaz film boost Inquirer Indie Bravo! Awards 2022 |url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/475698/sundance-winners-lav-diaz-film-boost-inquirer-indie-bravo-awards-2022 |website=Inquirer |access-date=31 January 2025 |date=9 December 2022}}

scope="rowgroup"|The Outstanding Young Men of the Philippines (TOYM)

|2024

|Zig Dulay - Firefly and Maria Clara and Ibarra

|Culture and Arts: TV and Film category

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=Kapuso director Zig Dulay among The Outstanding Young Men 2024 awardees |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/930068/zig-dulay-toym-2024/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=19 January 2025 |date=16 December 2024}}

scope="rowgroup"|University of the Philippines Baguio

|2023

|Zig Dulay

|Outstanding Alumni for Exceptional Achievements

|{{Honored}}

|{{cite web |title=UP Baguio and UPAA Baguio recognizes eight outstanding alumni |url=https://alum.up.edu.ph/up-baguio-and-upaa-baguio-recognizes-eight-outstanding-alumni/ |website=Alum.UP.Edu.Ph |access-date=31 January 2025 |date=10 May 2023}}

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scope="row" rowspan="11"| Tatler Asia

| Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow

| 2024

| Placed

| {{cite web |title=Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow |url=https://www.tatlerasia.com/people/zig-madamba-dulay |website=Tatler Asia |access-date=26 January 2025}}{{cite web |title=Firefly' director Zig Dulay, 'Lumpia Queen' Abi Marquez, more among Tatler Asia's Gen.T Leaders of Tomorrow 2024 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/911327/35-filipinos-tatler-asia-gen-t-leaders-of-tomorrow-2024/story/ |website=GMA Network |access-date=26 January 2025 |date=26 June 2024}}

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