Best Supporting Actor winner Dido de la Paz of 'Respeto' wears a protest pin as he accepts his award on stage. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

MANILA -- The 41st Gawad Urian ceremony recognized Thursday the best in filmmaking in the past year — and also served as a platform for protest against the "attacks on the civil, political, economic and sovereign rights" of Filipinos under the present administration.

During the awards night at the Vertis Tent in Quezon City, dozens from the film industry joined the protest by wearing red pins with the text, "Stop the Attacks." Notably, members of the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, the organizers behind Gawad Urian, wore the pin to the event.

Several nominees and presenters likewise supported the message, as they took their turn on stage or were shown on camera noticeably with the red symbol attached to their outfits.

Winners who accepted their trophy also took the opportunity to voice out their protest, including Kiri Dalena, who won Best Short Film for "Gikan Sa Ngitngit Nga Kinailadman"; and Corrine de San Jose, whose work on "Respeto" earned her the Best Sound award.

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"Mabuti suot ko itong 'Stop the Attacks,'" Dalena said during her speech, "dahil sa panahon ngayon, kailangan natin na magsalita, at gumawa ng mga pelikula na tumutuligsa sa mga nangyayari ngayon sa ilalim ng administrasyong Duterte."

De San Jose, meanwhile, said: "Dahil babae ako, gusto ko i-dedicate ito sa lahat ng mga babaeng Pilipina dahil sa matinding misogyny na nilalabanan natin ngayon."

Corrine de San Jose speaks up against misogyny as she accepts her award for Best Sound for 'Respeto.' Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN news Best Short Film winner Kiri Dalena (holding trophy) mentions the Duterte administration in her acceptance speech. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News Best Director awardee Arnel Barbarona ('Tu Pug Imatuy') wears the protest pin to the stage. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News Filmmakers behind Best Documentary winner 'Yield' wear the protest pin to the stage. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News Achinette Villamor, producer of Best Picture winner 'Balangiga: Howling Wilderness,' wears the protest pin to the stage. Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News

Stop the Attacks Coalition, which spearheaded the campaign, explained in a statement Thursday the significance of wearing the red pin.

"We add our voice to the growing resistance against these attacks on our rights. We ask our fellow Filipinos as well as the international community to put pressure on this regime to stop the atrocities," it said.