Goya Awards
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The Goya Awards, known in Spanish
as los Premios Goya, are Spain
's main national film
awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards
.
The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
(Spanish Academy of Cinematic Art and Science), and the first awards ceremony took place on March 16, 1987 at the Teatro Lope de Vega, Madrid. The ceremony continues to take place annually around the end of January, and awards are given to films produced during the previous year.
The award itself is a small bronze bust
of Francisco de Goya created by the sculptor José Luis Fernández.
Two awards won
One award won
No award won
Spanish language
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as los Premios Goya, are Spain
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's main national film
Film
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awards, considered by many in Spain, and internationally, to be the Spanish equivalent of the American Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
.
The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
The Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España is a Spanish professional organisation dedicated to the promotion and development of Spanish cinema...
(Spanish Academy of Cinematic Art and Science), and the first awards ceremony took place on March 16, 1987 at the Teatro Lope de Vega, Madrid. The ceremony continues to take place annually around the end of January, and awards are given to films produced during the previous year.
The award itself is a small bronze bust
Bust (sculpture)
A bust is a sculpted or cast representation of the upper part of the human figure, depicting a person's head and neck, as well as a variable portion of the chest and shoulders. The piece is normally supported by a plinth. These forms recreate the likeness of an individual...
of Francisco de Goya created by the sculptor José Luis Fernández.
Awards
- Best FilmGoya Award for Best PictureThe Goya Award for Best Picture is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.-1980s:...
(Mejor película) - Best DirectorGoya Award for Best DirectorThe Goya Award for Best Director is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.-1980s:...
(Mejor director) - Best Leading ActorGoya Award for Best ActorThe Goya Award for Best Actor is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards....
(Mejor interpretación masculina protagonista) - Best Leading ActressGoya Award for Best ActressThe Goya Award for Best Actress is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards....
(Mejor interpretación femenina protagonista) - Best Original ScreenplayGoya Award for Best Original ScreenplayThe Goya Award for Best Original Screenplay is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards-References:**...
(Mejor guión original) - Best Adapted ScreenplayGoya Award for Best Adapted ScreenplayThe Goya Award for Best Adapted Screenplay is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.-References:**...
(Mejor guión adaptado) - Best New DirectorGoya Award for Best New Director|The Goya Award for Best New Director is the Goya awarded yearly to the best debuting director. The following table shows the winners:-References:**...
(Mejor director novel) - Best Supporting ActorGoya Award for Best Supporting ActorThe Goya Award for Best Supporting Actor is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards....
(Mejor interpretación masculina de reparto) - Best Supporting ActressGoya Award for Best Supporting ActressThe Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards....
(Mejor interpretación femenina de reparto) - Best New ActorGoya Award for Best New ActorThe Goya Award for Best New Actor is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees....
(Mejor actor revelación) - Best New ActressGoya Award for Best New ActressThe Goya Award for Best New Actor is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees....
(Mejor actriz revelación) - Best Production Supervision (Mejor dirección de producción)
- Best CinematographyGoya Award for Best CinematographyThe Goya Award for Best Cinematography is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees....
(Mejor fotografía) - Best Editing (Mejor montaje)
- Best Original Score (Mejor música original)
- Best Original Song (Mejor canción original)
- Best Art Direction (Mejor dirección artística)
- Costume Design (Mejor diseño de vestuario)
- Best Makeup and Hairstyles (Mejor maquillaje y peluquería)
- Best Sound (Mejor sonido)
- Best Special Effects (Mejores efectos especiales)
- Best Animated FilmGoya Award for Best Animated FilmThe Goya Award for Best Picture is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees....
(Mejor película de animación) - Best Animated Short Film (Mejor cortometraje de animación)
- Best Documentary Short Film (Mejor cortometraje documental)
- Best Fictional Short Film (Mejor cortometraje de ficción)
- Best European FilmGoya Award for Best European FilmThe Goya Award for Best European Film is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.-1990s:-2000s:-Awards by nation:-External links:**...
(Mejor película europea) - Best Documentary (Mejor película documental)
- Best Foreign Film in the Spanish LanguageGoya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign FilmThe Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.-1980s:-1990s:-2000s:-Awards by nation:-References:**...
(Mejor película extranjera de habla hispana) - Honorary Goya AwardHonorary Goya AwardList of Honorary Goya Award Winners by Edition.1986* Goya Awards 1986 José F. Aguayo1987* 2nd Goya Awards Rafaela Aparicio1988* Goya Awards 1988 Imperio Argentina1989* 4th Goya Awards Victoriano López García1990* 5th Goya Awards Enrique Alarcón1991...
(Goya de Honor)
Winners
List of films that won the awards for Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Writing.- ¡Ay, Carmela! (1990): Director (Carlos SauraCarlos SauraCarlos Saura Atarés is a Spanish film director and photographer.-Early life:Born into a family of artists , he developed his artistic sense in childhood as a photography enthusiast.He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies...
), Actor (Andrés PajaresAndrés PajaresAndrés Pajares is an award-winning Spanish actor born on 6 April 1940 in Madrid, Spain.Credits include: ¡Ay Carmela! 1990.-Awards:* Won 1991 Goya Award for Best Actor: ¡Ay Carmela!...
), Actress (Carmen MauraCarmen MauraCarmen García Maura is a Spanish actress. In a career that has spanned six decades, Maura is best known for her collaborations with noted Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar.-Early life:...
) and Writing (Rafael AzconaRafael AzconaRafael Azcona Fernández was an awarded Spanish screenwriter and novelist who has worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetime achievement award in 1998.He was born in the northern Spanish city Logroño on...
and Carlos SauraCarlos SauraCarlos Saura Atarés is a Spanish film director and photographer.-Early life:Born into a family of artists , he developed his artistic sense in childhood as a photography enthusiast.He obtained his directing diploma in Madrid in 1957 at the Institute of Cinema Research and Studies...
; adapted screenplay) - Take My Eyes (2003): Director (Icíar BollaínIcíar BollaínIcíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez is a Spanish actress, director and writer.Her father was an aeronautical engineer and her mother was a music teacher. She made her début when she was 15 years old. She is a member of the Academia Española de Cinematografía.She began her work in cinema at the age of...
), Actor (Luis TosarLuis TosarLuis Tosar is a Galician actor and musician.-Biography:Born in Lugo, Galicia, Spain on 13th October 1971, he is best known internationally for his villain role in Miami Vice and the role in the upcoming horror film Flatmate, which is directed by Jaume Balagueró.-Selected filmography:*1998 Atilano...
), Actress (Laia MarullLaia MarullLaia Marull Quintana is a Spanish actress. She has won three Goya Awards — Best New Actress for Fugitives , Best Actress for Take My Eyes , and Best Supporting Actress for Black Bread...
) and Writing (Icíar BollaínIcíar BollaínIcíar Bollaín Pérez-Mínguez is a Spanish actress, director and writer.Her father was an aeronautical engineer and her mother was a music teacher. She made her début when she was 15 years old. She is a member of the Academia Española de Cinematografía.She began her work in cinema at the age of...
; original screenplay) - The Sea Inside (2004): Director (Alejandro AmenábarAlejandro AmenábarAlejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Spanish- Chilean film director. Amenábar was born in Santiago, Chile to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth...
), Actor (Javier BardemJavier BardemJavier Ángel Encinas Bardem is a Spanish actor. In 2007 he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as sociopathic assassin Anton Chigurh in No Country for Old Men, and has also garnered critical acclaim for roles in films such as Jamón, jamón, Carne trémula, Boca a boca, Los...
), Actress (Lola DueñasLola DueñasLola Dueñas is a Spanish actress.She is the daughter of Nicolás Dueñas and studied in the Institut del Teatre of Barcelona.- Selected filmography :*Los Abrazos Rotos...
) and Writing (Alejandro AmenábarAlejandro AmenábarAlejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos is a Spanish- Chilean film director. Amenábar was born in Santiago, Chile to a Spanish mother and Chilean father, but the family moved to Spain just one year after his birth...
and Mateo GilMateo GilMateo Gil Rodríguez is a Spanish screenplay writer and director.-Writer:*Agora *Mar adentro *Vanilla Sky...
; original screenplay)
Nominees
Four awards won- Belle époqueBelle Epoque (film)Belle Époque is a 1992 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba. The title derives from the period in French history known as the Belle Époque .-Plot:...
(1992): lost Actor (Jorge SanzJorge SanzJorge Sanz is a Spanish actor and is one of the most prominent actors of the Spanish cinema since the 1980s. He is known to international audiences for his roles in the films: Amantes by director Vicente Aranda and Fernando Trueba’s Belle Époque .-Early life :Jorge Sanz Miranda was born on August...
) - Running Out of Time (1994): lost Actress (Ruth GabrielRuth GabrielRuth Gabriel is a Spanish actress.Daughter of the actor Ismael Sánchez Abellán and actress and writer Ana María Bueno , Gabriel was born in San Fernando, Cadiz, but spent her childhood in Madrid.At 14 years of age, she moved to the United States, where she took interpretation...
) - Lucky StarLa Buena EstrellaLa Buena Estrella is a 1997 Spanish film directed by Ricardo Franco and starring Antonio Resines, Jordi Mollá and Maribel Verdú. Critically acclaimed, the film won five Goya Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor , Best Original script and Best Original Music...
(1997): lost Actress (Maribel VerdúMaribel VerdúMaribel Verdú is a Spanish actress. She is known to English-speaking audiences for playing Luisa in the 2001 film Y tu mamá también and Mercedes in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. In Spain she is known for films such as Belle Époque, Tetro, and Huevos de oro.Verdú was born María...
)
Two awards won
- Lovers (1991): lost Actor (Jorge SanzJorge SanzJorge Sanz is a Spanish actor and is one of the most prominent actors of the Spanish cinema since the 1980s. He is known to international audiences for his roles in the films: Amantes by director Vicente Aranda and Fernando Trueba’s Belle Époque .-Early life :Jorge Sanz Miranda was born on August...
), Actress (Victoria AbrilVictoria AbrilVictoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....
and Maribel VerdúMaribel VerdúMaribel Verdú is a Spanish actress. She is known to English-speaking audiences for playing Luisa in the 2001 film Y tu mamá también and Mercedes in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. In Spain she is known for films such as Belle Époque, Tetro, and Huevos de oro.Verdú was born María...
) and Writing (Álvaro del AmoÁlvaro del Amo-Sources:...
, Vicente ArandaVicente ArandaVicente Aranda , is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Due to his refined and personal style, he is one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founded member of the Barcelona School of Film and became known for bringing contemporary Spanish novels to life on the...
and Carlos Pérez Merinero) - The Girl of Your Dreams (1998): lost Director (Fernando TruebaFernando TruebaFernando Trueba is a Spanish book editor, screenwriter, film director and producer.Between 1974 and 1979 worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper EL PAIS. In 1980, founded the monthly film magazine CASABLANCA, which he edited and directed during its first two years...
), Actor (Antonio ResinesAntonio ResinesAntonio Fernández Resines is an award-winning Spanish film and television actor.- Selected filmography :*La dama boba .*Otros días vendrán ....
) and Writing (Miguel Ángel Egea and Carlos LópezCarlos LópezCarlos López can refer to:* Carlos Antonio López , Paraguayan politician* Carlos López , Mexican baseball player* Carlos Lopez * Carlos López de Silanes, Mexican football player...
)
One award won
- Pan's LabyrinthPan's LabyrinthPan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
(2006): lost Film, Director (Guillermo del ToroGuillermo del ToroGuillermo del Toro is a Mexican director, producer, screenwriter, novelist and designer. He is mostly known for his acclaimed films, Blade II, Pan's Labyrinth and the Hellboy film franchise. He is a frequent collaborator with Ron Perlman, Federico Luppi and Doug Jones...
), Actor (Sergi LópezSergi LópezSergi López i Ayats is a Spanish actor.-Early life:Sergi López was initiated in theater in representations of typical Catalan nativity plays called Els Pastorets, in his native city. He started to study theater in Barcelona but completed his studies in France, in the school of Jacques Lecoq...
) and Actress (Maribel VerdúMaribel VerdúMaribel Verdú is a Spanish actress. She is known to English-speaking audiences for playing Luisa in the 2001 film Y tu mamá también and Mercedes in Guillermo del Toro's 2006 film Pan's Labyrinth. In Spain she is known for films such as Belle Époque, Tetro, and Huevos de oro.Verdú was born María...
)
No award won
- Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1990 Spanish film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, a dark romantic comedy starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The plot follows a recently released psychiatric patient who kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him...
(1990): lost Film, Director (Pedro AlmodóvarPedro AlmodóvarPedro Almodóvar Caballero is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer.Almodóvar is arguably the most successful and internationally known Spanish filmmaker of his generation. His films, marked by complex narratives, employ the codes of melodrama and use elements of pop culture, popular...
), Actor (Antonio BanderasAntonio BanderasJosé Antonio Domínguez Banderas , better known as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish film actor, film director, film producer and singer...
), Actress (Victoria AbrilVictoria AbrilVictoria Abril is a Spanish film actress. She is best known to international audiences for her performance in the movie ¡Átame! by director Pedro Almodóvar....
) and Writing (Pedro Almodóvar)
Films which won more than 5 awards
- 14 wins: The Sea Inside (2004), 15 nominations
- 13 wins: ¡Ay, Carmela! (1990), 15 nominations
- 9 wins: Belle ÉpoqueBelle Epoque (film)Belle Époque is a 1992 Spanish film directed by Fernando Trueba. The title derives from the period in French history known as the Belle Époque .-Plot:...
(1992), 17 nominations - 9 wins: Running Out of Time (1994), 19 nominations
- 9 wins: Black BreadBlack BreadBlack Bread is a 2010 Catalan-language Catalan drama film written and directed by Agustí Villaronga. The screenplay is based on the homonymous novel by Emili Teixidor, with elements of two other works by him, Retrat d'un assassí d'ocells and Sic transit Gloria Swanson.The film won nine Goya...
(2010), 14 nominations - 8 wins: The Dumbfounded KingThe Dumbfounded KingEl rey pasmado is a 1991 French-Portuguese-Spanish film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Joan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester...
(1991), 14 nominations - 8 wins: Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995), 10 nominations
- 8 wins: The OthersThe Others (2001 film)The Others is a 2001 psychological horror film by the Spanish-Chilean director Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman. It is inspired partly by the novella The Turn of the Screw....
(2001), 15 nominations - 8 wins: Cell 211Cell 211Cell 211 is a 2009 Spanish prison film directed by Daniel Monzón, starring Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann and Antonio Resines.- Plot :Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena, at home. During his...
(2009), 16 nominations - 7 wins: All About My MotherAll About My MotherAll About My Mother is a 1999 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film deals with complex issues such as AIDS, transvestitism, faith, and existentialism....
(1999), 14 nominations - 7 wins: The Girl of Your Dreams (1998), 18 nominations
- 7 wins: The OrphanageThe Orphanage (film)The Orphanage is a 2007 Spanish-Mexican horror film and the debut feature of Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona. The film stars Belén Rueda as Laura, Fernando Cayo as her husband, Carlos, and Roger Príncep as their adopted son Simón. The plot centers on Laura, who returns to her childhood home, an...
(2007), 14 nominations - 7 wins: Pan's LabyrinthPan's LabyrinthPan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
(2006), 13 nominations - 7 wins: Take My Eyes (2003), 9 nominations
- 7 wins: TesisTesisTesis is a 1996 Spanish film. It is the feature debut of director Alejandro Amenábar, and was written by him and Mateo Gil. The movie won seven 1996 Goya Awards , including the award for Best Film. It stars Ana Torrent, Fele Martínez and Eduardo Noriega...
(1996), 8 nominations - 7 wins: The Dog in the MangerThe Dog in the Manger (film)The Dog in the Manger is a 1996 Spanish film directed by Pilar Miró and based on an homonymous play by Lope de Vega.-Awards and nominations:*Goya Awards**Won: Best Actress – Leading Role...
(1996), 12 nominations - 7 wins: AgoraAgora (film)Agora is a 2009 Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. The biopic stars Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, a female mathematician, philosopher and astronomer in 4th century Roman Egypt who investigates the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system...
(2009), 13 nominations - 6 wins: CaminoCamino (film)Camino is a 2008 award-winning Spanish feature film directed by Javier Fesser. The film is based on the real story of Alexia González-Barros, a girl who died from spinal cancer at fourteen in 1985 and is currently in process of canonization....
(2008), 7 nominations - 5 wins: The Lucky StarLa Buena EstrellaLa Buena Estrella is a 1997 Spanish film directed by Ricardo Franco and starring Antonio Resines, Jordi Mollá and Maribel Verdú. Critically acclaimed, the film won five Goya Awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor , Best Original script and Best Original Music...
(1997), 7 nominations - 5 wins: Mondays in the Sun (2002), 8 nominations
- 5 wins: VolverVolverVolver is a 2006 Spanish dramatic comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Headed by actress Penélope Cruz, the film features an ensemble cast starring Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave...
(2006), 14 nominations - 5 wins: Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownWomen on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas...
(1989), 16 nominations
Films which received more than 10 nominations
- 19 nominations: Running Out of Time (1994), 9 wins
- 18 nominations: The Girl of Your Dreams (1998), 7 wins
- 17 nominations: Belle époqueBelle ÉpoqueThe Belle Époque or La Belle Époque was a period in European social history that began during the late 19th century and lasted until World War I. Occurring during the era of the French Third Republic and the German Empire, it was a period characterised by optimism and new technological and medical...
(1992), 9 wins - 16 nominations: Women on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownWomen on the Verge of a Nervous BreakdownWomen on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas...
(1989), 5 wins - 16 nominations: Cell 211Cell 211Cell 211 is a 2009 Spanish prison film directed by Daniel Monzón, starring Luis Tosar, Alberto Ammann and Antonio Resines.- Plot :Juan Oliver wants to make a good impression at his new job as a prison officer and reports to work a day early, leaving his pregnant wife, Elena, at home. During his...
(2009), 8 wins - 15 nominations: ¡Ay, Carmela! (1990), 13 wins
- 15 nominations: AlatristeAlatristeAlatriste is a 2006 Spanish historical film directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, based on the main character of a series of novels written by Arturo Pérez-Reverte, The Adventures of Captain Alatriste ....
(2006), 3 wins - 15 nominations: The Blind SunflowersThe Blind Sunflowers (film)The Blind Sunflowers is a 2008 Spanish film directed by José Luis Cuerda and written by Rafael Azcona and Cuerda, based on the eponymous novel of Alberto Méndez. The film stars Maribel Verdú, Javier Cámara and Raúl Arévalo. The plot follows the life of a family, former sympathizers of the...
(2008), 1 win - 15 nominations: The OthersThe Others (2001 film)The Others is a 2001 psychological horror film by the Spanish-Chilean director Alejandro Amenábar, starring Nicole Kidman. It is inspired partly by the novella The Turn of the Screw....
(2001), 8 wins - 15 nominations: The Sea Inside (2004), 14 wins
- 15 nominations: Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! is a 1990 Spanish film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, a dark romantic comedy starring Antonio Banderas and Victoria Abril. The plot follows a recently released psychiatric patient who kidnaps an actress in order to make her fall in love with him...
(1990), 0 wins - 15 nominations: The Last CircusThe Last CircusThe Last Circus is a 2010 Spanish film by Director Álex de la Iglesia. It premiered at the 2010 Venice Film Festival.-Plot:In 1937, a "Happy" clown is forcibly recruited to serve in the Spanish Civil War, where he massacres an entire platoon with a machete still in costume.In 1973, near the end of...
(2010), 2 wins - 14 nominations: 13 Roses (2007), 4 wins
- 14 nominations: All About My MotherAll About My MotherAll About My Mother is a 1999 Spanish drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. The film deals with complex issues such as AIDS, transvestitism, faith, and existentialism....
(1999), 7 wins - 14 nominations: The Dumbfounded KingThe Dumbfounded KingEl rey pasmado is a 1991 French-Portuguese-Spanish film directed by Imanol Uribe and written by Joan Potau and Gonzalo Torrente Ballester...
(1991), 8 wins - 14 nominations: The OrphanageThe Orphanage (film)The Orphanage is a 2007 Spanish-Mexican horror film and the debut feature of Spanish filmmaker J.A. Bayona. The film stars Belén Rueda as Laura, Fernando Cayo as her husband, Carlos, and Roger Príncep as their adopted son Simón. The plot centers on Laura, who returns to her childhood home, an...
(2007), 7 wins - 14 nominations: VolverVolverVolver is a 2006 Spanish dramatic comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. Headed by actress Penélope Cruz, the film features an ensemble cast starring Carmen Maura, Lola Dueñas, Blanca Portillo, Yohana Cobo, and Chus Lampreave...
(2006), 5 wins - 14 nominations: Black BreadBlack BreadBlack Bread is a 2010 Catalan-language Catalan drama film written and directed by Agustí Villaronga. The screenplay is based on the homonymous novel by Emili Teixidor, with elements of two other works by him, Retrat d'un assassí d'ocells and Sic transit Gloria Swanson.The film won nine Goya...
(2010), 9 wins - 13 nominations: Pan's LabyrinthPan's LabyrinthPan's Labyrinth is a 2006 Spanish Spanish-language dark fantasy film, written and directed by Mexican film-maker Guillermo del Toro. It was produced and distributed by the Mexican film company Esperanto Films...
(2006), 7 wins - 13 nominations: AgoraAgora (film)Agora is a 2009 Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. The biopic stars Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, a female mathematician, philosopher and astronomer in 4th century Roman Egypt who investigates the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system...
(2009), 7 wins - 13 nominations: Even the RainEven the RainEven the Rain is a 2010 Spanish drama film directed by Icíar Bollaín about Spanish director Sebastián and executive producer Costa who travel to Bolivia to shoot a film depicting Christopher Columbus’s conquest...
(2010), 3 wins - 12 nominations: The Dog in the MangerThe Dog in the Manger (film)The Dog in the Manger is a 1996 Spanish film directed by Pilar Miró and based on an homonymous play by Lope de Vega.-Awards and nominations:*Goya Awards**Won: Best Actress – Leading Role...
(1996), 7 wins - 12 nominations: Juana the MadJuana la Loca (2001 film)Mad Love is a 2001period drama film written and directed by Vicente Aranda starring Pilar López de Ayala and Daniele Liotti. The plot follows the tragic fate of Queen Joanna of Castile madly in love to an unfaithful husband, Philip the Handsome, Archduke of Austria.The film received 3 Goya...
(2001), 3 wins - 11 nominations: SalvadorSalvador (Puig Antich)Salvador is a 2006 Spanish film directed by Manuel Huerga. It is based on the Francesc Escribano book , which describes the execution of Salvador Puig Antich, the last person executed by garrote under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco.The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at...
(2006), 1 win - 11 nominations: Sex and Lucia (2001), 2 wins
- 10 nominations: Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995), 8 wins
- 10 nominations: Open Your Eyes (1997), 0 wins
- 10 nominations: Seven Billiard TablesSeven Billiard TablesSeven Billiard Tables is a 2007 Spanish film by Gracia Querejeta. She also co-wrote the story with David Planell....
(2007), 2 wins - 10 nominations: BuriedBuried (film)Buried is a 2010 Spanish thriller film directed by Rodrigo Cortés. It stars Ryan Reynolds, and was written by Chris Sparling.The film revolves around Iraq-based American truck driver Paul Conroy , who, after being attacked, finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin, with only a lighter, flask,...
(2010), 3 wins