The 38th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, took place at the premises in Valladolid,

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on 10 February 2024. The ceremony was broadcast on La 1 and RTVE Play.

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's '' Society of the Snow'' received the most awards during the ceremony with twelve wins, including Best Film.

Background

In March 2023, Valladolid was revealed as the host city for the 38th edition, together with the 2025 host city, Granada. On 29 June 2023, the specific date of 10 February was disclosed by the academy president

Fernando Méndez-Leite Fernando Méndez-Leite Serrano (born 6 May 1944) is a Spanish film critic, lecturer and filmmaker. He has also worked in theatre and television. He became the president of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain in 2022. Biogra ...

and the Mayor of Valladolid

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. The mixed selection process was modified so 3 nominations be chosen by academy members belonging to the respective specialisation with the other two being elected by the entire body of academy members. The shortlist system for the short film and documentary award categories was also discarded. In October 2023, the full slate of submissions by national film academies and committees to the Goya Award for Best European Film was announced: ''

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'' (United Kingdom), '' Anatomy of a Fall'' (France), ''

Behind the Haystacks ''Behind the Haystacks'' ( el, Πίσω από τις θημωνιές, translit=Píso apo tis thimonies) is a 2022 drama film written and directed by Asimina Proedrou in her directorial debut. The film tells the story of a middle-aged fisherma ...

'' (Greece), '' Thunder'' (Switzerland), '' Great Yarmouth: Provisional Figures'' (Portugal), '' The Eight Mountains'' (Italy), '' Safe Place'' (Croatia), ''

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'' (Germany), ''Sughra's Sons'' (Azerbaijan), and ''

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'' (Luxembourg). On 30 October 2023, Méndez-Leite announced Ana Belén, Javier Ambrossi, and Javier Calvo as the gala hosts. The nominations were read by Luis Tosar and Anna Castillo on 30 November 2023 as a part of the programming of

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morning television show '. ''

20,000 Species of Bees ''20,000 Species of Bees'' ( es, 20.000 especies de abejas) is a 2023 Spanish drama film written and directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren in her debut feature and starring Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain and Itziar Lazka ...

'' led the nominations with fifteen, followed by '' Society of the Snow'' with thirteen.

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, David Bisbal, Estopa, María José Llergo, India Martínez,

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, Sílvia Pérez Cruz, and Salvador Sobral were later announced as musical performers. The gala broadcast on La 1 commanded a 23.5% audience share (2,359,000 viewers).

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees are listed as follows:

Honorary Goya

In October 2023, director of photography, film restorer and film researcher was announced as the recipient of the Honorary Goya Award.

International Goya

In February 2024, actress Sigourney Weaver was announced as the recipient of the International Goya Award. In her award acceptance speech, Weaver thanked the work of her customary voice actress in Spain's Spanish dubs, .

Films with multiple nominations and awards

''In Memoriam''

The ''In Memoriam'' tribute, accompanied by a musical performing by Sílvia Pérez Cruz, Salvador Sobral, and Marta Roma, who sang '' Procuro olvidarte'', paid tribute to the following individuals:

References

External links

* {{Goya Awards 2020s in Castile and León February 2024 events in Spain Goya Awards