The Goya Award for Best New Director ( es, Premio Goya a la Mejor Dirección Novel, links=no) is the

Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 174616 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and ...

awarded yearly to the best debuting director. The award was first presented at the fourth edition of the

Goya Awards The Goya Awards ( es, Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards, commonly referred to as the Academy Awards of Spain. The awards were established in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sc ...

with

Ana Díez Ana Diez (born 1957) is a Spanish director and screenwriter, who was born in Tudela, Navarre. She spent time in Mexico, where she received her degree in cinema. One of her best-known films is ''Ander eta Yul'', which was in the Basque language. ...

being the first winner for her film ''Ander eta Yul''. Three directors have won this category and later have received the

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BA ...

award,

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film '' The Others''— two European Film A ...

won for ''

Tesis ''Tesis'' ( en, Thesis) is a 1996 Spanish crime horror thriller film. It is the feature debut of director Alejandro Amenábar and was written by Amenabar and Mateo Gil. The film was made while he was studying at the Complutense University in M ...

'' (1996) and went on to win Best Director twice, for '' The Others'' (2001) and ''

The Sea Inside ''The Sea Inside'' ( es, Mar adentro) is a 2004 Spanish psychological drama film co-written and directed by Alejandro Amenábar, who also co-produced, scored and edited. It is based on the real-life story of Ramón Sampedro (played by Javier Barde ...

'' (2005);

Fernando León de Aranoa Fernando León de Aranoa (born 26 May 1968) is a Spanish screenwriter and film director. León de Aranoa entered the film industry as a screenwriter. He made his feature film directorial debut with '' Familia'', which won him the Goya Award for ...

won for ''Familia'' (1997) and later won Best Director thrice, for ''

Barrio ''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...

'' (1998), ''

Mondays in the Sun ''Mondays in the Sun'' ( es, Los lunes al sol, links=no) is a 2002 drama film directed by Fernando León de Aranoa, starring Javier Bardem, Luis Tosar and José Ángel Egido. The film depicts the degrading effects of unemployment on a group of ...

'' (2002) and '' The Good Boss'' (2022); and

Juan Antonio Bayona Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975) is a Spanish film director. He directed the 2007 horror film '' The Orphanage'', the 2012 drama film '' The Impossible'', and the 2016 fantasy drama film '' A Monster Calls''. Bayona's latest film ...

won for '' The Orphanage'' (2007) and went on to win Best Director twice, for '' The Impossible'' (2012) and ''

A Monster Calls ''A Monster Calls'' is a low fantasy novel written for young adults by Patrick Ness (from an original idea by Siobhan Dowd) illustrated by Jim Kay and published by Walker in 2011. Set in present-day England, it features a boy who struggles ...

'' (2016). Five films have won both this award and

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Agustín Díaz Yanes Agustín Díaz Yanes (born 1950, in Madrid) is a Spanish Goya Award-winning screenwriter and film director. Filmography Screenwriter * ''Al límite'' (1997) * ''Belmonte (film), Belmonte'' (1995) * ''Demasiado corazón'' (1992) * ''Alone Tog ...

's ''

Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead ''Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto'' ( en, Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead) is an awarded 1995 in film, 1995 Spain, Spanish noir drama film written and directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes. Cast *Gloria Duque – Victoria Abr ...

'' (1995),

's ''

'' (1996),

Achero Mañas Achero Mañas (born Achero Mañas Amyach, 5 September 1966) is a Spanish film director and former actor. He made three successful short films before winning recognition and several awards for his feature film debut '' El Bola''. Biography Ma� ...

's '' Pellet'' (2000),

Raúl Arévalo Raúl Arévalo Zorzo (born 22 November 1979) is a Spanish actor and director, known by international audiences for his role in the film '' Summer Rain'', directed by Antonio Banderas. Career Raúl Arévalo Zorzo was born on 22 November 1979 in ...

's ''

The Fury of a Patient Man ''The Fury of a Patient Man'' ( es, Tarde para la ira, links=no) is a 2016 Spanish thriller film directed by Raúl Arévalo. The film won four Goya Awards, including Best Film, Best New Director, Best Supporting Actor for Manolo Solo, and Best O ...

'' (2016) and

Pilar Palomero Pilar Palomero (born 1980) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter. Biography Born in Zaragoza in 1980, she has worked as camera operator, assistant, electrician, cinematographer, script editor, editor, scriptwriter and director. She studie ...

's '' Schoolgirls'' (2020).