The Goya Award for Best Picture () is one of the

Goya Awards The Goya Awards () are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain. The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Ar ...

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's principal national

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awards. The category was first awarded in 1986 to

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's drama film ''

Voyage to Nowhere ''Voyage to Nowhere'' () is a 1986 Spanish comedy drama film written, starred and directed by Fernando Fernán Gómez. It is based on his own novel with the same title. Plot The film tells the story of a group of comedians. It is a story about ...

''. Several films that won or were nominated for this category also were nominated for the

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representing Spain. ''

Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown ''Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' () is a 1988 Spanish black comedy film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas and Julieta Serrano. The plot follows actress Pepa, who, after her lover Ivá ...

'', '' Secrets of the Heart'', '' The Grandfather'' and ''

Pain and Glory ''Pain and Glory'' () is a 2019 Spanish drama film, written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar. It stars Antonio Banderas as an aging and ailing film director who reflects on his life. The supporting cast features Asier Etxeandia, Leonardo Sbarag ...

'' were nominated while ''

Belle Époque The Belle Époque () or La Belle Époque () was a period of French and European history that began after the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 and continued until the outbreak of World War I in 1914. Occurring during the era of the Fr ...

'', ''

All About My Mother ''All About My Mother'' () is a 1999 comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, and starring Cecilia Roth, Marisa Paredes, Candela Peña, Antonia San Juan, Penélope Cruz, Rosa Maria Sardà, and Fernando Fernán Gómez. Th ...

'' and ''

The Sea Inside ''The Sea Inside'' () is a 2004 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 Bardem), who was left quadr ...

'' won. Argentine-Spanish productions ''

The Secret in Their Eyes ''The Secret in Their Eyes'' () is a 2009 crime drama film produced, edited, and directed by Juan José Campanella from a screenplay by Campanella and Eduardo Sacheri, and based on Sacheri's 2005 novel ''La pregunta de sus ojos''. It stars R ...

'' and '' Wild Tales'' also received a nomination in the category but representing Argentina, with the former winning. Mexican-Spanish film ''

Pan's Labyrinth ''Pan's Labyrinth'' () is a 2006 dark fantasy film written, directed and co-produced by Guillermo del Toro. The film stars Ivana Baquero, Sergi López, Maribel Verdú, Doug Jones, and Ariadna Gil. The story takes place in Spain in the summe ...

'' was nominated representing Mexico. In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.

Winners and nominees

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

References

External links

Official siteIMDb: Goya Awards
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Film A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, sinc ...

Awards for best film