The Goya Awards () are

Spain Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...

'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 Arts and Sciences, at the Teatro Lope de Vega in

Madrid Madrid ( ; ) is the capital and List of largest cities in Spain, most populous municipality of Spain. It has almost 3.5 million inhabitants and a Madrid metropolitan area, metropolitan area population of approximately 7 million. It i ...

. They have since been also held in other Spanish cities (

Barcelona Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...

Seville Seville ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Spain, Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia and the province of Seville. It is situated on the lower reaches of the Guadalquivir, River Guadalquivir, ...

Málaga Málaga (; ) is a Municipalities in Spain, municipality of Spain, capital of the Province of Málaga, in the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia. With a population of 591,637 in 2024, it is the second-most populo ...

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

Valladolid Valladolid ( ; ) is a Municipalities of Spain, municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and ''de facto'' capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the pr ...

, and

Granada Granada ( ; ) is the capital city of the province of Granada, in the autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. Granada is located at the foot of the Sierra Nevada (Spain), Sierra Nevada mountains, at the confluence ...

History

To reward the best Spanish films of each year, the Spanish Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts decided to create the Goya Awards. The Goya Awards 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 Academy Awards, commonly known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit in film. They are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) in the United States in recognition of excellence in ...

. The inaugural ceremony took place on March 17, 1987, at the Lope de Vega theatre in Madrid. From the 2nd edition until 1995, the awards were held at the Palacio de Congresos in the

Paseo de la Castellana Paseo de la Castellana, commonly known as La Castellana, is a major thoroughfare in Madrid, Spain. Cutting across the city from south to north, it has been described as the "true structuring axis" of the city. History and description The street ...

. Then they moved to the similarly named Palacio Municipal de Congresos, also in Madrid. In 2000, the ceremony took place in

, at the Barcelona Auditorium. In 2003, a large number of film professionals took advantage of the Goya awards ceremony to express their opposition to the Aznar's government support of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In 2004, the AVT (an association against terrorism in Spain) demonstrated against terrorism and

ETA Eta ( ; uppercase , lowercase ; ''ē̂ta'' or ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel, . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative, , in most dialects of Ancient Greek, it ...

, a paramilitary organization of Basque separatists, in front of the Lope de Vega theatre. In 2005,

José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (; born 4 August 1960) is a Spanish politician and member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). He was the Prime Minister of Spain being elected for two terms, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. O ...

was the first prime minister in the history of Spain to attend the event. In 2013, the minister of culture and education José Ignacio Wert did not attend, saying he had “other things to do”. Some actors said that this decision reflected the government's lack of respect for their profession and industry. The 2019 and 2023 editions of the awards took place in

, and in 2020 and 2021 in

Trophy sculpture

The award itself is a small bronze bust of

Francisco Goya Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; ; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish Romanticism, romantic painter and Printmaking, printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Hi ...

created by the sculptor José Luis Fernández, although the original sculpture for the first edition of the Goyas was by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal. The trophy sculpture is informally known as (plural: ), 'bighead'.

Awards

The awards are currently delivered in 28 categories, excluding the Honorary Goya Award and the International Goya Award, with an increase of up to five nominees per category established for the upcoming 37th edition. There was a maximum of four candidates for each from the 13th Edition (having been three candidates in the first edition, five in the 2nd and 3rd edition and three from the fourth to the twelfth edition) to the 36th edition. * Best Film * Best Director * Best Leading Actor * Best Leading Actress *

Best Original Screenplay The Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay is the Academy Award (also known as an Oscar) for the best screenplay not based upon previously published material. It was created in 1940 as a separate writing award from the Academy Award for Best ...

* Best Adapted Screenplay * Best New Director * Best Supporting Actor * Best Supporting Actress * Best New Actor * Best New Actress * Best Production Supervision * Best Cinematography * Best Editing * Best Original Score * Best Original Song * Best Art Direction * Best Costume Design * Best Makeup and Hairstyles * Best Sound * Best Special Effects * Best Animated Film * Best Animated Short Film * Best Documentary Short Film * Best Fictional Short Film * Best European Film * Best Documentary * Best Ibero-American Film * Honorary Goya Award * International Goya Award

Award ceremonies

The following is a listing of all Goya Awards ceremonies since 1986.

Trivia

"Big Five" winners and nominees

Winners

The following is a list of films that won the awards for Best Film, Director, Actor, Actress and Screenplay (original or adapted). *'' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' (1990): Director (

Carlos Saura Carlos Saura Atarés (4 January 1932 – 10 February 2023) was a Spanish film director, photographer and writer. With Luis Buñuel and Pedro Almodóvar, he is considered to be among Spain's great filmmakers. He had a long and prolific career th ...

), adapted screenplay (

Rafael Azcona Rafael Azcona Fernández (24 October 1926 – 24 March 2008) was a Spanish screenwriter and novelist who worked with some of the best Spanish and international filmmakers. Azcona won five Goya Awards during his career, including a lifetim ...

and

), Actor ( Andrés Pajares) and Actress ( Carmen Maura). *'' Take My Eyes'' (2003): Director ( Icíar Bollaín), original screenplay (Icíar Bollaín), Actor ( Luis Tosar) and Actress ( Laia Marull). *''

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 ...

'' (2004): Director (

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

), original screenplay (

and Mateo Gil), Actor (

Javier Bardem Javier Ángel Encinas Bardem (born 1 March 1969) is a Spanish actor. In a career spanning over three decades, he has received various accolades, including an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Critics' Choice Movie Award, tw ...

) and Actress ( Lola Dueñas).

Nominees

Four awards won *''

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 ...

'' (1992): won Film, Director (

Fernando Trueba Fernando Rodríguez Trueba (born 18 January 1955), known as Fernando Trueba, is a Spanish filmmaker, writer, producer and book editor. Career Between 1974 and 1979, Trueba worked as a film critic for Spain's leading daily newspaper '' El Paí ...

), original screenplay (

José Luis García Sánchez José Luis García Sánchez (born 22 September 1941) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. He has directed 30 films since 1968. He wrote for the 1973 film '' Habla, mudita'', which was entered into the 23rd Berlin Internation ...

and Fernando Trueba) and Actress ( Ariadna Gil); lost Actor ( Jorge Sanz). *'' Running Out of Time'' (1994): won Film, Director ( Imanol Uribe), adapted screenplay (Imanol Uribe) and Actor ( Carmelo Gómez); lost Actress ( Ruth Gabriel). *'' Lucky Star'' (1997): won Film, Director ( Ricardo Franco), original screenplay (Ricardo Franco and Ángeles González-Sinde) and Actor ( Antonio Resines); lost Actress ( Maribel Verdú). *'' Pain and Glory'' (2019): won Film, Director (

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by Melodrama (film genre), melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular c ...

), original screenplay (Pedro Almodóvar) and Actor (

Antonio Banderas José Antonio Domínguez Bandera (born 10 August 1960), known professionally as Antonio Banderas, is a Spanish actor. Known for his work in films of several genres, he has received numerous accolades, including a Cannes Film Festival Award ...

); lost Actress ( Penélope Cruz). *'' The Beasts'' (2022): won Film, Director ( Rodrigo Sorogoyen), Original Screenplay ( Isabel Peña and Rodrigo Sorogoyen), Actor ( Denis Ménochet); lost Actress ( Marina Foïs). Three awards won *'' Blancanieves'' (2012): won Film, Actress ( Maribel Verdú) and original screenplay ( Pablo Berger); lost Director (Pablo Berger) and Actor ( Daniel Giménez Cacho). Two awards won *'' Lovers'' (1991): won Film and Director (

Vicente Aranda Vicente Aranda Ezquerra (; 9 November 1926 – 26 May 2015) was a Spanish film director, screenwriter and producer. Due to his refined and personal style, he was one of the most renowned Spanish filmmakers. He started as a founding member ...

); lost original screenplay ( Álvaro del Amo, Carlos Pérez Merinero and Vicente Aranda), Actor ( Jorge Sanz), Actress ( Victoria Abril and Maribel Verdú). *''

The Girl of Your Dreams ''The Girl of Your Dreams'' () is a 1998 Spanish drama film produced and directed by Fernando Trueba. Set during the Spanish Civil War, it centers on a fictional Andalusian actress ( Penélope Cruz) making a film in Nazi Germany who becomes the ob ...

'' (1998): won Film and Actress ( Penélope Cruz); lost Director (

), original screenplay (

David Trueba David Rodríguez Trueba (born 10 September 1969) is a Spanish filmmaker and author. Biography David Rodríguez Trueba was born on 10 September 1969 in Madrid, the youngest of 8 siblings. His elder brother Fernando is also a filmmaker. In 19 ...

, Carlos López and Miguel Ángel Egea) and Actor ( Antonio Resines). One award won *'' Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006): won original screenplay (

Guillermo del Toro Guillermo del Toro Gómez (; born 9 October 1964) is a Mexican filmmaker, author, and artist. His work has been characterized by a strong connection to fairy tales, Gothic fiction, gothicism and horror fiction, horror often blending the genres ...

); lost Film, Director (Guillermo del Toro), Actor ( Sergi López) and Actress ( Maribel Verdú). *'' The Skin I Live In'' (2011): won Actress (

Elena Anaya Elena Anaya Gutiérrez (born 17 July 1975) is a Spanish actress. She garnered public recognition in Spain for her performance in ''Sex and Lucia'' (2001), which also earned her a nomination to the Goya Award for Best Supporting Actress. She st ...

); lost Film, Director (

), original screenplay (Pedro Almodóvar) and Actor (

). *''

Magical Girl is a Genre#Subgenre, subgenre of primarily Japanese fantasy media (including anime, manga, light novels, and live-action media) centered on young girls who possess magical abilities, which they typically use through an ideal alter ego into wh ...

'' (2014): won Actress (

Bárbara Lennie Bárbara Lennie Holguín (born 20 April 1984) is a Spanish actress, hailed as an indie cinema star. She won the Goya Award for Best Actress for her performance in the 2014 neo-noir drama ''Magical Girl'', also scooping nominations for '' Obaba' ...

); lost Film, Director (

Carlos Vermut Carlos López del Rey (born 1980), known professionally as Carlos Vermut, is a Spanish filmmaker. Born in Madrid, he worked as illustrator, comic book artist and storyboard designer prior to filmmaking. Following his involvement in the animated te ...

), original screenplay (Carlos Vermut) and Actor (Luis Bermejo) *'' The Endless Trench'' (2019): won Actress ( Belén Cuesta); lost Film, Director (Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño and José Mari Goenaga), original screenplay (José Mari Goenaga and Luiso Berdejo) and Actor ( Antonio de la Torre) No award won *'' Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' (1990): lost Film, Director (

), original screenplay (Pedro Almodóvar), Actor (

) and Actress ( Victoria Abril). *'' The Artist and the Model'' (2012): lost Film, Director (

), original screenplay (Fernando Trueba and

Jean-Claude Carrière Jean-Claude Carrière (; 17 September 1931 – 8 February 2021) was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing '' Heureux Anniversaire'' (1963), and was later conferred an Honorar ...

), Actor ( Jean Rochefort) and Actress ( Aida Folch). *'' The Bride'' (2015): lost Film, Director (

Paula Ortiz Paula Ortiz Álvarez (born 8 January 1979) is a Spanish Film director, director, screenwriter and Film producer, producer who works for Get in the Pictures Productions and Amapola Films, teaches Audiovisual Communication at the University of ...

), adapted screenplay (Javier García and Paula Ortiz), Actor ( Asier Etxeandia) and Actress ( Inma Cuesta)

Multiple wins

The following is a list of films with six or more awards. 14 wins *''

'' (2004) 13 wins *'' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' (1990) 12 wins *'' Society of the Snow'' (2023) 10 wins *'' Blancanieves'' (2012) *''

Marshland In ecology, a marsh is a wetland that is dominated by herbaceous plants rather than by woody plants.Keddy, P.A. 2010. Wetland Ecology: Principles and Conservation (2nd edition). Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK. 497 p More in general ...

'' (2014) *''

Giant In folklore, giants (from Ancient Greek: ''wiktionary:gigas, gigas'', cognate wiktionary:giga-, giga-) are beings of humanoid appearance, but are at times prodigious in size and strength or bear an otherwise notable appearance. The word ''gia ...

'' (2017) 9 wins *''

'' (1992) *'' Black Bread'' (2010) *'' A Monster Calls'' (2016) *'' The Beasts'' (2022) 8 wins *'' The Dumbfounded King'' (1991) *'' Running Out of Time'' (1994) *'' Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead'' (1995) *'' The Others'' (2001) *'' Cell 211'' (2009) *''

Witching and Bitching ''Witching & Bitching'' (; ) is a 2013 Spanish comedy horror film directed and co-written by Álex de la Iglesia. It stars Hugo Silva, Mario Casas, and Carmen Maura. It won the most awards at the 28th Goya Awards with eight wins out of ten no ...

'' (2013) 7 wins *'' Tesis'' (1996) *'' The Dog in the Manger'' (1996) *''

'' (1998) *'' All About My Mother'' (1999) *'' Take My Eyes'' (2003) *'' Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006) *'' The Orphanage'' (2007) *''

Agora The agora (; , romanized: ', meaning "market" in Modern Greek) was a central public space in ancient Ancient Greece, Greek polis, city-states. The literal meaning of the word "agora" is "gathering place" or "assembly". The agora was the center ...

'' (2009) *'' The Realm'' (2018) *'' Pain and Glory'' (2019) 6 wins *'' Rowing with the Wind'' (1988) *''

Twisted Obsession ''Twisted Obsession'' (; ) is a 1989 Spanish-French erotic thriller directed by Fernando Trueba and starring Jeff Goldblum and Miranda Richardson. It consists of an adaptation of the 1976 novel ''The Dream of the Mad Monkey'' () by Christophe ...

'' (1989) *'' Banderas, the Tyrant'' (1993) *'' The Day of the Beast'' (1995) *'' Camino'' (2008) *'' No Rest for the Wicked'' (2011) *'' Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed'' (2013) *'' The Good Boss'' (2021)

Multiple nominations

The following is a list of films with ten or more nominations. 20 nominations *'' The Good Boss'' (2021) 19 nominations *'' Running Out of Time'' (1994) 18 nominations *''

'' (1998) *'' Blancanieves'' (2012) 17 nominations *''

'' (1992) *''

'' (2014) *'' While at War'' (2019) *'' The Beasts'' (2022) 16 nominations *'' Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown'' (1988) *'' Cell 211'' (2009) *'' The Skin I Live In'' (2011) *'' Unit 7'' (2012) *''

El Niño EL, El or el may refer to: Arts and entertainment Fictional entities * El, a character from the manga series ''Shugo Chara!'' by Peach-Pit * Eleven (''Stranger Things'') (El), a fictional character in the TV series ''Stranger Things'' * El, fami ...

'' (2014) *'' Pain and Glory'' (2019) *'' Prison 77'' (2022) 15 nominations *'' ¡Ay, Carmela!'' (1990) *'' Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!'' (1990) *'' La comunidad'' (2000) *'' The Others'' (2001) *''

'' (2004) *'' Alatriste'' (2006) *'' The Blind Sunflowers'' (2008) *'' The Last Circus'' (2010) *'' The Endless Trench'' (2019) *''

20,000 Species of Bees ''20,000 Species of Bees'' () is a 2023 Spanish Drama (film and television), drama film written and directed by Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren in her debut feature. It stars Sofía Otero, Patricia López Arnaiz, Ane Gabarain, and Itziar Lazkano. ...

'' (2023) 14 nominations *'' The Dumbfounded King'' (1991) *'' The Day of the Beast'' (1995) *'' All About My Mother'' (1999) *'' You're the One'' (2000) *'' Volver'' (2006) *'' The Orphanage'' (2007) *'' 13 Roses'' (2007) *'' Black Bread'' (2010) *'' No Rest for the Wicked'' (2011) *'' The Impossible'' (2012) * '' Maixabel'' (2021) *'' The 47'' (2024) 13 nominations *'' Rowing with the Wind'' (1988) *'' The Grandfather'' (1998) *'' Butterfly's Tongue'' (1999) *'' Pan's Labyrinth'' (2006) *''

'' (2009) *'' Even the Rain'' (2010) *'' The Artist and the Model'' (2012) *''

'' (2017) *'' The Realm'' (2018) *'' Adú'' (2020) *'' Society of the Snow'' (2023) *''

Undercover A cover in foreign, military or police human intelligence or counterintelligence is the ostensible identity and role or position in an infiltrated organization assumed by a covert agent during a covert operation. Official cover In espionage, a ...

'' (2024) 12 nominations *'' The Turkish Passion'' (1994) *'' The Dog in the Manger'' (1996) *'' Juana the Mad'' (2001) *'' Eva'' (2011) *'' The Bride'' (2015) *'' A Monster Calls'' (2016) *'' The Bookshop'' (2017) 11 nominations *'' Esquilache'' (1989) *'' The Fencing Master'' (1992) *'' Canción de cuna'' (1994) *'' Solas'' (1999) *'' Sex and Lucía'' (2001) *'' Don't Tempt Me'' (2001) *'' Salvador'' (2006) *'' Just Walking'' (2008) *'' Blackthorn'' (2011) *'' La gran familia española'' (2013) *'' Smoke & Mirrors'' (2016) *'' The Fury of a Patient Man'' (2016) *'' Champions'' (2018) *'' Alcarràs'' (2022) *''

Lullaby A lullaby (), or a cradle song, is a soothing song or piece of music that is usually played for (or sung to) children (for adults see music and sleep). The purposes of lullabies vary. In some societies, they are used to pass down cultural knowl ...

'' (2022) *'' Close Your Eyes'' (2023) *'' Jokes & Cigarettes'' (2023) *'' Saturn Return'' (2024) 10 nominations * '' Moon Child'' (1989) *'' The Sea and the Weather'' (1989) *'' Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead'' (1995) *'' Open Your Eyes'' (1997) *'' Goya in Bordeaux'' (1999) *'' Obaba'' (2005) *'' Seven Billiard Tables'' (2007) *'' Buried'' (2010) *''

'' (2013) *'' The Room Next Door'' (2024)

References

External links

Official Premios Goya website

Official Spanish Cinema Academy website

Goya Awards on IMDb
{{Francisco Goya 1987 establishments in Spain Awards established in 1987 Francisco Goya Spanish film awards International film awards

History

Trophy sculpture

Awards

Award ceremonies

Trivia

"Big Five" winners and nominees

Winners

Nominees

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

See also

References

External links