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History marks Spain's Goya Awards as two titles share Best Film honour

Granada hosted a historic edition of the Goya Awards, marked by the first tie in the Best Film category between 'El 47' and 'La infiltrada'.

The city of Granada hosted a historical edition of the Goya Awards, marked by an unexpected tie in the Best Film category, where Marcel Barrena's El 47 and Arantxa Echevarría's La infiltrada shared the top prize. This event, a rarity in the 39-year history of these awards, underlines the quality of current Spanish cinema.

It caused great surprise and debate among the gala's audience, with a tie not seen since 1990, when Blanco o negro and El viaje del agua both won for Best Fictional Short Film.

Carolina Yuste was crowned Best Actress in a Leading Role for La infiltrada. "We cannot use the wounds and pain of so many people for political gain. Stories serve to heal and repair," she said in her speech.

Eduard Fernández, recognised for his performance in Marco, reflected: "Marco was an enormous human being, who did many things wrong and some things right. Today more than ever, we must be aware of the dangers of fascism".

Richard Gere, International Goya

It was a gala with an international flair. American actor Richard Gere received the International Goya, highlighting in his speech the need to "understand and love more", criticising the isolation of the United States under Donald Trump's government.

Spanish-Italian actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón received the Goya of Honour. On receiving it, she stressed the importance of culture and art as tools against ignorance and violence. She also had kind words of affection for Richard Gere.

The absence of Karla Sofía Gascón

The gala was also the platform for various demands, from the housing crisis to climate change, with clear messages about the need for a fairer and more inclusive society.

The absence of Oscar-nominated Spanish trans actress Karla Sofía Gascón was notable, due to controversy over old racist and homophobic tweets. Many members of the film community have responded with messages of reflection and support for the actress, stressing the importance of differentiating between art and personal actions.

List of winners

Best Film

'The 47th' and 'The Infiltrator' (EX AEQUO)* (EX AEQUO)* (EX AEQUO)* (EX AEQUO)
House on Fire
The Blue Star' (EX AEQUO)* 'The Blue Star
Second prize

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Best Direction

Isaki Lacuesta & Pol Rodríguez for 'Second Prize
Pedro Almodóvar for 'La habitación de al lado' (The Next Room)
Arantxa Echevarría for 'La infiltrada' (The infiltrator)
Paula Ortiz for 'La virgen roja' (The Red Virgin)
Aitor Arregi & Jon Garaño for 'Marco

Best Actress in a Leading Role

Carolina Yuste for 'La infiltrada'*
Emma Vilarasau for 'Casa en llamas' (House on Fire)
Julianne Moore for 'The Next Room
Tilda Swinton for 'The Next Room' * Patricia Lopez Arnaiz for 'The Girl Next Door
Patricia Lopez Arnaiz for 'Los destellos' (The Flashes)

Best Actor in a Leading Role

Eduard Fernández for 'Marco
Alberto San Juan for 'Casa en llamas
Alfredo Castro for 'Polvo serán
Urko Olazabal for 'Soy Nevenka' (I am Nevenka)
Vito Sanz for 'Volveréis

Best Supporting Actress

Clara Segura for 'El 47
Maria Rodríguez Soto for 'Casa en llamas' (House on fire)
Macarena García for 'Casa en llamas' (House on Fire)
Nausicaa Bonnín for 'La infiltrada' (The infiltrator)
Aixa Villagrán for 'La virgen roja' (The Red Virgin)

Best Supporting Actor

Salva Reina for 'El 47
Enric Auquer for 'Casa en llamas' (House on Fire)
Óscar de la Fuente for 'La casa' (The House)
Luis Tosar for 'La infiltrada' (The infiltrator)
Antonio de la Torre for 'Los destellos' (The Flashes)

Best Newcomer Actress

Laura Weissmahr for 'Salve María
Mariela Carabajal for 'La estrella azul' (The Blue Star)
Marina Guerola for 'Los destellos
Zoe Bonafonte for 'El 47' Lucía Veiga for 'Soy Nevenka' (I am Nevenka)

Best new actor

Pepe Lorente for 'La estrella azul
Cuti Carabajal for 'La estrella azul' (The Blue Star)
Óscar Lasarte for '¿Es el enemigo? La película de Gila' (Is it the enemy? Gila's film)
Cristalino for 'Second prize
Daniel Ibáñez for 'Second prize'.

Best New Director

Javier Macipe for 'La estrella azul'* (The Blue Star)
Pedro Martín-Calero for 'El llanto' (The Cry)
Miguel Faus for 'Calladita
Sandra Romero for 'Por donde pasa el silencio' (Where the Silence Goes)
Paz Vega for 'Rita

Best Original Screenplay

Eduard Sola for 'Casa en llamas'* (House in flames)*.
Alberto Marini & Marcel Barrena for 'El 47' (The 47th)
Javier Macipe for 'La estrella azul' (The Blue Star)
Amèlia Mora & Arantxa Echevarría for 'La infiltrada' (The infiltrator)
Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jorge Gil Munarriz & Jose Mari Goenaga for 'Marco'.

Best adapted screenplay

Pedro Almodóvar for 'La habitación de al lado'* (The Next Room)* (The Next Room)
Álex Montoya & Joana M. Ortueta for 'La casa' (The House)
Pilar Palomero for 'Los destellos' (The Flashes)
Mar Coll & Valentina Viso for 'Salve María' (Hail Mary)
Iciar Bollain & Isa Campo for 'Soy Nevenka' (I am Nevenka)

Best Cinematography

Edu Grau for 'La habitación de al lado'* (The next room)* (The next room)* (La habitación de al lado)* (The next room)
Isaac Vila for 'El 47
Javier Salmones for 'La infiltrada' (The infiltrator)
Takuro Takeuchi for 'Segundo premio' (Second Prize)
Gris Jordana for 'Soy Nevenka' (I am Nevenka)

Best editing

Javi Frutos for 'Segundo premio'* (Second prize)* Javi Frutos for 'Segundo premio'* (Second prize)
Javier Macipe & Nacho Blasco for 'La estrella azul' (The Blue Star)
Victoria Lammers for 'La infiltrada' (The infiltrator)
Fernando Franco for 'Los pequeños amores
Nacho Ruiz Capillas for 'El 47' (The 47th)

Best original music

Alberto Iglesias for 'La habitación de al lado'* (The Next Room)
Arturo Cardelús for 'Guardiana de dragones (Dragonkeeper)' (Dragonkeeper)
Fernando Velázquez for 'La infiltrada' (The Infiltrator)
Arnau Bataller for 'El 47' (The 47th)
Sergio de la Puente for 'Verano en diciembre' (Summer in December)

Best original song

"Los Almendros" by Antón Álvarez & Yerai Cortés for 'La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés'*.
"El borde del mundo" by Valeria Castro for 'El 47'.
"Show me" by Fernando Velázquez for 'Buffalo Kids'.
"La virgen roja" by Maria Arnal for 'La virgen roja'.
"Love Is the Worst" by Alondra Bentley & Isaki Lacuesta for 'Second Prize'.

Best Art Direction

Javier Alvariño for 'The Red Virgin
Inbal Weinberg for 'La habitación de al lado' (The Next Room)
Marta Bazaco for 'El 47' (The 47th)
Pepe Domínguez del Olmo for 'Second prize'.
Miguel Ángel Rebollo for 'Volveréis' (You'll be back)

Best costume design

Arantxa Ezquerro for 'La virgen roja
Irantzu Ortiz & Olga Rodal for 'El 47'.
Bina Daigeler for 'La habitación de al lado' (The Next Room)
Ester Palaudàries & Vinyet Escobar for 'Disco, Ibiza, Locomía'.
Lourdes Fuentes for 'Second prize

Best hair and make-up

Karmele Soler, Sergio Pérez Berbel & Nacho Díaz for 'Marco
Morag Ross & Manolo García for 'La habitación de al lado' (The next room)
Patricia Rodríguez & Tono Garzón for 'La infiltrada'.
Eli Adánez & Paco Rodríguez Frías for 'La virgen roja' (The Red Virgin)
Karol Tornaría for 'El 47

Best Sound

Diana Sagrista, Eva Valiño, Alejandro Castillo & Antonin Dalmasso for 'Second Prize'* Sergio Bürmann, Anna Harrmann for 'The Red Virgin' Karol Tornaría for 'El 47'.
Sergio Bürmann, Anna Harrington & Marc Orts for 'La habitación de al lado' (The Next Room)
Fabio Huete, Jorge Castillo Ballesteros, Miriam Lisón & Mayte Cabrera for 'La infiltrada'.
Coque F. Lahera, Álex F Capilla & Nacho Royo-Villanova for 'La virgen roja' (The Red Virgin)
Amanda Villavieja, Joaquín Rajadel, Víctor R. Puertas, Mayte Cabrera & Nicolas de Poulpiquet for 'La estrella azul'.

Best Special Effects

Laura Canals & Iván López Hernández for 'El 47'*.
Li Xin for 'Dragonkeeper' (Guardiana de dragones (Dragonkeeper)')
Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano & Juliana Lasunción for 'La infiltrada'.
Raúl Romanillos & Juanma Nogales for 'La virgen roja' (The Red Virgin)
Jon Serrano, Mariano García Marty & David Heras for 'Marco'.

Best Production Direction

Carlos Apolinario for 'El 47'*.
Laia Gómez for 'Casa en llamas' (House on fire)
Axier Pérez Serrano for 'La infiltrada' (The infiltrator)
Kati Martí Donoghue for 'La virgen roja' (The Red Virgin)
Carlos Amoedo for 'Second Prize

Best Animated Film

Mariposas negras', by David Baute*.
'Guardiana de dragones (Dragonkeeper)', by Salvador Simó & Li Jiangping
'Buffalo Kids', by Juan Jesús García Galocha & Pedro Solís
Rock Bottom', by María Trénor
'SuperKlaus', by Andrea Sebastiá & Steven Majaury

Best Documentary Film

'La guitarra flamenca de Yerai Cortés' by Antón Álvarez* 'Domingo Domingo Domingo', by Laura García García
'Domingo Domingo', by Laura García Andreu
'Marisol, llámame Pepa', by Blanca Torres
Mi hermano Ali', by Paula Palacios
You are not alone', by Almudena Carracedo & Robert Bahar

Best Ibero-American film

'I'm Still Here', by Walter Salles [Brazil]* 'I'm Still Here', by Walter Salles [Brazil]* Best Iberoamerican Film
'Agárrame fuerte', by Ana Guevara Pose & Leticia Jorge Romero [Uruguay] *.
El jockey', by Luis Ortega [Argentina] * 'El jockey', by Luis Ortega [Argentina
El lugar de la otra', by Maite Alberdi [Chile] [Chile] 'Memorias de un cuerpo que arrega', by Maite Alberdi [Chile
Memorias de un cuerpo que arde', by Antonella Sudasassi Furniss [Costa Rica] [Costa Rica] Best European Film

Best European Film

Emilia Perez', by Jacques Audiard [France]* 'The Count of Monte Cristo', by Jacques Audiard [France]* Best European Film [France
The Count of Monte Cristo', by Alexandre de La Patellière, Matthieu Delaporte [France]
Flow', by Gints Zilbalodis [Latvia]
Alice Rohrwacher's 'The Chimera' [Italy]
The Zone of Interest', by Jonathan Glazer [United Kingdom] 'The Zone of Interest', by Jonathan Glazer [United Kingdom] 'The Zone of Interest', by Jonathan Glazer [United Kingdom