Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s last photo, The beasts (If the best), dominated the main awards, taking home nine gongs on Saturday night, including Best Film and Best Director at the 37th edition of Spain’s Goya Awards.
The film debuted at Cannes last year and topped the Goya Award nominations with 17 nominations. The film’s story follows a middle-aged French couple who move to a small town in search of connection with nature. However, her presence incites two locals to open hostility and shocking violence.
The beasts also won in the categories for best screenplay, lead actor and supporting actor.
by Movistar+ Model 77 by Alberto Rodriguez, who was behind it The beasts with 15 nods, five wins, all in technical categories (makeup and hairstyling, special effects, artistic direction, costume design and production direction). Winner Golden Bear by Carla Simon Alcarras had 11 nominations but got nothing.
In Other great victories, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s debut photo lullaby (Cinco lobitos) received three wins, including Best New Director, Lead Actress (Laia Costa) and Supporting Actress (Susi Sánchez). Oscar-nominated thriller directed by Santiago Mitre Argentina: 1985 won the award for the best Ibero-American film.
Juliette Binoche was the recipient of this year’s International Goya. The prize is awarded every year by the Spanish Film Academy in honor of personalities who “contribute to cinema as an art that unites cultures and viewers from around the world”.
Binoche accepted the award and said: “Thank you for this beautiful Goya, which is not for me, but for the fire that lives in me, but is not mine.”
Before leaving the stage, Binoche paid tribute to Spanish filmmaker Carlos Saura, who died at his home in Madrid on Friday aged 91. There were tributes to Saura throughout the show. Speaking about the filmmaker’s death, Fernando Méndez-Leite, president of the Spanish Academy, said: “His death deeply affected the entire film industry, as he was one of the brightest forces in Spanish culture.”
Check out the full list of winners below:
– Best Movie: If the best
-Best director: Rodrigo Sorogoyen, z If the best
-Best actor: Denis Ménochet, e.g If the best
-Best actress: Laia Costa, e.g Cinco lobitos
– Best European film: Norwegian film The worst person in the world
– Best Ibero-American Film: Argentina 1985 by Santiago Miter
-Best Supporting Actor: Luis Zahera, z If the best
-Best Supporting Actress: Susi Sánchez, z Cinco lobitos
– Best Animated Film: unicorn wars, by Alberto Vázquez
– Best Documentary: Labordeta, a man without more, by Gaizka Urresti
-Best Adapted Screenplay: Fran Araujo, Isa Campo and Isaki Lacuesta, for A year, one night
-Best Original Screenplay: Isabel Peña and Rodrigo Sorogoyen, e.g If the best
-Best Artistic Direction: Pepe Dominguez del Olmo, for Model 77
-Best track: Alberto del Campo, z If the best
-Best cinematographer: Alex de Pablo, e.g If the best
– Best Animated Short Film: Ribbon, by Pablo Polledri
– Best Documentary Short Film: Doomed. A love song for Sarajevo, by Amass Ramírez García and Raúl de la Fuente
– Best Short Film: Emotional architecture by Leon Siminiani
-Best original score: Olivier Arson, e.g If the best
– Best Original Song: ‘Sentiendo lo mucho’, by Joaquín Sabina y Leiva, for Feeling him very much
Best New Director: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, for Cinco lobitos
– Best new actor: Telmo Irureta, z The Spring Ritual
-Best New Actress: Laura Galán, for Zerdita
-Best Production Manager: Manuel Ocon Aburto, z Model 77
-Best Special Effects: Esther Ballesteros and Ana Rubio, e.g Model 77
– Best sound: Aitor Berenguer, Fabiola Ordoyo and Yasmina Praderas, for If the best
– Best makeup and hairdressing: Yolanda Piña and Félix Terrero, e.g. Model 77
– Best Costume Design: Fernando García, z Model 77
-Goya of honor: Carlos Saura
– Goya International: Juliette Binoche
Source: Deadline
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