Valencia hosts tonight the 36th edition of the Goya gala, the most important awards in Spanish cinema.
From 7:30 p.m. the stars have begun to parade down the red carpet, a ceremony that will end at 10:00 p.m., when the award ceremony is scheduled to begin.
The good boss,
by Fernando León de Aranoa, has 20 nominations and faces the event as the favorite.
The main rivals of his are
Parallel Mothers
, by Pedro Almodóvar,
and
Maixabel,
by Icíar Bollaín.
EL PAÍS broadcasts this event live.
The spotlights are on, among others, Javier Bardem, nominated for Best Leading Actor, who was happy to see people “that he hadn't seen for a long time”.
Only two of the awards that will be awarded throughout the night are known.
José Sacristán will collect the Goya of Honor.
And the International Goya Award will debut: Australian actress and producer Cate Blanchett is the first winner in history.
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One of the images of the night: Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz, Oscar and Goya candidates
Gregorio Belinchon20:26
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On the occasion of the Goya Awards, five women from Spanish cinema told
SModa
why they decided to dedicate their lives to cinema.
Manuel Morales20:20
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Blanca Portillo, candidate for the Goya for best actress for playing Maixabel Lasa, in which it would be her first statuette if she wins, and the authentic Maixabel Lasa
Gregorio Belinchon20:20
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Javier Bardem, very favorite for the Goya for best leading actor.
With
The Good Boss
, he has reached 11 nominations for his roles.
And, with five awards, he is already the most awarded interpreter in the history of the gala.
Today he can receive a sixth Goya for his performances.
Although he actually already has another award, as a producer, for the documentary
Children of the clouds, the last colony.
More proof of Bardem's talent, in case they were needed: he has been able to achieve a Goya nomination and an Oscar nomination with two different films in the same year
(Being the Ricardos).
Tommaso Koch20:16
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Juan Diego Botto, who was a candidate last year... and next year it's easy for him to be again, this time as a new director
Gregorio Belinchón20:12
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C. Tangana at the Goya Awards, and on Monday at the Berlinale thanks to 'One year, one night' by Isaki Lacuesta, in which he made his debut as an actor
Gregorio Belinchón20:06
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Some data, to continue with the duel Almodóvar-León de Aranoa.
At the 2003 gala, they both arrived at the Goya Awards as favorites, with
Talk
to her
and
Mondays in the Sun.
She swept the second.
And she was also chosen by the Film Academy to go to the Oscars, something that Agustín Almodóvar recalled with frustration these days.
In any case, Pedro Almodóvar holds the record for four Goyas for best film (
Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, All About My Mother, Return
and
Pain and Glory
).
And three for best direction, like no other Spanish filmmaker.
León de Aranoa only won the Goya for best film for
Mondays in the Sun,
but he has two for best direction: he also won it for
Barrio.
If he were to win tonight, he would equal Almodóvar as the filmmaker with the most Goyas for best direction.
Tommaso Koch20:06
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By the way, Macarena Gómez and Aldo Comas have paid tribute to Verónica Forqué on the red carpet
Gregorio Belinchón20:00
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Both Pedro Almodóvar and Fernando León de Aranoa are already on the red carpet.
The features of him,
Parallel mothers
and
The good boss,
are the main favorites for the Goya for best film.
But, before, they were also rivals when the Film Academy selected the film that would represent Spain at the Oscars.
They chose
The Good Pattern
, but Agustín Almodóvar, producer and brother of the filmmaker, complained about the choice on Twitter.
Despite the fact that León de Aranoa's film later achieved the record for Goya nominations, with 20, it was ruled out by the Hollywood Academy in the final selection.
And Agustín Almodóvar insisted again that the Spanish Academy should modify its voting system.
What he was basically suggesting is that he should have selected
Parallel mothers.
A legitimate complaint, for some.
A lack of respect towards all those who have worked in
The good boss,
for others.
León de Aranoa, in any case, has preferred silence.
Who knows if they will address the issue when they meet tonight.
Tommaso Koch19:58
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Actress Paula Echevarría, dressed in black by a designer from Córdoba, has defended Spanish fashion on the red carpet.
Manuel Morales19:56
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It is difficult for The Good Skipper, with 20 nominations, although in 17 categories, to achieve 14 for The Sea Inside, which got 14 out of 15
Gregorio Belinchon19:53
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This is the debate (by Zoom) that we had in EL PAÍS with the nominees for Best Director, with the journalist Gregorio Belinchón.
Manuel Morales19:45
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The Goyas are an occasion to celebrate Spanish cinema.
But starting tomorrow, the industry is back to work shooting, producing, distributing and showing the films of the present and the future.
And for this, the new film law prepared by the Government will be fundamental.
We have accessed the definitive text of the preliminary draft, and here we summarize its keys: support for independent cinema, the obligation for digital platforms to communicate the data of their viewings, or subsidies for series and films that are not released in theaters.
Tommaso Koch19:39
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The EL PAÍS film critic, Elsa Fernández-Santos, makes her bets on this year's Spanish cinema gala.
On video.
Manuel Morales19:35
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Both Blanca Portillo, star of Maixabel,
and Petra Martínez, who is nominated for
La vida era eso
, by David Martín de los Santos,
are already on the red carpet .
In reality, except for
The Good Boss,
practically all the films with the main nominations have female protagonists, of all ages and profiles.
Something normal, in life and the real world.
But nothing usual so far in the Goya.
Tommaso Koch19:29
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Javier Bardem thanks on TVE that there are so many people in Valencia at the door of the carpet to see the Goya
Gregorio Belinchon19:28
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Nora Navas, in the image, on the red carpet.
The vice president of the Film Academy is going to present the Goya of honor to José Sacristán.
In addition, she is also nominated for Best Supporting Actress.
Manuel Morales19:25
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Eduard Fernández appears on the red carpet.
Between him, Javier Bardem, Javier Gutiérrez and Luis Tosar, the quartet candidate for best actor, add 13 Goya and 38 nominations
Gregorio Belinchon19:22
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One of the great novelties this year is the delivery of the International Goya Award.
The first ever winner is Australian actress and producer Cate Blanchett.
This morning he offered a press conference in Valencia, where he praised cinema in Spanish and also warned of the risk of giving too much importance to the awards: "If one decides to put applause as the top of the experience and ignore the work wrong. Putting applause before creation is very dangerous”
Tommaso Koch19:21
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There are almost two hours left for the gala.
Enough time to learn all the nominees.
Or at least the main ones.
Here the complete list.
And so you can also fill your pools.
Tommaso Koch19:17
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