The most important festival of Spanish-speaking cinema began this year with Argentine triumphs. The actor Matías Recalt and the costume designer Julio Suárez won two Goya awards in the first part of the ceremony that takes place in the Spanish city of Valladolid. Recalt won the award for best new actor for his portrayal of Roberto Canessa, one of the survivors of the Tragedy of the Andes, in the film The Snow Society, the big winner of the night with 12 awards out of 13 nominations, including best film. And Suárez, one of the most prominent costume designers in our country, won the Goya for best costume design for the same film. And it closed with the Goya for best leading actress for Malena Alterio for the film let no one sleep.
“I want to send a big hug to my country, which is going through a very delicate moment, and please ask that the culture not be stained,” said an emotional Recalt. upon receiving the award, which he also dedicated “to the survivors of the Andes and those who did not return.” Héctor Alterio’s daughter, for her part, also recalled during her words of gratitude to her compatriots: “I send greetings and much encouragement, dear ones.” There was also a dedication to his parents, whom he defined as “militants of historical memory, coexistence and peace,” she said about them.
The Argentine film Ma’am lost best Ibero-American film to the Chilean film The infinite memoryby Maite Alberdi, which received the Goya a great boost for its Oscar aspirations, since it is nominated for best documentary feature film. The award was announced by the Mexican actor Gael Garcia Bernal, which was about to announce the winner before the names of the five titles nominated in this category appeared on stage. The lights in the auditorium were turned off to avoid the gaffe and García Bernal, who had made a long introduction referring to the problems of climate change, apologized between smiles. It was followed by the award for best European film, which he consecrated to the French production Anatomy of a fall.
The ceremony opened with an express mention of the delicate situation that Spanish cinema is going through due to the recent accusations of sexual violence against director Carlos Vermut, nominated for the Goya just a year ago. “It is urgent that we demand certainties of equality. And this means condemning all sexual abuse and violence. And also for thoroughly reviewing the structures that allow it,” the actress and singer said at the beginning of the gala Ana Belenthis year’s master of ceremony along with directors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, known as Los Javis.
“Here in the cinema it is also over,” said Ana Belén in express reference to the slogan, as a way of hashtag, which brought together a good part of the figures who participated in the 38th installment in the history of the Goya. Many of them arrived at the auditorium of the Valladolid Fair showing fans with the visible legend #seacabó. A song with that title was performed by the singers Niña Pastori, India Martínez and María José Llergo.
The night of the Goya began with an almost devastating dominance of The Snow Society, which, in addition to the awards for breakthrough actor and costume design, took home eight other Goya awards in one fell swoop: artistic direction, editing, sound, makeup and hairdressing, photography direction, production direction, original music and special effects. Then came the awards for best director for Juan Antonio Bayona and finally for best film. Twelve awards out of 13 nominations, the largest haul ever achieved by a film in the entire history of the Goya.
Jose Sacristan It traced the career of Juan Mariné, the historic Spanish cinematographer who is now 103 years old and received this year’s Goya of Honor. Immediately afterwards, Ana Belén paid tribute to women (there were 60% female nominations this year) personified in Concha Velascothe great Spanish actress who died on December 2, 2023. Together with Los Javis she performed two of her hits on stage: the main theme of the musical comedy Mom I want to be an artist y Girl Yeah Yeah.
Pedro Almodovar, Penelope Cruz, Marisa Paredes, Antonia San Juan y Cecilia Roth together with Los Javis, they shared the memory, between the emotion of the words and some vulgar expressions, of the 25 years since the premiere of Everything about my mother. At the end of the ceremony (which lasted three and a half hours) it was up to that quintet to present the Goya for the best film of the year.
It was up to Juan Antonio Bayona award the international Goya to the American actress Sigourney Weaver, which he mentioned in his acceptance speech for the film official competition, led by Argentinians Gaston Duprat y Mariano Cohnwhich he described as “sublime” in addition to highlighting its protagonists, Penelope Cruz, Antonio Banderas and our compatriot Oscar Martinez. Among those attending the ceremony was also the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez.
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