‘The Beasts’, ‘Prison 77’ lead Goya nominations

Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s The Beasts leads the nominees for Spain’s prestigious Goya awards, with 17, followed closely by Alberto Rodríguez’s Prison 77 on 16.

The Beasts, which had its world premiere at Cannes, centres around a French couple who cause tensions in the local village to which they move. The psychological thriller is nominated in all major categories including best film where it lines up with Prison 77, Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s Lullaby, Pilar Palomero’s La Maternal and Carla Simón’s Golden Bear winner Alcarràs.

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Alcarràs is Spain’s submission to international feature at the Oscars 2023 and has scooped 11 Goya nominations overall. Pilar Pilamero’s La Maternal also has 11 nominations. 

Simón is one of two women nominated in a category of five for best director; three female directors have been nominated for best new director. 

The Goyas are voted for by members of Spain’s Film Academy. 

Albert Serra’s Pacification, which also premiered at Cannes, has been overlooked entirely, while Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat’s Official Competition, has picked up just one nomination for best cinematography.

Three of Screen’s Spain Stars of Tomorrow are nominated for Goyas. Elena López Riera and Mikel Gurrea are both nominated in best new director, for El Agua and Suro respectively, while Valèria Sorolla is up for best new actress for her performance in The Rite Of Spring.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony in Seville on February 11 hosted by actors Antonio de la Torre and Clara Lago. 

2023 Goya nominations

Best film

• Alcarràs - Carla Simón
• The Beasts - Rodrigo Sorogoyen
• Lullaby - Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
• La Maternal - Pilar Palomero
• Prison 77 - Alberto Rodríguez

Best director

• Carla Simón - Alcarràs
• Rodrigo Sorogoyen - The Beasts
• Pilar Palomero - La Maternal
• Carlos Vermut - Mantícora
• Alberto Rodríguez - Prison 77

Best new director

• Carlota Pereda - Piggy
• Alauda Ruiz de Azúa - Lullaby
• Elena López Riera - El Agua
• Juan Diego Botto - En Los Márgenes
• Mikel Gurrea - Suro

Best original screenplay

• Arnau Vilaró, Carla Simón - Alcarràs
• Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen - The Beasts
• Alauda Ruiz de Azúa - Lullaby
• Carlos Vermut - Mantícora
• Alberto Rodríguez; Rafael Cobos - Prison 77

Best adapted screenplay

• Carlota Pereda - Piggy
• Paul Urkijo Alijo - Irati
• Guillem Clua; Oriol Paulo - God’s Crooked Lines
• David Muñoz, Félix Viscarret  - No mires a los ojos
• Fran Araújo, Isa Campo, Isaki Lacuesta - One Year, One Night

Best actor

• Denis Ménochet - The Beasts
• Luis Tosar - On The Fringe
• Nacho Sánchez - Mantícora
• Javier Gutiérrez - Prison 77
• Miguel Herrán, Prison 77

Best actress

• Marina Foïs -The Beasts
• Laia Costa - Lullaby
• Anna Castillo - Wild Flowers
• Bárbara Lennie - God’s Crooked Lines
• Vicky Luengo - Suro

Best supporting actor

• Diego Anido - The Beasts
• Luis Zahera - The Beasts
• Ramón Barea - Lullaby
• Fernando Tejero - Prison 77
• Jesús Carroza - Prison 77

Best supporting actress

• Marie Colomb - The Beasts
• Carmen Machi - Piggy
• Susi Sánchez - Lullaby
• Penélope Cruz - On The Fringe
• Ángela Cervantes - La Maternal

Best new actor

• Albert Bosch - Alcarràs
• Jordi Pujol Dolcet - Alcarràs
• Mikel Bustamante - Lullaby
• Christian Checa - On The Fringe
• Telmo Irureta - The Rite Of Spring

Best new actress

• Anna Otín - Alcarràs
• Laura Galán - Piggy
• Luna Pamies -El agua
• Valèria Sorolla - The Rite Of Spring
• Zoe Stein - Mantícora

Best original score

• Olivier Arson - The Beasts
• Aránzazu Calleja, Maite Arroitajauregi “Mursego” - Irati
• Iván Palomares - Las niñas de cristal
• Fernando Velázquez - God’s Crooked Lines
• Julio de la Rosa - Prison 77

Best original song

• ’En los márgenes’ by Eduardo Cruz, María Rozalén - On The Fringe
• ’Izena duena bada’ by Aránzazu Calleja, Maite Arroitajauregi “Mursego”, Paul Urkijo Alijo - Irati
• ’Un paraíso en el sur’ by Paloma Peñarrubia Ruiz, Vanesa Benítez Zamora - La vida chipén
• ’Sintiéndolo mucho’ by Joaquín Sabina, Leiva - Sintiéndolo mucho
• ’Batalla’ by Joseba Beristain - Unicorn Wars

Best production design

• Alcarràs
• The Beasts
• Piggy
• Lullaby
• Prison 77

Best cinempatography

• Alcarràs
• The Beasts
• Lullaby
• Official Competition
• Prison 77

Best editing

• Alcarràs
• The Beasts
• Lullaby
• Prison 77
• One Year, One Night

Best art direction

• Alcarràs
• The Beasts
• La Piedad
• Crooked Lines
• Prison 77

 

Best sound

• Alcarràs
• The Beasts
• Cinco lobitos
• Prison 77
• One Year, One Night

Best special effects

• 13 exorcismos
• The Beasts
• Irati
• Malnazidos
• Prison 77

Best animation feature

• Black is Beltza II: Ainhoa
• Inspector Sun y la maldición de la viuda negra
• Los demonios de barro (Os demos de barro)
• Tadeo Jones 3. La tabla esmeralda
• Unicorn Wars

Best documentary

• A Las Mujeres De España. María Lejárraga
• The Yellow Ceiling
• Labordeta, Un Hombre Sin Más
• Oswald. El Falsificador
• Sintiéndolo Mucho

Best Latin American film

• 1976 - Manuela Martelli
• Argentina, 1985 - Santiago Mitre
• La Jauría - Andrés Ramírez Pulido
• Noche De Fuego - Tatiana Huezo
• Utama - Alejandro Loayza Grisi

Best European Film

• Belfast - Kenneth Branagh
• The Hand Of God - Dios de Paolo Sorrentino
• The Worst Person In The World - Joachim Trier
• Lost Illusions - Xavier Giannoli
• Playground - Laura Wandel