Two films – local hits The 47 and Undercover – shared the best film prize at Spain’s Goya awards on Saturday night (February 8). The 47 begun the
Two films – local hits The 47 and Undercover – shared the best film prize at Spain’s Goya awards on Saturday night (February 8).
The 47 begun the ceremony with 14 nominations and won five awards – including best film, supporting actress and actor (Clara Segura and Salva Reina), production design, and special effects.
Arantxa Echevarría’s Undercover received 13 nominations and won best film and best actress for Carolina Yuste.
Produced and distributed by The Mediapro Studio, Marcel Barrena’s The 47 is a social drama about a bus driver fighting for rights in a marginalized area of Barcelona, mainly populated by immigrants from Andalusia during Spain’s transition to democracy in 1978. The film has grossed €3.4m so far.
Undercover, about a policewoman that infiltrates the terrorist group ETA at the end of the 1990s, grossed €8.5 million in Spain. Film Factory are handling sales.
Duo Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez won best director for Saturn Return, a biopic about Los Planetas, a cult indie rock group from Granada. Produced by La Terraza Films and Aralán Films, Saturn Return is sold by Latido Films and also won awards for editing and sound.
Pedro Almodóvar’s The Room Next Door received 10 Goya nominations, though it surprisingly omitted from the best film category. The El Deseo film won the best adapted screenplay, cinematography and original score awards, the latter going to Alberto Iglesias, who has the most Goyas ever, with 12 in total.
The best European film award went to Emilia Pérez. Enrique Costa and Miguel Morales, from the film’s Spanish distributors Elástica and Wanda Vision respectively, accepted the award on behalf of writer director Jacques Audiard. Referencing the controversy around the film’s star Karla Sofía Gascón (who did not attend), they said: “In the face of derision and hate, [we want] more cinema and more culture.”
The best modern director prize went to Javier Macipe for his feature debut The Blue Star, which also won the best modern actor award for Pepe Lorente. The film is a musical road movie inspired by the life of Spanish musician Mauricio Aznar, a unique figure in Spain’s 1990s rock music scene.
The ceremony took place at Granada’s Palacio de Congresos and was hosted by actresses Maribel Verdú and Leonor Watling.
Richard Gere, who recently relocatd to Spain, received the international Goya award from his friend Antonio Banderas.
The honourary award went to Aitana Sánchez Gijón whose credits include Pedro Almodóvar’s Parallel Mothers or Bigas Luna’s Volaverunt.
Key Goya 2025 winners
Best film (ex aequo)
- The 47 – Marcel Barrena
- Undercover – Arantxa Echevarría
Best director
- Isaki Lacuesta, Pol Rodríguez – Saturn Return
Best modern director
- Javier Macipe – The Blue Star
Best original screenplay
- Eduard Sola – A House On Fire
Best adapted screenplay
- Pedro Almodóvar – The Room Next Door
Best actress
- Carolina Yuste – Undercover
Best actor
- Eduard Fernández – Marco
Best supporting actress
Best supporting actor
Best modern actor
- Pepe Lorente – The Blue Star
Best modern actress
- Laura Weissmahr – Salve María
Best animation feature
Best documentary
- The Flamenco Guitar Of Yerai Cortés
Best Ibero American film
Best European film
Best original score
Best original song
- The Flamenco Guitar Of Yerai Cortés
Best production design
Best cinematography
Best sound
Best special effects
Best editing
Best art direction
Best hair and makeup
Best costume
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