It is no surprise to see the maestro himself, Pedro Almodóvar, again hitting big with a nomination tally of 16 for Pain and Glory at the 2020 Goya Awards. This year, though, even with worldwide acclaim since the Cannes Film Festival, Almodóvar faces tough competition.
With 17 nominations for the Spanish Academy Awards, Alejandro Amenábar returns with While at War, and the directing trio of Aitor Aguirre, Jon Garaño and José Mari Goenaga have acquired 15 nominations for The Endless Trench. Two animations that are doing the awards circuit, Klaus and Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles, are also nominated – the latter has garnered nods in some of the top categories too.
This will be the 34th Goya Academy Awards, recognizing the excellence in Spanish films. The winners will be announced in a ceremony come 25th January 2020, which will be held in Malaga. For now, here are those nominations in full for the 34th Goya Awards:
Film
- Pain and Glory (Pedro Almodóvar)
- Out in the Open (Benito Zambrano)
- The Endless Trench (Aitor Arregui, Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga)
- Fire Will Come (Oliver Laxe)
- While at War (Alejandro Amenábar)
Director
- Pedro Almodóvar (Pain and Glory)
- Aitor Arregui, Jon Garaño, Jose Mari Goenaga (The Endless Trench)
- Oliver Laxe (Fire Will Come)
- Alejandro Amenábar (While at War)
New Director
- Salvador Simó (Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles)
- Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia (The Platform)
- Belén Funes (A Thief’s Daughter)
- Aritz Moreno (Advantages of Traveling by Train)
Original Screenplay
- Pedro Almodóvar (Pain and Glory)
- David Desola and Pedro Rivero (The Platform)
- Jose Mari Goenaga, Luiso Berdejo (The Endless Trench)
- Alejandro Amenábar, Alejandro Hernández (While at War)
Adapted Screenplay
- Eligio Montero, Salvador Simó (Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles)
- Benito Zambrano, Daniel Remón, Pablo Remón (Out in the Open)
- Isabel Peña, Rodrigo Sorogoyen (Mother)
- Javier Gullón (Advantages of Traveling by Train)
Actress
- Penélope Cruz (Pain and Glory)
- Greta Fernández (A Thief’s Daughter)
- Belén Cuesta (The Endless Trench)
- Marta Nieto (Mother)
Actor
- Antonio Banderas (Pain and Glory)
- Antonio de la Torre (The Endless Trench)
- Karra Elejalde (While at War)
- Luis Tosar (Eye for an Eye)
Supporting Actress
- Mona Martínez (Adiós)
- Natalia de Molina (Adiós)
- Julieta Serrano (Pain and Glory)
- Nathalie Poza (While at War)
Supporting Actor
- Asier Etxeandia (Pain and Glory)
- Leonardo Sbaraglia (Pain and Glory)
- Luis Callejo (Out in the Open)
- Eduard Fernández (While at War)
New Actress
- Pilar Gómez (Adiós)
- Carmen Arrufat (The Innocence)
- Benedicta Sánchez (Fire Will Come)
- Ainhoa Santamaría (While at War)
New Actor
- Nacho Sánchez (Seventeen)
- Vicente Vergara (The Endless Trench)
- Santi Prego (While at War)
- Enric Auquer (Eye for an Eye)
Animated Feature
- Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles
- Elcano & Magallanes: First Trip Around the World
- Klaus
Documentary
- Ara Malikian: una vida entre las cuerdas
- Aute retrato
- El cuadro e Historias de nuestro cine
European Film
- Border (Sweden, Denmark)
- Les Misérables (France)
- Portrait of a Lady on Fire (France)
- Yesterday (U.K.)
Ibero-American Film
- Araña (Chile)
- The Awakening of the Ants (Costa Rica)
- Heroic Losers (Argentina)
- Monos (Colombia)
Cinematography
- José Luis Alcaine (Pain and Glory)
- Javi Agirre Erauso (The Endless Trench)
- Mauro Herce (Fire Will Come)
- Álex Catalán (While at War)
Production Design
- Toni Novella (Pain and Glory)
- Manolo Limón (Out in the Open)
- Ander Sistiaga (The Endless Trench)
- Carla Pérez de Albéniz (While at War)
Original Music
- Arturo Cardelús (Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles)
- Alberto Iglesias (Pain and Glory)
- Pascal Gaigne (The Endless Trench)
- Alejandro Amenábar (While at War)
Original Song
- “Intemperie” by Javier Ruibal (Out in the Open)
- “Invisible” by Caroline Pennell, Jussi Ilmari Karvinen, Justin Tranter (Klaus)
- “Allí en la arena” by Toni M. Mir (The Innocence)
- “Nana de las dos lunas” by Sergio de la Puente (La noche de las dos lunas)
Editing
- Teresa Font (Pain and Glory)
- Laurent Dufreche, Raúl López (The Endless Trench)
- Carolina Martínez Urbina (While at War)
- Alberto del Campo (Mother)
Sound
- Pain and Glory
- The Endless Trench
- While at War
- Eye for an Eye
Art Direction
- Pain and Glory
- The Endless Trench
- While at War
- Advantages of Traveling by Train
Costume Design
- Pain and Glory
- The Endless Trench
- While at War
- Paradise Hills
Hair and Makeup
- Pain and Glory
- The Endless Trench
- While at War
- Advantages of Traveling by Train
Special Effects
- The Platform
- The Endless Trench
- While at War
- Perdiendo el Este
Fiction Short
- El nadador (Pablo Barce)
- Foreigner (Carlos Violadé Guerrero)
- Maras (Salvador Calvo)
- Suc de Síndria (Irene Moray)
- Xiao Xian (Jiajie Yu)
Documentary Short
- 2001 Sparks in the Dark (Pedro González Bermúdez)
- El infierno (Raúl de la Fuente)
- The European Dream: Serbia (Jaime Alekos)
- Our Life as Refugee Children in Europe (Silvia Venegas)
Animated Short
- El árbol de las almas perdidas (Laura Zamora Cabeza)
- Homomaquia (David Fidalgo Omil)
- Madrid 2120 (José Luís Quirós, Paco Sáez)
- Muedra (César Díaz Meléndez)
