JA Bayona’s ‘Society Of The Snow’ sweeps Spain’s Goya Awards

JA Bayonas snow society ‘ won the top prize at Spain’s Goya Awards on Saturday night, February 10th, taking home 12 awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, making it Goya’s third most awarded film of all time. It became.

Justine Triet autumn anatomy, Pablo Berger’s Best European Film, Pablo Berger’s robot dream It won the Best Screenplay Award and the Best Animated Feature Award.

20,000 species of bees, This is the feature debut of Aestivalis Uresola Solagren, who won three Goya Awards for Best New Director and Original Screenplay for “Soraguren” and Best Supporting Actress for “Ane Gabarein”. The 15 people nominated are bee It was the highest price in Goya’s history.

In addition to films and directors, Bayona’s snow society Goyas also won Best New Actor, Best Editing, Best Cinematography, and Best Original Music. VFX, makeup & hairstyling, art direction, production design, costume design, sound.

Produced by Belen Atienza and Sandra Hermida for Netflix, snow society The film centers on a 1972 air disaster in the Andes that pushed the survivors to their limits. This film was screened as the closing film at the Venice Film Festival in September 2023. It is currently nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the BAFTAs and Best International Film, Makeup and Hairstyling at the Oscars.

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Saturday’s victory was 20,000 species of bees The international rise to fame that began last year in Berlin ended with a Silver Bear for Best Actor in a Leading Role for young Sofia Otero. Distributed by Paris-based Luxbox and produced by Gariza Films and Inicia Films, the film follows an eight-year-old transgender girl as she searches for her identity one summer in the Basque Country.

Sigourney Weaver received the International Goya Award for Lifetime Achievement, as well as receiving a statuette from Bayona. In his speech, Weaver expressed admiration for Spanish masters like Luis Buñuel and mentioned his friend Bill Murray. [for] Her work for over 30 years. ” Weaver has worked with two Spanish filmmakers, Rodrigo Cortés; red light, And in Bayona the monster calls.

Many of the night’s speeches condemned violence against women, in light of the recent accusations of sexual abuse against a Spanish coach (who was not named on this night).

The Goya Honor Award went to 103-year-old Juan Marin, a movie theater restaurateur and cinematographer with more than 140 credits. The first credits date back to the 1940s.

The ceremony took place in Valladolid and was officiated by Spanish singer and actress Ana Belén, known for her work with Vicente Aranda. turkish passionalongside director and producer Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo (aka Ross Jarvis) of last month’s Moviestar+ series premiere. Messiah (La Messias)

Goya 2023 Film Award Winners

Best movie award

• 20,000 species of bees – Aestivalis uresola thoragrain
• close your eyes – Victor Erice
• Snow Society – JA Bayona
• Jokes and Cigarettes – david trueba
• Ann Amor – Isabel Coixet

Best Director Award

• Victor Erice – close your eyes
• Elena Martin – Creatura
• JA Bayona – snow society
• David Trueba – jokes and cigarettes
• Isabel Coixet – Ann Amor

Best New Director Award

• Aestivalis uresola soraglen – 20,000 species of bees
• Itsaso Arana – Girls Are Alright
• Alvaro Gago – Matria
• Alejandro Marin – i love you like crazy
• Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastian Vazquez – Upon entry

best actor