19/12/2006

Fifteen nominations for Alatriste [+see also:
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interview: Agustín Almodóvar
interview: Carmen Maura
interview: Pedro Almodóvar
interview: Pénélope Cruz
film profile] (see focus): the most successful local productions of the year in terms of box office are also the favourites for the Spanish film awards, the Goyas, which will be presented in Madrid in January.

Agustín Díaz Yanes' historical drama and Almodóvar's female-driven melodrama have both been nominated for Best Film, and are competing against Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth [+see also:
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DarkBlueAlmostBlack [+see also:
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2006 Shooting Star Marta Etura (see interview), who starred opposite Antonio de la Torre (nominated for Best Supporting Actor) and Quim Gutiérrez (nominated for Best Emerging Actor) in Sánchez Arévalo's highly praised directorial debut will compete against hands-down favourite Penelope Cruz (Volver) for the Best Actress Goya, along with Maribel Verdú (Pan's Labyrinth) and Silvia Abascal (The Idiot Maiden).

Competing for the Best Actor award are German actor Daniel Brühl (Salvador), US star Viggo Mortensen (Alatriste), Sergi López (Pan's Labyrinth) and Juan Diego (Vete de mí).

Full list of nominees:

Best Film
Alatriste
Volver
Salvador
El laberinto del fauno

Best Director
Agustín Díaz Yanes - Alatriste
Pedro Almoóvar - Volver
Manuel Huerga - Salvador
Guillermo del Toro - El laberinto del fauno

Best actor
Daniel Brühl - Salvador
Sergi López - El laberinto del fauno
Juan Diego - Vete de mí
Viggo Mortensen - Alatriste

Best actress
Maribel Verdú - El laberinto del fauno
Marta Atura - AzulOscuroCasiNegro
Penélope Cruz - Volver
Silvia Abascal - La dama boba

Best supporting actor
Antonio de la Torre - Azuloscurocasinegro
Juan Diego Botto - Vete de mí
Juan Echanove - Alatriste
Leonardo Sbaraglia - Salvador

Best supporting actress
Ariadna Gil - Alatriste
Carmen Maura - Volver
Blanca Portillo - Volver
Lola Dueñas - Volver

Best new director
Carlos Iglesias - Un franco, 14 pesetas
Javier Rebollo - Lo que sé de Lola
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo - AzulOscuroCasiNegro
Jorge Sánchez Cabezudo - La noche de los girasoles

Best male revelation
Alberto Amarilla - El camino de los ingleses
Quim Gutiérrez - AzulOscuroCasiNegro
Javier Cifrián - El próximo Oriente
Walter Vidarte - La noche de los girasoles

Best female revelation
Ariana Ugarte - Cabeza de perro
Bebe - La educación de las hadas
Ivana Baquero - El laberinto del fauno
Verónica Echegui - Yo soy la Juani

Best original screenplay
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo - AzulOscuroCasiNegro
Guillermo del Toro - El laberinto del fauno
Jorge Sánchez Cabezudo - La noche de los girasoles
Pedro Almodóvar - Volver

Best adapted screenplay
Agustín Díaz Yanes - Alatriste
José Luis Cuerda - La educación de las hadas
Antonio Banderas - El camino de los ingleses
Lluís Ascarazo - Salvador

Best documentary
Cineastas en acción
Más allá del espejo
Hecuba, sueño de una pasión
La silla de Fernando

Best European Film
Copying Beethoven
The Queen
El viento que agita la cebada
Scoop

Best foreign film in the Spanish language
American Visa (Bolivia)
Las manos (Argentina)
En la cama (Chile)
Soñar no cuesta nada (Colombia)