Alatriste and Volver lead Goya nominations
by Vitor Pinto
Fifteen nominations for Alatriste [+see also:
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interview: Pedro Almodóvar
interview: Pénélope Cruz
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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)
Best soundtrack
Cristina Zumárraga - Alatriste
Bernat Elías - Salvador
Javier Navarrete - El laberinto del fauno
Alberto Iglesias - Volver
Best original song
Imaginarte - AzulOscuroCasiNegro
Bienvenido a casa - Bienvenido a casa
Tiempo pequeño - La educación de las hadas
Shockal fire ashe - El próximo Oriente
Best artistic direction
Benjamín Fernández - Alatriste
Eugenio Caballero - El laberinto del fauno
Bárbara Pérez Solero, María Stilde - Los Borgia
Salvador Parra - Volver
Best costume
Francesca Sartori - Alatriste
Ybonne Blake - Los fastasmas de Goya
Luciano Capocci - Los Borgia
Gina Daigeler - Volver
Best photography
David Omedes - Salvador
José Luis Alcaine - Volver
Guillermo Navarro - El laberinto del fauno
Paco Femenia - Alatriste
Best make-up
José Luis Pérez - Alatriste
Ivana Primorae, Susana Sánchez, Manuel García - Los fantasmas de Goya
José Quetglas, Blanca Sánchez - El laberinto del fauno
Ana Lozano, Massimo Gattabrus - Volver
Best sound
Pierre Gamet, Dominique Menegum, Grisolet - Alatriste
Widgery, Calleja, James Muñoz - Salvador
Miguel Polo, Martín Hernándezn - El laberinto del fauno
Miguel Rejas, Bermúdez, Laguna, Garrido - Volver
Best special effects
Reyes Abades, Rafael Solórzano - Alatriste
Reyes Abades, Félix Berges, Eduardo Díaz - Los fantasmas de Goya
Martí-Ribe, Abades, Burrell, Irastorza, Ruiz, El laberinto del fauno
Juan Ramón Molina, Ferrán Piquer - Salvador
Best animated film
De profundis
El cubo mágico
Pérez, el ratoncito de tus sueños
Teo, cazador intergaláctico
Goya of honour
Teddy Villalba
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