Volver and Pan's Labyrinth shine at the Goyas
by Vitor Pinto
Pedro Almodóvar's Volver [+see also:
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interview: Agustín Almodóvar
interview: Carmen Maura
interview: Pedro Almodóvar
interview: Pénélope Cruz
film profile] (see Focus), with its five awards, and Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth [+see also:
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film profile] with seven, were the top winners of the 21st edition of the Goya Awards.
Alatriste [+see also:
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film profile] (see interview) won Best Adapted Screenplay.
Almodóvar, who did not take part of the ceremony, picked up the Best Director Goya, while his brother Agustín (from El Deseo) was onhand to accept the Goya for Best Film.
A very thrilled Pénelope Cruz received the Best Actress prize (nearly one month before possibly becoming the first Spanish actress to win an Oscar), while her "ghost mother" Carmen Maura was chosen Best Supporting Actress.
Volver also won for Best Film Score (for Alberto Iglesias).
Pan's Labyrinth [+see also:
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film profile], nominated in six Oscar categories (see news), won Goyas for Best Original Screenplay, Female Revelation (Ivana Baquero), Editing, Cinematography, Special Effects, Make-up and Sound.
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo's directorial debut DarkBlueAlmostBlack [+see also:
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Veteran actor Juan Diego beat out international stars Viggo Mortensen and Daniel Brühl and his local colleague Sergi Lopez in the best actor category for his performance in Vete de mí (see news).
Stephen Frears' The Queen [+see also:
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interview: Andy Harries
interview: Stephen Frears
film profile] was chosen Best European Film of the year.
List of winners:
Best Film
Volver
Best Director
Pedro Almodóvar - Volver
Best actor
Juan Diego - Vete de mí
Best actress
Penélope Cruz - Volver
Best supporting actor
Antonio de la Torre - DarkBlueAlmostBlack
Best supporting actress
Carmen Maura - Volver
Best new director
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo - DarkBlueAlmostBlack
Best male revelation
Quim Gutiérrez - DarkBlueAlmostBlack
Best female revelation
Ivana Baquero - Pan's labyrinth
Best original screenplay
Guillermo del Toro - Pan's labyrinth
Best adapted screenplay
Lluís Ascarazo - Salvador
Best documentary
Cineastes contra magnats
Best European Film
The Queen
Best foreign film in the Spanish language
The hands (Argentina)
Best soundtrack
Alberto Iglesias - Volver
Best original song Tiempo pequeño - The education of fairies
Best artistic direction
Benjamín Fernández - Alatriste
Best executive production
Cristina Zumárraga - Alatriste
Best costume
Francesca Sartori - Alatriste
Best photography
Guillermo Navarro - Pan's labyrinth
Best make-up
José Quetglas, Blanca Sánchez - Pan's labyrinth
Best sound
Miguel Polo, Martín Hernándezn - Pan's labyrinth
Best special effects
Martí-Ribe, Abades, Burrell, Irastorza, Ruiz, Pan's labyrinth
Best animated film
The Hairy Tooth Fairy
Goya of honour
Teddy Villalba
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