Volver and Pan's Labyrinth shine at the Goyas

29/01/2007

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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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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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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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