Giant (Handia) received 13 Goya nominations |
The film, directed by Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño, who previously enjoyed international successs with Loreak, tells the real-life story of a son of a farmer who became a sensation after suffering from gigantism.
It is followed in the nominations list by Isabel Coixet's The Bookshop - starring Bill Nighy and Emily Mortimer - which has 12 nominations and Manuel Martin Cuenca's The Motive (El Autor), with nine, including a best actor nod for Javier Gutiérrez, who plays a man so obsessed with writing a book that he begins to manipulate his neighbours. The above all join the shortlist for best film, alongside Carla Simón's Summer 1993 (Estiu 1993) and Carlos Algara and Alejandro Martinez-Beltran's Verónica
The films vying for best European film are C’est La Vie, Lady Macbeth, The Square and Toni Erdmann. The Latin American film category will be contested by Zama, A Fantastic Woman, Amazona and Tempest (Tempestad).
The full list of nominees is below:
Best Film
- The Motive
- Summer 1993
- Handia
- The Bookshop
- Veronica
Best Director
- Manuel Martín Cuenca - The Motive
- Aitor Arregi; Jon Garaño - Handia
- Isabel Coixet - The Bookshop
- Paco Plaza - Verónica
Best New Director
- Sergio G Sánchez - Marrowbone (El Secreto de Marrowbone)
- Carla Simón - Summer 1993
- Javier Ambrossi; Javier Calvo - The Call (La Llamada)
- Lino Escalera - Can't Say Goodbye (No sé decir adiós)
Best Original Script
- Pablo Berger - Abracadabra
- Carla Simón - Summer 1993
- Aitor Arregi; Andoni de Carlos; Jon Garaño; José Mari Goenaga - Handia
- Fernando Navarro; Paco Plaza - Verónica
Best Adapted Script
- Alejandro Hernández; Manuel Martín Cuenca - The Motive Agusti Villaronga; Coral Cruz - Uncertain Glory
- Isabel Coixet - The Bookshop
- Javier Ambrossi; Javier Calvo - The Call
Best original music
- Pascal Gaigne - Handia
- Alberto Iglesias - The Summit (La Cordillera)
- Alfonso de Vilallonga - The Bookshop
- Eugenio Mira - Verónica
Best Original Song
- Sometimes by José Luis Perales for The Motive
- Feeling Lonely on a Sunday Afternoon by Alfonso de Vilallonga - The Bookshop
- The Call of José Miguel Conejo Torres (Leiva) - The Call
- Hostile Zone Rap by Roque Baños - Rescue Under Fire
Best Leading Actor
- Antonio de la Torre - Abracadabra
- Javier Gutiérrez - The Motive
- Javier Bardem - Loving Pablo
- Andrés Gertrúdix - Dying (Morir)
- Best Leading Actress
- Maribel Verdú - Abracadabra
- Emily Moríimer - The Bookshop
- Penelope Cruz - Loving Pablo
- Nathalie Poza - Can't Say Goodbye
Best Supporting Actor
- José Mota - Abracadabra
- Antonio de la Torre - The Motive
- David Verdaguer - Summer 1993
- Bill Nighy - The Bookshop
Best Supporting Actress
- Adelfa Calvo - The Motive
- Anna Castillo - The Call
- Bethlehem Costs - The Call
- Lola Dueñas - Can't Say Goodbye
Best Debut Actor
- Pol Monen - Loving (Amar)
- Eneko Sagardoy - Handia
- Eloi Costa - Skins (Pieles)
- Santiago Alverú - Selfie
Best Debut Actress
- Adriana Paz - The Motive
- Bruna Cusí - Summer 1993
- Itziar Castro - Skins
- Sandra Escacena - Verónica
Best Production Design
- Mireia Graell Vivancos - Summer 1993
- Ander Sistiagapor - Handia
- Alex Boyd; Jordi Berenguer - The Bookshop
- Luis Fernández Lago - Gold
Best Cinematography
- Santiago Racajpor - Summer 1993
- Javier Agirre Erauso - Handia
- Jean Claude Larrieu - The Bookshop
- Paco Femenía - Gold
Best Editing
- David Gallartpor - Abracadabra
- Ana Pfaff; Didac Paloupor - Summer 1993
- Laurent Dufreche; Raúl López - Handia
- Bernat Aragonés - The Bookshop
Best Artistic Direction
- Alain Bainée - Abracadabra
- Mikel Serrano - Handia
- Lloreng Miquel - The Bookshop
- Javier Fernández - Gold
Best Costume Design
- Paco Delgado - Abracadabra
- Saioa Lara - Handia
- Mercé Paloma - The Bookshop
- Tatiana Hernández - Gold
Best Make-up and Hairdressing
- Sylvie Imbert; Paco Rodríguez - Abracadabra
- Ainhoa Eskisabel; Olga Cruz; Gorka Aguirre - Handia
- Eli Adánez; Sergio Pérez Berbel; Pedro de Diego - Gold
- Lola Gómez; Jesús Gil; Óscar del Monte - Skins
Best Sound
- Daniel de Zayas; Pelayo Gutiérrez; Alberto Ovejero - The Motive
- Sergio Bürmann; David Rodriguez; Nicolás de Poulpiquet - The Bar (El Bar)
- Iñaki Diez; Xanli Salvador - Handia
- Altor Berenguer; Gabriel Gutiérrez; Nicolás de Poulpiquet - Verónica
Best Special Effects
- Jon Serrano; David Heras - Handia
- Reyes Abades; Isidro Jiménez - Gold
- Raúl Romanillos; David Heras - Verónica
- Reyes Abades; Curro Muñoz - Rescue Under Fire
Best Animated Film
- Deep
- Nur And The Dragon Temple (Nur eta Herensugearen tenplua)
- Tadeo Jones 2. The Secret Of King Midas (Tadeo Jones 2. El secreto del Rey Midas)
Best Documentary Film
- Cantábrico (Cantábrico, los dominios del oso pardolos dominios del oso pardo)
- Dancing Beethoven
- Lots Of Kids, A Monkey And A Castle
- Saura(s)
Best Ibero-American film
- Amazona - Clare Weiskopf, Nicolás van Hemelryck
- Tempest - Tatiana Huezo
- A Fantastic Woman - Sebastián Lelio
- Zama - Lucrecia Martel
Best European Film
- C'est la vie! - Eñe Toledano, Olivier Nakache
- Lady Macbeth - William Oldroyd
- The Square - Rubén Óstlund
- Toni Erdmann - Maren Ade
Best Fiction Short
- Australia - Lino Escalera
- Baraka by Néstor Ruiz Medina
- As I Love You (Como yo te amo) - Fernando García-Ruiz
- Extraños En La Carretera - Carlos Solano
- Mother - Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Best Documentary Short
- The Disinherited (Los desheredados) - Laura Ferrés
- Pink Spring in Mexico (Primavera Rosa en México) - Mario de la Torre
- The Fourth Kingdom - Adán Aliaga, Alex Lora
- Tribes of the Inquisition (Tribus de la Inquisición) - Mabel Lozano
Best Animated Short
- Colours (Colores) - Arly Jones, Sami Natsheh
- The Hermit (El ermitaño) - Raúl Diez
- A Day At The Park (Un día en el parque) - Diego Porral
- Woody & Woody - Jaume Carrió