Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s latest film, Los Domingos, dominated this evening’s Goya Awards, winning five awards, including Best Film. Scroll down for the full list of winners.
The film’s haul also included Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Azúa and Best Actress for Patricia López Arnaiz. Oliver Laxe’s Sirât also racked up a series of wins this evening, including Best Cinematography, Sound and Editing.
This evening’s Goya Awards took place in Barcelona. Los Domingos had led this year’s nominations with 13 nods. The film debuted at last year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, where it won the top prize. Shot in De Azúa’s native Bilbao, the film follows the story of Ainara, an intelligent 17-year-old who is trying to decide what to study at university. However, the young woman begins to feel a calling from God and decides to embrace the life of a cloistered nun. The news takes her entire family by surprise, creating a chasm and putting everyone to the test. We spoke with De Azúa about the film ahead of San Sebastian in 2025. You can read that interview here.
Oliver Laxe’s Sirât trailed Los Domingos with 11 noms. The film debuted at Cannes last year, where it won the Jury Prize, and has become a surprise awards season frontrunner. The film is Spain’s submission for the Best International Feature Film Oscar. The film follows a father and his son who arrive at a rave deep in the mountains of southern Morocco. They are searching for Mar — their daughter and sister — who vanished months ago at one of these endless, sleepless parties.
Susan Sarandon won the honorary Goya Awards this evening. She gave a press conference during her time in Spain, which we wrote about here.
See the full list of tonight’s winners below:
BEST PICTURE
Los Domingos
BEST DIRECTOR
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa — Los Domingos
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
Eva Libertad
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa — Los Domingos
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Joaquín Oristrell, Manuel Gómez Pereira and Yolanda García Serrano —La cena
BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC
Kangding Ray — Sirât
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
Alba Flores and Sílvia Pérez Cruz — Flores para Antonio
BEST ACTOR
Jose Ramon Soroiz — Maspalomas
BEST ACTRESS
Patricia López Arnaiz — Los Domingos
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Álvaro Cervantes
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Nagore Aranburu
BEST NEW ACTOR
Antonio Fernández Gabarre — Sleepless City
BEST NEW ACTRESS
Miriam Garlo — Sorda
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN
Oriol Maymó — Sirât
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Mauro Herce — Sirât
BEST EDITING
Cristóbal Fernández— Sirât
BEST ART DIRECTION
Laia Ateca Font — Sirat
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
Helena Sanchis — The Dinner
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIR
Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver, and Nacho Díaz — The Captive
BEST SOUND
Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas, and Yasmina Praderas — Sirat
BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS
Paula Gallifa and Ana Rubio — Los Tigres
BEST ANIMATED FILM
Decorado
BEST DOCUMENTARY
Afternoons of Solitude
BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FILM
Belén
BEST EUROPEAN FILM
Sentimental Value
BEST FICTION SHORT FILM
Ángulo muerto
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
El Santo
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
Gilbert
