20,000 Species Of Bees, the debut film by Basque filmmaker Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren, and Society Of The Snow, J. A. Bayona’s survival drama for Netflix, have dominated the nominations at this year’s Goya Film Awards.
The nominations for Spain’s premiere film awards event were released this morning. 20,000 species of bees clocked 15 noms, including best film, screenplay, and best new director. Bayona’s Society Of The Snow clocked 13 noms, also landing in best film. Veteran Spanish filmmaker Víctor Erice trails behind with 11 nominations for his comeback feature Close Your Eyes, starring Ana Torrent.
20,000 Species Of Bees debuted at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, where lead actor Sofía Otero took the silver bear for best leading performance. The film is set during a summer in a village house linked to beekeeping and follows an eight-year-old and her mother experiencing revelations that will change their lives forever.
Bayona’s Society Of The Snow closed this year’s Venice Film Festival. Based on the book of the same name by Pablo Vierci, first published in 2008, the film charts the story of the 45 people who, on October 13, 1972, boarded Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 from Montevideo to Chile. There were five crew members on board and 40 passengers, including 19 members of the Old Christians Club rugby team. Tragedy struck when the pilot began his descent too early, crashing into the Andes and killing 12 immediately. The survivors clung to the belief that help was coming, but none did. After weeks of hunger, having exhausted everything in the plane’s hold, they were forced to do the unthinkable and eat the flesh of those who had died. The story was told by Frank Marshall in the 1993 pic Alive. The film is Spain’s pick for the Best International Feature Oscar race.
The 2024 Goya Film Awards take place in Valladolid on February 10. Scroll down for the full list of noms.
Best Film:
20,000 Species of Bees
Close Your Eyes
Society Of The Snow
They Know That
One Love.
Best Direction:
Víctor Erice (Close Your Eyes)
Elena Martín (Creatura)
JA Bayona (Society Of The Snow)
David Trueba (They Know That)
Isabel Coixet (Un Amor).
Best Leading Actress:
Patricia López Arnaiz (20,000 species of bees)
María Vázquez (Matria)
Malena Alterio (Let Nobody Sleep)
Carolina Yuste (They Know That)
Laia Costa (One Love)
Best Leading Actor:
Manolo Solo (Close Your Eyes)
Enric Auquer (The Master Who Promised the Sea)
David Verdaguer (They Know That)
Hovik Keuchkerian (Un Amor)
Alberto Ammann (Upon Entry).
Best Animated Film:
They Shot the Pianist
The Sultana’s Dream
Hanna and the Monsters
Mummies and Robot Dreams.
Best Documentary Film:
Caleta Palace
With you, with you and without me
This Excessive Ambition
Iberia: Infinite Nature
While You’re Still You
Best Original Music:
The Master Who Promised the Sea
The Antares Paradox
Society of the Snow
Robot Dreams
They Know That
Best Editing:
20,000 species of bees
Close your eyes
Society of the Snow
Mamacruz
Robot Dreams.
Best Production Direction:
20,000 Species of Bees
Close Your Eyes
Society of the Snow
They Know That
Valley of Shadows.
Best Original Song:
Eco, by Xoel López (Amigos hasta la muerte)
Chinas, by Marina Herlop (Chinas)
Andrea’s love, by Álvaro B. Baglietto, David García, Guille Galván, Jorge González, Juan Pedro Martín “Pucho”, Juanma Latorre, Valeria Castro (Andrea’s love)
The little chicken, by Fernando Moresi Haberman and Sergio Bertran (La imatge permanent),
I only want love, by Rigoberta Bandini (I am loving you madly).
Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
20,000 species of bees
Society of the Snow
Tenderness,
They Know That
Valley of Shadows.
Best Costume Design:
20,000 Species of Bees
The Master Who Promised the Sea
The Movie Teller
Society of the Snow
You Know That.
Best Supporting Actress: Ane Gabarain (20,000 species of bees), Itziar Lazcano, (20,000 species of bees), Clara Segura (Creatura), Ana Torrent (Close your eyes) and Luisa Gavasa (The teacher who promised the sea).
Best Supporting Actor : Martxelo Rubio (20,000 species of bees), Juan Carlos Vellido (Under therapy), Jose Coronado (Close your eyes), Álex Brendemühl (Creatura) and Hugo Silva (One love).
Best Fiction Short Film: Although it’s night, Letter to my mother for my son, Divine accounts, The crazy woman and the feminist and Paris 70.
Best Documentary Short Film: Ava, BLOW!, The Bus, Heiresses and A Shit Therapy.
Best Animated Short Film : Internships, To bird or not to bird, Todo bien, Todo esdido and Txotxongiloa.
Best Ibero-American Film : Alma viva (Portugal), La memoria infinite (Chile), La pecera (Puerto Rico), Puan (Argentina) and Simón (Venezuela).
Best New Actor : Brianeitor (Campeonex), Julio Hu Chen (Chinas), Matías Recalt (The Snow Society), La Dani (I am loving you madly) and Omar Banana (I am loving you madly).
Best New Actress : Xinyi Ye (Chinas), Yeju Ji (Chinas), Clàudia Malagelada (Creatura), Sara Becker (The Movie Teller) and Janet Novás (O corno).
Best Art Direction : 20,000 Species of Bees, Close Your Eyes, The Movie Teller, The Snow Society and You Know That.
Best Special Effects : 20,000 Species of Bees, The Hermitage, The Snow Society, Tin & Tina and Valley of Shadows.
Best Cinematography : 20,000 Species of Bees, Closing Your Eyes, The Snow Society, One Love and One Night with Adela.
Best Sound:
20,000 species of bees
CampeoneX
Close your eyes
The Society Of Snow
They Know That
Best Original Screenplay:
Estibaliz Urresola (20,000 species of bees)
Michel Gaztambide and Víctor Erice (Close your eyes)
Alejandro Marín and Carmen Garrido (I’m loving you madly)
Félix Viscarret (A life not so simple)
Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (Upon Entry).
Best Adapted Screenplay:
Albert Val (The Master Who Promised the Sea)
Bernat Vilaplana, JA Bayona, Jaime Marques-Olarreaga and Nicolás Casariego (The Snow Society)
Pablo Berger (Robot Dreams)
Albert Espinosa
David Trueba (They know that one)
Isabel Coixet and Laura Ferrero (Un amor).
Best European Film:
Aftersun (United Kingdom)
Anatomy of a Fall (France)
The Eight Mountains (Italy)
Safe Place (Croatia)
Teacher’s Room (Germany).
Best New Director:
Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren (20,000 species of bees)
Itsaso Arana (The Girls Are Fine)
Álvaro Gago (Matria)
Alejandro Marín (I’m Loving You Madly)
Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (Upon Entry).
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