Pedro Almodovar's acclaimed film "Volver," nabbed top honors at the Goya's, Spain's equivalent to the Oscars, while Guillermo Del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" also went home with awards at hand.
Pedro Almodovar's acclaimed film "Volver," nabbed top honors at the Goya's, Spain's equivalent to the Oscars, while Guillermo Del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" also went home with awards at hand.
After being nominated for fourteen awards, "Volver" nabbed Best Actress for Penelope Cruz, Best Director, and Best Film just to name a few, further widening the year of the many successes for Almodovar.
But the equal success was in Del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth," collecting the most awards, nabbing Seven including Best Original Screenplay.
Del Toro pays homage to Almodovar for his success, boasting, "My relationship with Spain as a filmmaker is one of profound admiration and respect... that began with the hand of Pedro (Almodovar)."
For Best Actor Juan Diego won for "Vete De Mi," while a few of the awards were nabbed by non-Spanish fare, including "The Queen," which one for Best European Film.
Here are a list of the winners:
Best Picture--Volver
Best Actress--Penelope Cruz, Volver
Best Actor--Juan Diego, Vete de Mi
Best Director--Pedro Almodovar, Volver
Best Original Screenplay--Guillermo Del Toro, Pan's Labyrinth
Best Adapted Screenplay--Lluis Arcarazo, Salvador
Best First-Time Director--Daniel Sanchez Arevalo, DarkBlueAlmostBlack
Best European Film--The Queen
Best Foreign Spanish-Language Film--Las Manos, by Alejandro Doria(Argentina)
Best Supporting Actress--Carmen Maura, Volver
Best Supporting Actor--Antonio De La Torre, DarkBlueAlmostBlack
Best Breakthrough Performance, Actor--Quim Gutierrez, DarkBlueAlmostBlack
Best Breakthrough Performance, Actress--Ivana Baquero, Pan's Labyrinth
Best Animated Feature--The Hairy Tooth Fairy, by Juan Pablo Buscarini
Best Art Direction--Benjamin Fernandez, Alatriste
Best Cinematography--Guillermo Navarro, Pan's Labyrinth
Best Line Production--Cristina Zumarraga, Alatriste
Best Documentary Short--Castanuela 70, El Teatro Prohibido, by Manuel Calvo and Olga Margallo
Best Animated Short Film--El Viaje De Said, by Coke Rioboo
Best Live-Action Short Film--A Ciegas, by Salvador Gomez Cuenca
Best Visual Effects--David Marti, Montse Ribe, Reyes Abades, Everett Burrell, Edward Irastorza and Emilio Ruiz, Pan's Labyrinth
Best Costume Design--Francesca Sartori, Alatriste
Best Documentary Feature--Cineastas en Accion, by Carlos Benpar
Best Film Editing--Bernat Vilaplana, Pan's Labyrinth
Best Sound--Miguel Polo and Martin Hernandez, Pan's Labyrinth
Best Original Score--Alberto Iglesias, Volver
Best Original Song--“Tiempo Pequeno,” Bebe and Lucio Godoy, from The Education of a Fairy
Best Make-Up and Hair Design--Jose Quetglas and Blanca Sanchez, Pan's Labyrinth
Lifetime Achievement Award--Teddy Villalba
Next month will hopefully be more wins for Almodovar and Del Toro, which many critics and speculators are vying for top honors.