Nominations for Goya Awards 2024 they have arrived. Spanish cinema is preparing for its party, choosing the best films and short films in each of its categories.
Actress Anna Castillo and actor Luis Tosar They were responsible for reading the selected ones. They will all compete to lift the long-awaited bobblehead on February 10 in Valladolid. It will be a gala with a wide variety of themes and styles, from major blockbusters to independent films.
Some of the most prestigious directors in the Spanish industry will meet at the Goya Awards 2024. This is the occasion Victor Erice, Jota Bayona or Isabelle Quache. There will also be many new or less familiar faces to the general public.
One thing is clear: it will be a very difficult year, with up to four films exceeding ten nominations. In addition, many other films will be competing in several different categories. These are the main feature films released as a result of academic voting.
20,000 species of bees – 15 nominations
The main winner of the 2024 Goya Prize nominations was 20,000 species of bees. Director Estibalis Urresola will spend an evening with a film that has received praise around the world. His young actress Sofia Otero received the Silver Bear at the prestigious Berlin Film Festival. However, the girl is not nominated for national awards, since the rules do not allow children under 16 years of age to participate. Either way, the film managed to keep the rest of the cast in contention for acting awards. Patricia Lopez Arnaiz She is nominated for Best Actress. Ane Gabarain And Itziar Lazcano They will compete against each other for the Best Supporting Actress award. AND Marcelo Rubio He was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
20,000 species of bees tells the story of a transsexual girl. The world knows her as Aitorbut she really Lucy. However, a significant part of his circle refuses to accept this. A suffering that even she does not understand, but which she must learn to cope with. The eyes of the town of Bayonne in the south of France pierce her like blades as she tries to grow up and be true to herself. Fortunately, there are people who will understand it much better.
The film can be viewed at Movistar+ and rented digitally at movie, Prime Video, Rakuten and other streaming services.
Snow Society – 13 nominations
Surprisingly, Snow Society It did not take first place in the 2024 Goya Award nominations. And the same scientists just a few months ago chose it to represent Spain to compete for the Oscar for Best International Film. In industrial terms, the project is the most ambitious of the year. Netflix blockbuster, director HA. Bayonadirector behind The monster comes to me, Impossible, Orphanage And Jurassic World 2. This is one of the main favorites to win the evening of Spanish cinema.
WITH Snow Society, Bayonne brings to the screen the tragedy that occurred in the Andes in 1972. A Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a rugby team to Chile crashes in the middle of a mountain range. Of the 45 passengers, only 29 survived. Once on land, these people had to learn to survive in one of the most hostile and dangerous environments on the planet. A gripping drama that… 20,000 species of beesalso enjoyed great popularity among both national and international critics.
The film will premiere in theaters on December 15 and on Netflix on January 4.
close your eyes – 11 nominations
Victor Erice, one of the greatest directors in Spanish history, returns to the big screen with a live-action feature film more than 30 years after his last film. What happened Quince sun in 1992. Since then, the director has been involved in a number of documentaries, short films and collaborations, but nothing in the field of fiction. close your eyes was shown for the first time during Cannes Film Festival and received many accolades. Along with the two previous films, it is a favorite for the 2024 Goya Prize.
close your eyes is a drama that focuses on the disappearance of an actor, Julio Arenas, in the 90s Three decades have passed since then, but a television program is reopening the case with unpublished footage of his final scenes. All of them were filmed by his friend and director. Miguel Garay. Little by little, he becomes interested in what happened again and begins a new search for a translator.
The film was released on September 29 and can still be seen in several cinemas. It’s unknown when or where it will move to streaming.
They know it – 11 nominations
It hit theaters just a month ago and has become one of November’s biggest revelations. The film managed to reach scientists, who awarded it 11 nominations. This makes it the most nominated film of his entire career. David Trueba. superior It’s easy to live with your eyes closedthe film with which she touched the sky in 2014. This time it will not be easy at all, but he has become a worthy contender for a surprise at the 2024 Goya Awards.
They know it this is a biopic about the eternal comedian Eugenio Jofra And his wife Conchita. The film chronicles the comedian’s early years in late 60s Barcelona as he began to make a name for himself in the entertainment world. Jeweler by birth, upon meeting Conchita This changes his life, especially when she is absent and he takes charge of the process. This phenomenon is immediate and together they are to create a character who will become a comedy legend in Spain.
The film was released on November 1 and can be seen in theaters.
One Love – 6 nominations
Although there were significantly fewer nominations than the others, Isbael Coixet It also featured prominently at the 2024 Goya Awards. The renowned director has produced one of his most celebrated films in recent years. In this way, she can further increase her record as the woman with the most statuettes in Spanish history. Although the competition is tough, Couchset She is one of the greatest heavyweights in the industry and will undoubtedly be a strong candidate throughout.
One Love adapts the novel Sarah Mesa. In the film, a young woman Nat30 years old, decides to leave the city and move to live in the countryside. But this drastic change in life was shaken when he was forced to accept a neighbor’s sexual proposal. Andreas. Little by little, Nat She finds herself caught up in a relationship of obsession and excessive passion that makes her question who she is.
The film was released on November 10 and can be seen in theaters.
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