Goya Awards

The Goya Awards are the most important awards in Spanish cinema, awarded annually by the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain since 1987. The awards are in the form of a bust of the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya made of bronze.

Complete Listing of the Goya Awards (1987 to 2025)

History

At first, the Academy of Arts and Cinematographic Sciences of Spain, considered Buñuel awards, Lumière Awards or Soles Awards, finally decided to name them as Goya Awards, arguing that the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, was world-renowned and distinctive of the Spanish culture. Among the arguments that were exposed, it was also specified that the most important works of the Spanish painter possessed a sequential treatment similar to that used in the cinema.

The first ceremony of the Goya Awards was held on March 17, 1987 at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid, Spain.

The categories of Best Direction of Production and Best Special Effects were presented in the 1988 edition. In 1989 the category of Best Screenplay for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Screenplay was separated.

The categories of Best New Director and Best Animated Film were added in the 1990 edition.

Figurine of the Goya Awards

The Goya award consists of a bronze bust in the form of the Spanish painter Francisco de Goya, made by the sculptor José Luis Fernández, weighing almost 3 kg.

The first statuettes delivered were works by the sculptor Miguel Ortiz Berrocal, and consisted of a removable sculpture made of bronze, which combined the bust of the painter Francisco de Goya with a film camera. The sculpture weighed almost 15 kg.

Due to its great weight in 1990 it was decided to make a new design of the trophy being the sculptor José Luis Fernández, the new creator of the statuette, developing a new bronze bust, inspired by the work of the Spanish sculptor Marià Benlliure i Gil. This statuette, would become the official one from the fourth edition.

Statistics of the Goya Awards

Here we present updated reports and statistics of the Goya Awards, taking into account the editions made from the year 1987 to 2025.

What are the films that have won the most Goya Awards?

The films that have won the most Goya awards, between 1987 and 2025 are: The Sea Inside (14 awards), ¡Ay, Carmela! (13 awards) and Society Of The Snow (12 awards). Here are the 10 films that have won the most Goya awards:

Which director has won the most Goya Awards?

The directors who have won the Goya award for Best Director the most times between 1987 and 2025 are: Fernando León de Aranoa (4 awards), Pedro Almodóvar (3 awards) and Alejandro Amenábar (3 awards).

Director	Awards
Fernando León de Aranoa	4
Pedro Almodóvar	3
Alejandro Amenábar	3
J.A. Bayona	3
Fernando Trueba	2
Isabel Coixet	2
Rodrigo Sorogoyen	2
Fernando Fernán-Gómez	1
José Luis Garci	1
Carlos Saura	1

Which actor has won the most Goya Awards?

The actors who most times have won the Goya prize between 1987 and 2025 are: Javier Bardem (6 awards), Eduard Fernández (4 awards) and Juan Diego (3 awards).

Actor	Awards
Javier Bardem	6
Eduard Fernández	4
Juan Diego	3
Luis Tosar	3
Roberto Álamo	2
Karra Elejalde	2
Antonio de la Torre	2
Javier Cámara	2
Fernando Fernán-Gómez	2
Carmelo Gómez	2

Which actress has won the most Goya Awards?

The actresses who most times have won the Goya prize between 1987 and 2025 are: Carmen Maura (4 awards), Verónica Forqué (4 awards) and Penélope Cruz (3 awards).

Actress	Awards
Carmen Maura	4
Verónica Forqué	4
Penélope Cruz	3
Candela Peña	3
Emma Suárez	3
Laia Marull	3
Susi Sánchez	2
Maribel Verdú	2
Lola Dueñas	2
Cecilia Roth	2

Which countries have won more Goya Awards for the Best Ibero-American Film?

Which countries have won the most Goya Awards for the Best European Film?

Which films with the most nominations did not win any Goya Awards?

Who are the actresses with the most nominations for the Goya Awards?

Actress	Nom.	Awards
Penélope Cruz	14	3
Maribel Verdú	11	2
Victoria Abril	9	1
Candela Peña	8	3
Chus Lampreave	7	1
Emma Suárez	7	3
Ariadna Gil	6	1
Carmen Maura	6	4
Terele Pávez	6	1
Nathalie Poza	6	2

Who are the actors with the most nominations for the Goya Awards?

Actor	Nom.	Awards
Antonio de la Torre	15	2
Eduard Fernández	14	4
Javier Bardem	11	6
Luis Tosar	11	3
Juan Diego	9	3
Javier Cámara	8	2
Alfredo Landa	7	2
Jorge Sanz	6	1
Juan Echanove	6	2
Javier Gutiérrez	6	2

Who are the youngest actresses to win a Goya Award?

The youngest actress to win an Goya Award is Ivana Baquero at the age of 12 in 2007, for her character in the film Pan's Labyrinth.

Actress	Age
Ivana Baquero	12
María Valverde	16
Anna Castillo	23
Natalia de Molina	24
Penélope Cruz	24
Ariadna Gil	24
Natalia de Molina	26
Paz Vega	26
María Cerezuela	28
Laia Marull	28

Who are the youngest actors to win a Goya Award?

The youngest actor to win an Goya Award is Miguel Herrán at the age of  19 in 2016, for his character in the film A cambio de nada .

Actor	Age
Miguel Herrán	19
Eneko Sagardoy	24
Javier Bardem	25
Javier Bardem	26
Raúl Arévalo	30
Santiago Segura	30
Luis Tosar	31
Enric Auquer	31
Leonardo Sbaraglia	31
Alberto Ammann	31