This Thursday, November 30, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominees for the 38th edition of the awards gala most anticipated and recognized in Spanish cinema. Anna Castillothe winner of the Goya for Best New Actress for The oliveand the actor Luis Tosar , winner of three Goyashave been in charge of revealing the nominations in which they have triumphed 20,000 species of bees, The Snow Society and Close the eyes.

In total, the candidacy of 201 Spanish films released in our country between January 1 and December 31, 2023 for the 28 categories and now they’ve narrowed it down to the nominees for each award. Although the nominees are already known, we will have to wait until the February 10, 2024date on which the Javis and Ana Belén will present the grand gala of the Goya in the city of Valladolidto know who the academy considers the winners of each award that is disputed.

Although until today at 11:00 a.m. The selected ones were unknown, there were several favorite productions that were taken for granted that they would devastate either because they have been awarded at other film festivals or nominated for other awards.

The nominations are marked by the presence of The Snow Society (13 nominations), JA Bayona’s film that still has its release pending on December 15, but victory was also assumed for 20,000 species of bees (15 nominations), Estibaliz Urresola’s film about trans childhood, awarded the best actress award in Berlin for Sofía Otero. Both films have managed to sneak in, along with Close the eyes (11 nominations), Víctor Erice’s return to feature film after 30 years, in the ‘Best Film’ category. It should be noted that these three productions were also finalists to represent Spain in the next edition of the Oscars, so they started as favorites. They know that one (11 nominations) and One Love (7 nominations) have been the two feature films that have completed the list of nominees for the most anticipated category of the edition.

These are all the nominations for the next edition:

Nominated for ‘Best Film’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • Close the eyes
  • The Snow Society
  • They know that
  • One Love

Nominated for ‘Best Direction’

  • Victor Erice (Close the eyes)
  • Elena Martin (Creature)
  • JA Bayona (The Snow Society)
  • David Trueba (They know that)
  • Isabel Coixet (One Love)

Nominated for ‘Best New Director’

  • Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren (20,000 species of bees)
  • Itsaso Arana (The girls are fine)
  • Alvaro Gago (Matria)
  • Alejandro Marin (I’m loving you madly)
  • Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (Upon Entry)

Nominated for ‘Best Original Screenplay’

  • Estibaliz Urresola (20,000 species of bees)
  • Michel Gaztambide and Victor Erice (Close the eyes)
  • Alejandro Marín and Carmen Garrido (I’m loving you madly)
  • Felix Viscarret (A not so simple life)
  • Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (Upon Entry).

Nominated for ‘Best Adapted Screenplay’

  • Albert Val (The teacher 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)
  • Isabel Coixet and Laura Ferrero (One Love)

Nominated for ‘Best Adapted Screenplay’

  • The teacher who promised the sea
  • The Antares Paradox
  • The Snow Society
  • Robot Dreams
  • They know that

Nominated for ‘Best Original Song’

  • Echoby Xoel López (Friends to Death)
  • Chineseby Marina Herlop (Chinas)
  • Andrea’s loveby Álvaro B. Baglietto, David García, Guille Galván, Jorge González, Juan Pedro Martín “Pucho”, Juanma Latorre, Valeria Castro (Andrea’s love);
  • The little chickenby Fernando Moresi Haberman and Sergio Bertran (The permanent image)
  • I just want loveby Rigoberta Bandini (I’m loving you madly)

Nominated for ‘Best Leading Actor’

  • Manolo Solo (Close the eyes)
  • Enric Auquer (The teacher who promised the sea)
  • David Verdaguer (They know that)
  • Hovik Keuchkerian (One Love)
  • Alberto Ammann (Upon Entry)

Nominated for ‘Best Leading Actress’

  • Patricia López Arnaiz (20,000 species of bees)
  • Maria Vazquez (Matria)
  • Malena Alterio (let no one sleep)
  • Carolina Yuste (They know that)
  • Laia Costa (One Love)

Nominated for ‘Best Supporting Actor’

  • Martxelo Rubio (20,000 species of bees)
  • Juan Carlos Vellido (Under therapy)
  • Jose Coronado (Close the eyes)
  • Alex Brendemühl (Creature)
  • Hugo SilvaOne Love)

Nominated for ‘Best Supporting Actress’

  • Ane Gabarain (20,000 species of bees)
  • Itziar Lazcano20,000 species of bees)
  • Clara Segura (Creature)
  • Ana Torrent (Close the eyes)
  • Luisa Gavasa (The teacher who promised the sea)

Nominated for ‘Best New Actor’

  • Brianeitor (Campeonex)
  • Julius Hu Chen (Chinese)
  • Matías Recalt (The Snow Society)
  • The Dani (I’m loving you madly)
  • Omar Banana (I’m loving you madly)

Nominated for ‘Best New Actress’

  • Xinyi Ye (Chinese)
  • Yeju Ji (Chinese)
  • Claudia Malagelada (Creature)
  • Sara Becker (The movie teller)
  • Janet Novás (Or how).

Nominated for ‘Best Production Direction’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • Close the eyes
  • The Snow Society
  • They know that
  • shadow valley

Nominated for ‘Best Cinematography’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • Close the eyes
  • The Snow Society
  • One Love
  • One night with Adela

Nominated for ‘Best Editing’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • Close the eyes
  • The Snow Society
  • Mamacruz
  • Robot Dreams

Nominated for ‘Best Artistic Direction’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • Close the eyes
  • The movie teller
  • The Snow Society
  • They know that

Nominated for ‘Best Costume Design’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • The teacher who promised the sea
  • The movie teller
  • The Snow Society
  • They know that

Nominated for ‘Best Makeup and Hairstyling’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • The Snow Society
  • The tenderness
  • They know that
  • shadow valley

Nominated for ‘Best Sound’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • ChampionX
  • Close the eyes
  • The Snow Society
  • They know that

Nominated for ‘Best Special Effects’

  • 20,000 species of bees
  • The hermitage
  • The Snow Society
  • Tin & Tina
  • Valley of shadows.

Nominated for ‘Best Animated Film’

  • They shot the pianist
  • The Sultana’s dream
  • Hanna and the monsters
  • Mummies
  • Robot Dreams

Nominated for ‘Best Documentary Film’

  • Caleta Palace
  • With you, with you and without me
  • This excessive ambition
  • Iberia: infinite nature and
  • As long as it is you, the here and now of Carme Elias.

Nominated for ‘Best Latin American Film’

  • Living soul (Portugal)
  • The infinite memory (Chili)
  • Fishbowl (Puerto Rico)
  • Puan (Argentina)
  • Simon (Venezuela).

Nominated for ‘Best European Film’

  • Aftersun (United Kingdom)
  • Anatomy of a fall (France)
  • The eight mountains (Italy)
  • Safe Place (Croatia)
  • Teacher’s room (Germany)

Nominated for ‘Best Fiction Short Film’

  • Although it’s night
  • Letter to my mother for my son
  • divine beads
  • The crazy woman and the feminist
  • Paris 70

Nominated for ‘Best Documentary Short Film’

  • Ava
  • BLOW!
  • The bus
  • Heirs
  • Shit therapy

Nominated for ‘Best Animated Short Film’

  • Interns
  • To bird or not to bird
  • All good
  • Everything is lost
  • Txotxongiloa