Spain’s Forqué awards, recognizing achievements in Spanish cinema, were presented Sunday at a ceremony in Madrid. Sorda led the night with five wins,including Best Film and Best New director for its filmmaker Carla Simón. Other top winners included Los Tigres and Sirât, garnering awards across technical and artistic categories. The awards,presented by the Spanish Academy of Film,honor both Spanish-produced films and international works,with separate categories for Ibero-American and European films. A complete list of winners follows.
Los domingos, from Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, is leading the pack with 13 nominations as the 2026 Goya Awards race heats up. The film is closely followed by Oliver Laxe’s Sirât, with 11 nominations, and Maspalomas, directed by Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi, which garnered 9. Manuel Gómez Pereira’s La cena received 8 nods, while Sorda (by Eva Libertad), El cautivo (from Alejandro Amenábar), and Los tigres (by Alberto Rodríguez) each earned 7 nominations. Carla Simón’s Romería is also a strong contender with 6 nominations.
Actors Toni Acosta and Arturo Valls announced the nominations in Madrid. The 40th edition of the awards ceremony will be held on February 28 at the Auditori del Centre de Convencions Internacionals de Barcelona (CCIB). Director Gonzalo Suárez will receive the Goya Honorary Award at the ceremony, recognizing his significant contribution to Spanish cinema.
A total of 218 Spanish films released in the country between January 1 and December 31, 2025, were submitted for consideration this year. Of those, 122 were fiction films, 87 were documentaries, and 9 were animated features. Notably, 67 of the submitted films marked the directorial debut for their creators. The scripts submitted included 129 original works and 42 adaptations.
GOYA 2026, COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY
Table of Contents
- GOYA 2026, COMPLETE LIST OF NOMINATIONS BY CATEGORY
- BEST FILM
- BEST DIRECTOR
- BEST LEADING ACTRESS
- BEST LEADING ACTOR
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- BEST NEW ACTRESS
- BEST NEW ACTOR
- BEST NEW DIRECTOR
- BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- BEST PRODUCTION DIRECTION
- BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- BEST EDITING
- BEST ART DIRECTION
- BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
- BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- BEST SOUND
- BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
- BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FILM
- BEST EUROPEAN FILM
- BEST SHORT FILM – FICTION
- BEST SHORT FILM – DOCUMENTARY
- BEST SHORT FILM – ANIMATION
BEST FILM
- La cena
- Los domingos
- Maspalomas
- Sirât
- Sorda
BEST DIRECTOR
- Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, for Los domingos
- Carla Simón, for Romería
- Oliver Laxe, for Sirât
- Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregi, for Maspalomas
- Albert Serra, for Tardes de Soledad
BEST LEADING ACTRESS
- Ángela Cervantes, for La furia
- Patricia López Arnaiz, for Los Domingos
- Antonia Zegers, for Los Tortuga
- Nora Navas, for Mi amiga Eva
- Susana Abaitua, for Un fantasma en la batalla
BEST LEADING ACTOR
- Alberto San Juan, for La cena
- Miguel Garcés, for Los domingos
- Jose Ramón Soroiz, for Maspalomas
- Mario Casas, for Muy lejos
- Manolo Solo, for Una quinta portuguesa
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
- Elvira Mínguez, for La Cena
- Nagore Aramburu, for Los domingos
- Miryam Gallego, for Romería
- Elena Irureta, for Sorda
- María de Medeiros, for Una quinta portuguesa
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
- Miguel Rellán, for El cautivo
- Juan Minujín, for Los domingos
- Kandido Uranga, for Maspalomas
- Tamar Novas, for Rondallas
- Álvaro Cervantes, for Sorda
BEST NEW ACTRESS
- Nora Hernández, for La cena
- Blanca Soroa, for Los domingos
- Elvira Lara, for Los Tortuga
- Llúcia García, for Romería
- Miriam Garlo, for Sorda
BEST NEW ACTOR
- Antonio “Toni” Fernández Gabarre, for Ciudad sin sueño
- Julio Peña, for El cautivo
- Hugo Welzel, for Enemigos
- Jan Monter Palau, for Estrany Riu
- Mitch, for Romería
BEST NEW DIRECTOR
- Ion de Sosa, for Balearic
- Jaume Claret Muxart, for Estrany riu
- Gemma Blasco, for La furia
- Gerard Oms, for Muy lejos
- Eva Libertad, for Sorda
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
- Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, for Los domingos
- José Mari Goenaga, for Maspalomas
- Agustín Díaz Yanes, for Un fantasma en la batalla
- Oliver Laxe and Santiago Fillol, for Sirât
- Avelina Prat, for Una quinta portuguesa
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
- Guillermo Galoe and Víctor Alonso-Berbel, for Ciudad sin sueño
- Celia Rico Clavellino, for La buena letra
- Joaquín Oristrell, Manuel Gómez Pereira and Yolanda García Serrano, for La cena
- Carla Simón, for Romería
- Eva Libertad, for Sorda
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
- Carlos F. Benedicto, for El talento
- Iván Palomares de la Encina, for Leo & Lou
- Julio de la Rosa, for Los Tigres
- Aránzazu Calleja, for Maspalomas
- Kangding Ray, for Sirât
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “La Arepera”, by Paloma Peñarrubia Ruiz, for Caigan las rosas blancas
- “Flores para Antonio”, by Alba Flores and Silvia Pérez Cruz, for Flores para Antonio
- “Hasta que me quede sin voz”, by Leiva, for Hasta que me quede sin voz
- “Y mientras tanto, canto”, by Víctor Manuel, for La cena
- “Caminar el tiempo”, by Blanca Paloma Ramos, Jose Pablo Polo and Luis Ivars, for Parecido a un asesinato
BEST PRODUCTION DIRECTION
- Antonello Novellino, for Ciudad sin sueño
- Sergio Díaz Bermejo, for El cautivo
- Itziar García Zubiri, for Los domingos
- Begoña Muñoz Corcuera, for Los tigres
- Oriol Maymó, for Sirât
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
- Ciudad sin sueño
- Los Domingos
- Los Tigres
- Maspalomas
- Sirât
BEST EDITING
- Ciudad sin sueño
- Los domingos
- Los tigres
- Sirât
- Un fantasma en la batalla
BEST ART DIRECTION
- El cautivo
- La cena
- Los tigres
- Maspalomas
- Sirât
BEST MAKEUP AND HAIRSTYLING
- El cautivo
- Gaua
- La tregua
- Maspalomas
- Sirât
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
- El cautivo
- Gaua
- La cena
- Los domingos
- Romería
BEST SOUND
- El cautivo
- Los domingos
- Los tigres
- Sirât
- Sorda
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
- Enemigos
- Gaua
- Los tigres
- Sirat
- Un fantasma en la batalla
BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
- Bella
- Decorado
- El tesoro de Barracuda
- Norbert
- Olivia y el terremoto invisible
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE FILM
- 2025. Todos somos Gaza
- Eloy de la Iglesia. Adicto al cine
- Flores para Antonio
- Tardes de soledad
- The Sleeper. El Caravaggio perdido
BEST IBERO-AMERICAN FILM
- Belén (Argentina)
- La misteriosa mirada del flamenco (Chile)
- La piel del agua (Costa Rica)
- Manas (Brazil)
- Un poeta (Colombia).
BEST EUROPEAN FILM
- Cónclave (United Kingdom)
- La chica de la aguja (Denmark)
- On Falling (Portugal)
- Un simple accidente (France)
- Valor Sentimental (Norway).
BEST SHORT FILM – FICTION
- Ángulo muerto
- De sucre
- El cuento de una noche de verano
- Sexo a los 70
- Una cabeza en la pared
BEST SHORT FILM – DOCUMENTARY
- Disonancia
- El santo
- La conversación que nunca tuvimos
- The Painter’s Room
- Zona Wao
BEST SHORT FILM – ANIMATION
- Buffet paraiso
- Carmela
- El corto de Rubén
- El estado del Alma
- Gilbert
