Social justice, memory and forgiveness in Granada. The 39th edition of the Goya Awards has not only recognized this Saturday the talent of Spanish cinema, but also the values that improve us as a society. In the Palace of Congresses of the City of the Alhambra, an exciting, agile and unpredictable ceremony has been witnessed that, in front of a very close panorama among the nominees, He has laureate, with an ex aequo for best film, 47 y The infiltrated. A true script turn that has put the gold brooch to a historic night.
The ceremony has begun this February 8 at 10 pm after a long red carpet that has occupied practically four hours of inns and comments about the issues that flew over the night, including the absence of Sofia Karla GascónOscar -nominated actress for her interpretation in Emilia Pérez and that she has not been invited to the gala for the controversy that her racist tweets have generated. On this matter, the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has claimed that “diversity” is “a fundamental value.” On the other hand, cinema personalities such as the Javis have condemned “the signal” to the artist, whose memory has only been given during the award for the best European film to Emilia Pérezof French origin. Miguel Morales and Enrique Costa, from the film’s distributor in Spain, Wanda Vision and Elastic, have expressed: “Before hate and clerk, more cinema and more culture“.
A few words that, in reality, fit perfectly with what has been one night for living together and respect. This has been appreciated in María Isasi’s speech to her mother, the newly deceased Marisa Paredeswhose name has been repeated again and again in the interventions of the night. “He taught me to forgive”has extolled, among other virtues. Precisely the art of forgiving speech The Flemish Guitar of Yerai Cortésawarded best documentary film. “The greater the error, the more we need the forgiveness of others,” said the director of the feature film, Antón Álvarez, better known as C. Tangana.
In this sense, THE HOUSE IN FLAMESawarded film with the best original script, has led its screenwriter, Eduard Solà, to speak for mothers, unique and imperfect; Human: “Let’s build a world in which care is not based on anyone’s sacrifice. Let’s bet on a parenting that does not need supermadres, but only of mothers and fathers with the social and economic structure necessary to love and educate in freedom and dignity“. In prizes that usually applaud the drama, this statuette is very significant for Spanish comedy -and also for cinema born in Catalonia, which has stepped very strong this year -the film, however, keeps a message of respect for women who give everything for their family, despite the obstacles that are drained by the welfare state.
As usual, social criticism has weighed during the ceremony, starting with the speech of Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, which after collecting the Honor Goya from an excited Maribel Verdú, has been resounding. “You have to be afraid of new imperialisms and ethnic cleansing”has pointed out, in reference to the policies of the president of the United States, Donald Trump. For his part, the actor awarded with the International Goya, Richard Gere, has expressed that “the United States is a place of hate.” Later, Pedro Almodóvar’s brother, Agustín, the other arm of the producer El Desire, has read the speech of the director of The next roomwhich has received the prize for best script adapted. Consider that we live “apocalyptic times” That urges fighting.
In addition, actors such as Miguel Ángel Silvestre have sent their support to the victims of the Dana; While Carolina Yuste, awarded with the ‘big head’ for best actress for The infiltratedhe has ruled for a problem that touches closely, the right in Spain to decent housing: “I am a privileged, I can pay the house”. The own Enric Auquer (The house in flames) He has clearly summarized the political and social context that crosses us: “It is a moment of much anti -fascism, a lot of militancy and a lot of union”. This and other notices have gone through other scourges such as climate change and evictions.
Beyond this, it can be said that this has been a historic night for other reasons: Greta Fernández has given his father the prize for best leading actor and Alberto Iglesias has broken the record of the hand of The next room when accumulating 12 Goya awards behind them. And, in addition, for the first time in the trajectory of the awards, Two actresses have been the ceremonies teachers: Maribel Verdú and Leonor Watling. Bright, unwrapped and very complicit in command of an exquisite script, have led a gala that began versioning Miguel Ríos in which he has been the first musical performance with winks to Granada, land of history, art and culture. Now, even more.
All awards
- Best Film: ’47’ and ‘La Infiltrada’ (Exaequo).
- Best address: Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez, for ‘Second Prize’.
- Best leading actor: Eduard Fernández, by ‘Marco’.
- Best leading actress: Carolina Yuste, for ‘La Infiltrada’.
- Best cast actor: Save Reina, by ’47’.
- Best cast actress: Clara Segura, for ’47’.
- Best original script: Eduard Sola, for ‘House in Flames’.
- Best adapted script: Pedro Almodóvar, for ‘The next room’ (‘The Room Next Door’).
- Best original music: Alberto Iglesias, for ‘The next room’ (‘The Room Next Door’).
- Better photography address: Edu Grao, for ‘The next room’.
- Best Revelation Actor: Pepe Lorente, for ‘The Blue Star’.
- Best Revelation Actress: Laura Weissmahr, for ‘Salve María’.
- Best Novel address: Javier Macipe, for ‘The Blue Star’.
- Best Ibero -American Film: ‘I’m still here’, by Walter Salles (Brazil).
- Best European Film: ‘Emilia Pérez’ (France).
- Best Documentary Film: ‘The Flemish guitar of Yerai Cortés’.
- Best animated film: ‘Black butterflies’.
- Better assembly: Javier Frutos by ‘Second Prize’.
- Best original song: ‘The Flemish guitar of Yerai Cortés’.
- Best Production Directorate: Carlos Apolinario for ’47’.
- Best artistic direction: Javier Albariño for ‘The Red Virgin’.
- Best sound: ‘Second Prize’.
- Best makeup and hairdresser: ‘Marco’.
- Best special effects: ’47’.
- Best costume design: Arantxa Ezquerro for ‘the Red Virgin’.
- Best animation short film: ‘Cafuné’.
- Best fiction short film: ‘The great work’.
- Best documentary short film: ‘Kivu seeds’.
