Goya Awards 2025. ‘El 47’, ‘Segundo Premio’ and ‘La infiltrada’ sweep the nominations while Almodóvar takes another disappointment

The 2025 Goya Awards have just revealed their finalists for the best of the year with a reading of nominees without too many surprises. Natalia de Molina and Álvaro Cervantes have announced those chosen for this 39th edition, which comes with changes such as the location of the gala, since the awards given by the Film Academy They will be delivered in the city of Granada on February 8.

In this ceremony, the best of a year in which Spanish cinema has once again left plenty of jewelry. Among all the films that will compete for the 25 categories within the Goya Awards this year, the most nominated is ‘The 47′which totals 14 nominations. Follows her closely’The infiltrator with 13 nominations, and behind with 11 is ‘Second Prize’, Spanish cinema’s bet for the Oscars. Other titles with numerous nominations are ‘The Room Next Door’ (10 nominations), ‘The Red Virgin’ (9), ‘House on Fire’ (8), ‘The Blue Star’ (8) and ‘Marco’ (5 ).

The actor Eduard Fernandez He shines in this edition of the Goya after nominations that consolidate him as one of the great actors of our cinema. His role in ‘Marco’ places him as the top favorite to win the award, in addition to being the protagonist of the film with the most nominations, ‘El 47’.

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Despite the good reviews they have received, the films ‘The Room Next Door’, ‘The Red Virgin’ and ‘The Flashes’ have failed to enter the Best Film category. However, Pedro Almodovar (winner at the Venice Film Festival) and Paula Ortizdirectors of the first two, have been recognized in the Best Director category. The absence of the director Pilar Palomero It is one of the great surprises of this list of nominees.

One of the most striking absences from the list of nominees for Best Leading Actress at the 2025 Goya Awards has been that of Najwa Nimri for her role in ‘The Red Virgin’. The actress, who had generated great expectations for her performance, is left out of the race for the award, which will undoubtedly be one of the most exciting of the night. Finally, the prize will be disputed Carolina Yuste, Patricia López Arnaiz, Emma Vilarasau and the protagonists of ‘The Room Next Door’, Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton.

The next room
The next room

The next room

Although it has 10 nominations, and is in the directing and acting categories for its stars, it is striking that ‘The Room Next Door’ is not nominated for best film of the year, becoming a new chapter in Almodóvar’s particular drama with the Academy ; without a doubt there will be a lot to talk about from today until the delivery of the “big heads”. On the other hand, the forgetfulness of Mario Casas, José Sacristán and Rodrigo Corteswho have also left empty-handed for ‘Escape’. Without further ado, this is the complete list of nominations for the Goya 2025:

best movie

  • ‘House in flames’
  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘The blue star’
  • ‘The infiltrator’
  • ‘Second prize’

Best address

  • Pedro Almodóvar (‘The Room Next Door’)
  • Arantxa Echevarria (‘The Infiltrator’)
  • Paula Ortiz (‘The Red Virgin’)
  • Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño (‘Marco’)
  • Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez (‘Second Prize’)
Second Prize Movie Los Plan
Second Prize Movie Los Plan

Second Prize

Best Leading Actor

  • Alberto San Juan (‘House in flames’)
  • Eduard Fernández (‘Marco’)
  • Alfredo Castro (‘Polvo Serán’)
  • Urko Olazabal (‘I am Nevanka’)
  • Vito Sanz (‘You Will Return’)

Best leading actress

  • Emma Vilarasau (‘House in Flames’)
  • Julianne Moore (‘The Room Next Door’)
  • Tilda Swinton (‘The Room Next Door’)
  • Carolina Yuste (‘The Infiltrator’)
  • Patricia Lopez Arnaiz (‘The Flashes’)

Best supporting actor

  • Enric Auquer (‘House in flames’)
  • Save Queen (‘The 47’)
  • Óscar de la Fuente (‘The House’)
  • Luis Tosar (‘The Infiltrator’)
  • Antonio de la Torre (‘The Flashes’)

Best supporting actress

  • Macarena García (‘House in Flames’)
  • María Rodríguez Soto (‘Casa en flames’)
  • Clara Segura (‘The 47’)
  • Nausicaa Bonnín (‘The Infiltrator’)
  • Aixa Villagrán (‘The Red Virgin’)

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Best original screenplay

  • Eduard Sola (‘House in Flames’)
  • Alberto Marini and Marcel Barrena (‘The 47’)
  • Javier Macipe (‘The Blue Star’)
  • Amélia Mora and Arantxa Echevarría (‘The Infiltrator’)
  • Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jorge Gil Munarriz and Jose Mari Goenaga (‘Marco’)

Best adapted screenplay

  • Álex Montoya and Joana M. Ortueta (‘The House’)
  • Pedro Almodóvar (‘The Room Next Door’)
  • Pilar Palomero (‘The Flashes’)
  • Mar Coll and Valentina Viso (‘Salve María’)
  • Iciar Bollaín and Isa Campo (‘I’m Nevenka’)

Best European film

  • ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ (France)
  • ‘Emilia Pérez’ (France)
  • ‘Flow’ (Latvia)
  • ‘The Chimera’ (Italy)
  • ‘The area of ​​interest’ (United Kingdom)

Best Ibero-American film

  • ‘Hold me tight’ (Uruguay)
  • ‘Ainda estouhere’ (Brazil)
  • ‘The jockey’ (Argentina)
  • ‘The place of the other’ (Chile)
  • ‘Memories of a body that burns’ (Costa Rica)

Best documentary film

  • ‘Sunday Sunday’
  • ‘The flamenco guitar of Yerai Cortés’
  • ‘Marisol, call me Pepa’
  • ‘My brother Ali’
  • ‘You are not alone’

Best animated film

  • ‘Buffalo Kids’
  • ‘Dragonkeeper: Guardian of dragons’
  • ‘Rock Bottom’
  • ‘Black butterflies’
  • ‘Superklaus’

Best Newcomer

  • Óscar Lasarte (‘Is he the enemy?’)
  • Cuti Carabajal (‘The Blue Star’)
  • Cristalino (‘Second Prize’)
  • Daniel Ibáñez (‘Second Prize’)
  • Pepe Lorente (‘The Blue Star’)

Best New Actress

  • Zoe Bonafonte (‘The 47’)
  • Mariela Carabajal (‘The Blue Star’)
  • Marina Guerola (‘The Flashes’)
  • Laura Weissmahr (‘Hail Mary’)
  • Lucía Veiga (‘I’m Nevenka’)

Best new direction

  • Miguel Faus (‘Calladita’)
  • Pedro Martín-Calero (‘The Cry’)
  • Javier Macipe (‘The Blue Star’)
  • Sandra Romero (‘Where Silence Passes’)
  • Paz Vega (‘Rita’)

Best cinematography

  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘Dragon Guardian’
  • ‘The room next door’
  • ‘The infiltrator’
  • ‘Second prize’
  • ‘I am Nevenka’

Best assembly

  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘The blue star’
  • ‘The infiltrator’
  • ‘The little loves’
  • ‘Second prize’

Best animated short film

  • ‘Cafuné’
  • ‘The change of wheel’
  • ‘The Illustrated Woman’
  • ‘Lola Lolita Lolaza’
  • ‘Wan’

Best Documentary Short Film

  • ‘Ciao Bambina’
  • ‘The buits’
  • ‘The Brides of the South’
  • ’30 is not the new 20′
  • ‘Kivu seeds’

Best fiction short film

  • ‘Betiko gaua (The eternal night)’
  • ‘Quarantine’
  • ‘The throne’
  • ‘The great work’
  • ‘Mamantula’

best original song

  • ‘Buffalo Kids’
  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘The flamenco guitar of Yerai Cortés’
  • ‘The Red Virgin’
  • ‘Second prize’

Best original music

  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘Dragonkeeper: Guardian of dragons’
  • ‘The infiltrator’
  • ‘The room next door’
  • ‘Summer in December’

Best production direction

  • ‘House in flames’
  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘The infiltrator’
  • ‘The Red Virgin’
  • ‘Second prize’

Best artistic direction

  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘The room next door’
  • ‘The Red Virgin’
  • ‘Second prize’
  • ‘You will return’

Better sound

  • ‘The blue star’
  • ‘The room next door’
  • ‘The infiltrator’
  • ‘The Red Virgin’
  • ‘Second prize’

Best makeup and hair

  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘The room next door’
  • ‘The infiltrator’
  • ‘The Red Virgin’
  • ‘Frame’

Best special effects

  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘Dragon Guardian: dragonkeeper’
  • ‘The infiltrator’
  • ‘The Red Virgin’
  • ‘Frame’

Best costume design

  • ‘Disco, Ibiza, Locomía’
  • ‘The 47’
  • ‘The room next door’
  • ‘The Red Virgin’
  • ‘Second prize’

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