Society Of The Snow freezes out competition at Goyas

Society Of The Snow

JA Bayona’s Society Of The Snow won an avalanche of awards as Spain's Oscar equivalent Goya awards in Valladolid yesterday. The film, which is available to watch on Netflix, recounts the true story of a rugby team who survived a plane crash in the Andes took home 12 prizes, including best film and director.

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren's debut 20,000 Species Of Bees won a trio of prizes for best new director and original screenplay and best supporting actress for Ane Gabarain.

Justine Triet continued her successful awards run as Anatomy Of A Fall, was named best European film, while Maite Alberdi took home the Ibero-American gong for The Eternal Memory. Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams won best adapted screenplay and feature animation.

The international Goya for lifetime achievement went to Sigourney Weaver, who has worked with Bayona, on A Monster Calls, and fellow Spaniard Rodrigo Cortés on Red Lights.

Several of the speeches spoke out violence against women in the film industry. Their stance comes in the wake of accusations from three women about Magical Girl director Carlos Vermut, which he strongly denies.

An honorary Goya was also given to cinema restaurateur and cinematographer Juan Mariné, who is 103 and whose credits stretch from the 1940s to 2014.

The winners and nominees are below:

Best Film

• 20,000 Species Of Bees – Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
• Close Your Eyes – Víctor Erice
• WINNER: Society Of The Snow – JA Bayona
• Jokes & Cigarettes – David Trueba
• Un Amor – Isabel Coixet

Best Director

• Víctor Erice – Close Your Eyes
• Elena Martin – Creatura
• WINNER: JA Bayona – Society Of The Snow
• David Trueba – Jokes & Cigarettes
• Isabel Coixet – Un Amor

Best New Director

• WINNER: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren – 20,000 Species Of Bees
• Itsaso Arana – The Girls Are Alright
• Alvaro Gago – Matria
• Alejandro Marín – I’m Loving You Madly
• Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastian Vasquez – Upon Entry

Best Actor

• Manolo Solo – Close Your Eyes
• Enric Auquer – The Teacher Who Promised The Sea
• WINNER: David Verdaguer – Jokes & Cigarettes
• Hovik Keuchkerian – Un Amor
• Alberto Ammann – Upon Entry

Best Actress

• Patricia Lopez Arnaiz – 20,000 Species Of Bees
• María Vázquez – Matria
• WINNER: Malena Alterio – Something Is About To Happen
• Carolina Yuste – Jokes & Cigarettes
• Laia Costa – Un Amor

Best Supporting Actor

• Martxelo Rubio – 20,000 Species Of Bees
• Juan Carlos Vellido – Under Therapy
• WINNER: Jose Coronado – Close Your Eyes
• Álex Brendemühl – Creatura
• Hugo Silva – Un Amor

Best Supporting Actress

• WINNER: Ane Gabarain – 20,000 Species Of Bees
• Itziar Lazkano – 20,000 Species Of Bees
• Ana Torrent – Close Your Eyes
• Clara Segura – Creatura
• Luisa Gavasa – The Teacher Who Promised The Sea

Best New Actor

• Brianeitor – Champions
• Julio Hu Chen – Chinas, A Second Generation Story
• WINNER: Matías Recalt – Society Of The Snow
• La Dani – I’m Loving You Madly
• Omar Banana – I’m Loving You Madly

Best New Actress

• Xinyi Ye – Chinas, A Second Generation Story
• Yeju Ji – Chinas, A Second Generation Story
• Clàudia Malagelada – Creatura
• Sara Becker – The Movie Teller
• WINNER: Janet Novás – The Rye Horn

Best Original Screenplay

• WINNER: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren - 20,000 Species Of Bees
• Michel Gaztambide, Víctor Erice – Close Your Eyes
• Alejandro Marín, Carmen Garrido – I’m Loving You Madly
• Félix Viscarret – Not Such An Easy Life
• Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vásquez – Upon Entry

Best Adapted Screenplay

• Albert Val – The Teacher Who Promised The Sea
• Bernat Vilaplana, JA Bayona, Jaime Marques-Olarreaga, Nicolás Casariego – Society Of The Snow
• WINNER: Pablo Berger – Robot Dreams
• Albert Espinosa, David Trueba – Jokes & Cigarettes
• Isabel Coixet, Laura Ferrero – Un Amor

Best cinematography

• Gina Ferrer – 20,000 Species Of Bees
• WINNER: Pedro Luque – Society Of Snow
• Bet Rourich – Un Amor
• Valentín Álvarez – Close Your Eyes
• Diego Trenas - One Night With Adela

Best Animation Feature

• They Shot The Piano Player – Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
• Sultana’s Dream – Isabel Herguera
• Hanna And The Monsters – Lorena Ares
• Mummies – Juan Jesús García Galocha “Galo”
• WINNER: Robot Dreams – Pablo Berger

Best Documentary

• Caleta Palace – José Antonio Hergueta
• Contigo, Contigo y Sin Mí – Amaya Villar Navascués
• This Excessive Ambition – Cristina Trenas, Rogelio González, Santos Bacana
• Iberia, Naturaleza Infinita – Arturo Menor
• WINNER: While You’re Still You – Claudia Pinto Emperador

Best Ibero- American Film

• Alma Viva (Portugal) – Cristele Alves Meira
• WINNER: The Eternal Memory (Chile) – Maite Alberdi
• The Fishbowl (Puerto Rico) – Glorimar Marrero Sanchez
• Puan (Argentina) – Benjamín Naishtat, María Alché
• Simón (Venezuela) – Diego Vicentini

Best European Film

• Aftersun – Charlotte Wells
• WINNER: Anatomy Of A Fall – Justine Triet
• The Eight Mountains – Felix van Groeningen, Charlotte Vandermeersch
• Safe Place – Juraj Lerotic
• The Teachers’ Lounge – Ilker Çatak