Truman triumphs at Goyas

Cesc Gay's comedy drama wins five awards.

by Amber Wilkinson

Javier Camara and Ricardo Darin in Truman
Javier Camara and Ricardo Darin in Truman Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival
Truman was the big winner at last night's Goya awards - the Spanish equivalent of the Oscars. Cesc Gay's comedy about a terminally ill man who spends four days with an old friend won five awards - Best Director (Cesc Gay), Best Original Screenplay (Cesc Gay and Tomás Aragay), Best Leading Actor (Ricardo Darin) and Best Supporting Actor (Javier Cámara). It will screen in the UK as part of the Glasgow Film Festival later this month.

Isabel Coixet’s friendship drama Nobody Wants The Night - which opened Berlin Film Festival last year - also won five Goyas.

Its star Juliette Binoche lost out to Natalia de Molina's performance in Juan Miguel del Castillo’s gritty drama about a single mum Food (Techo y Comida) in the Best Actress category. Picking up the award, she said: "I was happy just to be able to see Juliette Binoche in person."

Paula Ortiz's The Bride (La Novia), received the Goyas for Best Supporting Actress (Luisa Gavasa) and Best Cinematography. The Best New Actress plaudit went to Irene Escolar for her performance in An Autumn Without Berlin (Un otoño sin Berlín ), directed by Lara Izagirre. Actor-turned-director director Daniel Guzmán won the Best New Director Award for Nothing In Return.

Pablo Trapero's The Clan was named Best Spanish Language Foreign Film.

A full list of winners is below.

Film Truman

Director Cesc Gay, Truman

New Director Daniel Guzmán, Nothing In Return

Original Screenplay Cesc Gay and Tomas Aragay, Truman

Adapted Screenplay Fernando Leon de Aranoa, A Perfect Day

Lead Actor Ricardo Darin, Truman

Lead Actress Natalia de Molina, Food (Techo y Comida)

Supporting Actor Javier Camara, Truman

Supporting Actress Luisa Gavasa, The Bride

New Actor Miguel Herran, Nothing In Return

New Actress Irene Escolar, Autumn Without Berlin

Original Score Lucas Vidal, Nobody Wants The Night

Original Song Palmares En La Nieve by Lucas Vidal and Pablo Alboran for Palmares En La Nieve

Production Design Andres Santana and Marta Miro, Nobody Wants The Night

Photography Miguel Angel Amoedo, The Bride

Editing Jorge Coira, Retribution

Artistic Director Anton Laguna, Palmares en la Nieve

Wardrobe Clara Bilbao, Nobody Wants The Night

Makeup and Hair Pablo Perona, Paco Rodriguez and Sylvie Imbert, Nobody Wants The Night

Sound David Machado, Jaime Fernandez and Nacho Arenas, Retribution

Special Effects Lluis Castells and Lluis Rivera, Anacleto, Secreto Agent

Animated Film Capture The Flag, Enrique Gato

Documentary Film Suenos de Sal, Alfredo Navarro

Ibero-American Film El Clan, Pablo Trapero (Argentina)

European Film Mustang, Deniz Gamze Erguven (UK)

Fiction Short Film El Corredor, Jose Luis Montesinos

Animated Short Alike, Daniel Martinez Lara and Rafael Cano Mendez

Documentary Short Hijos de la Tierra, Alex O’Mill Tubau and Ptxi Uriz Domezain

Honorary Goya Mariano Ozores

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