The Goya Award for Best New Director () is one of the Goya Awards presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) since the 4th edition of the awards in 1989. It is given in honor of a debuting film director or directing team that has demonstrated outstanding directing ability in making a Spanish film.
History The award was first presented at the fourth edition of the Goya Awards with Ana Díez being the first winner for her film Ander eta Yul.
Three directors have won this category and later have received the Best Director award, Alejandro Amenábar won for Tesis (1996) and went on to win Best Director twice, for The Others (2001) and The Sea Inside (2005); Fernando León de Aranoa won for Familia (1997) and later won Best Director thrice, for Barrio (1998), Mondays in the Sun (2002) and The Good Boss (2022); and Juan Antonio Bayona won for The Orphanage (2007) and went on to win Best Director twice, for The Impossible (2012) and A Monster Calls (2016).
Five films have won both this award and Best Film, Agustín Díaz Yanes's Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead (1995), Alejandro Amenábar's Tesis (1996), Achero Mañas's Pellet (2000), Raúl Arévalo's The Fury of a Patient Man (2016) and Pilar Palomero's Schoolgirls (2020). Animator Enrique Gato became the first to historically win the award for an animated film with Tad, The Lost Explorer.
At the 40th Goya Awards, the academy announced changes in the eligibility criteria for the category, changing the nature of the debut work from first ICAA-assessed feature film to first feature film released in theatres.
Winners and nominees In the following table, the years are listed as per Academy convention, and generally correspond to the year of film release; the ceremonies are always held the following year. + Table key Indicates the winner
1980s Year Director(s) English title Original title1989(4th) Ana Díez Brumal Isabel Coixet
1990s Year Director(s) English title Original title1990(5th) Rosa Vergés Against the Wind Contra el viento Ovejas negras1991(6th) Juanma Bajo Ulloa Butterfly WingsAlas de mariposa Ana Belén Manuel Gómez Pereira Pink Sauce Salsa rosa1992(7th) Julio Médem Vacas Álex de la Iglesia Acción mutante Chus Gutiérrez Sublet1993(8th) Mariano Barroso My Soul Brother Mi hermano del alma Ciénaga 1994(9th) – and Justino, a Senior Citizen Killer Justino, un asesino de la tercera edad Álvaro Fernández Armero It's All Lies Todo es mentira1995(10th) Agustín Díaz Yanes Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're DeadNadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto Manuel Huerga Antarctica Antártida Icíar Bollaín Hola, ¿estás sola?1996(11th) Alejandro Amenábar Thesis Tesis David Trueba The Good Life La buena vida , Miguel Bardem and Not Love, Just Frenzy Más que amor, frenesí1997(12th) Fernando León de Aranoa Familia La Moños David Alonso and Memorias del ángel caído1998(13th) Santiago Segura Torrente, the Dumb Arm of the Law Torrente, el brazo tonto de la ley Javier Fesser The Miracle of P. Tinto El milagro de P. Tinto Miguel Albaladejo The First Night of My Life La primera noche de mi vida Mensaka Mensaka, páginas de una historia1999(14th) Benito Zambrano Alone Solas Miguel Bardem The Ugliest Woman in the World La mujer más fea del mundo María Ripoll The Man with Rain in His Shoes Mateo Gil Nobody Knows Anybody Nadie conoce a nadie
2000s Year Director(s) English title Original title2000(15th) Achero Mañas PelletEl Bola Daniel Monzón Heart of the Warrior El corazón del guerrero Cesc Gay Nico and Dani Krámpack Patricia Ferreira I Know Who You Are Sé quién eres2001(16th) Juan Carlos Fresnadillo Intacto Víctor García León No Pain, No Gain Más pena que gloria Savages Salvajes Mine Alone Solo mía2002(17th) and Smoking Room and Daniela Fejerman My Mother Likes Women A mi madre le gustan las mujeres Eduard Cortés Nobody's Life La vida de nadie Ramón Salazar Stones Piedras2003(18th) Ángeles González Sinde Sleeping LuckLa suerte dormida David Serrano Football Days Días de fútbol Jaime Rosales The Hours of the Day Las horas de día Pablo Berger Torremolinos 732004(19th) Cold Winter Sun Frío sol de invierno Santiago Amodeo Astronauts Astronautas Body Confusion Fuera del cuerpo Kill Me Tender Haz conmigo lo que quieras2005(20th) José Corbacho and Juan Cruz Tapas and Guillem Morales The Uninvited Guest El habitante incierto Life and Colour Vida y color2006(21st) Daniel Sánchez Arévalo DarkBlueAlmostBlackAzuloscurocasinegro Carlos Iglesias Crossing the Border Un franco, 14 pesetas Lola Lo que sé de Lola The Night of the Sunflowers La noche de los girasoles2007(22nd) Juan Antonio Bayona The OrphanageEl orfanato Under the Stars Bajo las estrellas Suso's Tower La torre de Suso Tristán Ulloa and David Ulloa Modesty Pudor2008(23rd) Santiago Zannou The One-Handed Trick El truco del manco My Prison Yard El patio de mi cárcel Nacho Vigalondo Timecrimes Los cronocrímenes Un novio para Yasmina2009(24th) Mar Coll Three Days With the Family Tres dies amb la família The Shame La vergüenza Borja Cobeaga Friend Zone Pagafantas Antonio Naharro and Álvaro Pastor Me, Too Yo, también
2010s Year Director(s) English title Original title2010(25th) Bon Appétit Emilio Aragón Álvarez Paper Birds Pájaros de papel Juana Macías Plans for Tomorrow Planes para mañana Jonás Trueba Every Song Is About Me Todas las canciones hablan de mí2011(26th) Kike Maíllo Eva Paula Ortiz Chrysalis De tu ventana a la mía Maktub Eduardo Chapero-Jackson Verbo2012(27th) Enrique Gato Tad, the Lost ExplorerLas aventuras de Tadeo Jones Paco León Carmina or Blow Up Carmina o revienta Evelyn Oriol Paulo The Body El cuerpo2013(28th) Fernando Franco WoundedLa herida Neus Ballús Jorge Dorado Mindscape Rodrigo Sorogoyen Stockholm2014(29th) Carlos Marqués-Marcet 10,000 km and Esteban Roel Shrew's Nest Musarañas Francisco Sánchez Varela Paco de Lucía: La búsqueda They Are All Dead Todos están muertos2015(30th) Daniel Guzmán Nothing in ReturnA cambio de nada Dani de la Torre Retribution El desconocido Food and Shelter Techo y comida Leticia Dolera Requirements to Be a Normal Person Requisitos para ser una persona normal2016(31st) Raúl Arévalo The Fury of a Patient ManTarde para la ira Salvador Calvo 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines 1898, Los últimos de Filipinas The One-Eyed King El rey tuerto Nely Reguera María (and Everybody Else) María (y los demás)2017(32nd) Carla Simón Summer 1993Estiu 1993 Sergio G. Sánchez Marrowbone El secreto de Marrowbone Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo Holy Camp! La llamada Can't Say Goodbye No sé decir adiós2018(33rd) Arantxa Echevarría Carmen & Lola Carmen y Lola Andrea Jaurrieta Ana by Day Ana de día César Esteban Alenda and José Esteban Alenda Not the End Sin fin Celia Rico Clavellino Journey to a Mother's Room Viaje al cuarto de una madre2019(34th) Belén Funes A Thief's DaughterLa hija de un ladrón Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia The Platform El hoyo Aritz Moreno Advantages of Travelling by Train Ventajas de viajar en tren
2020s Year Director(s) English title Original title2020(35th) Pilar Palomero SchoolgirlsLas niñas Ane Is Missing Ane Bernabé Rico One Careful Owner El inconveniente My Mexican Bretzel2021(36th) Clara Roquet Libertad Girlfriends Chavalas Josephine Josefina David Martín de los Santos That Was Life La vida era eso2022(37th) Alauda Ruiz de Azúa LullabyCinco lobitos Carlota Pereda Piggy Cerdita Elena López Riera The Water El agua Juan Diego Botto On the Fringe En los márgenes Cork Suro2023(38th) Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren 20,000 Species of Bees 20.000 especies de abejas Itsaso Arana The Girls Are Alright Las chicas están bien Matria Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vasquez Upon Entry Love & Revolution Te estoy amando locamente2024(39th) Javier Macipe The Blue Star La estrella azul The Quiet Maid Calladita Pedro Martín-Calero The Wailing El llanto Sandra Romero As Silence Passes By Por donde pasa el silencio Paz Vega Rita2025(40th) Deaf Sorda Balearic Strange River Estrany riu Fury La furia Away Molt lluny
Statistics The following list is for Best New Director nominees and winners that went on to win or be nominated for Best Director. The times that the directors won either of the categories are in bold. Director(s) Best New Director nominated work and result Best Director nominated work(s) and result(s) Isabel Coixet rowspan = "6" Juanma Bajo Ulloa rowspan = "2" Manuel Gómez Pereira Julio Médem rowspan = "2" Álex de la Iglesia rowspan = "4" Manuel Huerga Icíar Bollaín rowspan = "5" Alejandro Amenábar rowspan = "5" David Trueba rowspan = "3" Fernando León de Aranoa rowspan = "4" Javier Fesser rowspan = "2" Benito Zambrano rowspan = "3" Mateo Gil Daniel Monzón rowspan = "2" Cesc Gay rowspan = "2" Jaime Rosales Pablo Berger Daniel Sánchez Arévalo Juan Antonio Bayona rowspan = "3" Paula Ortiz rowspan = "2" Rodrigo Sorogoyen rowspan = "3" Salvador Calvo Carla Simón rowspan = "2" Arantxa Echevarría Pilar Palomero Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
References
External links Official site IMDb: Goya Awards