The Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film (), formerly the Goya Award for Best Spanish Language Foreign Film (, 1987–2008) and the Goya Award for Best Hispanic American Film (, 2009–2010), is one of the Goya Awards presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) since the awards debuted in 1986. The category has been presented ever since then with the exception of the third edition where it was not awarded. Carlos Sorín's A King and His Movie was the first winner of this award representing Argentina.
The submission of a film to this category in representation of Portugal is not compatible with a submission of said film to the Best European Film award category. Regarding the films with both a Spanish share and a (non-Spanish) Ibero-American share of the production, leading producers are required to choose between opting for this category or the Best Film category.
Winners and nominees
Argentina has received the most awards and nominations in this category with 20 wins and 32 nominations, Chile follows with 6 wins and 23 nominations. Goya winning films The Secret in Their Eyes (2009), A Fantastic Woman (2017) and Roma (2018) have won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film representing Argentina, Chile and Mexico respectively, with the latter also being nominated for Best Picture and winning Best Director.
Argentine director Eduardo Mignogna is the most awarded director in this category, winning for Autumn Sun (1996), The Lighthouse (1998) and La fuga (2001), while the most nominated directors in this category are Peruvian director Francisco José Lombardi, nominated for Fallen from Heaven (1990), Without Compassion (1994), Captain Pantoja and the Special Services (2000) and Black Butterfly (2007) and Chilean directors Andrés Wood, nominated for Machuca (2004), The Good Life (2008), Violeta Went to Heaven (2011) and Spider (2019), and Maite Alberdi, nominated for La once (2015), The Mole Agent (2020), The Eternal Memory (2023) and In Her Place (2024), with four nominations each.
Notes The winner in each year is shown with a blue background and in bold. 1980s Year English title Original title Director(s) Country1986(1st)A King and His MovieLa película del reyCarlos Sorín Pequeña revancha Olegario Barrera A Time to DieTiempo de morir Jorge Alí Triana 1987(2nd)Life Is Most ImportantLo que importa es vivirLuis Alcoriza Man Facing SoutheastHombre mirando al sudeste Eliseo Subiela A Successful ManUn hombre de éxito Humberto Solás 1988(3rd)Not awarded1989(4th)The Beauty of the AlhambraLa bella del AlhambraEnrique Pineda Barnet Aventurera Pablo de Barra
1990s Year English title Original title Director(s) Country1990(5th)Fallen from HeavenCaídos del cieloFrancisco José Lombardi Candy or MintCaluga o menta Gonzalo Justiniano María Antonia Sergio Giral 1991(6th)The FrontierLa fronteraRicardo Larraín Hello Hemingway Fernando Pérez Jericó Luis Alberto Lamata Técnicas de duelo: una cuestión de honor Sergio Cabrera 1992(7th)A Place in the World Un lugar en el mundoAdolfo Aristarain Like Water for ChocolateComo agua para chocolate Alfonso Arau Disparen a matar Carlos Azpurúa 1993(8th)Gatica, el monoLeonardo Favio Knocks at My DoorGolpes a mi puerta Alejandro Saderman Johnny cien pesos Gustavo Graef Marino 1994(9th)Strawberry and Chocolate Fresa y chocolateTomás Gutiérrez Alea and Juan Carlos Tabío The Strategy of the SnailLa estrategia del caracol Sergio Cabrera Without CompassionSin compasión Francisco José Lombardi 1995(10th)Midaq AlleyEl callejón de los milagrosJorge Fons El elefante y la bicicleta Juan Carlos Tabío Sicario Joseph Novoa 1996(11th)Autumn SunSol de otoñoEduardo Mignogna Pon tu pensamiento en mí Arturo Sotto Sin remitente Carlos Carrera 1997(12th)Ashes of ParadiseCenizas del ParaísoMarcelo Piñeyro Última llamada Carlos García Agraz Vertical LoveAmor tropical Arturo Sotto 1998(13th)The LighthouseEl faro del surEduardo Mignogna Amaneció de golpe Carlos Azpúrua De noche vienes, Esmeralda Jaime Humberto Hermosillo Kleines Tropikana Daniel Díaz Torres 1999(14th)Life Is to WhistleLa vida es silbarFernando Pérez Crane WorldMundo grúa Pablo Trapero Juan, I Forgot I Don't RememberDel olvido al no me acuerdo Juan Carlos Rulfo Time OutGolpe de estadio Sergio Cabrera
2000s Year English title Original title Director(s) Country2000(15th)Burnt MoneyPlata quemadaMarcelo Piñeyro Captain Pantoja and the Special ServicesPantaleón y las visitadoras Francisco José Lombardi Ratas, ratones, rateros Sebastián Cordero Lista de espera Juan Carlos Tabío 2001(16th)La fugaEduardo Mignogna A Cab for ThreeTaxi para tres Orlando Lubbert Miel para Oshún Humberto Solás Violet Perfume: No One Is ListeningPerfume de violetas Maryse Sistach 2002(17th)The Last TrainEl último trenDiego Arsuaga The Crime of Father Amaro El crimen del padre Amaro Carlos Carrera A Lucky DayUn día de suerte Sandra Gugliotta Nothing MoreNada Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti 2003(18th)Intimate StoriesHistorias mínimasCarlos Sorín El misterio del Trinidad José Luis García Agraz Suite Habana Fernando Pérez Seawards JourneyEl viaje hacia el mar Guillermo Casanova 2004(19th)WhiskyJuan Pablo Rebella and Pablo Stoll El rey Antonio Dorado Machuca Andrés Wood Moon of AvellanedaLuna de Avellaneda Juan José Campanella 2005(20th)Blessed by FireIluminados por el fuegoTristán Bauer Alma mater Álvaro Buela My Best EnemyMi mejor enemigo Álex Bowen Rosario Tijeras Jorge Franco 2006(21st)The HandsLas manosAlejandro Doria American Visa Juan Carlos Valdivia In BedEn la cama Matías Bize A Ton of LuckSoñar no cuesta nada Rodrigo Triana 2007(22nd)XXY Lucía Puenzo Black Butterfly Mariposa negra Francisco José Lombardi Padre nuestro Rodrigo Sepúlveda The Silly AgeLa edad de la peseta Pavel Giroud 2008(23rd)The Good LifeLa buena vidaAndrés Wood AcneAcné Federico Veiroj Dog Eat DogPerro come perro Carlos Moreno Lake Tahoe Fernando Eimbcke 2009(24th)The Secret in Their Eyes El secreto de sus ojosJuan José Campanella Dawson Isla 10 Miguel Littín Gigante Adrián Biniez The Milk of Sorrow La teta asustada Claudia Llosa
2010s Year English title Original title Director(s) Country2010(25th)The Life of FishLa vida de los pecesMatías Bize El infierno Luis Estrada The Man Next DoorEl hombre de al lado Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat UndertowContracorriente Javier Fuentes-León 2011(26th)Chinese Take-AwayUn cuento chinoSebastián Borensztein Ticket to Paradise Boleto al paraíso Gerardo Chijona Miss Bala Gerardo Naranjo Violeta Went to HeavenVioleta se fue a los cielos Andrés Wood 2012(27th)Juan of the DeadJuan de los MuertosAlejandro Brugués 7 Boxes7 Cajas Juan Carlos Maneglia and Tana Schémbori After LuciaDespués de Lucía Michel Franco Clandestine ChildhoodInfancia clandestina Benjamín Ávila 2013(28th)Blue and Not So PinkAzul y no tan rosaMiguel Ferrari The German DoctorWakolda Lucía Puenzo Gloria Sebastián Lelio The Golden DreamLa jaula de oro Diego Quemada-Díez 2014(29th)Wild Tales Relatos salvajesDamián Szifron Mr. Kaplan Álvaro Brechner BehaviorConducta Ernesto Daranas La distancia más larga Claudia Pinto 2015(30th)The ClanEl clanPablo Trapero La once Maite Alberdi Magallanes Salvador del Solar Marilyn Solaya 2016(31st)The Distinguished CitizenEl ciudadano ilustreGastón Duprat and Mariano Cohn Anna From AfarDesde allá Lorenzo Vigas The Chosen OnesLas elegidas David Pablos 2017(32nd) A Fantastic Woman Una mujer fantásticaSebastián Lelio Tempestad Tatiana Huezo Zama Lucrecia Martel 2018(33rd)Roma Alfonso Cuarón El AngelEl ángel Luis Ortega A Twelve-Year NightLa noche de 12 años Álvaro Brechner Los perros Marcela Said 2019(34th)Heroic LosersLa odisea de los gilesSebastián Borensztein SpiderAraña Andrés Wood The Awakening of the AntsEl despertar de las hormigas Monos Alejandro Landes
2020s Year English title Original title Director(s) Country2020(35th)Forgotten We'll BeEl olvido que seremosFernando Trueba The Mole Agent El agente topo Maite Alberdi La Llorona Jayro Bustamante I'm No Longer HereYa no estoy aquí 2021(36th) The Cordillera of DreamsLa cordillera de los sueñosPatricio Guzmán Song Without a Name Canción sin nombre Melina León Las siamesas Paula Hernández Los Lobos Samuel Kishi 2022(37th) Argentina, 1985 Santiago Mitre 1976 Manuela Martelli The Pack La jauría Andrés Ramírez Pulido Prayers for the Stolen Noche de fuego Tatiana Huezo Utama Alejandro Loayza Grisi 2023(38th)The Eternal Memory La memoria infinita Maite Alberdi La pecera Glorimar Marrero Sánchez Puan Benjamín Naishtat and Simón Diego Vicentini 2024(39th)I'm Still Here Ainda Estou Aqui Walter Salles Don't You Let Me GoAgarrame fuerte Ana Guevara and Leticia Jorge Kill the Jockey El Jockey Luis Ortega In Her PlaceEl lugar de la otraMaite Alberdi Memories of a Burning BodyMemorias de un cuerpo que arde 2025(40th) Belén Dolores Fonzi The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo La misteriosa mirada del flamenco Diego Céspedes La piel del agua Manas A Poet Un poeta Simón Mesa Soto
Awards by country Country Awards Nominations 20 32 6 23 4 19 3 21 2 9 1 14 1 11 1 8 1 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
See also Ariel Award for Best Ibero-American Film
References
External links
IMDb: Goya Awards