The 36th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences (AACCE), honoured the best in Spanish films of 2021 and took place at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia on 12 February 2022. The ceremony was broadcast by RTVE on La1, TVE Internacional, RTVE Play and RNE.
The shortlists for every category were unveiled on early November, with 160 films being selected to compete. Nominations were read by actors Nathalie Poza and José Coronado on 29 November 2021. The Good Boss received the most nominations with a record-breaking twenty. It was followed by Maixabel, with fourteen nominations, and Parallel Mothers, with eight.
The Good Boss won six awards including Best Film, Best Director for Fernando León de Aranoa, Best Actor for Javier Bardem and Best Original Screenplay.
A new non competitive award that honors personalities from international cinema was introduced for the first time. The first honoree was Australian actress Cate Blanchett. The gala was directed by Dani de la Torre and the screenplay was penned by Bárbara Alpuente, , Nuria Roca and Alberto López. It featured performances by Joaquín Sabina, Leiva, C. Tangana and Luz Casal. It was the first time that the ceremony was held in Valencia.
Winners and nominees
The Good Boss Maixabel Libertad Parallel Mothers Mediterraneo: The Law of the SeaFernando León de Aranoa – The Good Boss Manuel Martín Cuenca – The Daughter Icíar Bollaín — Maixabel Pedro Almodóvar — Parallel MothersJavier Bardem — The Good Boss as Julio Blanco Javier Gutiérrez — The Daughter as Javier Eduard Fernández — Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea as Òscar Camps Luis Tosar — Maixabel as Ibon EtxezarretaBlanca Portillo — Maixabel as Emma Suárez — Josephine as Berta Petra Martínez — That Was Life as María Penélope Cruz — Parallel Mothers as Janis Martínez MorenoUrko Olazabal — Maixabel as Luis Carrasco Fernando Albizu — The Good Boss as Román Celso Bugallo — The Good Boss as Fortuna Manolo Solo — The Good Boss as MirallesNora Navas — Libertad as Teresa Sonia Almarcha — The Good Boss as Adela Aitana Sánchez-Gijón — Parallel Mothers as Teresa Ferreras Milena Smit — Parallel Mothers as Ana Manso Ferreras Chechu Salgado — Outlaws as Zarco — The Good Boss as José Tarik Rmili — The Good Boss as Khaled Jorge Motos — Lucas as Lucas María Cerezuela — Maixabel as María Ángela Cervantes — Girlfriends as Soraya Almudena Amor — The Good Boss as Liliana — Libertad as Libertad Fernando León de Aranoa —The Good Boss Clara Roquet — Libertad Icíar Bollaín, Isa Campo — Maixabel Juanjo Giménez Peña, Pere Altimira — Out of Sync Daniel Monzón, Jorge Guerricaechevarría — Outlaws; based on the novel Las leyes de la frontera by Javier Cercas Júlia de Paz Solvas, Núria Dunjó López — Ama; based on the short film of the same name by Júlia de la Paz Agustí Villaronga — The Belly of the Sea; based on the novel Ocean Sea by Alessandro Baricco Benito Zambrano, — Lemon and Poppy Seed Cake; based on the novel of the same name by Cristina CamposThe Cordillera of Dreams · Chile Song Without a Name · Peru · Argentina Los Lobos · MexicoAnother Round · Denmark Bye Bye Morons · France I'm Your Man · Germany Promising Young Woman · United Kingdom Clara Roquet – Libertad – Girlfriends – Josephine David Martín de los Santos – That Was LifeValentina Gora Automatikoa Kiko de la Rica — Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea Pau Esteve Birba — The Good Boss Gris Jordana — Libertad José Luis Alcaine — Parallel Mothers Vanessa L. Marimbert — The Good Boss Antonio Frutos – Below Zero Miguel Doblado – Josephine Nacho Ruiz Capillas – Maixabel — Outlaws César Macarrón — The Good Boss — Parallel Mothers Mikel Serrano — Maixabel Albert Espel, Kostas Seakianakis — Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea Óscar Vigiola — Love Gets a Room Luis Gutiérrez — The Good Boss Guadalupe Balaguer Trelles — Maixabel , Oriol Tarragó, Marc Bech, — Out of Sync Iván Marín, , Valeria Arcieri — The Good Boss Sergio Bürmann, Laia Casanovas, — Parallel Mothers Alazne Ameztoy, Juan Ferro, Candela Palencia — Maixabel Pau Costa, Laura Pedro — The Vault Raúl Romanillos, Míriam Piquer — The Good Boss Raúl Romanillos, Ferran Piquer — The Grandmother — Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea Vinyet Escobar — Outlaws — Love Gets a Room Fernando García — The Good Boss Clara Bilbao — Maixabel Sarai Rodríguez, Benjamín Pérez, Nacho Díaz — Outlaws Almudena Fonseca, Manolo García — The Good Boss Eli Adánez, Sergio Pérez Berbel, Nacho Díaz — Libertad , Sergio Pérez Berbel — Maixabel Zeltia Montes — The Good Boss Fatima Al Qadiri — The Grandmother Alberto Iglesias — Maixabel — Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea "Te espera el mar" by María José Llergo – Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea "Burst Out" by Àngel Leiro, Jean-Paul Dupeyron, – Álbum de posguerra "Que me busquen por dentro" by Antonio Orozco, Jordi Colell Pinillos – The Cover "Las leyes de la frontera" by – Outlaws
Farrucas Mindanao Votamos Yalla The Monkey Nacer Proceso de selección Umbrellas Who's Stopping Us The Return: Life After ISIS Heroes. Silence and Rock and Roll Tehran Blues Mama Dajla: cine y olvido Figurante Ulisses Honorary Goya José Sacristán
International Honorary Goya Cate Blanchett
Films with multiple nominations and awards
+ Films that received multiple nominations Nominations Film 20 The Good Boss 14 Maixabel 8 Parallel Mothers 7 Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea 6 Libertad Outlaws 3 Josephine 2 Girlfriends Love Gets a Room The Grandmother The Daughter That Was Life Out of Sync
+ Films that received multiple awards Awards Film 6 The Good Boss 5 Outlaws 3 Maixabel Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea 2 Libertad
Presenters and performers The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or performed musical numbers.
Presenters
Performers Artist PerformedBebeJedetCristina Castaño"Libre"C. TanganaRita Payés"Te venero"Joaquín SabinaLeiva"Tan joven y tan viejo"Luz Casal"Negra sombra"during the annual "In Memoriam" tribute
References
External links Gala of the 36th Goya Awards on RTVE Play Official website