The 39th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, took place at the in Granada, Andalusia, on 8 February 2025. The gala was broadcast on La 1 and RTVE Play.
Background Regarding the modifications of the awards regulations for the 39th edition, an increase up to a maximum of two submissions per country in the Best European Film category was allowed. The Best New Actor and New Actress categories added a requirement consisting of an authorization signed by the candidate accepting their participation in the Goya Awards. AI-generated compositions were explicitly banned from the Best Original Score and the Best Original Song categories.
On 22 October 2024, the Spanish Film Academy presented the 17 submissions for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film:
Aire: Just Breathe (Dominican Republic), I'm Still Here (Brazil), Chuzalongo (Ecuador), The Dog Thief (Bolivia), Don't You Let Me Go (Uruguay), Kill the Jockey (Argentina), In Her Place (Chile), (Portugal), La mujer salvaje (Cuba), La suprema (Colombia), Los últimos (Paraguay), Memories of a Burning Body (Costa Rica), Niños de las brisas (Venezuela), Rita (Guatemala), Sujo (México), Wake Up Mom (Panama), and Yana-Wara (Peru).
On 8 November 2024, the Spanish Film Academy presented the 21 submissions for the Goya Award for Best European Film (now allowing up to two submissions per country in the category):
(Austria), Omen and Holly (Belgium), Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day (Croatia), Dog on Trial and Reinas (Switzerland), The Count of Monte Cristo and Emilia Pérez (France), Flow (Latvia), Grand Tour and O vento assobiando nas gruas (Portugal), Hesitation Wound and Dormitory (Turkey), In the Blind Spot (Germany), Kensuke's Kingdom and (Luxembourg), La chimera and Palazzina Laf (Italy), The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom), and When the Light Breaks and Touch (Iceland).
On 13 November 2024, the Spanish Film Academy announced Maribel Verdú and Leonor Watling as the gala hosts.
The nominations were read in Granada by Natalia de Molina and Álvaro Cervantes on 18 December 2024. Alejandro Sanz, Amaral, Dora, Rigoberta Bandini, Zahara, Miguel Ríos, Dellafuente, the Morente siblings (Estrella, Kiki, and ), and Lola Índigo were announced as musical acts.
Winners and nominees The winners and nominees are listed as follows:
The 47; produced by Javier Méndez, Laura Fernández Espeso Undercover; produced by Álvaro Ariza, , Mercedes Gamero, Pablo Nogueroles A House on Fire; produced by Alberto Aranda, Ana Eiras, Ariens Damsí, Bernat Saumell, Dani de la Orden, Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano, Kike Maíllo, Toni Carrizosa The Blue Star; produced by Amelia Hernández, Hernán Musaluppi, Simón de Santiago Saturn Return; produced by Cristóbal García Isaki Lacuesta, — Saturn Return Pedro Almodóvar — The Room Next Door Arantxa Echevarría — Undercover Paula Ortiz — The Red Virgin Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño — Marco, the Invented Truth Eduard Fernández — Marco, the Invented Truth as Enric Marco Alberto San Juan — A House on Fire as Carlos Alfredo Castro — They Will Be Dust as Flavio Urko Olazabal — I'm Nevenka as Ismael Álvarez Vito Sanz — The Other Way Around as Alex Carolina Yuste — Undercover as Mónica / Arantxa Emma Vilarasau — A House on Fire as Montse Julianne Moore — The Room Next Door as Ingrid Parker Tilda Swinton — The Room Next Door as Martha Hunt Patricia López Arnaiz — Glimmers as Isabel Salva Reina — The 47 as Felipín Enric Auquer — A House on Fire as David — La casa as Vicente Luis Tosar — Undercover as Ángel Salcedo "El Inhumano" Antonio de la Torre — Glimmers as Ramón Clara Segura — The 47 as Carmen Macarena García — A House on Fire as Marta Maria Rodríguez Soto — A House on Fire as Júlia Nausicaa Bonnín — Undercover as Andrea Aixa Villagrán — The Red Virgin as Macarena Pepe Lorente — The Blue Star as Mauricio Aznar — May I Speak with the Enemy? as Miguel Gila — The Blue Star as Cristalino — Saturn Return as the guitarist Daniel Ibáñez — Saturn Return as the singer Laura Weissmahr — Salve Maria as Maria Agirre Zoe Bonafonte — The 47 as Joana Mariela Carabajal — The Blue Star as Andrea Carabajal Marina Guerola — Glimmers as Madalen Lucía Veiga — I'm Nevenka as Eduard Sola — A House on Fire Alberto Marini, Marcel Barrena — The 47 Javier Macipe — The Blue Star , Arantxa Echevarría — Undercover Aitor Arregi, Jon Garaño, Jorge Gil Munarriz, — Marco, the Invented Truth Pedro Almodóvar — The Room Next Door; based on the novel What Are You Going Through by Sigrid Nunez , Joana M. Ortueta — La casa; based on the graphic novel by Paco Roca Pilar Palomero — Glimmers; based on the story Bihotz handiegia by Mar Coll, — Salve Maria; based on the novel Amek ez dute by Katixa Agirre Icíar Bollaín, Isa Campo — I'm Nevenka; based on the books Hay algo que no es como me dicen: el caso Nevenka Fernández contra la realidad by Juan José Millás and El poder de la verdad by Nevenka Fernández I'm Still Here · Brazil Don't You Let Me Go · Uruguay Kill the Jockey · Argentina In Her Place · Chile Memories of a Burning Body · Costa Rica Emilia Pérez · France The Count of Monte Cristo · France Flow · Latvia La chimera · Italy The Zone of Interest · United Kingdom Javier Macipe — The Blue Star — The Quiet Maid Pedro Martín-Calero — The Wailing Sandra Romero — As Silence Passes By Paz Vega — Rita ; produced by César Zelada, David Baute, , Marc Sabé Buffalo Kids; produced by Cleber Beretta, Francisco Celma, Ignacio Salazar-Simpson, Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano, , Juan Jesús García Galocha "Galo", Marc Sabé, Pedro Solís, Ricardo Marco Budé, Toni Novella Dragonkeeper; produced by Aurora de Cos, Fu Ruoqing, Larry Levene, Li Jiangping, Pedro Pérez, Peng Mingyu, , Song Weiwei, Tro Juanyu, Yang Lihe ; produced by , Alba Sotorra, Anna Mroczek, Dani Bagur, Kiko Domínguez, Lukasz Kacprowicz, Marcin Wasilewski, María Trénor, Miguel Molina Carmona, Robert Jaszczurowski, Wojciech Leszczynski Superklaus; produced by Andrea Sebastiá, Darío Sanchez, François Trudel, Nacho La Casa, Steven Majaury Edu Grau — The Room Next Door Isaac Vila — The 47 — Undercover Takuro Takeuchi — Saturn Return Gris Jordana — I'm Nevenka Javi Frutos — Saturn Return Nacho Ruiz Capillas — The 47 Javier Macipe, Nacho Blasco — The Blue Star Victoria Lammers — Undercover Fernando Franco — Little Loves Javier Alvariño — The Red Virgin Marta Bazaco — The 47 Inbal Weinberg — The Room Next Door Pepe Domínguez del Olmo — Saturn Return Miguel Ángel Rebollo — The Other Way Around Carlos Apolinario — The 47 Laia Gómez — A House on Fire Axier Pérez Serrrano — Undercover Kati Martí Donoghue — The Red Virgin Carlos Amoedo — Saturn Return Diana Sagrista, Eva Valiño, Alejandro Castillo, Antonin Dalmasso — Saturn Return Amanda Villavieja, Joaquín Rajadel, Víctor R. Puertas, Mayte Cabrera, Nicolas de Poulpiquet — The Blue Star Sergio Bürmann, Anna Harrington, — The Room Next Door Fabio Huete, Jorge Castillo Ballesteros, Miriam Lisón, Mayte Cabrera — Undercover Coque F. Lahera, Álex F Capilla, — The Red Virgin Laura Canals, Iván López Hernández — The 47 Li Xin — Dragonkeeper Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano, Juliana Lasunción — Undercover Raúl Romanillos, Juanma Nogales — The Red Virgin Jon Serrano, Mariano García Marty, David Heras — Marco, the Invented Truth — The Red Virgin Ester Palaudàries, Vinyet Escobar — Disco, Ibiza, Locomía Irantzu Ortiz, Olga Rodal — The 47 Bina Daigeler — The Room Next Door Lourdes Fuentes — Saturn Return , Sergio Pérez Berbel, Nacho Díaz — Marco, the Invented Truth Karol Tornaría — The 47 Morag Ross, Manolo García — The Room Next Door Patricia Rodríguez, Tono Garzón — Undercover Eli Adánez, Paco Rodríguez Frías — The Red Virgin Alberto Iglesias — The Room Next Door — The 47 Arturo Cardelús — Dragonkeeper Fernando Velázquez — Undercover — Family Affairs "Los almendros" by Antón Álvarez, Yerai Cortés (The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés) "Show Me" by Fernando Velázquez (Buffalo Kids) "El borde del mundo" by Valeria Castro (The 47) "La virgen roja" by Maria Arnal (The Red Virgin) "Love Is the Worst" by Alondra Bentley, Isaki Lacuesta (Saturn Return) La gran obra; produced by , Àlex Lora Betiko gaua; produced by Ander Barinaga-Rementeria Arano, Ander Sagardoy Múgica, Carmen Lacasa Aguinaga, Eneko Sagardoy, Cuarentena; produced by María del Puy Alvarado, Celia de Molina El trono; produced by Arturo Valls, Carmela Martínez Oliart, Félix Tusell Sánchez, Lucía Jiménez Mamántula; produced by , , Paola Alvarez, Tasio Cafunè; produced by Carlos Fernández de Vigo, Damián Perea, Mintxo Díaz, Sergy Moreno, Lorena Ares El cambio de rueda; produced by Ainhoa Ramírez Lucendo, Fernando Franco, León Siminiani, Begoña Arostegui La mujer ilustrada; produced by Diego Herguera, Isabel Herguera Lola, Lolita, Lolaza; produced by , Mabel Lozano, Pablo Jimeno, Raúl Berdonés Wan; Carlos Ayerbe, Víctor Monigote The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés; produced by Antón Álvarez, Cristina Trenas, Santos Bacana Domingo domingo; produced by Arunas Matelis, Laura García Andreu, Pepe Andreu, Rafa Molés ; produced by , , José Carlos de Isla Troncoso, Paco Ortiz Mi hermano Ali; produced by Paula Palacios ; produced by Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar Semillas de Kivu; produced by Carlos Valle, , Iván Miñambres, Néstor López, Pepe Castro, Pilar Sancho ; produced by Carlo D'Ursi, Jorge Garrido, Afioco Gnecco, Carolina Yuste Els Buits; produced by Carlotta Schiavon, Ian de la Rosa, Laura Rubirola Sala, Isa Luengo, Marina Freixa Roca, Sofía Esteve ; produced by David Epiney, Eugenia Mumenthaler, Pepe Andreu, Rafa Molés, Elena López Riera Los 30 (no) son los nuevos 20; produced by Alfonso Palazón, Juan Vicente Castillejo Navarro
Films with multiple nominations and awards
+ Films with multiple nominations Nominations Film 14 The 47 13 Undercover 11 Saturn Return 10 The Room Next Door 9 The Red Virgin 8 The Blue Star A House on Fire 5 Marco, the Invented Truth 4 Glimmers I'm Nevenka 3 Dragonkeeper 2 La casa Salve Maria The Other Way Around The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés Buffalo Kids
+ Films with multiple awards Awards Film 5 The 47 3 Saturn Return The Room Next Door 2 Undercover The Red Virgin The Blue Star Marco, the Invented Truth The Flamenco Guitar of Yerai Cortés
Honorary Goya
On 17 October 2024, actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón was announced as the recipient of the Honorary Goya Award.
International Goya
On 30 January 2025, American actor Richard Gere was announced as the recipient of the International Goya Award.
Performers Artist(s) Song(s) AmaralMiguel Ríos "Bienvenidos" Alejandro Sanz "" Rigoberta Bandini "El amor" Estrella MorenteKiki MorenteSoleá MorenteDellafuenteLola Índigo "Anda jaleo""Verde que te quiero verde" DoraZahara "Si tú no estás"
In Memoriam The In Memoriam tribute was accompanied by musical acts Zahara and Dora Postigo, who performed Rosana Arbelo's Si tú no estás. It paid tribute to individuals including Mayra Gómez Kemp, Marisa Paredes, Xabier Deive, Fermí Reixach, Elisa Montés, Teresa Gimpera, Eva Lyberten, Silvia Tortosa, Jaime de Armiñán, Jaume Lleal, Julián Ortega, La Chunga, José de la Torre, Fermí Reixach, Isabel Álvarez Friera, Ana Bernal, Vanessa Castro, Lola Cordón, Javi Cañón, Daniel Fanego, Txema Blasco, Anastasio de la Fuente, Ernesto Gómez Cruz, Jaime D'Ors, Juanma Carrillo, José Hervás, Paula Martel, Silvia Pinal, Emilio Echevarría, Francisco San Martín, and Rosalía Dans.
References
External links Gala of the 39th Goya Awards on RTVE Play