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Society Of The Snow freezes out competition at Goyas

JA Bayona's film snags 12 gongs at Spanish Oscars

by Amber Wilkinson

Society Of The Snow

JA Bayona’s Society Of The Snow won an avalanche of awards as Spain's Oscar equivalent Goya awards in Valladolid yesterday. The film, which is available to watch on Netflix, recounts the true story of a rugby team who survived a plane crash in the Andes took home 12 prizes, including best film and director.

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren's debut 20,000 Species Of Bees won a trio of prizes for best new director and original screenplay and best supporting actress for Ane Gabarain.

Justine Triet continued her successful awards run as Anatomy Of A Fall, was named best European film, while Maite Alberdi took home the Ibero-American gong for The Eternal Memory. Pablo Berger’s Robot Dreams won best adapted screenplay and feature animation.

The international Goya for lifetime achievement went to Sigourney Weaver, who has worked with Bayona, on A Monster Calls, and fellow Spaniard Rodrigo Cortés on Red Lights.

Several of the speeches spoke out violence against women in the film industry. Their stance comes in the wake of accusations from three women about Magical Girl director Carlos Vermut, which he strongly denies.

An honorary Goya was also given to cinema restaurateur and cinematographer Juan Mariné, who is 103 and whose credits stretch from the 1940s to 2014.

The winners and nominees are below:

Best Film

20,000 Species Of Bees – Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
Close Your Eyes – Víctor Erice
WINNER: Society Of The Snow – JA Bayona
Jokes & Cigarettes – David Trueba
Un Amor – Isabel Coixet

Best Director

Víctor Erice – Close Your Eyes
Elena Martin – Creatura
WINNER: JA Bayona – Society Of The Snow
David Trueba – Jokes & Cigarettes
Isabel Coixet – Un Amor

Best New Director

WINNER: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren – 20,000 Species Of Bees
Itsaso Arana – The Girls Are Alright
Alvaro Gago – Matria
Alejandro Marín – I’m Loving You Madly
Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastian Vasquez – Upon Entry

Best Actor

Manolo Solo – Close Your Eyes
Enric Auquer – The Teacher Who Promised The Sea
WINNER: David Verdaguer – Jokes & Cigarettes
Hovik Keuchkerian – Un Amor
Alberto Ammann – Upon Entry

Best Actress

Patricia Lopez Arnaiz – 20,000 Species Of Bees
María Vázquez – Matria
WINNER: Malena Alterio – Something Is About To Happen
Carolina Yuste – Jokes & Cigarettes
Laia Costa – Un Amor

Best Supporting Actor

Martxelo Rubio – 20,000 Species Of Bees
Juan Carlos Vellido – Under Therapy
WINNER: Jose Coronado – Close Your Eyes
Álex Brendemühl – Creatura
Hugo Silva – Un Amor

Best Supporting Actress

WINNER: Ane Gabarain – 20,000 Species Of Bees
Itziar Lazkano – 20,000 Species Of Bees
Ana Torrent – Close Your Eyes
Clara Segura – Creatura
Luisa Gavasa – The Teacher Who Promised The Sea

Best New Actor

Brianeitor – Champions
Julio Hu Chen – Chinas, A Second Generation Story
WINNER: Matías Recalt – Society Of The Snow
La Dani – I’m Loving You Madly
Omar Banana – I’m Loving You Madly

Best New Actress

Xinyi Ye – Chinas, A Second Generation Story
Yeju Ji – Chinas, A Second Generation Story
Clàudia Malagelada – Creatura
Sara Becker – The Movie Teller
WINNER: Janet Novás – The Rye Horn

Best Original Screenplay

WINNER: Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren - 20,000 Species Of Bees
Michel Gaztambide, Víctor Erice – Close Your Eyes
Alejandro Marín, Carmen Garrido – I’m Loving You Madly
Félix Viscarret – Not Such An Easy Life
Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vásquez – Upon Entry

Best Adapted Screenplay

Albert Val – The Teacher Who Promised The Sea
Bernat Vilaplana, JA Bayona, Jaime Marques-Olarreaga, Nicolás Casariego – Society Of The Snow
WINNER: Pablo Berger – Robot Dreams
Albert Espinosa, David Trueba – Jokes & Cigarettes
Isabel Coixet, Laura Ferrero – Un Amor

Best cinematography