‘Sirat’ has been the most awarded film at the 40th Goya Awards gala, held tonight at the Forum Building in Barcelona, with six mentions. However, ‘Sundays’ has really been the triumphant film, taking home the statuettes for ‘Best Film’, ‘Best Direction’, ‘Best Leading Actress’, ‘Best Supporting Actress’ and ‘Best Original Screenplay’.
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s film started with the highest number of nominations, with 13 compared to Óliver Laxe’s 11. Kangding Ray’s immersive techno has won the Goya for ‘Best Original Music’, while Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas have become the first all-female sound team to win a Goya. They started as favorites, as they were also the first nominated for an Oscar.
One of the moments of the gala presented by Rigoberta Bandini and Luis Tosar, of which there were not many, came from the hand of Alba Flores, winner of the Goya for ‘Best Original Song’ for ‘Flores para Antonio’. He compared writing the song to “giving birth to a song” and had the entire room sing the anthem ‘I wouldn’t doubt’ in honor of his father, Antonio Flores.
Macarena Gómez mentioned during her walk on the red carpet that “a film gala is not the place to talk about war.” He must have pulled his hair out, since it was the most mentioned topic at the gala, for obvious reasons. Fernando Méndez-Leite, president of the Film Academy, has warned of the “degradation” of the world and the current “contempt” for human rights, while Susan Sarandon, winner of the international Goya, was already in the news for praising the “moral lucidity” of Pedro Sánchez and has done so again in her speech.
In this matter, the Argentine Dolores Fonzi, director of ‘Belén’, has stood out, announcing that she comes “from the future” and that “the extreme right is coming to destroy everything.” On the other hand, Gonzalo Suárez, honorary Goya, gave an eloquent speech about the “character who plays golf with our world.” The naturalness of Antonio Fernández Gavarre, the night’s revelation actor, has added a refreshing touch: “Long live the Fernándezes!” he shouted when collecting his award.
Goya Awards 2026
Goya of Honor: Gonzalo Suárez
Best Costume Design: Helena Sanchís, for ‘La cena’
Best Special Effects: Paula Garifa Rubia and Ana Rubio, for ‘Los tigres’
Best Original Song: ‘Flores para Antonio’ by Alba Flores and Sílvia Pérez Cruz
Best New Actress: Miriam Garlo, for ‘Sorda’
Best New Actor: Antonio ‘Toni’ Fernández Gavarre, for ‘City Without a Dream’
Best Makeup and Hairstyling: Ana López-Puigcerver, Belén López-Puigcerver and Nacho Díaz, for ‘El captivo’
Best Cinematography: Mauro Herce, for ‘Sirat’
Best Production Direction: Oriol Maymó, for Sirat
Best Sound: Amanda Villavieja, Laia Casanovas and Yasmina Praderas, for ‘Sirat’
Best Art Direction: Laia Aztecafon, for ‘Sirat’
Best Animated Film: ‘Decorated’
Best Animated Short: ‘Gilbert’
Best Documentary Short: ‘The Saint’
Best Fiction Short: ‘Dead Angle’
Best New Director: Eva Libertad, for ‘Sorda’
Best Original Music: Kangding Ray, for ‘Sirat’
Best Editing: Cristóbal Fernández, for ‘Sirat’
Best Documentary: ‘Afternoons of Solitude’
Best Ibero-American Film: ‘Belén’
Best European Film: ‘Sentimental Value’
Best Adapted Screenplay: ‘The Dinner’
Best Original Screenplay: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, for ‘Los Domingos’
Best Supporting Actor: Álvaro Cervantes, for ‘Sorda’
Best Supporting Actress: Nagore Aranburu, for ‘Los Domingos’
Best Actor: José Ramón Soroiz, for ‘Maspalomas’
Best Actress: Patricia López Arnaiz, for ‘Los Domingos’
Best Director: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, for ‘Los Domingos’
Best Film: ‘Sundays’
