36th Goya Awards

36th Goya Awards
Date12 February 2022
SitePalau de les Arts Reina Sofía, Valencia, Spain
Directed byDani de la Torre
Highlights
Best FilmThe Good Boss
Best DirectionFernando León de Aranoa
The Good Boss
Best ActorJavier Bardem
The Good Boss
Best ActressBlanca Portillo
Maixabel
Most awardsThe Good Boss (6)
Most nominationsThe Good Boss (20)
Television coverage
NetworkRTVE

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.[1] The ceremony was broadcast by RTVE on La1, TVE Internacional, RTVE Play and RNE.[2]

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.[3][4] 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.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7] The gala was directed by Dani de la Torre and the screenplay was penned by Bárbara Alpuente, Ángela Armero [es], Nuria Roca and Alberto López.[8] It featured performances by Joaquín Sabina, Leiva, C. Tangana and Luz Casal.[8] It was the first time that the ceremony was held in Valencia.

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  2. ^ "Los 36º Premios Goya regresan a la presencialidad en Valencia y con RTVE de nuevo como aliada". Audiovisual451. 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "160 largometrajes aspiran a los Premios Goya 2022, cinco más que en 2021". Agencia EFE (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  4. ^ "'El buen patrón' bate el récord histórico de los Goya con 20 nominaciones". El Periódico de Aragón (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  5. ^ "'El buen patrón' bate el récord histórico de los Goya con 20 nominaciones". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ Belinchón, Gregorio. "'El buen patrón' manda en la ceremonia de los premios Goya 2022". El País. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Cate Blanchett recibirá el primer premio Goya internacional en la gala del 12 de febrero en Valencia". El País (in Spanish). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b Silvestre, Juan (10 February 2022). "Premios Goya 2022: Así será la gala". Fotogramas.