Goya 2006
The Spanish Film Prize Goya was awarded in 2006 in 28 categories as well as an honorary Goya. The award ceremony on January 29 was dominated by the drama The Secret Life of Words by Spanish director and screenwriter Isabel Coixet . The international starring film ( Sarah Polley , Tim Robbins and Julie Christie ) is about a nurse who cares for a burn victim on an oil rig. The production, which was with five nominations as an outsider, put that in the category Best Film among others against the favored dramas Obaba (ten nominations, a Goya) of Montxo Armendáriz and Princesas (nine nominations, three trophies) by Fernando Leon de Aranoa by .
The Secret Life of Words won in the important categories of Director, Original Screenplay and Best Producer, with a woman receiving the award for Best Director for the third time in the Goyas' 20-year history. Only Pilar Miró ( 1996 ) and Icíar Bollaín ( 2003 ) had achieved this before . Woody Allen's thriller Match Point was awarded as the best European film . The film was given preference over Fernando Meirelles ' Der Ewige Gärtner and the German contribution Der Untergang by Oliver Hirschbiegel . The Argentine war drama Iluminados por el fuego by Tristán Bauer won in the category Best Foreign Film in Spanish , while the Honorary Goya went to the 79-year-old Spanish scriptwriter and producer Pedro Masó .
Winners and nominees
Best movie
The Secret Life of Words ( La Vida secreta de las palabras ) - Director: Isabel Coixet
- 7 Virgins ( 7 virgenes ) - Directed by Alberto Rodríguez
- Obaba - Directed by Montxo Armendáriz
- Princesas - Director: Fernando León de Aranoa
Best director
Isabel Coixet - The Secret Life of Words ( La Vida secreta de las palabras )
- Montxo Armendáriz - Obaba
- Alberto Rodríguez - 7 Virgins ( 7 virgenes )
- Benito Zambrano - Havana Blues ( Habana Blues )
Best young director
José Corbacho and Juan Cruz - tapas
- Asier Altuna and Telmo Esnal - Aupa Etxebeste!
- Guillem Morales - Habitante incierto
- Santiago Tabernero - Vida y color
Best Actor
- Manuel Alexandre - Elsa & Fred ( Elsa y Fred )
- Juan José Ballesta - 7 Virgins ( 7 virgenes )
- Eduard Fernández - El Método
Best main actress
Best supporting actor
- Javier Cámara - The Secret Life of Words ( La Vida secreta de las palabras )
- Fernando Guillén - Otros días vendrán
- Enrique Villén - Ninette
The best supporting actress
Best young actor
Jesús Carroza - 7 virgins ( 7 vírgenes )
Best Young Actress
- Isabel Ampudia - 15 días contigo
- Bárbara Lennie - Obaba
- Alba Rodríguez - 7 virgins ( 7 vírgenes )
Best original script
Isabel Coixet - The Secret Life of Words ( La Vida secreta de las palabras )
- Fernando León de Aranoa - Princesas
- Rafael Cobos and Alberto Rodríguez - 7 Virgins ( 7 vírgenes )
- Eduard Cortés and Piti Español - Otros días vendrán
Best adapted script
Mateo Gil and Marcelo Piñeyro - El Método
- Montxo Armendáriz - Obaba
- José Luis Garci and Horacio Valcárcel - Ninette
- Roberto Santiago - El Penalti más largo del mundo
Best producer
Esther García Rodríguez - The Secret Life of Words ( La Vida secreta de las palabras )
- Ernesto Chao and Eduardo Santana - Havana Blues ( Habana Blues )
- Puy Oria - Obaba
- Tino Pont - Camarón
Best equipment
- Marta Blasco - Segundo asalto
- Julio Esteban and Julio Torrecilla - Obaba
- Félix Murcia and Federico G. Cambero - Para que no me olvides
Best camera
Esther García Rodríguez - The Secret Life of Words ( La Vida secreta de las palabras )
- Ernesto Chao and Eduardo Santana - Havana Blues ( Habana Blues )
- Puy Oria - Obaba
- Tino Pont - Camarón
Best costumes
- Sabine Daigeler - Princesas
- Sonia Grande - Hormigas en la boca
- Janty Yates - Kingdom of Heaven ( Kingdom of Heaven )
Best mask
Romana González and Josefa Morales - Camarón
- Carlos Hernández and Manolo García - Princesas
- Jorge Hernández and Fermín Galán - El Calentito
- Sequin and Annie Marandin - Les Dalton
Best cut
Fernando Pardo - Havana Blues ( Habana Blues )
Best tone
Carlos Bonmatí , Alfonso Pino and Pelayo Gutiérrez - Obaba
- Miguel Rejas and José Antonio Bermúdez - Ninette
- Eladio Reguero and David Calleja - Los Nombres de Alicia
- Miguel Rejas , Alfonso Raposo and Polo Aledo - Princesas
Best special effects
David Martí , Montse Ribé , Félix Cordón , Félix Bergés and Rafael Solórzano - Fragile
- Reyes Abades , Carlos Lozano , Alberto Esteban , Pablo Núñez and Ana Núñez - Un Rey en La Habana
- Reyes Abades , Chema Remacha , Alberto Esteban and Pablo Urrutia - Obaba
- Juan Ramón Molina , Pablo Núñez , Ana Núñez , Antonio Ojeda , Carlos Martínez - Las Llaves de la independencia
Best movie song
Manu Chao - Princesas (song title: "Me llaman calle" )
- Mario Gaitán - Baghdad rap (song title: "Llora por tus miserias" )
- Eva Gancedo and Yamil - La Noche del hermano (song title: "Los malos amores" )
- Dani Martín - Sinfín (song title: "Laura" )
Best film score
Juan Antonio Leyva , José Luis Garrido , Equis Alfonso , Dayan Abad , Descemer Bueno , Kiki Ferrer and Kelvis Ochoa - Havanna Blues ( Habana Blues )
Best short film
Nana - Director: José Javier Rodríguez Melcon
- Bota de oro - directed by José Luis Baringo and Ramón Tarrés
- El Examinador - Director: José Antonio Pajares
- Hiyab - The Headscarf ( Hiyab ) - Director: Xavi Sala
- El Intruso - Director: David Cánovas
Best animated short film
Tadeo Jones - Director: Enrique Gato
- La Gallina Ciega - Director: Isabel Herguera
- La Leyenda del espantapájaros - Director: Marco Besas
- La Luz de la esperanza - Director: Ricardo Puertas
- Semilla del recuerdo - Director: Renato Roldán
Best short documentary film
En la cuna del aire - Director: Rodolfo Montero de Palacio
- Castilla y León, patrimonio de la humanidad - Director: Antonio Giménez Rico
- Nenyure - Director: Jorge Rivero
Best documentary
Cineastes contra magnats - Director: Carlos Benpar
- Iberia - Director: Carlos Saura
- Trece entre mil - Director: Iñaki Arteta
- Veinte años no es nada - Director: Joaquim Jordà
Best foreign film in Spanish
Iluminados por el fuego , Argentina - Director: Tristán Bauer
- Alma mater , Uruguay - Director: Álvaro Buela
- Mi mejor enemigo , Chile - Director: Alex Bowen C.
- Rosario Tijeras , Colombia - Director: Emilio Maillé
Best European film
Match Point , UK - Director: Woody Allen
- The children of Monsieur Mathieu ( Les Choristes ), France - Director: Christophe Barratier
- The Constant Gardener ( The Constant Gardener ), United Kingdom - Director: Fernando Meirelles
- Der Untergang , Germany - Director: Oliver Hirschbiegel
Best animated film
El Sueño de una noche de San Juan - directed by Ángel de la Cruz and Manolo Gómez
- Gisaku - Director: Baltasar Pedrosa
Honor Goya
Pedro Masó , Spanish screenwriter and producer
Web links
- Goya 2006 on the official website premiosgoya.academiadecine.com
- Goya 2006 in the Internet Movie Database