Goya Awards facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Goya Awards
Presented by	Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España
Country	Spain
First awarded	1987

The Goya Awards (Spanish: Premios Goya) are Spain's most important yearly awards for films. They are given out by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.

The first Goya Awards ceremony happened in 1987. This was just one year after the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences was created. The event took place at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid. Since then, the awards have also been held in other Spanish cities like Barcelona, Seville, Málaga, Valencia, and Valladolid.

The Story of the Goya Awards

The Spanish Academy of Motion Pictures and Arts wanted to celebrate the best Spanish films each year. So, they decided to create the Goya Awards. Many people in Spain and around the world see the Goya Awards as Spain's version of the American Academy Awards (the Oscars!).

The very first ceremony was on March 17, 1987, at the Lope de Vega theatre in Madrid. For many years after that, the awards were held at the Palacio de Congresos in Madrid. Later, they moved to the Palacio Municipal de Congresos. In 2000, the ceremony was held in Barcelona.

Sometimes, people use big events like the Goya Awards to share their opinions. For example, in 2003, many film professionals used the ceremony to show they disagreed with the government's support for a war. In 2004, a group that works against terrorism in Spain held a protest outside the theatre. In 2005, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero became the first prime minister of Spain to attend the event.

The Goya Awards have been held in different cities recently. In 2019 and 2023, they took place in Seville. In 2020 and 2021, they were in Málaga.

The Goya Trophy

The award itself is a small bronze statue of a famous Spanish painter named Francisco Goya. A sculptor named José Luis Fernández created it.

People in Spain sometimes jokingly call the trophy cabezón (plural: cabezones). This means 'bighead' because of Goya's large head in the sculpture!

Award Categories

The Goya Awards are given out in 28 different categories. These categories celebrate all the different parts of making a film. There are also two special awards: the Honorary Goya Award and the International Goya Award.

For most categories, up to five films or people can be nominated. This means they are chosen as the best in that group.

Past Award Ceremonies

Here is a list of all the Goya Awards ceremonies since 1986, showing the best film, who hosted, and where it took place.

Fun Facts About Goya Award Winners

"Big Five" Winners

The "Big Five" refers to films that win the top awards: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay (either original or adapted). It's very hard for a film to win all five!

Here are some films that won most of these major awards:

• ¡Ay, Carmela! (1990): Won for Director, Adapted Screenplay, Actor, and Actress.
• Take My Eyes (2003): Won for Director, Original Screenplay, Actor, and Actress.
• The Sea Inside (2004): Won for Director, Original Screenplay, Actor, and Actress.

Films with Many Nominations

Many great films are nominated for Goya Awards each year. Here are some that received a lot of nominations:

See also

In Spanish: Premios Goya para niños

• List of film awards