The 39th Goya Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, will take place at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos [es] in Granada, Andalusia, on 8 February 2025.[1][2][3]

39th Goya Awards
Date8 February 2025
SitePalacio de Exposiciones y Congresos, Granada, Spain
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Background

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Regarding the modifications of the awards regulations for the 39th edition, an increase up to a maximum of two submissions per country in the Best European Film category was allowed.[4] The Best New Actor and New Actress categories added a requirement consisting of an authorization signed by the candidate accepting their participation in the Goya Awards.[4] AI-generated compositions were explicitly banned from the Best Original Score and the Best Original Song categories.[4]

On 22 October 2024, the Spanish Film Academy presented the 17 submissions for the Goya Award for Best Ibero-American Film:

Agarrame fuerte (Uruguay), Aire: Just Breathe (Dominican Republic), I'm Still Here (Brazil), Chuzalongo (Ecuador), Wake Up Mom (Panama); Kill the Jockey (Argentina), El ladrón de perros (Bolivia), In Her Place (Chile), The Buriti Flower [fr] (Portugal), La mujer salvaje (Cuba), La suprema (Colombia), Los últimos (Paraguay), Memories of a Burning Body (Costa Rica), Niños de las brisas (Venezuela), Rita, (Guatemala), Sujo (México), and Yana-Wara (Peru).[5]

On 8 November 2024, the Spanish Film Academy presented the 21 submissions for the Goya Award for Best European Film (now allowing up to two submissions per country in the category):

Wer hat Angst vor Braunau? [de] (Austria), Omen and Holly (Belgium), Beautiful Evening, Beautiful Day (Croatia), Dog on Trial and Reinas (Switzerland), The Count of Monte Cristo and Emilia Pérez (France), Flow (Latvia), Grand Tour and O vento assobiando nas gruas (Portugal), Hesitation Wound and Dormitory (Turkey), In the Blind Spot (Germany), Kensuke's Kingdom and Marianengraben [de] (Luxembourg), La chimera and Palazzina Laf (Italy), The Zone of Interest (United Kingdom), and When the Light Breaks and Touch (Iceland).[6]

On 13 November 2024, the Spanish Film Academy announced Maribel Verdú and Leonor Watling as the gala hosts.[7]

Categories

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Honorary Goya

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On 17 October 2024, actress Aitana Sánchez-Gijón was announced as the recipient of the Honorary Goya Award.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Los Premios Goya 2025 ya tienen fecha para celebrarse en Granada". Cinemanía. 3 April 2025 – via 20minutos.es.
  2. ^ "Pistoletazo de salida de los Premios Goya 2025 en Granada: ya tienen fecha y lugar de celebración". Valencia Plaza. 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Los Premios Goya 2025 se celebrarán en Granada el 8 de febrero". rtve.es. 3 April 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "La Academia de Cine recuperará la 'shortlist' para los cortos en los Goya 2025 y amplía su duración". Kinótico. 26 June 2024.
  5. ^ "17 películas optan al Goya a Mejor Película Iberoamericana". Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 22 October 2024.
  6. ^ "21 películas optan al Goya a Mejor Película Europea 2025". Academia de las Aartes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España. 8 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Maribel Verdú y Leonor Watling presentarán la gala de los Premios Goya 2025". Cadena SER. 13 November 2024.
  8. ^ "La actriz Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Goya de Honor 2025". Cadena Ser. 17 October 2024.