Goya Awards: Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s ‘Los Domingos’ Dominates & Wins Best Film
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📌 Key Takeaways
Los Domingos won five awards including Best Film at the Goya Awards
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa won Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for her film
Patricia López Arnaiz won Best Actress for her performance in 'Los Domingos'
Oliver Laxe's 'Sirât' won awards for Best Cinematography, Sound, and Editing
📖 Full Retelling
Spanish filmmaker Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's 'Los Domingos' dominated this evening's Goya Awards ceremony in Barcelona, winning five major prizes including Best Film, while director Oliver Laxe's 'Sirât' also secured multiple awards at Spain's premier national film honors. Ruiz de Azúa's film, which had led this year's nominations with 13 nods, also earned her the awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. Actress Patricia López Arnaiz took home the Best Actress honor for her performance in the film. 'Los Domingos,' shot in the director's native Bilbao, tells the story of Ainara, a 17-year-old teenager who experiences a religious calling and decides to become a cloistered nun, much to the surprise of her family. The film previously debuted at last year's San Sebastian Film Festival, where it won the top prize, establishing it as a critical favorite even before the Goya Awards. Oliver Laxe's 'Sirât' competed strongly, winning awards for Best Cinematography, Sound, and Editing, demonstrating the depth of talent recognized at this year's ceremony.
🏷️ Themes
Spanish Cinema, Award Recognition, Religious Drama
The Goya Awards (Spanish: Premios Goya) are Spain's main national annual film awards. They are presented by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain.
The first ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, at the Teatro Lop...
Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.7 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municip...
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Alauda Ruiz de Azúa ’s latest film, Los Domingos , dominated this evening’s Goya Awards , winning five awards, including Best Film. Scroll down for the full list of winners. The film’s haul also included Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for Azúa and Best Actress for Patricia López Arnaiz. Oliver Laxe’s Sirât also racked up a series of wins this evening, including Best Cinematography, Sound and Editing. This evening’s Goya Awards took place in Barcelona. Los Domingos had led this year’s nominations with 13 nods. The film debuted at last year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, where it won the top prize. Shot in De Azúa’s native Bilbao, the film follows the story of Ainara, an intelligent 17-year-old who is trying to decide what to study at university. However, the young woman begins to feel a calling from God and decides to embrace the life of a cloistered nun. The news takes her entire family by surprise, creating a chasm and putting everyone to the test. We spoke with De Azúa about the film ahead of San Sebastian in 2025. You can read that interview here . Related Stories News How To Vote For Sound - Key Tips From Industry Insiders And MPSE President David Barber: "Sound Is Inherently Invisible When It Works"
