of Fernán Gómez’s race to historical empathy ‘El 47’ and ‘La infiltrada’

From the race of Fernando Fernán Gómez in the first gala to the unusual ex aequo enter El 47 y Infiltration In 2025, four decades of the Goya Awards have resulted in a series of impossible reconciliations, riots, political protests, feminist protests and moments of pure television delirium.

Let’s look back year by year and honor the winners of the Best Picture award, the most notable of each edition.

1987. The road leads nowhere

The first gala was overshadowed by the absence of Fernando Fernán Gómez, who was the great triumph of the evening with four awards. He preferred to sit at home.

1988. A lively forest

To resume the race at the first gala, Fernán Gómez opened the sarao with a brilliant speech, full of so much irony, dedicated to the non-winners. Lola Flores chose the best fit and made sure it was for her. Genius and character.

1989. Women on the verge of a nervous breakdown

Tampoco saw the winner, Almodóvar with Oscar’s head. Pilar Miró came to RTVE to buy clothes with public money. When I approached Gonzalo Suárez, I said quietly, “According to some lists, it would be better to be sure to get clothes”.

1990. Dream about studying

Zalamero Almodóvar tried to reconcile with his muse Carmen Maura, with whom he left Morros, and gave her a trocito of the Berlin Wall. “If such a vast wall has fallen, what separates us may also fall. The two joined in a hug that didn’t stop at all after that.

1991. Hi Carmela!

First film to win with five major awards (film, direction for Carlos Saura, director, actor for Andrés Pajares and actress for Carmen Maura) for a total of 13. Almodóvar won none of the 15 he opted for Have at it! and he marched before he took it show. Tensions between Manchego and Academia are simmering.

1992. Amantes

Another year I loved Almodóvar (five days ago Tacones lejanos), He missed El Rey Imanol Uribe took the honors, but the absent Vicente Aranda also triumphed with film and direction.

1993. Belle Époque

The fight of the night will be served by two young people nominated as best actress: Ariadna Gil, great for Belle Époquey Penélope Cruz, director Jamón, jamón. A magical night for Trueba who conquered a new cabezone.

1994. All in jail

All in jail I came more like home to Berlanga and because of the inconsistency of the opponent, who on his own merits – and before the shock of criticism -. Separate the description of Rosa María Sardá as a presenter, never surpassed. Repeats in 1999 and 2002.

1995. Counted days

The emotions of Verónica Forqué when receiving the Goya de Honor from her father José María Forqué and presenter María Barranco for the victory of her husband Imanolo Uribe with Counted days. Ruth Gabriel and Saturnino García inaugurated actresses and actors’ novels.

1996. Nadie will talk about us when we die

It was Bardem’s night when Javier made Goya the leading actor Word of mouth; on Pilar’s mother, an actress from the department of Lt Nadie will tell you about us…; and on the first Miguel, best short fiction.

1997. thesis

The victory of Amenábar, a 23-year-old chaval, can appeal to the industry and legitimize a new generation of directors and general and commercial cinema.

1998. Good star

José Luis Borau, president of the Academy, opened the gala evening with a speech and presented one of Goya’s most iconic paintings: raising his hands with white palms, he condemned the asesinatos of ETA.

1999. The little girl in your eyes

José Luis Garci left the Academy the day before the gala due to serious allegations against his product for buying votes. Nothing proved and, moreover, El abuelo played before Fernando Trueba’s film.

2000. All about my mother

At the first gala in Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Almodóvar and the Academy sought positions with six awards for their film. Manchego, adémási, I sang to her like Marilyn el Happy birthday Prince Felipe.

2001. El Bola

Presumed low film and low impact came from taquillazo s Commonwealthby Álex de la Iglesia. José Luis Borau scored Best Director for Goya Lion.

2002. Other

The film that introduced Hollywood (Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise and even the disastrous Harvey Weinstein) to Spain landed and showed that the terror was also sustained in the Goyas. Although Vicente Aranda didn’t think the invasion was good and didn’t like the gala.

2003. Monday in the sun

¡No wars! gala, the most controversial of the whole story, hosted by Alberto San Juan and Guillermo Toledo. No hero who does not show opposition to Aznar’s intervention in Iraq.

2004. You’re making my eyes

We may have gone through history through female protagonism, with awards for Iciar Bollain, Ángeles González-Sinde and Isabel Coixet, but we were also marked by the protests of the Association of Victims of Terrorism against Bathtub on the pelotondocumentary by Julio Médem.

2005. Sea in

Amenábar set the current award record for a film, 14. This was the first gala attended by a Prime Minister: Zapatero.

2006. The secret life of words

One of the biggest and biggest events for reporters was solved by the definitive espadaraz in the career of Isabel Coixet, who took on the original film, directed and directed.

2007. Go back

Almodóvar did not care about personal reasons, but triumphed in two ways: Viggo Mortensen’s Alatriste and Faun’s Labyrinth de Guillermo del Toro.

2008. The solitude

The solitudefrom an author as radical as Jaime Rosales was surprising The orphaned one in the ceremonial recording for the first Goya of Maribel Verdú and for the inscrutable speech of Alfredo Landa to the recorder of Honor.

2009. Fireplace

Interesting moments, like the award for the best actor Benicio del Toro por Thatand emotional, as the rapper El Langui recogiendo el de actor novel por The missing persons trick.

2010. Cell 211

Daniel Monzón’s film is based on the most important part of the history of Spanish cinema, Agorafrom Amenábar. The moment was served up by Almodóvar, who, after years of tension, made a surprise appearance to accept the Best Picture award to the evening’s standing ovation.

2011. Black bread

The first film released in Catalonia to be released, although all the focus was on the president of the Academy, Álex de la Iglesia. He announced that he would resign from the gala the following day due to his dissatisfaction with how the law regulates cinema on the web.

2012. No need to be calm for the bad ones

Finally, Goya belongs to two classics of our cinematography: director Enrique Urbizu and actor José Coronado. And first, the animated film was adapted from an adapted character, Arrugas.

2013. Blancanieves

Adriana Ugarte and Carlos Santos’ maddening blunder while accepting the award for best song and Candela Peña’s passionate defense of health marked a protest against the taxation of cultural VAT and government regulations.

2014. Living is easy with your eyes closed

Protests against cinema screenings continued in an edition in which Culture Minister José Ignacio Wert did not arrive at the gala. Javier Cámara and Terele Pávez scored their first cabezones.

2015. The smallest island

While presenting the Goya de Honor to Antonio Banderas, Almodóvar greeted his friends of cinema and culture, saying “Señore Werte, you are not included”. Siguieron las tensions with el Gobierno.

2016. Truman

Nominees Ricardo Darín, Tim Robbins and Juliette Binoche brought prestige to Dani Rovira’s well-organized gala for the second year running. Volvería in 2017.

2017. Tarde saves anger

Double of Emma Suárez Lt Julia y Another skin and Sílvia Pérez Cruz singing the melody of a great song, Ouch ouchde Search for your homethat was the most memorable.

2018. Bookstore

A gala that featured red abanicos amid the evolution of #Metoo to highlight more women in the industry.

2019. Campeones

The itinerary for the gala in Seville is flexible. El taquillazo de Fesser the god of surprise before king. Previously visually disappointed, Jesus Vidal and the star of the film was thrilled with the actor’s revelation. Rosalia began to sing I’m next to you.

2020. Pain and glory

The most tense relationship of Spanish cinema, that of Goya and Almodóvar, found someone with a gala that was almost a return home to Manchego. Other moments: the first competition prize for Banderas, just like in Málaga. Benedicta Sánchez, the 84-year-old actress as a revelation, and the Goya de Honor race Pepa Flores.

2021. Las niñas

Banderas and María Casado presented a tagged edition for the pandemic, with the nominees participating through video games and home visits to victims and health workers.

2022. Good patron

León de Aranoa’s film reached a record number of nominations, 20, and it wasn’t that long after all: six awards. Yes, all the important stuff. Goya Internacional was inaugurated with Cate Blanchett.

2023. Like a beast

Emotional gala duel for the fall of Carlos Saura a day before receiving the Goya de Honor. The Academy gave her a dignified homecoming.

2024. La sociedad de la nieve

In a proper and unsurprising gala presented by Los Javis and Ana Belén, Sigourney Weaver impressed by dedicating the International to her Spanish voice, María Luisa Solá.

2025. El 47 y Infiltration

In a surprise round of the guide, the two favorites will share the best picture award for receiving the same number of votes.