The nominees for the 2024 Goya Awards, Spain’s most prestigious cinema honors have been announced, with Pablo Berger’s quirky, heartwarming animated graphic novel adaptation Robot Dreams breaking through the live-action ceiling to receive nods in four categories. The Academia de Cine will celebrate the 38th edition of the awards at a ceremony presented by Ana Belen, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo on February 10 in Valladolid.
The nominees for Best Animated Film are:
- They Shot the Piano Player — Cristina Huete, Fernando Trueba, Javier Mariscal
- The Sultana’s Dream — Chelo Loureiro, Diego Herguera, Fabian Driehorst, Isabel Herguera, Iván Miñambres, Mariano Baratech
- Hanna and the Monsters — Ángeles Hernández, David Matamoros, Lorena Ares
- Mummies — Cleber Beretta, Francisco Celma, Jordi Gasull, Juan Jesús García Galocha “Galo”, Marc Sabé, Pedro Solís, Toni Novella
- Robot Dreams — Ángel Durández, Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé, Pablo Berger, Sandra Tapia
Robot Dreams, the 2D-animated story of the unusual, aspirational bond between a New York City dog and his build-a-friend robot, also received nods for Best Adapted Screenplay (Pablo Berger), Best Original Music (Alfonso de Vilallonga) and Best Editing (Fernando Franco).
The nominees for Best Animated Short Film are:
- All Good — Direction: Diana Acién Manzorro | Production: Diana Acién Manzorro, Rocío Benavent Méndez
- All Is Lost — Direction: Carla Pereira, Juanfran Jacinto | Production: Álvaro Díaz, David Castro González, Jorge Acosta
- Interns — Direction: Marina Cortón, Marina Donderis, Núria Poveda | Production: Iván Madolell, Leticia Montalvá, Pablo Muñoz Naharro, Vicente Mallols
- To Bird or Not to Bird — Direction: Martín Romero | Production: Chelo Loureiro, Iván Miñambres
- Txotxongiloa — Direction: Sonia Estévez | Production: Sonia Estévez
The Goyas also recognize achievements in special effects. This edition’s nominees are:
- 20,000 Species of Bees — Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano, David Heras, Fran Belda, Indira Martín — The year’s most-nominated picture at the Goyas, with 15 total nods.
- The Hermitage — Eneritz Zapiain, Iñaki Gil “Ketxu”
- The Snow Society — Pau Costa, Félix Bergés, Laura Pedro
- Tin & Tina — Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano, Juan Ventura, Amparo Martínez
- Valley of Shadows — Raúl Romanillos, Míriam Piquer
See all the nominees for the 38th Goya Awards at premiosgoya.com.
