13th Platino Awards

13th Platino Awards
Date9 May 2026 (2026-05-09)
SiteTeatro Gran Tlachco, Xcaret, Riviera Maya, Mexico
Hosted byCarlos Torres
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo
Highlights
Most awardsFilm: The Secret Agent (7)
Series: The Eternaut (8)
Most nominationsFilm: Belén, Sundays (11)
Series: The Eternaut (13)
Television coverage
Network

The 13th Platino Awards, presented by the Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales (EGEDA) and the Federación Iberoamericana de Productores Cinematográficos y Audiovisuales (FIPCA), took place on 9 May 2026 at Teatro Gran Tlachco in Riviera Maya, Mexico, and recognized excellence in Ibero-American film and television of 2025.[1]

The ceremony was broadcast on TNT Latam and Max in Latin America, La 2 in Spain, and Telemundo and Universo in the United States. Colombian actor Carlos Torres and Spanish actress and television presenter Cayetana Guillén Cuervo served as the hosts for the ceremony.[2]

Background

The 2026 edition will take place at Teatro Gran Tlachco in Riviera Maya, Mexico, being the fourth time the ceremony is held at said location, the last time being in 2024. As a part of an agreement, the host city for the ceremony alternates between Madrid and Riviera Maya (Quintana Roo) from 2024 to 2027.

In October 2025, it was announced that the number of categories would increase from 23 to 35, with most of these categories introduced being technical awards.[3] These categories are three for film: Best Costume Design, Best Special Effects, Best Make-up & Hairstyling; and nine for television productions: Best Long-Form Series, Best Original Score for a Miniseries or TV series, Best Editing for a Miniseries or TV series, Best Art Direction for a Miniseries or TV series, Best Cinematography for a Miniseries or TV series, Best Sound for a Miniseries or TV series, Best Costume Design for a Miniseries or TV series, Best Special Effects for a Miniseries or TV series, Best Make-up and Hairstyling for a Miniseries or TV series.[4]

The nominations were revealed during an event held at Telemundo Center in Miami on March 20, 2026.[5] Argentine legal drama Belén and Spanish drama Sundays led the film categories with eleven nominations each, followed by The Secret Agent with eight and Sirāt with seven. In the television categories, Argentine science-fiction series The Eternaut led with thirteen nominations follwoed by Spanish limited series The Anatomy of a Moment with eleven.[6]

In April 2026, Guillermo Francella was announced the recipient of the Platino Honorary Award.[7]

Winners in some of the categories were announced ahead of the ceremony.[8]

Nominations

Kleber Mendonça Filho, Best Director and Best Screenplay winner.
Wagner Moura, Best Actor winner.
Blanca Soroa, Best Actress winner.
Álvaro Cervantes, Best Supporting Actor winner.
Mauro Herce, Best Cinematography winner.
Thales Junqueira, Best Art Direction winner.
Yasmina Praderas, Best Sound co-winner.

The winners and nominees of the film categories are listed as follows:[9]

Film

Television

Ricardo Darín, Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV series winner.
Paulina Gaitán, Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV series winner.
César Troncoso, Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV series winner.
Federico Jusid, Best Original Score for a Miniseries or TV series winner.
Guillermo Francella, Honorary Platino Award recipient.

The winners and nominees of the series categories are listed as follows:[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Los nominados a los Premios Platino del Cine Iberoamericano en su edición 2026". Diario Las Américas. 21 March 2026. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "CARLOS TORRES Y CAYETANA GUILLÉN-CUERVO PRESENTARÁN LA XIII EDICIÓN DE LOS PREMIOS PLATINO XCARET". Platino Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  3. ↑ "LOS PREMIOS PLATINO SE CELEBRARÁN EL 9 DE MAYO EN XCARET, RIVIERA MAYA (MÉXICO), Y AMPLIARÁN SUS CATEGORÍAS CON DOCE NUEVOS PREMIOS". Platino Awards (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Bases XIII Edición - 2026". Premios Platino (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Todos los nominados de los Premios Platino 2026". EscribiendoCine. 20 March 2026.
  6. ↑ Pérez, Laura (20 March 2026). "'Anatomía de un instante', 'La Promesa' y 'Sueños de libertad', las series españolas finalistas de los Premios Platino". Vertele – via eldiario.es.
  7. ↑ "Guillermo Francella recibe un importante premio internacional por su "sobresaliente" trayectoria". Infobae. 9 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Álvaro Cervantes, Premio Platino a Mejor Interpretación Masculina de Reparto por 'Sorda'". Audiovisual451. 16 April 2016.
  9. ↑ Pérez Latorre, Laura (10 May 2026). "'O agente secreto' triunfa ante 'Los Domingos' en unos Premios Platino marcados por la polémica de Ayuso". eldiario.es.
  10. ↑ Pérez, Laura (10 May 2026). "'El Eternauta' arrasa en los Premios Platino, que dejan sin colofón a las series diarias 'La Promesa' y 'Sueños de libertad'". verTele! – via eldiario.es.