Goya Award for Best Cinematography
| Goya Award for Best Cinematography | |
|---|---|
 The 2026 recipient: Mauro Herce | |
| Native name | Premio Goya a la mejor fotografía |
| Awarded for | Best cinematography in a Spanish film of the year |
| Country | Spain |
| Presented by | Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) |
| First award | 1st Goya Awards (1986) |
| Most recent winner | Mauro Herce Sirāt (2025) |
| Website | Official website |
The Goya Award for Best Cinematography (Spanish: Premio Goya a la mejor fotografía) is one of the Goya Awards presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) since the awards debuted in 1986. It is presented to a cinematographer for an outstanding work in one particular Spanish film.
Teodoro Escamilla was the first winner of the award for his work in Love, the Magician (1986). José Luis Alcaine holds the record of most nominations for this category with twenty, winning five of them. Javier Aguirresarobe is the most awarded in this category with six wins, for Prince of Shadows (1991), The Dog in the Manger (1996), The Others (2001), Soldiers of Salamina (2003) and The Sea Inside (2004). Guillermo Navarro also won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Pan's Labyrinth.
In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
Winners and nominees
1980s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 (1st) [1][2] [3][4][5] | Love, the Magician | El amor brujo | Teodoro Escamilla |
| Half of Heaven | La mitad del cielo | José Luis Alcaine | |
| Werther | Hans Burmann | ||
| 1987 (2nd) | Divine Words | Divinas palabras | Fernando Arribas |
| La Rusa | Hans Burmann | ||
| El bosque animado | Javier Aguirresarobe | ||
| 1988 (3rd) | Rowing with the Wind | Remando al viento | Carlos Suárez |
| Malaventura | José Luis Alcaine | ||
| Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | ||
| Berlin Blues | Berlín Blues | Teodoro Escamilla | |
| El Dorado | |||
| 1989 (4th) | Twisted Obsession | El sueño del mono loco | José Luis Alcaine |
| The Dark Night | La noche oscura | Teodoro Escamilla | |
| Montoyas y tarantos | |||
| Esquilache | Juan Amorós | ||
| Moon Child | El niño de la luna | Jaume Peracaula | |
1990s
2000s
2010s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (25th) | Black Bread | Pa negre (Pan negro) | Antonio Riestra |
| The Last Circus | Balada triste de trompeta | Kiko de la Rica | |
| Biutiful | Rodrigo Prieto | ||
| Buried | Buried (Enterrado) | Eduard Grau | |
| 2011 (26th) | Blackthorn | Juan Antonio Ruiz Anchía | |
| EVA | Arnau Valls Colomer | ||
| The Skin I Live In | La piel que habito | José Luis Alcaine | |
| No Rest for the Wicked | No habrá paz para los malvados | Unax Mendia | |
| 2012 (27th) | Blancanieves | Kiko de la Rica | |
| The Artist and the Model | El artista y la modelo | Daniel Vilar | |
| The Impossible | Lo Imposible | Óscar Faura | |
| Unit 7 | Alex Catalán | ||
| 2013 (28th) | Cannibal | Caníbal | Pau Esteve Birba |
| 15 Years and One Day | 15 años y un día | Juan Carlos Gómez | |
| Witching & Bitching | Las brujas de Zugarramurdi | Kiko de la Rica | |
| New York Shadows | Juan Pinzás, Cristina Trenas, Tote Trenas | ||
| 2014 (29th) | Marshland | La isla mínima | Alex Catalán |
| Autómata | Alejandro Martínez | ||
| Spanish Affair | Ocho apellidos vascos | Kalo Berridi | |
| El Niño | Carles Gusi | ||
| 2015 (30th) | The Bride | La novia | Miguel Ángel Amoedo |
| The King of Havana | El Rey de la Habana | Josep Maria Civit | |
| Nobody Wants the Night | Nadie quiere la noche | Jean-Claude Larrieu | |
| A Perfect Day | Un día perfecto | Alex Catalán | |
| 2016 (31st) [6] | A Monster Calls | Un monstruo viene a verme | Óscar Faura |
| 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines | 1898, Los últimos de Filipinas | Alex Catalán | |
| The Queen of Spain | La reina de España | José Luis Alcaine | |
| The Fury of a Patient Man | Tarde para la ira | Arnau Valls Colomer | |
| 2017 (32nd) [7] | Giant | Handia | Javier Agirre Erauso |
| The Bookshop | La librería | Jean-Claude Larrieu | |
| Gold | Oro | Paco Femenía | |
| Summer 1993 | Estiu 1993 | Santiago Racaj | |
| 2018 (33rd) [8] | Gun City | La sombra de la ley | Josu Inchaustegui |
| Quién te cantará | Eduard Grau | ||
| The Realm | El reino | Alejandro de Pablo | |
| Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story | Yuli | Alex Catalán | |
| 2019 (34th) [9][10] | Fire Will Come | O que arde | Mauro Herce |
| Pain and Glory | Dolor y gloria | José Luis Alcaine | |
| The Endless Trench | La trinchera infinita | Javier Agirre Erauso | |
| While at War | Mientras dure la guerra | Alex Catalán | |
2020s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (35th) [11][12] | Schoolgirls | Las niñas | Daniela Cajías |
| Adú | Sergi Vilanova | ||
| Coven | Akelarre | Javier Agirre Erauso | |
| Black Beach | Ángel Amorós | ||
| 2021 (36th) [13] | Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea | Mediterráneo | Kiko de la Rica |
| The Good Boss | El buen patrón | Pau Esteve Birba | |
| Libertad | Gris Jordana | ||
| Parallel Mothers | Madres paralelas | José Luis Alcaine | |
| 2022 (37th) [14] | The Beasts | As bestas | Álex de Pablo |
| Alcarràs | Daniela Cajías | ||
| Lullaby | Cinco lobitos | Jon D. Domínguez | |
| Official Competition | Competencia oficial | Arnau Valls Colomer | |
| Prison 77 | Modelo 77 | Álex Catalán | |
| 2023 (38th) [15] | Society of the Snow | La sociedad de la nieve | Pedro Luque |
| 20,000 Species of Bees | 20.000 especies de abejas | Gina Ferrer García | |
| Close Your Eyes | Cerrar los ojos | Valentín Álvarez | |
| Un amor | Bet Rourich | ||
| One Night with Adela | Una noche con Adela | Diego Trenas | |
| 2024 (39th) [16][17] | The Room Next Door | La habitación de al lado | Edu Grau |
| The 47 | El 47 | Isaac Vila | |
| Undercover | La infiltrada | Javier Salmones | |
| Saturn Return | Segundo premio | Takuro Takeuchi | |
| I'm Nevenka | Soy Nevenka | Gris Jordana | |
| 2025(40th)[18] | Sirāt | Mauro Herce | |
| Sleepless City | Ciudad sin sueño | Rui Poças | |
| Sundays | Los domingos | Bet Rourich | |
| Los Tigres | Pau Esteve Birba | ||
| Maspalomas | Javier Agirre Erauso | ||
References
- ↑ "Teo Escamilla, homenaje al director de fotografía". Canal Sur (in Spanish). Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ↑ Samaniego, Fernando (March 25, 1987). "Interior y exterior de los directores de fotografía". El País (in Spanish). Madrid. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
- ↑ "El viaje de Fernán Gómez". El País (in Spanish). 2013.
- ↑ Granado, Verónica P. (2006). 20 Años de Goyas Al Cine Español. Aguilar. p. 317. ISBN 9788403096882.
- ↑ "Cambio 16". Información y Revistas, Sociedad Anónima. 1989.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Juan Antonio Bayona's 'A Monster Calls' Leads Goya Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter. December 14, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ↑ Blanes, Pepa (December 13, 2017). "'Handia' y 'La librería', lidera las nominaciones a los Goya". Cadena SER (in Spanish). Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Todos los nominados a los Premios Goya 2019". El Mundo (in Spanish). December 11, 2017. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
- ↑ Lang, Jamie (December 2, 2019). "'Pain and Glory,' 'While at War,' 'Endless Trench' Lead Goya Nominations". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ↑ Hipes, Patrick (January 25, 2020). "'Pain And Glory' Sweeps Top Honors At Spain's Goya Awards". Deadline. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
- ↑ Blanes, Pepa; Romero, José M. (18 January 2021). "'Las niñas', 'La boda de Rosa' y 'Adú', grandes favoritas para los premios Goya" (in Spanish). Cadena SER. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ↑ Belinchón, Gregorio (January 18, 2021). "'Adú', 'Akelarre' y 'Las niñas' lideran las nominaciones a los Goya 2021". El País. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ↑ "'El buen patrón' bate el récord histórico de los Goya con 20 nominaciones". RTVE (in Spanish). Retrieved November 29, 2021.
- ↑ "Nominaciones a los Premios Goya 2023, en directo: estos son los nominados". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 1 December 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2022.
- ↑ "Nominaciones Premios Goya 2024: todas las películas y actores nominados, en directo". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
- ↑ Partearroyo, Daniel de (18 December 2024). "Premios Goya 2025: 'El 47' domina con 14 nominaciones, seguida de 'La infiltrada'". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
- ↑ "Premios Goya 2025 | Palmarés completo: todos los ganadores de la noche del histórico triunfo compartido de 'El 47' y 'La infiltrada'". Cinemanía. 9 February 2025 – via 20minutos.es.
- ↑ "Palmarés Premios Goya 2026: lista completa con todos los ganadores, en directo". Cinemanía. 1 March 2026 – via 20minutos.es.
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