Honorary Goya Award

Honorary Goya Award
The 2026 recipient: Gonzalo Suárez
Native namePremio Goya de Honor
Awarded forLifetime achievement
CountrySpain
Presented byAcademy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE)
First award1st Goya Awards
Most recent winnerGonzalo Suárez (2026)
WebsiteOfficial website

The Honorary Goya Award (Spanish: Premio Goya de Honor) is one of the Goya Awards presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) since the awards debuted. It is a non-competitive award and it is awarded for extraordinary distinction in lifetime achievement in Spanish cinema.

Honorees

1980s

Year Recipient Profession
1987
(1st)
José F. AguayoCinematographer
1988
(2nd)
Rafaela AparicioActress
1989
(3rd)
Imperio ArgentinaActress and singer

1990s

Year Recipient Profession
1990
(4th)
Victoriano López GarcíaFilm professor and producer
1991
(5th)
Enrique AlarcónArt director and set decorator
1992
(6th)
Emiliano PiedraProducer
1993
(7th)
Manuel Mur OtiScreenwriter and filmmaker
1994
(8th)
Tony LeblancActor, filmmaker and comedian
1995
(9th)
José María ForquéScreenwriter and filmmaker
1996
(10th)
Federico Gutiérrez-LarrayaCinematographer
1997
(11th)
Miguel PicazoFilmmaker, screenwriter and actor
1998
(12th)
Rafael AzconaScreenwriter and novelist
1999
(13th)
Rafael AlonsoActor

2000s

Year Recipient Profession
2000
(14th)
Antonio Isasi-IsasmendiFilmmaker and producer
2001
(15th)
José Luis DibildosProducer and screenwriter
2002
(16th)
Juan Antonio BardemFilmmaker and screenwriter
2003
(17th)
Manuel AlexandreActor
2004
(18th)
Héctor AlterioActor
2005
(19th)
José Luis López VázquezActor
2006
(20th)
Pedro MasóFilmmaker, producer and screenwriter
2007
(21st)
Tedy VillalbaProducer
2008
(22nd)
Alfredo LandaActor
2009
(23rd)
Jesús FrancoFilmmaker, producer and actor

2010s

Year Recipient Profession
2010
(24th)
Antonio MerceroFilmmaker and screenwriter
2011
(25th)
Mario CamusFilmmaker and screenwriter
2012
(26th)
Josefina MolinaFilmmaker and screenwriter
2013
(27th)
Concha VelascoActress and singer
2014
(28th)
Jaime de ArmiñánFilmmaker and screenwriter
2015
(29th)
Antonio BanderasActor and filmmaker
2016
(30th)
Mariano OzoresFilmmaker and screenwriter
2017
(31st)
Ana BelénActress and singer
2018
(32nd)
Marisa ParedesActress
2019
(33rd)
Narciso Ibáñez SerradorFilmmaker, actor and screenwriter

2020s

Year Recipient Profession
2020
(34th)
Pepa FloresSinger and actress
2021
(35th)
Ángela MolinaActress
2022
(36th)
José SacristánActor
2023
(37th)
Carlos SauraFilmmaker, screenwriter and photographer
2024
(38th)
Juan MarinéCinematographer and film restorer
2025
(39th)
Aitana Sánchez-GijónActress
2026
(40th)
Gonzalo SuárezFilmmaker, screenwriter and novelist

References