Annex: Goya Award for Best Director

The Goya Awards were created by the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences in 1986.

The following list shows the list of all the winners of the Goya Award for Best Director since the first edition of 1986.

The Academy also awards the Goya Award to the best new director since the creation of this award in the fourth edition of 1989.

The film director who has won the most Goya awards for "best director" is Pedro Almodóvar, with 3 awards; followed by Alejandro Amenábar, Fernando León de Aranoa, Juan Antonio Bayona and Fernando Trueba, with 2 awards each.

The directors who have won the award for "best new director" and "best director" are, in temporal order, Fernando León de Aranoa (1997, 1998 and 2002), Alejandro Amenábar (1996, 2001 and 2004) and Juan Antonio Bayona (2007, 2012 and 2016).

The only director brothers who have won the Goya Award for "best direction" are Fernando Trueba (1989 and 1992) and David Trueba (2013).

The director who has won the Goya award for “best film” the most times is Pedro Almodóvar, with 4 awards; They are followed by Alejandro Amenábar and Fernando Trueba, with 3 awards each. No other director has won 2 “best film” awards.

The new directors who have won the award for “best film” with their first film are Agustín Díaz Yanes (for Nobody will talk about us when we have died, 1995), Alejandro Amenábar (for Tesis, 1996), Achero Mañas (for El Bola, 2000) and Raúl Arévalo (for Afternoon for Wrath, 2016). The four also won the "best new director" award.

Winners

1980s

Winner	Candidates
I edition - 1986
	Fernando Fernán Gómez for The journey to nowhere	Emilio Martínez-Lázaro for Lulu at night Pilar Miró for Werther
II edition - 1987
	José Luis Garci for Approved appropriation	Big Moon Angustia Vicente Aranda by The Lute: Walk or shine
III edition - 1988
	Gonzalo Suárez for Remaining to the wind	Ricardo Franco Berlin Blues Francisco Regueiro Winter Journal Antonio Mercero for Wait for me in heaven Pedro Almodóvar for Women on the verge of a nerve attack
IV edition - 1989
	Fernando Trueba (1) for The dream of a mad monkey	Fernando Fernán Gómez by The sea and time Agustí Villaronga for The boy of the moon Josefina Molina by Esquilache Vicente Aranda by If they tell you I fell

1990s

Winner	Candidates
V edition - 1990
	Carlos Saura for Oh, Carmela!	Pedro Almodóvar for Attack me! Montxo Armendáriz by The letters of Alou
VI edition - 1991
	Vicente Aranda for Love	Pilar Miró for Beltenebros Imanol Uribe by The stunned king
VII edition - 1992
	Fernando Trueba (2) for Belle Époque	Big Moon Ham, ham Pedro Olea The teacher of fencing
VIII edition - 1993
	Luis García Berlanga for Everyone to jail	Vicente Aranda by Intruder Juanma Bajo Ulloa for The dead mother
IX edition - 1994
	Imanol Uribe for Days counted	José Luis Garci Cuna song Vicente Aranda by Turkish passion
X edition - 1995
	Alex of the Church for The Day of the Beast	Manuel Gómez Pereira by Mouth to mouth Pedro Almodóvar for The flower of my secret
XI edition - 1996
	Pilar Miró for The Hortelane Dog	Imanol Uribe by Bwana July Medem for Earth
XII edition - 1997
	Ricardo for The good star	Adolfo Aristarain Martin (Hache) Montxo Armendáriz by Secrets of the heart
XIII edition - 1998
	Fernando León de Aranoa (1) for Barrio	Alejandro Amenábar for Open your eyes José Luis Garci Grandpa Fernando Trueba for The girl in your eyes
XIV edition - 1999
	Pedro Almodóvar (1) for All about my mother	Gracia Querejeta por When you come back to me José Luis Cuerda by The language of the butterflies Benito Zambrano for Souls

2000s

Winner	Candidates
XV edition - 2000
	José Luis Borau for Leo	Jaime Chávarri for Kisses for all Alex of the Church by The community José Luis Garci You're the One
XVI edition - 2001
	Alejandro Amenábar (1) for The others	Vicente Aranda by Juana la Loca July Medem for Lucia and sex Agustín Díaz Yanes No news from God
XVII edition - 2002
	Fernando León de Aranoa (2) for Mondays in the sun	Emilio Martínez-Lázaro for The other side of the bed Antonio Hernández for In the city without limits Pedro Almodóvar for Talk to her. (Oscar candidate to the best director)
XVIII edition - 2003
	Icíar Bollaín for I give you my eyes	Cesc Gay by In the city Isabel Coixet by My life without me David Trueba Salamina Soldiers
XIX edition - 2004
	Alejandro Amenábar (2) for Sea in	Carlos Saura for The seventh day Pedro Almodóvar for Bad education Adolfo Aristarain Rome
XX edition - 2005
	Isabel Coixet (1) for The Secret Life of Words	Alberto Rodríguez for 7 virgins Benito Zambrano for Havana Blues Montxo Armendáriz by Obaba
XXI edition - 2006
	Pedro Almodóvar (2) for Back	Agustín Díaz Yanes Alatriste Guillermo del Toro by The Labyrinth of Fauna Manuel Huerga for Salvador (Puig Antich)
XXII edition - 2007
	Jaime Rosales for Loneliness	Emilio Martínez-Lázaro for The 13 roses I would go Bollain for Mataharis Gracia Querejeta por Seven French billiard tables
XXIII edition - 2008
	Javier Fesser for Camino	Alex of the Church by The Oxford Crimes José Luis Cuerda by The blind sunflowers Agustín Díaz Yanes I just want to walk.
XXIV edition - 2009
	Daniel Monzón for Cell 211	Alejandro Amenábar for Agora Fernando Trueba for The Victory Dance Juan José Campanella The secret of your eyes

2010s

Winner	Candidates
XXV edition - 2010
	Agustí Villaronga for Pa negre (Pan negro)	Alex of the Church by Sad tile of trumpet Rodrigo Cortés by Buried I would go Bollain for Also rain
XXVI edition - 2011
	Enrique Urbizu for There will be no peace for the wicked	Matthew Gil for Blackthorn Pedro Almodóvar for The skin that I dwell in Benito Zambrano for The voice asleep
XXVII edition - 2012
	Juan Antonio Bayona (1) for The impossible	Pablo Berger for Snow White Alberto Rodríguez for Group 7 Fernando Trueba for The artist and the model
XXVIII edition - 2013
	David Trueba for Living is easy with closed eyes	Gracia Querejeta por 15 years and a day Manuel Martín Cuenca by Cannibal Daniel Sánchez Arévalo for The great Spanish family
XXIX edition - 2014
	Alberto Rodríguez for The minimum island	Daniel Monzón for The Child Carlos Vermut by Magical Girl Damián Szifron Wild stories
XXX edition - 2015
	Cesc Gay for Truman	Paula Ortiz for The bride Isabel Coixet by Nobody wants the night Fernando León de Aranoa by A perfect day
XXXI edition - 2016
	Juan Antonio Bayona (2) for A monster comes to see me	Alberto Rodríguez for The man of the thousand faces Pedro Almodóvar for Julieta Rodrigo Sorogoyen for May God forgive us
XXXII edition - 2017
	Isabel Coixet (2) for The bookstore	Manuel Martín Cuenca by The author Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño for Handia Paco Plaza por Verónica
XXXIII edition - 2018
	Rodrigo Sorogoyen for The kingdom	Asghar Farhadi by Everyone knows. Javier Fesser by Champions Isaki Lacuesta for Between two waters
XXXIV edition - 2019
	Pedro Almodóvar (3) for Pain and glory	Alejandro Amenábar for As long as the war lasts Oliver Laxe for What burns Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi and José Mari Goenaga for The infinite trench

2020s

Winner	Candidates
XXXV edition - 2020
	Salvador Calvo for Adú	Juanma Bajo Ulloa for Baby Iciar Bollaín for Rosa's wedding Isabel Coixet by Nieva in Benidorm
XXXVI edition - 2021
	Fernando León de Aranoa (3) for The good pattern	Pedro Almodóvar for Parallel mothers Iciar Bollaín for Maixabel Manuel Martín Cuenca by The daughter
XXXVII edition - 2022
		Carla Simon for Alcarràs Rodrigo Sorogoyen for As bestas Pilar Palomero Motherly Carlos Vermut by Mantícora Alberto Rodríguez for Model 77

Statistics

Directors with the most Goya awards

Directors with the most Goya awards for best direction

• 3 awards: Pedro Almodóvar (All about my mother, Back, Pain and Glory)
• 3 awards: Fernando León de Aranoa (Barrio, Mondays in the sun, The good pattern)
• 2 awards: Alejandro Amenábar (The others, Sea in)
• 2 awards: Juan Antonio BayonaThe impossible, A monster comes to see me)
• 2 awards: Isabel CoixetThe Secret Life of Words, The bookstore)
• 2 awards: Fernando Trueba (The dream of a mad monkey, Belle Époque)

Directors with the most Goya awards adding the best director and the best new director

• 4 awards: Fernando León de Aranoa (2 awards as best director and 1 as best novel director): (Family, Barrio, Mondays in the sun). He also has 1 award as the best documentary film director (it was a shared address).
• 3 awards: Pedro Almodóvar (3 awards as best director): (All about my mother, Back, Pain and Glory).
• 3 awards: Alejandro Amenábar (2 awards as Best Director and 1 as Best New Director): (Thesis, The others, Sea in)
• 3 awards: Juan Antonio Bayona (1 award as best director and 1 as best novel director): (The orphanage, The impossible, A monster comes to see me).

Directors who have won the Goya Award for Best New Director and Best Director

• Fernando León de Aranoa: by Family (1997) Barrio (1998), Mondays in the sun (2002)
• Alejandro Amenábar: by Thesis (1996), The others (2001), Sea in (2004)
• Juan Antonio Bayona: by The orphanage (2007), The impossible (2012)

Complete list of directors with the most nominations and awards for Best Director and Best New Director

Awards and director nominations for best film

Directors who have won the Goya award for best film the most times

4 prizes

• Pedro AlmodóvarWomen on the verge of a nerve attack, All about my mother, Back, Pain and Glory)

3 prizes

• Alejandro Amenábar (Thesis, The others, Sea in)
• Fernando Trueba (The dream of a mad monkey, Belle Époque, The girl in your eyes)

2 prizes

• Isabel Coixet (The Secret Life of Words, The bookstore)
• Fernando León de Aranoa (Mondays in the sun, The good pattern)

Directors who have been nominated for the Goya Award for Best Film the most times

- In bold are the films for which they have obtained the Goya award.

10 nominations

• Pedro AlmodóvarWomen on the verge of a nerve attack, Attack me!, All about my mother, Talk to her., Bad education, Back, The skin that I dwell in, Juliet, Pain and glory, Parallel mothers): 4 awards.

6 nominations

• Alejandro Amenábar (Thesis, Open your eyes, The others, Sea in, As long as the war lasts): 3 awards.

5 nominations

• Fernando Trueba (The dream of a mad monkey, Belle Époque, The girl in your eyes, The Victory Dance, The artist and the model): 3 awards.
• Fernando León de Aranoa (Barrio, Mondays in the sun, Princesses, A perfect day, The Good Pattern): 2 awards.
• Vicente Aranda (The Lute: Walk or shine, Love, Intruder, Turkish passion, Juana la Loca): 1 award.
• Alberto Rodríguez (7 virgins, Group 7, The minimum island, The man of the thousand faces, Model 77): 1 prize.

4 nominations

• Icíar Bollaín (Plain)I give you my eyes, Also rain, Rosa's wedding and Maixabel): 1 award.
• Agustín Díaz Yanes (Agustin Díaz Yanes)No one will talk about us when we're dead., No news from God, Alatriste, I just want to walk.): 1 award.
• Isabel Coixet (My life without me, The Secret Life of Words, Nobody wants the night, The bookstore): 2 awards.
• Montxo Armendáriz (27 hours, The letters of Alou, Secrets of the heart, Obaba): 0 awards.
• Alex of the Church (The Day of the Beast, The community, The Oxford Crimes, Sad tile of trumpet): 0 awards.
• José Luis GarciCuna song, Grandpa, You're the One, Tiovivo v. 1950): 0 awards.

3 nominations

• Pilar Miró (Pillar Miró)Werther, Beltenebros, The Hortelane Dog): 1 award.
• José Luis CuerdaThe animated forest, The language of the butterflies, The blind sunflowers): 0 awards.
• Benito ZambranoSouls, The voice asleep, Intemperary): 0 awards.
• Imanol Uribe (Imanol Uribe)The stunned king, Days counted, Bwana): 1 award.
• Gracia QuerejetaWhen you come back to me, 15 years and a day, Seven French billiard tables): 0 awards.
• Juan Antonio BayonaThe orphanage, The impossible, A monster comes to see me): 0 awards.
• Cesc Gay (In the city, Truman , Sentimental): 1 award.
• Rodrigo SorogoyenMay God forgive us, The kingdom, As bestas): 0 awards

2 nominations

• Fernando Fernán GómezThe journey to nowhere, The sea and time): 1 award.
• Carlos Saura (Carlos Saura)Oh, Carmela! The seventh day): 1 award.
• Manuel Martín Cuenca (Manuel Martín Cuenca)Cannibal, The author): 0 awards.
• Daniel Monzón (Cell 211, The Child): 1 award.
• David Trueba (Salamina Soldiers, Living is easy with closed eyes): 1 award.
• Agustí Villaronga (Agustí Villaronga)The boy of the moon, Pa negre): 1 award.
• Adolfo AristarainMartin (Hache), Rome): 0 awards.
• Emilio Martínez-LázaroThe other side of the bed, The 13 roses): 0 awards.
• Antonio MerceroWait for me in heaven, Plan 4a): 0 awards.
• Gonzalo SuárezRemaining to the wind, Don Juan in Hell): 0 awards.
• Javier FesserCamino, Champions): 1 award
• Aitor ArreguiHandia, The infinite trench): 0 awards
• Jon Garaño (Handia, The infinite trench): 0 awards
• Carla Simon (1993, Alcarràs): 0 awards
• Pilar Palomero (Girls, Motherly): 1 award

Directors with one candidature and one award

• Ricardo Franco (The good star)
• Luis García BerlangaEveryone to jail)
• Achero Mañas (The Ball)
• Jaime RosalesLoneliness)
• Enrique Urbizu (There will be no peace for the wicked)
• Pablo Berger (Snow White)

Directors who have obtained a Goya nomination and award for best director

• Isabel Coixet by My life without me, The Secret Life of Words, Nobody wants the night, The bookstore, Nieva in Benidorm: 5 applications / 2 prizes.
• I would go Bollain for I give you my eyes, Mataharis and Also rain, Rosa's wedding, Maixabel: 5 applications / 1 prize.
• Pilar Miró for Werther, Beltenebros and The Hortelane Dog: 3 applications / 1 prize.
• Gracia Querejeta por When you come back to me, Seven French billiard tables and 15 years and a day: 3 applications / 0 prizes.
• Josefina Molina by Esquilache: 1 candidacy / 0 prizes.
• Paula Ortiz for The bride: 1 candidacy / 0 prizes.
• Pilar Palomero Motherly: 1 candidate / (dependent)
• Carla Simon for Alcarràs 1 candidature / (dependent)

Directors awarded with the Goya award of honor