MALAGA (Spain), Jan 26 — Pedro Almodovar’s Oscar-nominated Pain and Glory was the big winner at the 34th Goya Awards, Spain’s top film honours, held in Malaga last night, going home with seven awards including best actor for Antonio Banderas, best director for Almodovar and best film....
Actor Penelope Cruz kisses director and screenwriter Pedro Almodovar after he wins the award for ‘Best Original Screenplay’ for the film ‘Pain and Glory’ during the Goya Awards ceremony in Malaga, Spain, January 25, 2020. — Reuters pic was the big winner at the 34th Goya Awards, Spain’s top film honours, held in Malaga last night, going home with seven awards including best actor for Antonio Banderas, best director for Almodovar and best film.
“I have learnt so much from you, not only about art but about life...I’ve done my best work with you,” Banderas said while collecting the award, adding he hoped the pair would continue to work together in the future., about an aging film director, as a strong favourite for the best international feature film Oscar, while Banderas will go up against actors including Joaquin Phoenix and Leonardo DiCaprio in the best actor category at the ceremony held in Los Angeles on February 9.
Penelope Cruz, who also stars in Almodovar’s film, lost out in the race for best actress, which went to Belen Cuesta for’s other wins included best supporting actress for Julieta Serrano and best original screenplay for Almodovar. won five awards including best supporting actor for Eduard Fernandez. The ceremony was attended by Spanish political as well as acting royalty – Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez was in the audience and was singled out several times by presenters and winners – including Almodovar – who urged him to do more to protect culture and cinema in Spain. won best Latin American Film.
One of the surprises of the night was the award for best new actress, which went to 84-year-old Benedicta Sanchez for her first ever role in Oliver Laxe’s Galician-languageRelated Articles
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