Goya Awards
annual Spanish film award in several categories
The Goya Awards (Spanish: Premios Goya) are awards for artistic and technical merit in Spanish cinema. They are presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) in recognition of excellence in cinematic achievements, as assessed by the Academy's voting membership. In addition to recognizing Spanish films each year, and the professionals who made them, the Academy also awards the competitive Best European Film and Best Ibero-American Film awards, and the non-competitive Honorary and International Goya awards.
The first Goya Awards ceremony was held in 1987, a year after the founding of the Academy, at the Teatro Lope de Vega in Madrid. They have since been also held in Barcelona, Seville, Málaga, Valencia, Valladolid, and Granada. With the exception of the 5th edition, they have been televised on the public broadcaster Televisión Española (TVE).
The awards statuette is a small bronze bust of Francisco Goya created by the sculptor José Luis Fernández.
History
To reward the best Spanish films of each year, the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain decided to create the Goya Awards, named after 18th–19th century painter Francisco Goya. The inaugural ceremony took place on 17 March 1987, at the Lope de Vega theatre in Madrid. From the 2nd edition until the 9th edition, the awards were held at the Palacio de Congresos in the Paseo de la Castellana.
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