Spain's Goyas fete de la Iglesia, You're The One

Alex de la Iglesia's black comedy Common Wealth (La Comunidad) and Jose Luis Garci's black-and-white period tale You're The One led the list of nominees for Spain's Goya awards, announced today in Madrid by the Spanish Cinema Academy.

Common Wealth, which won kudos at the San Sebastian International Film Festival last September and looks set to spawn an English-language remake, was nominated in 15 categories, including best film, best director and best original script.

Trailing by just one nomination - more than compensated for by its selection to represent Spain for the foreign-language Oscar - is Garci's moody drama, also competing for best film, best director and best original script. Also vying for the top three awards is Jose Luis Borau's urban drama Leo.

Jaime Chavarri's 1960's coming-of-age tale Kisses For Everyone (Besos Para Todos) is up for six Goyas, including best director. Actor Achero Manas' directorial debut Pellet (El Bola) clocked in at five nominations including best film, best new director and best original script. The heart-wrenching child abuse drama was also a favourite at San Sebastian.

Manas will face stiff competition against fellow new director nominees Daniel Monzon for sci-fi action flick The Warrior's Heart (El Corazon Del Guerrero), Cesc Gay for coming-of-age tale Krampack and Patricia Ferreira for psychological drama I Know Who You Are (Se Quien Eres).

In a year sporting a good number of women-driven Spanish films, competition will also be tight for best actress nominees Adriana Ozores (Plenilunio), Carmen Maura (Common Wealth), Iciar Bollain (Leo) and Lydia Bosch (You're The One). Up for best actor are Carmelo Gomez (The Goalkeeper/El Portero), Juan Diego Botto (Plenilunio), Juan Luis Galiardo (Goodbye From The Heart/Adios Con El Corazon) and Miguel Angel Sola (I Know Who You Are).

Overall, the list carried few surprises and there are no clear winners. One nail-biting moment of the February 3 awards ceremony, held this year in Madrid, might be the best supporting actress and actor prizes. Fellow You're The One cast members Ana Fernandez and Julia Gutierrez Caba face off for best supporting actress, while the film's Inaki Miramon and Juan Diego compete for best supporting actor.

Several critically well-received films were overlooked in the nominations, including Laura Manas' Compassionate Sex (Sexo Por Compasion), Gerardo Herrero's The Reasons Of My Friends (Las Razones De Mis Amigos), Mariano Barroso's Kasbah, and Javier Corcuera's documentary The Back Of The World (La Espalda Del Mundo).

In the competition for best European film are Dancer In The Dark, Chicken Run, Private Encounters and East Is East. Up for best foreign Spanish-language film are Waiting List (Lista De Espera), Pantaleon And The Visitors (Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras), Plata Quemada and Ratas, Ratones, Rateros.

BEST FILM

Pellet (El Bola)

Common Wealth (La Comunidad)

BEST DIRECTOR

Jaime Chavarri - Kisses For Everyone (Besos Para Todos)

Alex de la Iglesia - Common Wealth

Jose Luis Borau - Leo

Jose Luis Garci - You're The One

BEST NEW DIRECTOR

Achero Manas - Pellet

Daniel Monzon - The Warrior's Heart (El Corazon Del Guerrero)

Cesc Gay - Krampack

Patricia Ferreira - I Know Who You Are (Se Quien Eres)

BEST ORIGINAL SCRIPT

Achero Manas - Pellet

Alex de la Iglesia and Jorge Guerricaechevarria - Common Wealth

Jose Luis Borau - Leo

Jose Luis Garci and Horacio Valcarcel - You're The One

BEST ADAPTED SCRIPT

Cesc Gay - Krampack

Salvador Garcia Ruiz - The Other Side (El Otro Barrio)

Gonzalo Suarez - The Goalkeeper (El Portero)

Fernando Fernan Gomez - Lazaro De Tormes

BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

Asphalt (Asfalto)

Plenilune (Plenilunio)

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

BEST ACTOR

Carmelo Gomez - The Goalkeeper

Juan Diego Botto - Plenilune

Juan Luis Galiardo - Goodbye From The Heart (Adios Con El Corazon)

Miguel Angel Sola - I Know Who You Are

BEST ACTRESS

Adriana Ozores - Plenilune

Carmen Maura - Common Wealth

Iciar Bollain - Leo

Lydia Bosch - You're The One

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

Emilio Gutierrez Caba - Common Wealth

Inaki Miramon - You're The One

Juan Diego - You're The One

Luis Cuenca - Obra Maestra

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS

Ana Fernandez - You're The One

Chusa Barbero - Kisses For Everyone

Julia Gutierrez Caba - You're The One

Terele Pavez - Common Wealth

BEST NEW ACTOR

Javier Batanero - Leo

Jordi Vilches - Krampack

Juan Jose Ballesta - Pellet

Pablo Carbonell - Obra Maestra

BEST NEW ACTRESS

Antonia Torrens - The Sea (El Mar)

Laia Murull - Fugitives (Fugitivas)

Luisa Martin - Terca Vida

Pilar Lopez de Ayala - Kisses For Everyone

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

BEST PHOTOGRAPHY

BEST EDITING

BEST ARTISTIC DIRECTION

BEST WARDROBE DESIGN

BEST MAKE-UP AND/OR HAIR

BEST SOUND

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

BEST ANIMATED FILM

The Big Secret (El Gran Secreto)

The Dream Thief (El Ladron De Suenos)

Crab Island (La Isla Del Cangrejo)

Mark Anthony, Rescue In Hong Kong (Marco Antonio, Rescate En Hong Kong)

BEST EUROPEAN FILM

BEST FOREIGN, SPANISH-LANGUAGE FILM

Waiting List (Lista De Espera)

Pantaleon And The Visitors (Pantaleon Y Las Visitadoras)

BEST SHORT FILM
The Earth's Kiss (El Beso De La Tierra) - Lucinda Torre