11th Goya Awards

The Spanish Goya Film Awards were awarded in 25 categories, 1997. At the ceremony, which took place Palacio Municipal de Congresos Juan Carlos I in Madrid on January 25, 1997, was hosted by the two actors Juanjo Puigcorbé and Carmen Maura, two films prevailed in each of seven categories. Alejandro Amenábar's film debut, the horror thriller Tesis - The snuff film, won eight nominations, among others, in the most important category, Best Picture. Pilar Miró received for his twelve times nominated comedy El perro del hortelano the Goya for Best Director. Also nominated for Best Picture was Imanol Uribe's Bwana, which was able to implement any of his three nominations in prices.

Santiago Ramos (Como un Relámpago ) and Emma Suárez (El perro del hortelano ) were honored as Best Leading Actor, Luis Cuenca (La buena vida ) and Mary Carrillo ( Más allá del jardin ) won in the supporting actor categories. The Golden Palm in Cannes excellent film Secrets & Lies of the British Mike Leigh won the Goya for Best European Film, the romantic drama Sol de otoño the Argentinian Eduardo Mignogna for Best Foreign Film in Spanish. The director and supporting actor Actor Miguel Picazo, who was awarded for his film La Tia Tula in 1964 at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, was awarded the honorary Goya.

Winners and nominees

Best Picture

Tesis - The Snuff Film - Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Best Director

Pilar Miró - El perro del hortelano

Best New Director

Alejandro Amenábar - Tesis - The snuff film

Best Actor

Santiago Ramos - Como un Relámpago

Best Actress

Emma Suárez - El perro del hortelano

Best Supporting Actor

Luis Cuenca - La buena vida

Best Supporting Actress

Mary Carrillo - Más allá del jardin

Best Young Actor

Fele Martínez - Tesis - The snuff film

Best Young Actress

Ingrid Rubio - Más allá del jardin

Best Original Screenplay

Alejandro Amenábar - Tesis - The snuff film

Best Adapted Screenplay

Pilar Miró and Rafael Pérez Sierra - El perro del hortelano

Best Producer

Emiliano Otegui - Tesis - The snuff film

Best Camera

Javier Aguirresarobe - El perro del hortelano

Best Editing

María Elena Sáinz de Rozas - Tesis - The snuff film

Best equipment

Félix Murcia - El perro del hortelano

Best Costumes

Pedro Moreno - El perro del hortelano

Best mask

Juan Pedro Hernández, Esther Martín and Mercedes Paradela - El perro del hortelano

Best Sound

Daniel Goldstein, Ricardo Steimberg and Alfonso Pino - Tesis - The snuff film

Best Special Effects

Patrick Vinge, Jonathan Stuart and Marcus Wookey - La lengua asesina

Best Original Score

Alberto Iglesias - Tierra

Best Short Film

La viga - Director: Roberto Lázaro García

Best Documentary Short Film

Vírgen de la alegría - Director: José Manuel Campos

Best Animated Short Film

Pregunta por mí - Director: Begoña Vicario

Best European film

Secrets & Lies ( Secrets & Lies ), UK / France - Directed by: Mike Leigh

Best Foreign Film in Spanish

Sol de otoño, Argentina - Director: Eduardo Mignogna

Honorary Goya

Miguel Picazo, Spanish director and actor