14th Goya Awards

At the 14th ceremony of the Spanish Goya Film Awards on 29 January 2000, hosted by actor Antonia San Juan, Pedro Almodóvar's All About My Mother tragicomedy won in seven of the 26 categories in which Goya was awarded. The film, which was later to be honored at the Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film, was ahead with 14 nominations liked the event. In addition to José Luis Cuerdas Time of the Butterflies (13 nominations, a Goya ) also had to Benito Zambrano's Solas drama, which had been awarded at the 1999 Berlinale, and Gracia Querejetas empty gone out with seven nominations movie time returning All about my mother in the Best Picture admit defeat. Solas was eleven nominations translated into nine awards, making it the film with the most awards.

Carlos Saura's Goya in Bordeaux is a film adaptation of the life of the painter Francisco de Goya, after the film award is named. She won with ten nominations seven Goyas, including Francisco Rabal as best actor. As a best actress Cecilia Roth was ausgrzeichnet for her portrayal of Manuela in All about my mother. As a best supporting actor able to prevail Juan Diego París Tombuctú and María Galiana with Solas. The highly acclaimed by the critics and at film awards highly successful tragicomedy Life Is Beautiful Roberto Benigni the Italian was awarded as the best European film and Life, a whistling of the Cuban Fernando Pérez for best foreign film in Spanish.

The Honorary Goya went to Antonio Isasi - Isasmendi, who was active in his ongoing since the 1940's film career as a director, screenwriter, editor and producer.

Winners and nominees

Best Picture

All About My Mother ( Todo sobre mi madre ) - Director: Pedro Almodóvar

Best Director

Pedro Almodóvar - All About My Mother ( Todo sobre mi madre )

Best New Director

Benito Zambrano - Solas

Best Actor

Francisco Rabal - Goya in Bordeaux ( Goya en Bordeaux )

Best Actress

Cecilia Roth - All About My Mother ( Todo sobre mi madre )

Best Supporting Actor

Juan Diego - París Tombuctú

Best Supporting Actress

María Galiana - Solas

Best Young Actor

Carlos Álvarez -Novoa - Solas

Best Young Actress

Ana Fernández - Solas

Best Original Screenplay

Benito Zambrano - Solas

Best Adapted Screenplay

Rafael Azcona, José Luis Cuerda and Manuel Rivas - The tongue of the butterflies (La lengua de las mariposas )

Best Producer

Esther García - All About My Mother ( Todo sobre mi madre )

Best Camera

Vittorio Storaro - Goya in Bordeaux ( Goya en Bordeaux )

Best Editing

José Salcedo - All About My Mother ( Todo sobre mi madre )

Best equipment

Pierre -Louis Thévenet - Goya in Bordeaux ( Goya en Bordeaux )

Best Costumes

Pedro Moreno - Goya in Bordeaux ( Goya en Bordeaux )

Best mask

José Quetglas, Blanca Sánchez Susana Sánchez and - Goya in Bordeaux ( Goya en Bordeaux )

Best Sound

José Antonio Bermudez, Diego Garrido and Miguel Rejas - All About My Mother ( Todo sobre mi madre )

Best Special Effects

Raúl Romanillos, Emilio G. Ruiz, Manuel and José Nuñez Hornillo - Brotherhood of Death ( Nadie conoce a nadie )

Best Original Score

Alberto Iglesias - All About My Mother ( Todo sobre mi madre )

Best Short Film

Siete cafes por semana - Director: Juana Macías Alba

Best Animated film

Goomer - Director: José Luis Feito and Carlos Varela

Best Animated Short Film

Los girasoles - Director: José Manuel Laganes and Laganes

Best Documentary Short Film

Lalia - Directed by Silvia Munt

Best European film

Life is Beautiful (La vita è bella ), Italy - Director: Roberto Benigni

Best Foreign Film in Spanish

Life, a whistle (La vida es silbar ), Cuba - Director: Fernando Pérez

Honorary Goya

Antonio Isasi - Isasmendi, Spanish writer, director, editor and producer