22nd Goya Awards

The Spanish Goya Film Awards were awarded in 27 categories as well as Honorary Goya 2008. The ceremony, which was hosted by Jose Corbacho and aired by the Spanish television station Televisión Española, took place on 3 February 2008 at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos del Campo de las Naciones in Madrid.

With the most nominations, a total of 15, was Juan Antonio Bayonas horror film The Orphanage into the race for the trophies. In seven categories, the film could hold its own against the competition. Another big favorite of the evening was with 14 nominations gambling during the Spanish Civil War film drama Las 13 rosas, which was awarded with four Goyas. In the two major categories Best Film and Best Director surprisingly won the Drama Lonely fragments, only the second feature from director Jaime Rosales.

Winners and nominees

Best Picture

Solitary Fragments (La Soledad ) - Director: Jaime Rosales

Best Director

Jaime Rosales - Solitary Fragments (La Soledad )

Best New Director

Juan Antonio Bayona - The Orphanage (El orfanato )

Best Actor

Alberto San Juan - Bajo las estrellas

Best Actress

Maribel Verdú - Siete mesas de billar francés

Best Supporting Actor

José Manuel Cervino - Las 13 rosas

Best Supporting Actress

Amparo Baró - Siete mesas de billar francés

Best Young Actor

José Luis Torrijo - Solitary Fragments (La Soledad )

Best Young Actress

Manuela Velasco - REC

Best Original Screenplay

Sergio G. Sánchez - The Orphanage (El orfanato )

Best Adapted Screenplay

Félix Viscarret - Bajo las estrellas

Best Producer

Sandra Hermida - The Orphanage (El orfanato )

Best Camera

José Luis Alcaine - Las 13 rosas

Best Editing

David Gallart - REC

Best equipment

Josep Rosell - The Orphanage (El orfanato )

Best Costumes

Lena Mossum - Las 13 rosas

Best mask

Lola López and Itziar Arrieta - The Orphanage (El orfanato )

Best Sound

Xavier Mas, Marc local and Oriol Tarragó - The Orphanage (El orfanato )

Best Special Effects

David Martí, Montse Ribé, Pau Costa, Enric Masip, Lluís Castells and Jordi San Agustín - The Orphanage (El orfanato )

Best Original Score

Roque Baños - Las 13 rosas

Best Original Song

Fernando Pinto do Amaral and Carlos do Carmo - Fado da saudade of fado

Best Short Film

Salvador ( Historia de un milagro Cotidiano ) - Director: Abdelatif Hwidar

Best Animated Short Film

Tadeo Jones y el maldito sótano - Director: Enrique Gato

Best Documentary Short Film

El hombre feliz - Director: Lucina Gil

Best Documentary

Invisibles - Director: Isabel Coixet, Mariano Barroso, Wim Wenders, Javier Corcuera and Fernando León de Aranoa

Best Animated film

Nocturna, una aventura mágica - Directed by Adrià García and Víctor Maldonado

Best Foreign Film in Spanish

XXY, Argentina - Director: Lucía Puenzo

Honorary Goya

Alfredo Landa, Spanish actor