Maribel Verdú and Leonor Watling tour Granada on the way to the Goya Awards in the gala’s promotional piece

The actresses Maribel Verdú and Leonor Watling tour Granada on their way to the Goya Awards in the promotional piece for the gala, which will take place in the Andalusian city on February 8, a spot that is broadcast on TVE, as well as in movie theaters. and Renfe trains.

In the spot, which has the special collaboration of José Coronado, the actresses drive at full speed through Granada looking for the Congress Palace, the scene where the 39th edition of the awards will be held, with the trunk full of Goya Awards. , The Alhambra on the horizon.

Other places that are recognized in the piece starring Verdú and Watling in the ‘Thelma & Louise’ style and directed by Ángel Custodio and created by Rut Boixader, are the Plaza de las Pasiegas, the Mirador de San Miguel Alto, the plaza of the Congress Palace and the Placeta de Toqueros.

The new edition of the awards starts with ‘El 47’, by Marcel Barrena, ‘La infiltrada’, by Arantxa Echevarría, ‘Second Prize’ by Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez, ‘The room next door’, by Pedro Almodóvar, and ‘The Red Virgin’, by Paula Ortiz as favorites in the nominations.

Specifically, ‘El 47’ with 14 nominations is the film that has achieved the most nominations, followed by ‘The Infiltrator’ with 13, ‘Second Prize’ with 11, ‘The Room Next Door’ with 10 and ‘The Red Virgin’ with 9 nominations.

In the leading actor category, the nominees were Alberto San Juan for ‘Casa en llamas’, Eduard Fernández for ‘Marco’, Alfredo Castro for ‘Polvo Serán’, Urko Olazabal for ‘Soy Nevenka’ and Vito Sanz for ‘Volverás’ . For Best Supporting Actor, the academics have selected Enric Auquer (‘Casa en llamas’), Salva Reina (‘El 47’), Oscar de la Fuente (‘La casa), Luis Tosar (‘La infiltrada) and Antonio de la Tower (‘The Flashes’),

For best leading actress, the candidates are Emma Vilarasau for ‘House on Fire’, Julianne Moore for ‘The Room Next Door’, Tilda Swinton for ‘The Room Next Door’, Carolina Yuste for ‘The Infiltrator’ and Patricia López Arnaiz for ‘The flashes’. In the category of Best New Actress, the nominees are Zoe Bonafonte for ‘El 47’, Mariela Carabajal for ‘The Blue Star’, Marina Guerola for ‘The Flashes’, Laura Weissmahr for ‘Salve María’ and Lucía Veiga for ‘Soy Nevenka’. ‘.

Of the 209 films entered for the 2025 Goya Awards, 72 are debut films compared to 69 the previous year. Of these 209 productions, 121 are fiction, 80 are documentaries and 8 are animation. Also competing this year are 21 European films – 11 more than last year – and 17 Ibero-American feature films, films that in both categories have been chosen by their respective countries.

As for the scripts, 163 are original and 42 adapted. Of the 62 short films registered, 30 are fiction, 17 are documentaries and 15 are animation.