“The good boss” won the Goya Award for Best Film

León de Aranoa won the award for best direction, while Bardem won the award for best male leading actor for his acid portrayal of the manipulative Julio Blanco.

Aranoa’s meticulous work to immerse the viewer under the toxic control of Blanco, who will not hesitate to use all the resources at his disposal to obtain a coveted local award, earned him a record 20 nominations, in addition to highlighting eight of his actors to acting awards.

“The main challenge of directing this film for me was, as Don Julio Blanco would say, the protagonist, not just excellence, but the balance between drama and humor”, León explained from the stage of the Palau de les Arts in Valencia (east), where he had previously gone up to collect the award for best original screenplay.

“The Good Boss” was also the Spanish film that competed in the Oscar preselection for best international film, but that ultimately will not be among the five candidates for the March 27 ceremony in Los Angeles.

All the awards of the 36th edition

Best film: The good boss, by Fernando León de Aranoa.

Best direction: Fernando León de Aranoa, The good boss.

Best leading actress: Blanca Portillo, Maixabel.

Best leading actor: Javier Bardem, The good boss.

Best animated film: Valentina, by Chelo Loureiro.

Best documentary film: ¨Who prevents it?, by Jonás Trueba.

Best Original Screenplay: The Good Boss.

Best Adapted Screenplay: The Laws of the Border.

Best Ibero-American film: The Cordillera of Dreams, by Patricio Guzmán.

Best European Film: Another Round (Denmark), by Sisse Graum Jorgensen and Kasper Dissing.

Best special effects: Way down.

Best montage: The good pattern.

Best cinematography: Mediterranean.

Best supporting actor: Urko Olazabal (Maixabel).

Best supporting actress: Nora Navas (Libertad).

Best novel direction: Clara Roquet (Libertad).

Best original song: The sea awaits you, by María José Llergo (Mediterráneo).

Best original music: The good boss (Zeltia Montes).

Best animated short film: The monkey, Lorenzo degli Innocenti and Xosé Zapata.

Best Documentary Short Film: Mama, by Pablo de la Chica.

Best fiction short film: “Totem loba”.

Best New Actor: Chechu Salgado (The Laws of the Border).

Best new actress: María Cerezuela (Maixabel).

Best Makeup and Hairstyling: The Laws of the Border.

Best production direction: Mediterráneo.

Best artistic direction: The laws of the border.

Best Costume Design: The Laws of the Border.

Best Sound: Three.