22 films presented in the two last editions of the San Sebastian Festival have landed 64 nominations for the 32nd edition of the Goyas, the Awards given by Spain’s Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas, to be presented on February 3rd.

The film to have received most nominations is Handia, which competed in the Official Selection and received accolades in the shape of the Special Jury Prize and the Irizar Basque Film Award. The film directed by Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño is a contender both in the most important categories: Best Film, Director and Original Screenplay (Arregi, Garaño, Andoni de Carlos and José Mari Goenaga) and Best New Actor for Eneko Sagardoy – and for the technical awards: Art Direction (Mikel Serrano), Costume Design (Saioa Lara), Makeup and Hairstyles (Ainhoa Eskisabel, Olga Cruz and Gorka Aguirre), Special Effects (Jon Serrano and David Heras), Sound (Iñaki Díez and Xanti Salvador), Editing (Laurent Dufreche and Raúl López), Original Music (Pascal Gaigne), Production Supervision (Ander Sistiaga) and Cinematography (Javier Aguirre).

El autor, which also competed in the Official Selection, has been recognised with nine nominations: Film, Director (Manuel Martín Cuenca), Leading Actor (Javier Gutiérrez), Supporting Actress (Adelfa Calvo), Supporting Actor (Antonio de la Torre, also a contender for Best Leading Actor for Abracadabra), New Actress (Adriana Paz), Adapted Screenplay (Alejandro Hernández and Manuel Martín Cuenca), Original Song (José Luis Perales) and Sound (Daniel de Zayas, Pelayo Gutiérrez and Alberto Ovejero).

Furthermore, Marrowbone, screened as part of the Official Selection out of competition, sees Sergio G. Sánchez compete for Best New Director, while in Morir, an Official Selection special screening helmed by Fernando Franco, the work of its leading actor, Andrés Gertrúdix, has been acknowledged.

La cordillera (The Summit), a special screening accompanying the Donostia Award presentation to Ricardo Darín, also lands Alberto Iglesias a nomination for Best Original Score.

Loving Pablo, the film by Fernando León de Aranoa which closed the Pearls section, garners two nominations for its leading actors, Javier Bardem and Penelópe Cruz.

Competing in the Best Documentary category are two films selected for Zabaltegi-Tabakalera: Muchos hijos, un mono y un castillo (Lots of Kids, a Monkey and a Castle,Gustavo Salmerón) and Saura(s) (Félix Viscarret).

Una mujer fantástica (A Fantastic Woman), opening film of Horizontes Latinos, is a candidate for the year’s Best Foreign Film in the Spanish Language.

Handia won’t be the only Basque language film at the Goya ceremony. The last movie by Juanba Berasategi, Nur eta herensugearen tenplua (Nur and the Temple of the Dragon), screened in Zinemira, competes for the Best Animated Film Award.

The TVE Gala film, La llamada (Holy Camp), lands five nominations: Best New Director (Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo) and two Best Supporting Actress candidates (Anna del Castillo and Belén Cuesta) plus Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Original Song.

Competing against one another in the Best European Film Category are four films screened at the two last editions of the San Sebastian Festival: Le sens de la fête / C’est la vie!, selected for this year’s Official Selection; Lady Macbeth, a competitor in the Official Selection and winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 64th edition; The Square, opening film this year of Zabaltegi-Tabakalera; and Toni Erdmann, screened in the Pearls section and winner of the FIPRESCI Gran Prix in 2016.

Seven films presented in Made in Spain also harvest 24 nominations: Estiu 1993 (Summer 1993) obtains 8 nominations, including Best Film and Best New Director; Verónica receives 7 nominations, including Best Film and Best Director for Paco Plaza; Pieles (Skins)and No sé decir adiós (Can’t Say Goodbye), three each; and Incerta Glòria (Uncertain Glory), Selfie and El bar, one a piece.

La librería (The Bookshop), by Isabel Coixet, obtains 12 nominations and Abracadabra, by Pablo Berger, 8.