Awards & Winners

Goya Award for Best Actress

Goya Awards

The Goya Award for Best Actress is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.

Check all the winners of Goya Award for Best Actress presented under Goya Awards since 1987 .


Marian Álvarez

Honored for : Wounded

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Inma Cuesta Three Many Weddings
Aura Garrido Stockholm
Marian Álvarez Wounded
Nora Navas Puzzlement

Maribel Verdú

Honored for : Blancanieves

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maribel Verdú Blancanieves
Penélope Cruz Twice Born
Naomi Watts The Impossible
Aida Folch The Artist and the Model

Elena Anaya

Honored for : The Skin I Live In

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elena Anaya The Skin I Live In
Inma Cuesta The Sleeping Voice
Salma Hayek As Luck Would Have It
Verónica Echegui Kathmandu Lullaby

Nora Navas

Honored for : Black Bread

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Elena Anaya Room in Rome
Emma Suárez The Mosquito Net
Belén Rueda Julia's Eyes
Nora Navas Black Bread

Lola Dueñas

Honored for : Me Too

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lola Dueñas Me Too
Penélope Cruz Broken Embraces
Maribel Verdú Tetro
Rachel Weisz Agora

Carme Elias

Honored for : Camino

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carme Elias Camino
Verónica Echegui El patio de mi cárcel
Ariadna Gil Just Walking
Maribel Verdú The Blind Sunflowers

Maribel Verdú

Honored for : Seven Billiard Tables

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Maribel Verdú Seven Billiard Tables
Blanca Portillo Seven Billiard Tables
Belén Rueda The Orphanage
Emma Suárez Under the Stars

Penélope Cruz

Honored for : Volver

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Penélope Cruz Volver
Silvia Abascal La Dama Boba
Marta Etura Dark Blue Almost Black
Maribel Verdú Pan's Labyrinth

Candela Peña

Honored for : Princesas

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Candela Peña Princesas
Adriana Ozores Heroina
Nathalie Poza Hard Times
Emma Vilarasau Something To Remember Me By

Lola Dueñas

Honored for : The Sea Inside

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Lola Dueñas The Sea Inside
Pilar Bardem María querida
Ana Belén Things That Make Life Worth Living
Penélope Cruz Don't Move

Laia Marull

Honored for : Take My Eyes

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Laia Marull Take My Eyes
Ariadna Gil Soldiers Of Salamina
Adriana Ozores Sleeping Luck
Sarah Polley My Life Without Me

Mercedes Sampietro

Honored for : Common Places

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mercedes Sampietro Common Places
Ana Fernández Story of a Kiss
Adriana Ozores Nobody's Life
Leonor Watling A mi madre le gustan las mujeres

Pilar López de Ayala

Honored for : Mad Love

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pilar López de Ayala Mad Love
Victoria Abril Don't Tempt Me
Nicole Kidman The Others
Paz Vega Mine Alone

Carmen Maura

Honored for : Common Wealth

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carmen Maura Common Wealth
Icíar Bollaín Leo
Lydia Bosch You're the One
Adriana Ozores Plenilune

Cecilia Roth

Honored for : All About My Mother

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cecilia Roth All About My Mother
Ariadna Gil Black Tears
Carmen Maura Lisboa
Mercedes Sampietro By My Side Again

Penélope Cruz

Honored for : The Girl of Your Dreams

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Penélope Cruz The Girl of Your Dreams
Cayetana Guillén Cuervo The Grandfather
Najwa Nimri The Lovers of the Arctic Circle
Leonor Watling A Time for Defiance

Cecilia Roth

Honored for : Martín (hache)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cecilia Roth Martín (hache)
Maribel Verdú The Lucky Star
Julia Gutiérrez Caba The Colour of the Clouds

Emma Suárez

Honored for : The Dog in the Manger

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Emma Suárez The Dog in the Manger
Ana Torrent Thesis
Concha Velasco Beyond the Garden

Victoria Abril

Honored for : Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Victoria Abril Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
Ariadna Gil Antártida
Marisa Paredes The Flower of My Secret

Cristina Marcos

Honored for : All Men Are the Same

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Cristina Marcos All Men Are the Same
Ana Belén The Turkish Passion
Ruth Gabriel Running Out of Time

Verónica Forqué

Honored for : Kika

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Verónica Forqué Kika
Carmen Maura Shadows in a Conflict
Emma Suárez The Red Squirrel

Ariadna Gil

Honored for : Belle Époque

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ariadna Gil Belle Époque
Penélope Cruz Jamón Jamón
Assumpta Serna The Fencing Master

Silvia Munt

Honored for : Alas de Mariposa

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Silvia Munt Alas de Mariposa
Victoria Abril Lovers
Maribel Verdú Lovers

Carmen Maura

Honored for : Ay Carmela

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carmen Maura Ay Carmela
Victoria Abril Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Charo López The Most Natural Thing

Rafaela Aparicio

Honored for : The Sea and the Weather

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Rafaela Aparicio The Sea and the Weather
Victoria Abril If They Tell You I Fell
Ana Belén The Flight of the Dove
Verónica Forqué Bajarse al moro
Ángela Molina The Things of Love

Carmen Maura

Honored for : Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carmen Maura Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Victoria Abril Bâton Rouge
Ana Belén Miss Caribe
María Fernanda d'Ocón Caminos de tiza
Ángela Molina Lights and Shadows

Verónica Forqué

Honored for : La vida alegre

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Verónica Forqué La vida alegre
Victoria Abril El Lute: Run for Your Life
Irene Gutiérrez Caba The House of Bernarda Alba

Amparo Rivelles

Honored for : Hay que deshacer la casa

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Amparo Rivelles Hay que deshacer la casa
Victoria Abril Tiempo de Silencio
Ángela Molina Half of Heaven