Awards & Winners

Goya Award for Best Director

Goya Awards

The Goya Award for Best Director 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 Director presented under Goya Awards since 1987 .


David Trueba

Honored for : Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed

Nominations 2014 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gracia Querejeta 15 Years and One Day
Manuel Martín Cuenca Cannibal
Daniel Sánchez Arévalo Family United
David Trueba Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed

Juan Antonio Bayona

Honored for : The Impossible

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Juan Antonio Bayona The Impossible
Pablo Berger Blancanieves
Fernando Trueba The Artist and the Model
Alberto Rodríguez Unit 7

Enrique Urbizu

Honored for : No Rest For the Wicked

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Benito Zambrano The Sleeping Voice
Pedro Almodóvar The Skin I Live In
Mateo Gil Blackthorn
Enrique Urbizu No Rest For the Wicked

Agustí Villaronga

Honored for : Black Bread

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Álex de la Iglesia The Last Circus
Rodrigo Cortés Buried
Agustí Villaronga Black Bread
Icíar Bollaín Even the Rain

Daniel Monzón

Honored for : Cell 211

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Daniel Monzón Cell 211
Juan José Campanella The Secret in Their Eyes
Alejandro Amenábar Agora
Fernando Trueba The Dancer and the Thief

Javier Fesser

Honored for : Camino

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Javier Fesser Camino
José Luis Cuerda The Blind Sunflowers
Agustín Díaz Yanes Just Walking
Álex de la Iglesia The Oxford Murders

Jaime Rosales

Honored for : Solitary Fragments

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jaime Rosales Solitary Fragments
Icíar Bollaín Mataharis
Emilio Martínez Lázaro Las 13 rosas
Gracia Querejeta Seven Billiard Tables

Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : Volver

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pedro Almodóvar Volver
Agustín Díaz Yanes Alatriste
Manuel Huerga Salvador (Puig Antich)
Guillermo del Toro Pan's Labyrinth

Isabel Coixet

Honored for : The Secret Life of Words

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Isabel Coixet The Secret Life of Words
Montxo Armendáriz Obaba
Alberto Rodríguez 7 virgins
Benito Zambrano Habana Blues

Alejandro Amenábar

Honored for : The Sea Inside

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alejandro Amenábar The Sea Inside
Pedro Almodóvar Bad Education
Adolfo Aristarain Roma
Carlos Saura The 7th Day

Icíar Bollaín

Honored for : Take My Eyes

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Icíar Bollaín Take My Eyes
Isabel Coixet My Life Without Me
Cesc Gay In the City
David Trueba Soldiers Of Salamina

Fernando León de Aranoa

Honored for : Mondays In The Sun

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fernando León de Aranoa Mondays In The Sun
Pedro Almodóvar Talk to Her
Antonio Hernández The City of No Limits
Emilio Martínez Lázaro The Other Side of the Bed

Alejandro Amenábar

Honored for : The Others

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alejandro Amenábar The Others
Vicente Aranda Mad Love
Agustín Díaz Yanes Don't Tempt Me
Julio Medem Lucía y el sexo

José Luis Borau

Honored for : Leo

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
José Luis Borau Leo
Jaime Chávarri Kisses for Everyone
Álex de la Iglesia Common Wealth
José Luis Garci You're the One

Pedro Almodóvar

Honored for : All About My Mother

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pedro Almodóvar All About My Mother
José Luis Cuerda Butterfly's Tongue
Gracia Querejeta By My Side Again
Benito Zambrano Alone

Fernando León de Aranoa

Honored for : The Neighborhood

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fernando León de Aranoa The Neighborhood
Alejandro Amenábar Open Your Eyes
José Luis Garci The Grandfather
Fernando Trueba The Girl of Your Dreams

Ricardo Franco

Honored for : The Lucky Star

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ricardo Franco The Lucky Star
Adolfo Aristarain Martín (hache)
Montxo Armendáriz Secrets of the Heart

Pilar Miró

Honored for : The Dog in the Manger

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pilar Miró The Dog in the Manger
Julio Medem Earth
Imanol Uribe Bwana

Álex de la Iglesia

Honored for : The Day of the Beast

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Álex de la Iglesia The Day of the Beast
Pedro Almodóvar The Flower of My Secret
Manuel Gómez Pereira Mouth to Mouth

Imanol Uribe

Honored for : Running Out of Time

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Imanol Uribe Running Out of Time
Vicente Aranda The Turkish Passion
José Luis Garci Cradle Song

Luis García Berlanga

Honored for : Everyone Off to Jail

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Luis García Berlanga Everyone Off to Jail
Vicente Aranda Intruder
Juanma Bajo Ulloa The Dead Mother

Fernando Trueba

Honored for : Belle Époque

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fernando Trueba Belle Époque
Bigas Luna Jamón Jamón
Pedro Olea The Fencing Master

Vicente Aranda

Honored for : Lovers

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vicente Aranda Lovers
Pilar Miró Prince of Shadows
Imanol Uribe The Dumbfounded King

Carlos Saura

Honored for : Ay Carmela

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Carlos Saura Ay Carmela
Pedro Almodóvar Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
Montxo Armendáriz Letters from Alou

Fernando Trueba

Honored for : Twisted Obsession

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fernando Trueba Twisted Obsession
Vicente Aranda If They Tell You I Fell
Fernando Fernan Gomez The Sea and the Weather
Josefina Molina Esquilache
Agustí Villaronga Moon Child

Gonzalo Suárez

Honored for : Rowing with the Wind

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Pedro Almodóvar Women on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Ricardo Franco Berlin Blues
Antonio Mercero Wait for Me in Heaven
Francisco Regueiro Winter Diary
Gonzalo Suárez Rowing with the Wind

José Luis Garci

Honored for : Asignatura aprobada

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
José Luis Garci Asignatura aprobada
Bigas Luna Anguish
Vicente Aranda El Lute: Run for Your Life

Fernando Fernan Gomez

Honored for : Voyage to Nowhere

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fernando Fernan Gomez Voyage to Nowhere
Emilio Martínez Lázaro Lulu by Night
Pilar Miró Werther