The Goya Award for Best Special Effects (Spanish: Premio Goya a los mejores efectos especiales) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category was first presented at the second edition of the Goya Awards with Francisco Teres being the first winner of the award for his work in Anguish (1987).
| Goya Award for Best Special Effects | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Best Special Effects |
| Country | Spain |
| Presented by | Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) |
| Currently held by | Pau Costa, Félix Bergés, Laura Pedro – Society of the Snow (2023) |
| Website | premiosgoya |
Reyes Abades holds the record of the most wins for this category with nine wins followed by Félix Bergés with seven and Raúl Romanillos with six. For their work in Pan's Labyrinth (2006), David Martí and Montse Ribé won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling but competed and won alongside Emilio Ruiz del Río, Everett Burrell, Reyes Abades and Edward Irastorza in this category at the Goya Awards instead of Best Makeup and Hairstyles which was won by José Quetglas and Blanca Sánchez for the same film.
Winners and nominees
1980s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 (2nd) | Anguish | Angustia | Francisco Teres |
| A los cuatro vientos | Julián Martín | ||
| Descanse en piezas | John Collins | ||
| 1988 (3rd) | Slugs | Slugs, Muerte Viscosa | Gonzalo Gonzalo, Basilio Cortijo and Carlos de Marchis |
| El Dorado | Reyes Abades | ||
| Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | ||
| Rowing with the Wind | Remando al viento | ||
| El Lute II: Tomorrow I'll be Free | El Lute II: mañana seré libre | Alberto Nombela | |
| 1989 (4th) | The Rift | La grieta | Colin Arthur, Basilio Cortijo and Carlos de Marchis |
| Moon Child | El niño de la luna | Ángel Alonso, Basilio Cortijo, Emilio Ruiz del Río and Reyes Abades | |
| Twisted Obsession | El sueño del mono loco | Christian Bourqui | |
| The Dark Night | La noche oscura | Reyes Abades | |
| The Things of Love | Las cosas del querer | ||
1990s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (5th) | ¡Ay Carmela! | Reyes Abades | |
| Don Juan, mi querido fantasma | Carlos Santos and Juan Ramón Molina | ||
| Letters from Alou | Las cartas de Alou | Reyes Abades and Juan Ramón Molina | |
| 1991 (6th) | Prince of Shadows | Beltenebros | Reyes Abades |
| Capitan Escalaborns | Carlo de Marchis | ||
| Anything for Bread | Todo por la pasta | Kit West | |
| 1992 (7th) | Acción mutante | Olivier Gleyze, Yves Domenjoud, Jean-Baptiste Bonetto, Bernard Andre Le Boette, Emilio Ruiz del Río and Hipólito Cantero | |
| Too Much Heart | Demasiado corazón | Lee Wilson | |
| Vacas | Reyes Abades | ||
| 1993 (8th) | The Dead Mother | La madre muerta | Hipólito Cantero |
| Madregilda | Reyes Abades | ||
| Kika | Jean-Baptiste Bonetto, Olivier Gleyre and Yves Domenjoud | ||
| 1994 (9th) | Running Out of Time | Días contados | Reyes Abades |
| Desvío al paraíso | Michael Kirton | ||
| El detective y la muerte | Miroslaw Marchwinski | ||
| 1995 (10th) | The Day of the Beast | El día de la bestia | Reyes Abades, Juan Tominic and Manuel Horrillo |
| El niño invisible | Juan Ramón Molina, Juan Tomicic and Manuel Horrillo | ||
| The City of Lost Children | La Cité des enfants perdus | Jean-Baptiste Bonetto, Jean-Christophe Spadaccini, Olivier Gleyze and Yves Domenjoud | |
| 1996 (11th) | Earth | Tierra | Reyes Abades and Ignacio Sanz Pastor |
| Killer Tongue | La lengua asesina | Jonathan Stuart, Marcus Wookey and Patrick Vigne | |
| Libertarias | Reyes Abades | ||
| 1997 (12th) | Airbag | Juan Ramón Molina | |
| The Chambermaid on the Titanic | Roberto Ricci | ||
| Comanche Territory | Territorio Comanche | Reyes Abades and Emilio Ruiz del Río | |
| 1998 (13th) | The Miracle of P. Tinto | El milagro de P. Tinto | Raúl Romanillos and Félix Bergés |
| Open Your Eyes | Abre los ojos | Reyes Abades, Alberto Esteban and Aurelio Sánchez | |
| A Time for Defiance | La hora de los valientes | Juan Ramón Molina and Alfonso Nieto | |
| The Girl of Your Dreams | La niña de tus ojos | Emilio Ruiz del Río and Alfonso Nieto | |
| 1999 (14th) | Nobody Knows Anybody | Nadie conoce nadie | Raúl Romanillos, Manuel Horrillo and José Núñez |
| Goya in Bordeaux | Goya en Burdeos | Fabrizio Storaro and Reyes Abades | |
| The City of Marvels | La ciudad de los prodigios | Reyes Abades, Hipólito Cantero and José María Aragonés | |
| The Ugliest Woman in the World | La mujer más fea del mundo | Alejandro Álvarez, David Martí, José Álvarez and Reyes Abades | |
2000s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (15th) | Common Wealth | La comunidad | Félix Bergés, Raúl Romanillos, Pau Costa and Julio Navarro |
| The Year of Maria | Año mariano | Juan Ramón Molina and Alfonso Nieto | |
| The Art of Dying | El arte de morir | Reyes Abades and Félix Bergés | |
| Masterpiece | Obra maestra | Emilio Ruiz del Río, Alfonso Nieto, Raúl Romanillos and Pau Costa | |
| 2001 (16th) | Buñuel y la mesa del rey Salomón | Reyes Abades, José María Aragonés, Carlos Martínez, Ana Núñez and Antonio Ojeda | |
| Intacto | Raúl Romanillos, Pau Costa, Félix Bergés, Carlos Martínez, Antonio Ojeda and Ana Núñez | ||
| The Devil's Backbone | El espinazo del diablo | Reyes Abades, Carmen Aguirre, David Martí, Alfonso Nieto, Montse Ribé and Emilio Ruiz del Río | |
| The Others | Los otros | Félix Bergés, Derek Langley, Pedro Moreno and Rafael Solórzano | |
| 2002 (17th) | 800 Bullets | 800 Balas | Juan Ramón Molina, Félix Bergés and Rafael Solórzano |
| The Biggest Robbery Never Told | El robo más grande jamás contado | Raúl Romanillos, Félix Bergés and Carlos Martínez | |
| Guerreros | Aurelio Sánchez-Herrera, Emilio Ruiz del Río and Reyes Abades | ||
| Talk to Her | Hable con ella | David Martí, Montse Ribé and Jorge Calvo | |
| 2003 (18th) | Mortadelo & Filemon: The Big Adventure | La gran aventura de Mortadelo y Filemón | Raúl Romanillos, Pau Costa, Julio Navarro and Félix Bergés |
| South from Granada | Al sur de Granada | Reyes Abades, Alfonso Nieto and Pablo Núñez | |
| Soldiers of Salamina | Soldados de Salamina | Pedro Moreno, Alfonso Nieto and Emilio Ruiz del Río | |
| El refugio del mal | Reyes Abades, Jesús Pascual, José Rossi and José María Remacha | ||
| 2004 (19th) | The Wolf | El Lobo | Reyes Abades, Jesús Pascual and Ramón Lorenzo |
| Crimen Ferpecto | Félix Bernés and Juan Ramón Molina | ||
| Romasanta | Romasanta, la caza de la bestia | David Martí, José María Aragonés, Juan Ramón Molina and Montse Ribé | |
| Torapia | Aurelio Sánchez Herrera, Eduardo Acosta and Juan Ramón Molina | ||
| 2005 (20th) | Fragile | Frágiles | David Martí, Montse Ribé, Félix Cordón, Félix Bergés and Rafael Solórzano |
| Las llaves de la independencia | Ana Núñez, Antonio Ojeda, Carlos Martínez, Juan Ramón Molina and Pablo Núñez | ||
| Obaba | Alberto Esteban, José María Remacha, Pablo Urrutia and Reyes Abades | ||
| Un rey en la Habana | Alberto Esteban, Ana Núñez, Carlos Lozano, Pablo Núñez and Reyes Abades | ||
| 2006 (21st) | Pan's Labyrinth | El laberinto del fauno | David Martí, Montse Ribé, Reyes Abades, Everett Burrell, Edward Irastorza and Emilio Ruiz del Río |
| Goya's Ghosts | Los fantasmas de Goya | Reyes Abades, Félix Bergés and Eduardo Díaz | |
| Alatriste | Reyes Abades and Rafael Solórzano | ||
| Salvador (Puig Antich) | Juan Ramón Molina and Ferrán Piquer | ||
| 2007 (22nd) | The Orphanage | El orfanato | David Martí, Montse Ribé, Pau Costa, Enric Martí, Lluis Castells and Jordi San Agustín |
| The Heart of the Earth | El corazón de la tierra | Reyes Abades and Álex G. Ortoll | |
| 13 Roses | Las 13 Rosas | Carlos Lozano, Pau Costa and Raúl Romanillos | |
| [•REC] | David Ambit, Enric Masip and Álex Villagrasa | ||
| 2008 (23rd) | Mortadelo and Filemon. Mission: Save the Planet | Mortadelo y Filemón. Misión: salvar la Tierra | Raúl Romanillos, Pau Costa, José Quetglas, Eduardo Díaz, Álex Grau and Chema Remacha |
| Camino | Arturo Balseiro, Ferrán Piquer and Raúl Romanillos | ||
| Sangre de mayo | Alberto Nombela and Juan Ramón Molina | ||
| Just Walking | Sólo quiero caminar | Alejandro Vázquez, Rafa Solórzano and Reyes Abades | |
| 2009 (24th) | Agora | Ágora | Cris Reynolds and Félix Bergés |
| Cell 211 | Celda 211 | Raúl Romanillos and Guillermo Orbe | |
| [•REC]² | Salvador Santana and Àlex Villagrasa | ||
| Spanish Movie | Pau Costa and Lluís Castells | ||
2010s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (25th) [1] | The Last Circus | Balada triste de trompeta | Reyes Abades and Ferrán Piquer |
| Buried (Enterrado) | Gabriel Paré and Álex Villagrasa | ||
| Lope | Raúl Romanillos and Marcelo Siqueira | ||
| Even the Rain | También la lluvia | Gustavo Harry Farias and Juanma Nogales | |
| 2011 (26th) [2] | EVA | Arturo Balseiro and Lluis Castells | |
| Intruders | Raúl Romanillos and David Heras Luengo | ||
| The Skin I Live In | La piel que habito | Reyes Abades and Eduardo Díaz | |
| No Rest for the Wicked | No habrá paz para los malvados | Raúl Romanillos and Chema Remacha | |
| 2012 (27th) [3] | The Impossible | Lo imposible | Pau Costa and Félix Bergés |
| Blancanieves | Reyes Abades and Ferran Piquer | ||
| Unit 7 | Grupo 7 | Pedro Moreno and Juan Ventura | |
| Invader | Invasor | Reyes Abades and Isidro Jiménez | |
| 2013 (28th) [4] | Witching & Bitching | Las brujas de Zugarramurdi | Juan Ramón Molina and Ferrán Piquer |
| Family United | La gran familia española | Juan Ramón Molina and Juan Ventura Pecellín | |
| The Last Days | Los últimos días | Lluís Rivera and Juanma Nogales | |
| Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang | Zipi y Zape y el club de la canica | Endre Korda and Félix Bergés | |
| 2014 (29th) [5] | El Niño | Guillermo Orbe and Raúl Romanillos | |
| Torrente 5: Operación Eurovegas | Antonio Molina and Ferrán Piquer | ||
| Open Windows | Raúl Romanillos and David Heras | ||
| Marshland | La isla mínima | Pedro Moreno and Juan Ventura | |
| 2015 (30th) [6] | Spy Time | Anacleto: agente secreto | Lluís Rivera and Lluís Castells |
| Retribution | El desconocido | Pau Costa and Isidro Jiménez | |
| My Big Night | Mi gran noche | Juan Ramón Molina and Curro Muñoz | |
| Breathless Time | Tiempo sin aire | Reyes Abades and Curro Muñoz | |
| 2016 (31st) [7] | A Monster Calls | Un monstruo viene a verme | Pau Costa and Félix Bergés |
| 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines | 1898, Los últimos de Filipinas | Pau Costa and Carlos Lozano | |
| Guernica | Gernika | David Heras and Raúl Romanillos | |
| Julieta | Reyes Abades and Eduardo Díaz | ||
| 2017 (32nd) [8][9] | Giant | Handia | Jon Serrano and David Heras |
| Gold | Oro | Reyes Abades and Isidro Jiménez | |
| Verónica | Raúl Romanillos and David Heras | ||
| Rescue Under Fire | Zona hostil | Reyes Abades and Curro Muñoz | |
| 2018 (33rd) [10] | Superlópez | Lluís Rivera and Laura Pedro | |
| The Realm | El reino | Óscar Abades and Helmuth Barnert | |
| Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil | Errementari (el herrero y el diablo) | Jon Serrano and David Heras | |
| Gun City | La sombra de la ley | Lluís Rivera and Félix Bergés | |
| 2019 (34th) [11][12] | The Platform | El hoyo | Mario Campoy and Iñaki Madariaga |
| The Endless Trench | La trinchera infinita | Jon Serrano and David Heras | |
| While at War | Mientras dure a guerra | Raúl Romanillos and Juanma Nogales | |
| Perdiendo el este | Juan Ramón Molina and Félix Berges | ||
2020s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (35th) [13][14] | Coven | Akelarre | Mariano García Marty and Ana Rubio |
| Black Beach | Raúl Romanillos and Jean-Louis Billard | ||
| Historias lamentables | Raúl Romanillos and Míriam Piquer | ||
| Unknown Origins | Orígenes secretos | Lluis Rivera Jove and Helmuth Barnerth | |
| 2021 (36th) [15] | The Vault | Way Down | Pau Costa and Laura Pedro |
| The Good Boss | El buen patrón | Raúl Romanillos and Míriam Piquer | |
| The Grandmother | La abuela | Raúl Romanillos and Ferran Piquer | |
| Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea | Mediterráneo | Àlex Villagrasa | |
| 2022 (37th) [16] | Prison 77 | Modelo 77 | Esther Ballesteros, Ana Rubio |
| 13 Exorcisms | 13 exorcismos | Mariano García Marty, Jordi Costa | |
| The Beasts | As bestas | Óscar Abades, Ana Rubio | |
| Irati | Jon Serrano, David Heras | ||
| Valley of the Dead | Malnazidos | Lluís Rivera, Laura Pedro | |
| 2023 (38th) [17] | Society of the Snow | La sociedad de la nieve | Pau Costa, Félix Bergés, Laura Pedro |
| 20,000 Species of Bees | 20.000 especies de abejas | Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano, David Heras, Fran Belda, Indira Martín | |
| Valle de sombras | Raúl Romanillos, Míriam Piquer | ||
| The Chapel | La ermita | Eneritz Zapiain, Iñaki Gil "Ketxu" | |
| Tin & Tina | Mariano García Marty, Jon Serrano, Juan Ventura, Amparo Martínez | ||
References
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