While 2020 proved to be a difficult year for the majority of the planet, Schoolgirls [+lire aussi :
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Thus, this portrait of the education that girls received in Spain during the decade of the 1990s has positioned itself as the clear favourite – with nine nominations – going into the ceremony for the Goya Awards, which is set to take place on Saturday 6 March in Málaga.

Another title that’s already being talked about as a dead cert for the ceremony on Saturday is The Year of the Discovery [+lire aussi :
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The rest of the awards in the film category went to Mario Casas (the lead in Cross the Line [+lire aussi :
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In the TV category, it was Rodrigo Sorogoyen and his gripping series Riot Police [+lire aussi :
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Here is the full list of winners:

Films

Best Drama Film
Schoolgirls [+lire aussi :
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Best Comedy
Rosa’s Wedding [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
Pilar Palomero – Schoolgirls

Best Lead Actress
Patricia López Arnáiz – Ane Is Missing [+lire aussi :
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Best Lead Actor
Mario Casas – Cross the Line [+lire aussi :
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interview : David Victori
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Best Supporting Actress
Verónica Echegui – My Heart Goes Boom! [+lire aussi :
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Best Supporting Actor
Juan Diego Botto – The Europeans

Best Screenplay
Pilar Palomero – Schoolgirls

Best Documentary
The Year of the Discovery [+lire aussi :
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Best Original Score
Koldo Uriarte and Bingen Mendizábal – Baby [+lire aussi :
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Best Trailer
Javier Fesser and Rafa Martínez – Historias lamentables [+lire aussi :
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Best Poster
Jordi Labanda – Rifkin’s Festival [+lire aussi :
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Special Feroz Award
My Mexican Bretzel [+lire aussi :
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Series

Best Drama Series
Riot Police [+lire aussi :
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Best Comedy Series
Vamos Juan

Best Lead Actress in a Series
Elena Irureta - Patria [+lire aussi :
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Best Lead Actor in a Series
Eduard Fernández - 30 Coins [+lire aussi :
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Hovik Keuchkerian - Riot Police

Best Supporting Actress in a Series
Loreto Mauleón - Patria

Best Supporting Actor in a Series
Patrick Criado - Riot Police

Honorary Feroz Award
Victoria Abril