22nd Goya Awards: ‘Orphanage’ picks up 5, but ‘La soledad’ takes top honors

edro Almodóvar and Guillermo del Toro you can both breathe a sign of relief. Spanish cinema is rejuvenated. The split-screen/drama that was premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at last year’s Cannes (I’m guilty for having fallen asleep to this one: victim of watching one too many films and  not necessarily the film itself) has walked away from Spain’s equivalent to the Oscar with top honors: Best Film and Best Director. Jaime Rosales’ La Soledad (Solitary Fragments) (two parallel urban stories highlighting the fragility and simplicity of human existence) beat out the heavy favorite The Orphanage (the Picturehouse-released pic that investigates the power the dead have over the living, especially over children in the most imaginative and vulnerable stages). For a full list of the winners: scroll below.

PICTURE
“Solitary Fragments,” Jaime Rosales

ACTRESS
Maribel Verdu, “Seven Billiards Tables”

ACTOR
Alberto San Juan, “Under the Stars”

DIRECTOR
Jaime Rosales, “Solitary Fragments”

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Sergio Sanchez , “The Orphanage”

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Felix Viscarret, “Under the Stars”

NEW DIRECTOR
Juan Antonio Bayona, “The Orphanage”

FOREIGN SPANISH-LANGUAGE
Lucia Puenzo, “XXY”

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Amparo Baro, “Seven Billiards Tables”

SUPPORTING ACTOR
Jose Manuel Cervino, “13 Roses”

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, ACTRESS
Manuela Velasco, “REC”

BREAKTHROUGH PERFORMANCE, ACTOR
Jose Luis Torrijo, “Solitary Fragments”

CINEMATOGRAPHY
Jose Luis Alcaine, “13 Roses”

EDITING

David Gallart, “REC”

ORIGINAL SCORE

Roque Banos, “13 Roses”

SOUND
Xavi Mas, Marc Orts, Oriol Tarrago, “The Orphanage”

VISUAL EFFECTS
David Marti, Montse Ribe, Pau Costa, Enric Masip, Lluis Castells, Jordi San Agustin, “The Orphanage”

MAKEUP AND HAIR DESIGN
Lola Lopez, Itziar Arrieta, “The Orphanage”

DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“Invisibles,” Isabel Coixet, Wim Wenders, Fernando Leon de Aranoa, Mariano Barroso, Javier Corcuera,

ORIGINAL SONG
“Fado da saudade, ” from “Fados” by Fernando Pinto Do Amaral, Carlos Do Carmo

ART DIRECTION
Josep Rosell, “The Orphanage”

COSTUME DESIGN
Lena Mossum, “13 Roses”

ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“Tadeo Jones,” Enrique Gato Borregan

LIVE-ACTION SHORT FILM
“Salvador,” de Abdelatif Abdeselam Hamed

DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM
“El hombre feliz,” Isabel Lucina Gil Marque

ANIMATED FEATURE
“Nocturna,” Victor Maldonado, Adria Garcia

LINE PRODUCTION
Sandra Hermida, “The Orphanage”

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Alfredo Landa