Every winner of the Goya Award for Best Director (1986–2024)
The top 3 according to 230 votes from people: Fernando Fernán Gómez, for "El viaje a ninguna parte" (1986) · José Luis Garci, for "Asignatura aprobada" (1987) · Fernando Trueba, for "El sueño del mono loco" (1989). (Updated Jul 8, 2025.)
From Fernando Fernán Gómez for "El viaje a ninguna parte" at the first ceremony to the 39th edition: every winner of Spain's Goya Award for Best Director, with the film and the other nominees each year. Almodóvar, Fernando León de Aranoa and J. A. Bayona have each won it three times.
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Top 39
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Fernando Fernán Gómez, for "El viaje a ninguna parte" (1986)
1st Goya Awards (films of 1986). Other nominees: Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, Pilar Miró.
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José Luis Garci, for "Asignatura aprobada" (1987)
2nd Goya Awards (films of 1987). Other nominees: Bigas Luna, Vicente Aranda.
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Fernando Trueba, for "El sueño del mono loco" (1989)
4th Goya Awards (films of 1989). Other nominees: Fernando Fernán Gómez, Agustí Villaronga, Josefina Molina, Vicente Aranda.
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4
Carlos Saura, for "¡Ay, Carmela!" (1990)
5th Goya Awards (films of 1990). Other nominees: Pedro Almodóvar, Montxo Armendáriz.
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Vicente Aranda, for "Amantes" (1991)
6th Goya Awards (films of 1991). Other nominees: Pilar Miró, Imanol Uribe.
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6
Luis García Berlanga, for "Todos a la cárcel" (1993)
8th Goya Awards (films of 1993). Other nominees: Vicente Aranda, Juanma Bajo Ulloa.
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Gonzalo Suárez, for "Remando al viento" (1988)
3rd Goya Awards (films of 1988). Other nominees: Ricardo Franco, Francisco Regueiro, Antonio Mercero, Pedro Almodóvar.
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Alberto Rodríguez, for "La isla mínima" (2014)
29th Goya Awards (films of 2014). Other nominees: Daniel Monzón, Carlos Vermut, Damián Szifron.
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Fernando León de Aranoa, for "Barrio" (1998)
13th Goya Awards (films of 1998). Other nominees: Alejandro Amenábar, José Luis Garci, Fernando Trueba.
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10
Imanol Uribe, for "Días contados" (1994)
9th Goya Awards (films of 1994). Other nominees: José Luis Garci, Vicente Aranda.
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Fernando León de Aranoa, for "Los lunes al sol" (2002)
17th Goya Awards (films of 2002). Other nominees: Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, Antonio Hernández, Pedro Almodóvar.
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Isabel Coixet, for "La librería" (2017)
32nd Goya Awards (films of 2017). Other nominees: Manuel Martín Cuenca, Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño, Paco Plaza.
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Fernando Trueba, for "Belle Époque" (1992)
7th Goya Awards (films of 1992). Other nominees: Bigas Luna, Pedro Olea.
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Enrique Urbizu, for "No habrá paz para los malvados" (2011)
26th Goya Awards (films of 2011). Other nominees: Mateo Gil, Pedro Almodóvar, Benito Zambrano.
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Pilar Miró, for "El perro del hortelano" (1996)
11th Goya Awards (films of 1996). Other nominees: Imanol Uribe, Julio Medem.
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Icíar Bollaín, for "Te doy mis ojos" (2003)
18th Goya Awards (films of 2003). Other nominees: Cesc Gay, Isabel Coixet, David Trueba.
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David Trueba, for "Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados" (2013)
28th Goya Awards (films of 2013). Other nominees: Gracia Querejeta, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo.
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Cesc Gay, for "Truman" (2015)
30th Goya Awards (films of 2015). Other nominees: Paula Ortiz, Isabel Coixet, Fernando León de Aranoa.
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Juan Antonio Bayona, for "La sociedad de la nieve" (2023)
38th Goya Awards (films of 2023). Other nominees: Víctor Erice, Elena Martín Gimeno, David Trueba, Isabel Coixet.
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Javier Fesser, for "Camino" (2008)
23rd Goya Awards (films of 2008). Other nominees: Álex de la Iglesia, José Luis Cuerda, Agustín Díaz Yanes.
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Pedro Almodóvar, for "Todo sobre mi madre" (1999)
14th Goya Awards (films of 1999). Other nominees: Gracia Querejeta, José Luis Cuerda, Benito Zambrano.
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Salvador Calvo, for "Adú" (2020)
35th Goya Awards (films of 2020). Other nominees: Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Iciar Bollaín, Isabel Coixet.
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Isabel Coixet, for "La vida secreta de las palabras" (2005)
20th Goya Awards (films of 2005). Other nominees: Alberto Rodríguez, Benito Zambrano, Montxo Armendáriz.
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Pedro Almodóvar, for "Volver" (2006)
21st Goya Awards (films of 2006). Other nominees: Agustín Díaz Yanes, Guillermo del Toro, Manuel Huerga.
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Alejandro Amenábar, for "Los otros" (2001)
16th Goya Awards (films of 2001). Other nominees: Vicente Aranda, Julio Medem, Agustín Díaz Yanes.
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Juan Antonio Bayona, for "Lo imposible" (2012)
27th Goya Awards (films of 2012). Other nominees: Pablo Berger, Alberto Rodríguez, Fernando Trueba.
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen, for "El reino" (2018)
33rd Goya Awards (films of 2018). Other nominees: Asghar Farhadi, Javier Fesser, Isaki Lacuesta.
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Fernando León de Aranoa, for "El buen patrón" (2021)
36th Goya Awards (films of 2021). Other nominees: Pedro Almodóvar, Iciar Bollaín, Manuel Martín Cuenca.
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Álex de la Iglesia, for "El día de la bestia" (1995)
10th Goya Awards (films of 1995). Other nominees: Manuel Gómez Pereira, Pedro Almodóvar.
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José Luis Borau, for "Leo" (2000)
15th Goya Awards (films of 2000). Other nominees: Jaime Chávarri, Álex de la Iglesia, José Luis Garci.
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Agustí Villaronga, for "Pa negre" (2010)
25th Goya Awards (films of 2010). Other nominees: Álex de la Iglesia, Rodrigo Cortés, Icíar Bollaín.
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Ricardo Franco, for "La buena estrella" (1997)
12th Goya Awards (films of 1997). Other nominees: Adolfo Aristarain, Montxo Armendáriz.
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Jaime Rosales, for "La soledad" (2007)
22nd Goya Awards (films of 2007). Other nominees: Emilio Martínez-Lázaro, Icíar Bollaín, Gracia Querejeta.
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Juan Antonio Bayona, for "Un monstruo viene a verme" (2016)
31st Goya Awards (films of 2016). Other nominees: Alberto Rodríguez, Pedro Almodóvar, Rodrigo Sorogoyen.
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Alejandro Amenábar, for "Mar adentro" (2004)
19th Goya Awards (films of 2004). Other nominees: Carlos Saura, Pedro Almodóvar, Adolfo Aristarain.
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Daniel Monzón, for "Celda 211" (2009)
24th Goya Awards (films of 2009). Other nominees: Alejandro Amenábar, Fernando Trueba, Juan José Campanella.
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen, for "As bestas" (2022)
37th Goya Awards (films of 2022). Other nominees: Carla Simón, Pilar Palomero, Carlos Vermut, Alberto Rodríguez.
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Pedro Almodóvar, for "Dolor y gloria" (2019)
34th Goya Awards (films of 2019). Other nominees: Alejandro Amenábar, Oliver Laxe, Jon Garaño, Aitor Arregi and Jose Mari Goenaga.
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Isaki Lacuesta and Pol Rodríguez, for "Segundo premio" (2024)
39th Goya Awards (films of 2024). Other nominees: Pedro Almodóvar, Arantxa Echevarría, Paula Ortiz, Aitor Arregi and Jon Garaño.
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Comments (1)
Que Berlanga solo tenga uno y encima por «Todos a la cárcel» dice mucho de lo tarde que llegaron los Goya. Y lo de Pilar Miró con «El perro del hortelano» en verso sigue siendo de lo más valiente que se ha premiado.