The Circle of Cinematographic Writers has once again chosen its favorite Spanish films from last year and Cell 211, with eleven nominations, and El Secreto de sus ojos, with nine, are the two great favorites of the night of next February 8, the day on which the Medals of the Spanish Film Writers Circle.
The list of all nominated films are as follows:
Best film
- “Cell 211 ?, by Daniel Monzón.
- "The secret of their eyes", by Juan José Campanella.
- "Three days with the family", by Mar Coll.
- "Ágora", by Alejandro Amenábar.
- "Bad day to fish", by Álvaro Brechner.
Best Director
- Daniel Monzón for “Cell 211 ?.
- Juan José Campanella for "The secret of their eyes."
- Alejandro Amenábar for “Ágora”.
- Fernando Trueba for "El baile de la Victoria".
Best Actor
- Luis Tosar for “Cell 211 ?.
- Ricardo Darín for "The secret of their eyes."
- Gary Piquer for "Bad day to fish."
- Carmelo Gómez for "Guts".
Best Actress
- Lola Dueñas for “Yo, also”.
- Soledad Villamil for "The secret of her eyes."
- Penelope Cruz for "Broken Embraces."
- Maribel Verdú for “Tetro”.
Best Supporting Actor
- Antonio Resines for “Cell 211 ?.
- Carlos Bardem for “Cell 211 ?.
- Guillermo Francella for "The secret of their eyes."
- Eduard Fernández for “Three days with the family”.
Best Supporting Actress
- Marta Etura for “Cell 211 ?.
- Verónica Sánchez for “Gordos”.
- Vicenta N'Dongo for “VOS”.
- Blanca Portillo for "Broken Embraces".
- Kiti Manver for “Pagafantas”.
Best Original Screenplay
- David Planell for "The Shame."
- Pedro Almodóvar for "Broken Embraces".
- Borja Cobeaga and Diego San José for “Pagafantas”.
- Isaki Lacuesta and Isabel Campo for “The condemned”.
Best Adapted Screenplay
- Jorge Guerricaecheverría and Daniel Monzón for “Cell 211 ?.
- Eduardo Sacheri and Juan José Campanella for “The secret of their eyes”.
- Fernando Trueba, Jonás Trueba and Antonio Skármeta for “El baile de la Victoria”.
- Álvaro Brechner with the collaboration of Gary Piquer for “Bad day to fish”.
Best Cinematography
- Félix Monti for “The secret of his eyes”.
- Xavi Giménez for “Ágora”.
- Carles Gusi for “Cell 211 ?.
- Rodrigo Prieto for "Broken Embraces".
Better assembly
- Cristina Pastor for “Cell 211 ?.
- Juan José Campanella for "The secret of your eyes."
- Nacho Ruiz Capillas for “Ágora”.
- Carmen Frías for "The dance of victory".
Best music
- Roque Baños for “Cell 211 ?.
- Alberto Iglesias for "Broken Embraces".
- Dario Marianelli for “Ágora”.
- Federico Jusid for "The secret of his eyes."
Revelation award
- The director Mar Coll for "Three days with the family."
- The director Borja Cobeaga for “Pagafantas”.
- The actor Alberto Ammann for “Cell 211 ?.
- The director Javier Blanco for “Planet 51 ?.
Best documentary
- "The look of Ouka Leele", by Rafael Gordon.
- "Garbo, the spy", by Edmon Roch.
- "Effort and encouragement", by Arantxa Aguirre.
- “Last witnesses: Fraga Iribarne - Carrillo, communist”, by José Luis López-Linares and Manuel Martín Cuenca.
Best foreign film
- "Up" by Pete Docter (USA).
- "Gran Torino", by Clint Eastwood (USA).
- "Slumdog Millionaire", by Danny Boyle (USA-Great Britain).
- "Katyn", by Andrzej Wajda (Poland).
- "The class", by Laurent Cantet (France).