Goya Award for Best Original Score
Annual award by the Spanish Film Academy
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The Goya Award for Best Original Score (Premio Goya a la mejor música original) is one of the Goya Awards presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) since the awards debuted in 1986. It is presented to the composer who has written an outstanding original score specifically for a Spanish film.
Native namePremio Goya a la mejor música original
Awarded forBest original score written specifically for a Spanish film of the year
CountrySpain
Presented byAcademy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE)
| Goya Award for Best Original Score | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Premio Goya a la mejor música original |
| Awarded for | Best original score written specifically for a Spanish film of the year |
| Country | Spain |
| Presented by | Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain (AACCE) |
| First award | 1st Goya Awards (1986) |
| Most recent winner | Kangding Ray Sirāt (2025) |
| Website | Official website |
Spanish folk band Milladoiro was the first winner of the award for their work in the film Half of Heaven (1986). Composer Alberto Iglesias holds the record of most wins and nominations for this award, winning eleven times out of seventeen nominations.
For the 39th ceremony, the AACCE introduced a modification consisting of the requirement of a declaration signed by the producers accrediting the non-submission of AI-generated compositions.[1]
In the list below the winner of the award for each year is shown first, followed by the other nominees.
Winners and nominees
1980s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 (1st) | Half of Heaven | La mitad del cielo | Milladoiro |
| The Disputed Vote of Mr. Cayo | El disputado voto del Sr. Cayo | Emilio Arrieta | |
| Dragon Rapide | Xavier Montsalvatge | ||
| 1987 (2nd) | El bosque animado | José Nieto | |
| Divinas palabras | Milladoiro | ||
| Los invitados | Raúl Alcover | ||
| 1988 (3rd) | Pasodoble | Carmelo Bernaola | |
| Berlín Blues | Lalo Schifrin | ||
| El Dorado | Alejandro Masso | ||
| Rowing with the Wind | Remando al viento | ||
| Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | Bernardo Bonezzi | |
| 1989 (4th) | Love, Hate and Death | Montoyas y Tarantos | Paco de Lucía |
| Bajarse al moro | Pata Negra | ||
| Twisted Obsession | El sueño del mono loco | Antoine Duhamel | |
| Esquilache | José Nieto | ||
| The Things of Love | Las cosas del querer | Gregorio García Segura | |
1990s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 (5th) | The Most Natural Thing | Lo más natural | José Nieto |
| Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | ¡Átame! | Ennio Morricone | |
| ¡Ay Carmela! | Alejandro Massó | ||
| 1991 (6th) | The Dumbfounded King | El rey pasmado | José Nieto |
| Don Juan in Hell | Don Juan en los infiernos | Alejandro Massó | |
| Anything for Bread | Todo por la pasta | Bernardo Bonezzi | |
| 1992 (7th) | The Fencing Master | El maestro de esgrima | José Nieto |
| Vacas | Alberto Iglesias | ||
| Belle Époque | Antoine Duhamel | ||
| 1993 (8th) | The Red Squirrel | La ardilla roja | Alberto Iglesias |
| Intruder | Intruso | José Nieto | |
| Why Do They Call It Love When They Mean Sex? | ¿Por qué lo llaman amor cuando quieren decir sexo? | Manolo Tena | |
| 1994 (9th) | The Turkish Passion | La pasión turca | José Nieto |
| Cradle Song | Canción de cuna | Manuel Balboa | |
| El detective y la muerte | Suso Saiz | ||
| 1995 (10th) | Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead | Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto | Bernardo Bonezzi |
| The Day of the Beast | El día de la bestia | Battista Bena | |
| El porqué de las cosas | Carles Cases | ||
| 1996 (11th) | Earth | Tierra | Alberto Iglesias |
| The Dog in the Manger | El perro del hortelano | José Nieto | |
| Robert Rylands' Last Journey | El último viaje de Robert Rylands | Ángel Illarramendi | |
| 1997 (12th) | The Lucky Star | La buena estrella | Eva Gancedo |
| Perdita Durango | Simon Boswell | ||
| Tic Tac | José Manuel Pagán | ||
| 1998 (13th) | Lovers of the Arctic Circle | Los amantes del círculo polar | Alberto Iglesias |
| The Girl of Your Dreams | La niña de tus ojos | Antoine Duhamel | |
| The Stolen Years | Los años bárbaros | Juan Bardem Aguado | |
| Mararía | Pedro Guerra | ||
| 1999 (14th) | All About My Mother | Todo sobre mi madre | Alberto Iglesias |
| By My Side Again | Cuando vuelvas a mi lado | Ángel Illarramendi, Andrés Vázquez, Hugo Westerdahl and Gregorio Lozano | |
| Butterfly's Tongue | La lengua de las mariposas | Alejandro Amenábar | |
| Solas | Antonio Meliveo | ||
2000s
2010s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (25th) | Even the Rain | También la lluvia | Alberto Iglesias |
| Biutiful | Gustavo Santaolalla | ||
| Buried | Buried (Enterrado) | Víctor Reyes | |
| The Last Circus | Balada triste de trompeta | Roque Baños | |
| 2011 (26th) | The Skin I Live In | La piel que habito | Alberto Iglesias |
| Blackthorn | Lucio Godoy | ||
| EVA | Evgueni Galperine and Sacha Galperine | ||
| No Rest for the Wicked | No habrá paz para los malvados | Mario de Benito | |
| 2012 (27th) | Blancanieves | Alfonso de Villalonga | |
| The Impossible | Lo imposible | Fernando Velázquez | |
| Tad, The Lost Explorer | Las aventuras de Tadeo Jones | Álex Martínez and Zacarías M. de la Riva | |
| Unit 7 | Grupo 7 | Julio de la Rosa | |
| 2013 (28th) | Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed | Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados | Pat Metheny |
| The Mule | La mula | Óscar Navarro | |
| A Night in Old Mexico | Emilio Aragón Álvarez | ||
| Witching & Bitching | Las brujas de Zugarramurdi | Joan Valent | |
| 2014 (29th) | Marshland | La isla mínima | Julio de la Rosa |
| Loreak (Flowers) | Loreak | Pascal Gaigne | |
| El Niño | Roque Baños | ||
| Wild Tales | Relatos salvajes | Gustavo Santaolalla | |
| 2015 (30th) | Nobody Wants the Night | Nadie quiere la noche | Lucas Vidal |
| The Bride | La novia | Shigeru Umebayashi | |
| El teatro del más allá. Chavín de Huántar | Santi Vega | ||
| Ma Ma | Alberto Iglesias | ||
| 2016 (31st) [2] | A Monster Calls | Un monstruo viene a verme | Fernando Velázquez |
| The Olive Tree | El olivo | Pascal Gaigne | |
| Julieta | Alberto Iglesias | ||
| Smoke & Mirrors | El hombre de las mil caras | Julio de la Rosa | |
| 2017 (32nd) [3][4] | Giant | Handia | Pascal Gaigne |
| The Bookshop | La librería | Alfonso Vilallonga | |
| Verónica | Chucky Namanera | ||
| The Summit | La cordillera | Alberto Iglesias | |
| 2018 (33rd) [5] | The Realm | El reino | Olivier Arson |
| Yuli | Alberto Iglesias | ||
| En las estrellas | Iván Palomares | ||
| Gun City | La sombra de la ley | Manuel Riveiro and Xavi Font | |
| 2019 (34th) [6][7] | Pain and Glory | Dolor y gloria | Alberto Iglesias |
| Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles | Buñuel en el laberinto de las tortugas | Arturo Cardelús | |
| The Endless Trench | La trinchera infinita | Pascal Gaigne | |
| While at War | Mientras dure la guerra | Alejandro Amenábar | |
2020s
| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (35th) [8][9] | Coven | Akelarre | Maite Arroitajauregi and Aránzazu Calleja |
| Adú | Roque Baños | ||
| Baby | Bingen Mendizabal and Koldo Uriarte | ||
| The Summer We Lived | El verano que vivimos | Federico Jusid | |
| 2021 (36th) [10] | The Good Boss | El buen patrón | Zeltia Montes |
| The Grandmother | La abuela | Fatima Al Qadiri | |
| Maixabel | Alberto Iglesias | ||
| Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea | Mediterráneo | Arnau Bataller | |
| 2022 (37th) [11] | The Beasts | As bestas | Olivier Arson |
| Irati | Aránzazu Calleja, Maite Arroitajauregi | ||
| Dancing on Glass | Las niñas de cristal | Iván Palomares | |
| God's Crooked Lines | Los renglones torcidos de Dios | Fernando Velázquez | |
| Prison 77 | Modelo 77 | Julio de la Rosa | |
| 2023 (38th) [12] | Society of the Snow | La sociedad de la nieve | Michael Giacchino |
| The Teacher Who Promised the Sea | El maestro que prometió el mar | Natasha Arizu | |
| The Antares Paradox | La paradoja de Antares | Arnau Bataller | |
| Robot Dreams | Alfonso de Vilallonga | ||
| Jokes & Cigarettes | Saben aquell | Andrea Motis | |
| 2024 (39th) [13][14] | The Room Next Door | La habitación de al lado | Alberto Iglesias |
| The 47 | El 47 | Arnau Bataller | |
| Dragonkeeper | Dragonkeeper: Guardiana de dragones | Arturo Cardelús | |
| Undercover | La infiltrada | Fernando Velázquez | |
| Family Affairs | Verano en diciembre | Sergio de la Puente | |