23rd Goya Awards

{{Goya awards short description|films-year=2008}}

{{Infobox film awards

| number = 23

| award = Goya Awards

| image = 23rd Goya Awards logo.jpg

| date = February 1, 2009

| site = Palacio Municipal de Congresos de Madrid

| host = Carmen Machi

| network = TVE

| best_film = Camino

| best_actor = Benicio del Toro

| best_actor_film = Che (Part I): The Argentine

| best_actress = Carme Elías

| best_actress_film = Camino

| most_wins = Camino (6)

| most_nominations = The Blind Sunflowers (15)

| last = 22nd

| next = 24th

}}

The 23rd Goya Awards honouring the best in Spanish filmmaking of 2008 were presented on 1 February 2009 at the Madrid's Palacio Municipal de Congresos.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Gala de la 23 edición · 2009|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/23-edicion/|access-date=|website=Premios Goya|language=es}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/cultura/20090201/53631670423/camino-de-javier-fesser-gran-triunfadora-de-los-goya.html|date=2 February 2009|title='Camino', de Javier Fesser, gran triunfadora de los Goya|website=La Vanguardia}} The gala was hosted by Carmen Machi, also featuring Muchachada Nui.

Camino was the big winner of the night, winning 6 awards out 7 nominations, including Best Film, Actress, Director and Original Screenplay.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Estos son los premios de los Premios Goya 2009|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/23-edicion/premios/por-categoria/|access-date=October 9, 2020|website=Premios Goya}}{{Cite news|last=Pamela Rolfe|first=AP|date=February 1, 2009|title="Camino" leads Goya Awards with six nods|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/camino-leads-goya-awards-six-78563|access-date=October 9, 2020}}{{Cite news|last=Rolfe|first=Pamela|date=February 2, 2009|title="Camino" tops Spain's Goya Awards |website=es.reuters.com |agency=Reuters|url=https://es.reuters.com/article/us-goyas-idUSTRE5110LF20090202|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201010051108/https://es.reuters.com/article/us-goyas-idUSTRE5110LF20090202|archive-date=October 10, 2020|url-status=live|access-date=October 9, 2009}}

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees are listed as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/23-edicion/nominaciones/por-categoria/|access-date=11 April 2023|website=premiosgoya.com|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España|title=Estos son las nominaciones de los Premios Goya 2009}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.premiosgoya.com/23-edicion/premios/por-categoria/|website=premiosgoya.com|access-date=11 April 2023|publisher=Academia de las Artes y las Ciencias Cinematográficas de España|title=Estos son los premios de los Premios Goya 2009}}

=Major awards=

class=wikitable style="width=100%"
style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Film}}

|style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Director}}

style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Actor}}
  • Benicio del ToroChe (Part I): The Argentine
  • Diego LunaJust Walking
  • Raúl ArévaloThe Blind Sunflowers
  • Javier CámaraChef's Special
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Actress}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Supporting Actor}}
  • Jordi DauderCamino
  • Fernando TejeroChef's Special
  • José Ángel EgidoThe Blind Sunflowers
  • José María YazpikJust Walking
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Supporting Actress}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Original Screenplay}}
  • CaminoJavier Fesser
  • Return to HansalaChus Gutiérrez, {{ill|Juan Carlos Rubio|es}}
  • {{ill|Ashes of Heaven|fr|Cenizas del cielo}} – {{ill|Ignacio del Moral|es}}, Dionisio Pérez Galindo, {{ill|José Antonio Quirós|es}}
  • Just WalkingAgustín Díaz Yanes
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Adapted Screenplay}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best New Actor}}
  • El LanguiThe One-Handed Trick
  • Martiño RivasThe Blind Sunflowers
  • Luis BermejoOne Word from You
  • Álvaro CervantesThe Hanged Man
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best New Actress}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Spanish Language Foreign Film}}
  • The Good Life • Chile/Spain/Argentina
  • Acné • Uruguay/Spain/Argentina
  • Dog Eat Dog • Colombia
  • Lake Tahoe • Mexico/United States/Japan
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best European Film}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best New Director}}
  • Santiago A. ZannouThe One-Handed Trick
  • {{ill|Irene Cardona|ca|Irene Cardona Bacas}} – A Fiancé for Yasmina
  • {{ill|Belén Macías|es}} – My Prison Yard
  • Nacho VigalondoTimecrimes
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Animated Film}}

    =Other award nominees=

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    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Cinematography}}

    |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Editing}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Art Direction}}
  • Che (Part I): The Argentine{{ill|Antxón Gómez|es}}
  • The Blind Sunflowers – {{ill|Balter Gallart|ca}}
  • Blood in MayGil Parrondo
  • La Conjura de El Escorial – {{ill|Luis Vallés|ca|Luis Vallés Calvo|lt=Luis Vallés "Koldo"}}
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Production Supervision}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Sound}}
  • Before the FallJorge Marín, Maite Rivera, Daniel de Zayas
  • The Blind Sunflowers – Ricardo Steinberg, María Steinberg, Alfonso Raposo
  • Blood in May – Miguel Rejas, José Antonio Bermúdez
  • Just Walking – Pierre Gamet, Christophe Vingtrinier, Patrice Grisolet
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Special Effects}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Costume Design}}
  • El Greco – {{ill|Lala Huete|es}}
  • The Blind SunflowersSonia Grande
  • The El Escorial ConspiracyJavier Artiñano
  • Blood in May – {{ill|Lourdes de Orduña|ca}}
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Makeup and Hairstyles}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Original Score}}
  • The Oxford MurdersRoque Baños
  • The Hanged Man – {{ill|Bingen Mendizábal|ca}}
  • The Blind SunflowersLucio Godoy
  • Che (Part I): The ArgentineAlberto Iglesias
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Original Song}}

    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Fictional Short Film}}
  • Miente
  • El Encargado
  • Final
  • Machu-Pichu
  • Porque Hay Cosas Que Nunca Se Olvidan
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Animated Short Film}}

    • La increíble historia del hombre sin sombra
    • El ataque de los kriters asesinos
    • Espagueti Western
    • Malacara y el misterio del bastón de roble
    • Rascal's Street
    style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Documentary Film}}
  • Bucarest, la memoria perdida
  • El pollo, el pez y el cangrejo real
  • El último truco. Emilio Ruiz del Río
  • Old Man Bebo
  • |style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Documentary Short Film}}

    • Héroes. No hacen falta alas para volar
    • Harraga
    • La clase
    • Soy Meera Malik

    Honorary Goya

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