The Goya Awards say goodbye to Andalusia and will land in Castile and León, specifically in Valladolid, for the thirty-eighth edition of the most special night in Spanish cinema. This was announced by Fernando Méndez Leite, President of the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain, during the press conference that took place on the morning of this March 30 at the Academy itself, in an act to which he also participated. Oscar Bridgethe mayor of Valladolid.
The most important awards of the film industry of our country thus leave Seville, which hosted the event on February 11 at the Andalusian Auditorium, to transfer it to one of the cities where cinema has an impressive relevance, since 1956 the SEMINCI, or Valladolid International Film Week, has been held, one of the most important film festivals in our territory and internationally. A dream come true for Óscar Puente, who had spent three years trying to get the provincial capital to host the awards.
However, this is not the only news that was released during this press conference, Well, Granada will host the Goya Awards the following year, in 2025, back in Andalusiathe autonomous community that has hosted these awards most often since they went itinerant in 2018. Since then, Seville has hosted them in 2019 and 2023, Malaga in 2020 and 2021 and Valencia in 2022.
A decision (to advance in the same act the host cities of these awards for the next two years) which, in the words of the President of the Academy, stems from the need “to have job security”.
Forewarned is forearmed and we are sure that Valladolid will set the bar very high for future editions of the Goyas. In recent years, socialist Óscar Puente has become known not only for his work as president, but also for his role as a fan of international artists, sharing on Twitter his admiration for singers like Jason Derulo (whom he engaged for the city’s festivities in 2022) or Taylor Swift. Does this mean that next year we could have an international artist to host the Goya gala? Is very soon to find out.