The Spanish film The Good Boss [+lire aussi :
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During a ceremony held at Madrid’s IFEMA Palacio Municipal on Sunday 1 May, Spanish thesp Blanca Portillo accepted the Award for Best Actress for Maixabel [+lire aussi :
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Javier Cámara was the recipient of another Platino Award (after winning Best Actor in a Film for Memories of My Father at the previous edition): thanks to his performance in Venga Juan [+lire aussi :
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The great Spanish thesp Carmen Maura was granted the Honorary Award at the ninth edition of the Platinos, the Brazilian flick The Last Forest by Luiz Bolognesi was deemed deserving of the Best Documentary Award, and Juan Pablo Félix’s Karnawal was handed the Best Feature Debut Award. Furthermore, the Best Animated Film Award was bestowed upon Peru’s Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon by José Zelada and Richard Claus.

Alberto Iglesias, who was Oscar-nominated for his soundtrack to Parallel Mothers, was rewarded with the Best Original Score Award, bringing his total haul of Platinos to five. For his part, Antxón Gómez, also a member of the crew on the latest film by Pedro Almodóvar, scooped the Award for Best Art Direction, thus topping off the night’s three prizes (including the one given to Aitana Sánchez-Gijón) for the El Deseo production.

Best Editing went to Germano de Oliveira, who worked on the Brazilian movie 7 Prisoners, while the Platino for Best Cinematography was picked up by Kiko de la Rica for the Spanish film Mediterráneo: The Law of the Sea [+lire aussi :
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Finally, the Award for Film and Education Values, which was presented by Julissa Reynoso, the US ambassador to Spain (who also garnered a special recognition from the organisers for her efforts to promote the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda), was handed to Mexico’s Los lobos by Samuel Kishi.

Here is the full list of winners:

Best Ibero-American Fiction Film
The Good Boss [+lire aussi :
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Best Director
The Good Boss - Fernando León de Aranoa

Best Actress
Blanca Portillo – Maixabel [+lire aussi :
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Best Actor
Javier Bardem – The Good Boss

Best Supporting Actress
Aitana Sánchez-Gijón – Parallel Mothers [+lire aussi :
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Best Supporting Actor
Alfredo Castro – Karnawal­ [+lire aussi :
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Best Ibero-American Feature-length Fiction Debut
Karnawal - Juan Pablo Félix

Best Documentary Feature
The Last Forest - Luiz Bolognesi (Brazil)

Best Screenplay
Fernando León de Aranoa – The Good Boss

Best Editing
Germano de Oliveira - 7 Prisoners (Brazil)

Best Art Direction
Antxón Gómez – Parallel Mothers

Best Cinematography
Kiko de la Rica – Mediterráneo: The Law of the Sea [+lire aussi :
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Best Sound Direction
Akritchalerm Kalayanamitr - Memoria [+lire aussi :
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Best Original Score
Alberto Iglesias – Parallel Mothers

Best Animated Film
Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon - José Zelada and Richard Claus (Peru)

Award for Film and Education Values
Los lobos - Samuel Kishi (Mexico)

Best Ibero-American Miniseries or TV Series
The Kingdom – Marcelo Piñeyro and Claudia Piñeyro (Argentina)

Best Creator of a Miniseries or TV Series
Marcelo Piñeyro and Claudia Piñeyro – The Kingdom

Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series
Daniela Ramírez – Isabel (Chile)

Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series
Javier Cámara – Venga Juan [+lire aussi :
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Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or TV Series
Najwa Nimri – Money Heist (Spain)

Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or TV Series
Joaquín Furriel – The Kingdom

Honorary Platino Award
Carmen Maura