'Close Your Eyes' and 'The Messiah' Capitalize on Critical Attention at Feroz Awards

• Critique Close Your Eyes: Looking Behind Your Eyes Again (*****)
• San Sebastián Ambrossi and Calvo leave behind the burden and stigma of 'the Javis' in the unbridled series 'The Messiah'
• Series 'Poquita fe', life seen from the other side of Instagram according to Raúl Cimas and his band
• Berlinale '20,000 Species of Bees': The clarity and anguish of trans children moves the Berlinale
• Review A Love: Isabel Coixet, Hovik Keuchkerian, Laia Costa and the Fine Art of Discomfort (****)

Víctor Erice's return to feature films and the leap into the void of those known as Los Javis capitalize on the Feroz Awards, one could say with arrogance. 'Close Your Eyes', the film presented at Cannes amid perhaps unnecessary controversies, gets nominations in all possible categories except one (leading actress) and 'The Messiah', the series premiered in San Sebastian with a bang, reaches a paroxysm and gets 11 nominations in the six categories for which it was eligible. In the category of leading actress, for example, she holds the record for Lola Dueñas, Macarena García and Ana Rujas. That being the case, it would seem that everything seems to have been awarded in advance, at least very lopsided. Rarely have the favourites been so much so at a gala that will take place on January 26.

In the film section, they closely follow the film that completes in the form of a prodigious diptych the adventure begun by the director 50 years ago in 'The Spirit of the Beehive', two films also premiered at an international festival. '20,000 Species of Bees', by Estíbaliz Urresola, premiered in Berlin and 'Un amor', by Isabel Coixet, in San Sebastián. The two reach the final with seven mentions each, followed by four by Spain's candidate for the Oscars: 'The Snow Society', by Juan Antonio Bayona.

Of particular note is the rare combination of directors who have almost always been there (Erice, Bayonne and Coixet) with newcomers such as Urresola, Elena Martín (who is up for best director for the irrefutable 'Creatura'); Alejandro Rojas and Juan Sebastián Vásquez (duo directors of the intesa 'Uppon entry') or Alejandro Marín ('I'm Loving You Madly'). That and the three nominations for an animated film like Pablo Berger's 'Robot Dreams', which is on the list of best comedies of the year.

In the series section, along with the excess of 'The Messiah', the other big surprise of the year: the comedy outside of any definition or category 'Poquita fe', by Pepón Montero and Juan Maidagán. It's the comedy of the year (it has six nominations) of those to come.

Ana Rujas, Lola Dueñas and Carmen Machi in 'The Messiah'.

FULL LIST OF NOMINATIONS

Best Motion Picture Drama

'20,000 species of bees'. Produced by Lara Izaguirre, Valérie Delpierre

'A love'. Produced by Marisa Fernández Armenteros, Sandra Hermida

'Close your eyes'. Produced by Cristina Zumárraga, Pablo E. Bossi, Víctor Erice, Jose Alba

'The Snow Society'. Produced by Belén Atienza, Sandra Hermida, J.A. Bayona

'Upon Entry'. Produced by Carles Torras, Carlos Juárez, Xosé Zapata, Sergio Adrià

Best Comedy Film

'Under therapy'. Produced by Gerardo Herrero, Mariela Besuievsky

'The girls are fine.' Produced by Jonás Trueba, Javier Lafuente

'Mamacruz'. Produced by Olmo Figueredo González-Quevedo, Carlos Rosado Sibón, José Alba

'Robot Dreams'. Produced by Ibon Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé, Sandra Tapia, Ángel Durández

'I'm loving you madly.' Produced by Aintza Serra, Paloma Molina, Sergi Casamitjana, Antonio Asensio

Best Director

J.A. Bayona for 'The Snow Society'

Isabel Coixet for 'Un amor'

Víctor Erice for 'Close Your Eyes'

Elena Martín Gimeno for 'Creatura'

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren for '20,000 species of bees'

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture

Malena Alterio for 'Let No One Sleep'

Laia Costa for 'Un amor'

Kiti Mánver for 'Mamacruz'

María Vázquez for 'Matria'

Carolina Yuste for 'Saben aquell'

Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Motion Picture

Alberto Ammann for 'Upon Entry'

Enric Auquer for 'The Master Who Promised the Sea'

Hovik Keuchkerian for 'One Love'

Manolo Solo for 'Close Your Eyes'

David Verdaguer for 'Saben aquell'

Best Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

Ane Gabarain for '20,000 species of bees'

Luisa Gavasa for 'The Master Who Promised the Sea'

Patricia López Arnaiz for '20,000 species of bees'

Aitana Sánchez-Gijón for 'Let No One Sleep'

Ana Torrent for 'Close Your Eyes'

Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture

La Dani for 'I'm Loving You Madly'

Luis Bermejo for 'Un amor'

José Coronado for 'Close Your Eyes'

Oriol Pla for 'Creatura'

Hugo Silva for 'Un amor'

Best Screenplay for a Motion Picture

Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren for '20,000 species of bees'

Isabel Coixet, Laura Ferrero for 'Un amor'

Víctor Erice, Michel Gaztambide for 'Close Your Eyes'

Elena Martín Gimeno, Clara Roquet for 'Creatura'

Juan Sebastián Vásquez, Alejandro Rojas for 'Upon Entry'

Best Original Music

Federico Jusid for 'Close Your Eyes'

Zeltia Montes for 'Let No One Sleep'

Alfonso de Vilallonga for 'Robot Dreams'

Michael Giacchino for 'The Snow Society'

Nico Casal for 'I'm Loving You Madly'

Best Trailer

Liviu Neagoe for '20,000 species of bees'

Elena Gutiérrez for the teaser trailer of 'Close your eyes'

Miguel Ángel Sanantonio for 'Saben aquell'

Harry Eaton for the first official trailer for 'Snow Society'

Mikel Garmilla for 'I'm Loving You Madly'

Best Poster

Cristina Hernández Bernardo for '20,000 species of bees'

Sergio Rozas, Manolo Pavón for 'Close Your Eyes'

Alejandro Llamas Sánchez for 'O corno'

Iñaki Villuendas, José Haro for 'Sister Death'

José Luis Ágreda for the final poster of 'Robot Dreams'

Best Drama Series

'The Body on Fire'. Produced by Andrea Martínez, Ibón Cormenzana, Ignasi Estapé

'The Left-Handed Son'. Produced by Fran Araújo, Alberto Félez, Cristina Sutherland, José Antonio Félez

'The Messiah'. Produced by Domingo Corral, Fran Araújo, Susana Herreras

'Rapa'. Season 2. Produced by Domingo Corral, Susana Herreras, Alfonso Blanco

'Selftape'. Produced by Joana Vilapuig, Mireia Vilapuig, Ivan Mercadé, Jaume Ripoll

Best Comedy Series

'Dating Barcelona'. Produced by Pau Freixas, Eric Navarro, Laura Fernández, Oriol Sala-Patau

'This is not Sweden.' Produced by Marta Baldó, Aina Clotet, Sergi Cameron, Marc Clotet

'The other side'. Produced by Fran Araújo, Susana Herreras, Xen Subirats, Laura Fernández Espeso

'Little faith'. Produced by Fran Araújo, Ignacio Corrales, Pepe Ripoll

Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Series

Úrsula Corberó for 'The Body on Fire'

Lola Dueñas for 'The Messiah'

Macarena García for 'The Messiah'

Esperanza Pedreño for 'Poquita fe'

Ana Rujas for 'The Messiah'

Best Actor in a Lead Role in a Series

Javier Cámara for 'Rapa'

Roger Casamajor for 'The Messiah'

Raúl Cimas for 'Poquita fe'

Patrick Criado for 'The Nights of Tefía'

Quim Gutierrez for 'The Body on Fire'

Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Series

Amaia for 'The Messiah'

Irene Balmes for 'The Messiah'

Tamara Casellas for 'The Left-Handed Son'

Julia de Castro for 'Little Faith'

Carmen Machi for 'The Messiah'

Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Series

Andreu Buenafuente for 'The Other Side'

Chani Martín for 'Poquita fe'

Albert Pla for 'The Messiah'

Biel Rossell Pelfort for 'The Messiah'

José Manuel Poga for 'The Body on Fire'

Outstanding Writing for a Series

Laura Sarmiento, Eduard Solá, Carlos López, José Luis Martín for 'The Body on Fire'

Rafael Cobos for 'The Left-Handed Son'

Javier Ambrossi, Javier Calvo for 'The Messiah'

Berto Romero, Rafel Barceló, Enric Pardo for 'The Other Side'

Pepón Montero, Juan Maidagán for 'Poquita fe'

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