# Goya Award for Best Actor

The Goya Award for Best Actor (Spanish: Premio Goya a la mejor interpretación masculina protagonista) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards.
Actors that won or were nominated for this category have had a significant presence in several film festivals both Spanish and international, Imanol Arias (Lute: Run for Your Life), Fernando Rey (Winter Diary), Juan Echanove (Madregilda), Luis Tosar (Take My Eyes), Juan José Ballesta (7 Virgins), Juan Diego (Go Away from Me), José Sacristán (The Dead Man and Being Happy), Javier Gutiérrez (Marshland), Ricardo Darín (Truman) and Eduard Fernández (Smoke & Mirrors) received the Silver Shell for Best Actor at the San Sebastián International Film Festival, Juan Luis Galiardo (Goodbye from the Heart), Javier Cámara (Torremolinos 73, Chef's Special) and Alberto San Juan (Under the Stars) received the Best Actor award at the Málaga Film Festival, Javier Bardem received the Volpi Cup for Best Actor at the Venice Film Festival for The Sea Inside and Benicio del Toro won Best Actor at the Cannes Film Festival for Che I: The Argentine.
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 | Actor | Role(s) | English title | Original title |
| 1986 (1st) | Fernando Fernán Gómez | Emiliano | Mambrú Went to War | Mambrú se fue a la guerra |
| 1986 (1st) | Juan Diego | Francisco Franco | Dragon Rapide | Dragon Rapide |
| 1986 (1st) | Jorge Sanz | Manolo Morales | The Year of the Awakening | El año de las luces |
| 1987 (2nd) | Alfredo Landa | Malvís / Bandid Fendetestas | The Living Forest | El bosque animado |
| 1987 (2nd) | Imanol Arias | Eleuterio Sánchez "El Lute" | Lute: Run for Your Life | El Lute: Camina o revienta |
| 1987 (2nd) | José Manuel Cervino | Angelito Delicado | The War of the Madmen | La guerra de los locos |
| 1988 (3rd) | Fernando Rey | Padre | Winter Diary | Diario de invierno |
| 1988 (3rd) | Imanol Arias | Eleuterio Sánchez "El Lute" | Lute II: Tomorrow I'll be Free | El Lute II: Mañana seré libre |
| 1988 (3rd) | Antonio Ferrandis | Pedro Luis Jarrapellejos | Jarrapellejos | Jarrapellejos |
| 1988 (3rd) | Alfredo Landa | Antonio Castro "Sinatra" | Sinatra | Sinatra |
| 1988 (3rd) | Pepe Soriano | Paulino Alonso / Sosias | Wait for Me in Heaven | Espérame en el cielo |
| 1989 (4th) | Jorge Sanz | Daniel Javaloyes "Java" | If They Tell You I Fell | Si te dicen que caí |
| 1989 (4th) | Fernando Fernán Gómez | Marquess of Esquilache | Esquilache | Esquilache |
| 1989 (4th) | Fernando Fernán Gómez | Eusebio | The Sea and the Weather | El mar y el tiempo |
| 1989 (4th) | Juan Diego | Saint John of the Cross | The Dark Night | La noche oscura |
| 1989 (4th) | Alfredo Landa | El Americano | El río que nos lleva | El río que nos lleva |

### 1990s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | English title | Original title |
| 1990 (5th) | Andrés Pajares | Paulino | ¡Ay, Carmela! | ¡Ay, Carmela! |
| 1990 (5th) | Imanol Arias | Javier | Alone Together | A solas conmigo |
| 1990 (5th) | Antonio Banderas | Ricky | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | ¡Átame! |
| 1991 (6th) | Fernando Guillén | Don Juan | Don Juan in Hell | Don Juan en los infiernos |
| 1991 (6th) | Gabino Diego | Philip IV of Spain | The Dumbfounded King | El rey pasmado |
| 1991 (6th) | Jorge Sanz | Paco | Lovers | Amantes |
| 1992 (7th) | Alfredo Landa | Bartolomé | The Sow | La marrana |
| 1992 (7th) | Javier Bardem | Raúl Gonzales | Jamón Jamón | Jamón Jamón |
| 1992 (7th) | Jorge Sanz | Fernando | Belle Époque | Belle Époque |
| 1993 (8th) | Juan Echanove | Francisco Franco | Madregilda | Madregilda |
| 1993 (8th) | Imanol Arias | Ángel | Intruder | Intruso |
| 1993 (8th) | Javier Bardem | Benito González | Golden Balls | Huevos de oro |
| 1994 (9th) | Carmelo Gómez | Antonio | Running Out of Time | Días contados |
| 1994 (9th) | Gabino Diego | Alberto | The Worst Years of Our Lives | Los peores años de nuestra vida |
| 1994 (9th) | Alfredo Landa | Don José | Cradle Song | Canción de cuna |
| 1995 (10th) | Javier Bardem | Víctor Ventura | Mouth to Mouth | Boca a boca |
| 1995 (10th) | Álex Angulo | Father Ángel Berriartúa | The Day of the Beast | El día de las bestia |
| 1995 (10th) | Federico Luppi | Eduardo Guzmán | Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead | Nadie hablará de nosotras cuanda hayamos muerto |
| 1996 (11th) | Santiago Ramos | Rafael Torres | Como un relámpago | Como un relámpago |
| 1996 (11th) | Antonio Banderas | Art Dodge | Two Much | Two Much |
| 1996 (11th) | Carmelo Gómez | Teodoro | The Dog in the Manger | El perro del hortelano |
| 1997 (12th) | Antonio Resines | Rafael | The Lucky Star | La buena estrella |
| 1997 (12th) | Javier Bardem | David | Live Flesh | Carne trémula |
| 1997 (12th) | Jordi Mollà | Daniel | The Llucky Star | La buena estrella |
| 1998 (13th) | Fernando Fernán Gómez | Don Rodrigo, Count of Albrit | The Grandfather | El abuelo |
| 1998 (13th) | Gabino Diego | Manuel Martínez | A Time for Defiance | La hora de los valientes |
| 1998 (13th) | Eduardo Noriega | César | Open Your Eyes | Abre los ojos |
| 1998 (13th) | Antonio Resines | Blas Fontiveros | The Girl of Your Dreams | La niña de tus ojos |
| 1999 (14th) | Francisco Rabal | Francisco de Goya | Goya in Bordeaux | Goya en Burdeos |
| 1999 (14th) | Fernando Fernán Gómez | Don Gregorio | Butterfly's Tongue | La lengua de las mariposas |
| 1999 (14th) | Jordi Mollà | Alberto | Second Skin | Segunda piel |
| 1999 (14th) | Josep Maria Pou | Jaume | Beloved/Friend | Amic/Amat (Amigo/Amado) |

### 2000s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | English title | Original title |
| 2000 (15th) | Juan Luis Galiardo | Juan Peñasco | Goodbye from the Heart | Adiós con el corazón |
| 2000 (15th) | Juan Diego Botto | The murderer | Plenilune | Plenilunio |
| 2000 (15th) | Carmelo Gómez | Ramiro Forteza | The Goalkeeper | El Portero |
| 2000 (15th) | Miguel Ángel Solá | Mario | I Know Who You Are | Sé quién eres |
| 2001 (16th) | Eduard Fernández | Santos | Fausto 5.0 | Fausto 5.0 |
| 2001 (16th) | Sergi López | Joaquín | Mine Alone | Sólo mía |
| 2001 (16th) | Eusebio Poncela | Federico | Intacto | Intacto |
| 2001 (16th) | Tristán Ulloa | Lorenzo | Sex and Lucia | Lucía y el sexo |
| 2002 (17th) | Javier Bardem | Santa | Mondays in the Sun | Los lunes al sol |
| 2002 (17th) | Javier Cámara | Benigno Martín | Talk to Her | Hable con ella |
| 2002 (17th) | Juan Luis Galiardo | Don Quixote | Don Quixote, Knight Errant | El caballero Don Quijote |
| 2002 (17th) | Sancho Gracia | Julián Torralba | 800 Bullets | 800 balas |
| 2003 (18th) | Luis Tosar | Antonio | Take My Eyes | Te doy mis ojos |
| 2003 (18th) | Ernesto Alterio | Antonio | Football Days | Días de fútbol |
| 2003 (18th) | Javier Cámara | Alfredo López | Torremolinos 73 | Torremolinos 73 |
| 2003 (18th) | Alfredo Landa | Joaquín Panjero | The End of a Mystery | La luz prodigiosa |
| 2004 (19th) | Javier Bardem | Ramón Sampedro | The Sea Inside | Mar adentro |
| 2004 (19th) | Eduard Fernández | Jorge | Things That Make Living Worthwhile | Cosas que hacen que la vida valga la pena |
| 2004 (19th) | Eduardo Noriega | Mikel Lejarza "El Lobo" | The Wolf | El lobo |
| 2004 (19th) | Guillermo Toledo | Rafael | Crimen Ferpecto | Crimen Ferpecto |
| 2005 (20th) | Óscar Jaenada | Camarón de la Isla | Camarón: When Flamenco Became Legend | Camarón |
| 2005 (20th) | Manuel Alexandre | Alfredo | Elsa & Fred | Elsa y Fred |
| 2005 (20th) | Juan José Ballesta | Tano | 7 Virgins | 7 vírgenes |
| 2005 (20th) | Eduard Fernández | Fernando | The Method | El método |
| 2006 (21st) | Juan Diego | Santiago Pedreño | Go Away from Me | Vete de mí |
| 2006 (21st) | Daniel Brühl | Salvador Puig Antich | Salvador (Puig Antich) | Salvador (Puig Antich) |
| 2006 (21st) | Sergi López | Capitán Vidal | Pan's Labyrinth | El laberinto del fauno |
| 2006 (21st) | Viggo Mortensen | Diego Alatriste | Alatriste | Alatriste |
| 2007 (22nd) | Alberto San Juan | Benito Lacunza | Under the Stars | Bajo las estrellas |
| 2007 (22nd) | Alfredo Landa | Joaco | Sunday Light | Luz de domingo |
| 2007 (22nd) | Álvaro de Luna | Alfonso | The Field of Stars | El prado de las estrellas |
| 2007 (22nd) | Tristán Ulloa | Iñaki | Mataharis | Mataharis |
| 2008 (23rd) | Benicio del Toro | Che Guevara | Che I: The Argentine | Che, el argentino |
| 2008 (23rd) | Raúl Arévalo | Salvador | The Blind Sunflowers | Los girasoles ciegos |
| 2008 (23rd) | Javier Cámara | Maxi Alonso | Chef's Special | Fuera de carta |
| 2008 (23rd) | Diego Luna | Gabriel | Just Walking | Sólo quiero caminar |
| 2009 (24th) | Luis Tosar | Malamadre | Cell 211 | Celda 211 |
| 2009 (24th) | Ricardo Darín | Benjamín Espósito | The Secret in Their Eyes | El secreto de sus ojos |
| 2009 (24th) | Jordi Mollà | Jaime Gil de Biedma | The Consul of Sodom | El cónsul de Sodoma |
| 2009 (24th) | Antonio de la Torre | Enrique | Fat People | Gordos |

### 2010s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | English title | Original title |
| 2010 (25th) | Javier Bardem | Uxbal | Biutiful | Biutiful |
| 2010 (25th) | Antonio de la Torre | Sergio | The Last Circus | Balada triste de trompeta |
| 2010 (25th) | Ryan Reynolds | Paul Conroy | Buried | Buried (Enterrado) |
| 2010 (25th) | Luis Tosar | Costa | Even the Rain | También la lluvia |
| 2011 (26th) | José Coronado | Santos Trinidad | No Rest for the Wicked | No habrá paz para los malvados |
| 2011 (26th) | Antonio Banderas | Robert Ledgard | The Skin I Live In | La piel que habito |
| 2011 (26th) | Daniel Brühl | Álex | Eva | Eva |
| 2011 (26th) | Luis Tosar | César | Sleep Tight | Mientras duermes |
| 2012 (27th) | José Sacristán | Santos | The Dead Man and Being Happy | El muerto y ser feliz |
| 2012 (27th) | Daniel Giménez Cacho | Antonio Villalta | Blancanieves | Blancanieves |
| 2012 (27th) | Jean Rochefort | Marc Cros | The Artist and the Model | El artista y la modelo |
| 2012 (27th) | Antonio de la Torre | Rafael Cantera Luján | Unit 7 | Grupo 7 |
| 2013 (28th) | Javier Cámara | Antonio San Román | Living Is Easy with Eyes Closed | Vivir es fácil con los ojos cerrados |
| 2013 (28th) | Tito Valverde | Max Aguirre | 15 Years and One Day | 15 años y un día |
| 2013 (28th) | Antonio de la Torre | Carlos | Cannibal | Caníbal |
| 2013 (28th) | Eduard Fernández | Nacho | All the Women | Todas las mujeres |
| 2014 (29th) | Javier Gutiérrez | Juan Robles | Marshland | La isla mínima |
| 2014 (29th) | Ricardo Darín | Simón Fischer | Wild Tales | Relatos salvajes |
| 2014 (29th) | Raúl Arévalo | Pedro Suárez | Marshland | La isla mínima |
| 2014 (29th) | Luis Bermejo | Luis | Magical Girl | Magical Girl |
| 2015 (30th) | Ricardo Darín | Julián | Truman | Truman |
| 2015 (30th) | Pedro Casablanc | Luis Bárcenas | B | B |
| 2015 (30th) | Luis Tosar | Carlos | Retribution | El desconocido |
| 2015 (30th) | Asier Etxeandia | The Groom | The Bride | La novia |
| 2016 (31st) | Roberto Álamo | Javier Alfaro | May God Save Us | Que Dios nos perdone |
| 2016 (31st) | Luis Callejo | Curro | The Fury of a Patient Man | Tarde para la ira |
| 2016 (31st) | Antonio de la Torre | José | The Fury of a Patient Man | Tarde para la ira |
| 2016 (31st) | Eduard Fernández | Francisco Paesa | Smoke & Mirrors | El hombre de las mil caras |
| 2017 (32nd) | Javier Gutiérrez | Álvaro Martín | The Motive | El autor |
| 2017 (32nd) | Andrés Gertrúdix | Luis | Dying | Morir |
| 2017 (32nd) | Javier Bardem | Pablo Escobar | Loving Pablo | Loving Pablo |
| 2017 (32nd) | Antonio de la Torre | Carlos López | Abracadabra | Abracadabra |
| 2018 (33rd) | Antonio de la Torre | Manuel López-Vidal | The Realm | El reino |
| 2018 (33rd) | Javier Gutiérrez | Marco Montes | Champions | Campeones |
| 2018 (33rd) | Javier Bardem | Paco | Everybody Knows | Todos lo saben |
| 2018 (33rd) | José Coronado | Jaime Jiménez | Your Son | Tu hijo |
| 2019 (34th) | Antonio Banderas | Salvador Mallo | Pain and Glory | Dolor y gloria |
| 2019 (34th) | Antonio de la Torre | Higinio Blanco | The Endless Trench | La trinchera infinita |
| 2019 (34th) | Karra Elejalde | Miguel de Unamuno | While at War | Mientras dure la guerra |
| 2019 (34th) | Luis Tosar | Mario Vilas | Eye for an Eye | Quien a hierro mata |

### 2020s

| Year | Actor | Role(s) | English title | Original title |
| 2020 (35th) | Mario Casas | Daniel Aranda | Cross the Line | No matarás |
| 2020 (35th) | Javier Cámara | Julio | The People Upstairs | Sentimental |
| 2020 (35th) | Ernesto Alterio | Ernesto | The Sea Beyond | Un mundo normal |
| 2020 (35th) | David Verdaguer | Aleix | One for All | Uno para todos |
| 2021 (36th) | Javier Bardem | Julio Blanco | The Good Boss | El buen patrón |
| 2021 (36th) | Javier Gutiérrez | Javier | The Daughter | La hija |
| 2021 (36th) | Eduard Fernández | Òscar Camps | Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea | Mediterráneo |
| 2021 (36th) | Luis Tosar | Ibon Etxezarreta | Maixabel | Maixabel |
| 2022 (37th) | Denis Ménochet | Antoine Denis | The Beasts | As bestas |
| 2022 (37th) | Luis Tosar | Rafa | On the Fringe | En los márgenes |
| 2022 (37th) | Nacho Sánchez | Julián | Manticore | Mantícora |
| 2022 (37th) | Javier Gutiérrez | José Pino | Prison 77 | Modelo 77 |
| 2022 (37th) | Miguel Herrán | Manuel Gómez | Prison 77 | Modelo 77 |
| 2023(38th) | David Verdaguer | Eugenio [es] | Jokes & Cigarettes | Saben aquell |
| 2023(38th) | Manolo Solo | Miguel Garay | Close Your Eyes | Cerrar los ojos |
| 2023(38th) | Enric Auquer | Antoni Benaiges [es] | The Teacher Who Promised the Sea | El maestro que prometió el mar |
| 2023(38th) | Hovik Keuchkerian | Andreas | Un amor | Un amor |
| 2023(38th) | Alberto Ammann | Diego | Upon Entry | Upon Entry (La llegada) |
| 2024(39th) | Eduard Fernández | Enric Marco | Marco, the Invented Truth | Marco, la verdad inventada |
| 2024(39th) | Alberto San Juan | Carlos | A House on Fire | Casa en flames |
| 2024(39th) | Alfredo Castro | Flavio | They Will Be Dust | Polvo serán |
| 2024(39th) | Urko Olazabal | Ismael Alvárez | I'm Nevenka | Soy Nevenka |
| 2024(39th) | Vito Sanz | Álex | The Other Way Around | Volveréis |

## Multiple nominations

The following 17 winners of the Goya Award for Best Actor have received multiple nominations for the award.
| Name | Awards | Nominations |
| Javier Bardem | 5 | 10 |
| Luis Tosar | 2 | 8 |
| Eduard Fernández | 2 | 7 |
| Alfredo Landa | 2 | 7 |
| Fernando Fernán Gómez | 2 | 5 |
| Javier Gutiérrez | 2 | 5 |
| Antonio de la Torre | 1 | 8 |
| Javier Cámara | 1 | 5 |
| Jorge Sanz | 1 | 4 |
| Antonio Banderas | 1 | 4 |
| Juan Diego | 1 | 3 |
| Carmelo Gómez | 1 | 3 |
| Ricardo Darín | 1 | 3 |
| Juan Luis Galiardo | 1 | 2 |
| Antonio Resines | 1 | 2 |
| José Coronado | 1 | 2 |
| David Verdaguer | 1 | 2 |
| Alberto San Juan | 1 | 2 |