# Goya Award for Best Cinematography

The Goya Award for Best Cinematography (Spanish: Premio Goya a la mejor fotografía) is one of the Goya Awards, Spain's principal national film awards. The category has been presented ever since the first edition of the Goya Awards. Teodoro Escamilla was the first winner of the award for his work in Love, the Magician (1986).
José Luis Alcaine holds the record of most nominations for this category with twenty, winning five of them. Javier Aguirresarobe is the most awarded in this category with six wins, for Prince of Shadows (1991), The Dog in the Manger (1996), The Others (2001), Soldiers of Salamina (2003) and The Sea Inside (2004). Guillermo Navarro also won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Pan's Labyrinth.
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 | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
| 1986 (1st) | Love, the Magician | El amor brujo | Teodoro Escamilla |
| 1986 (1st) | Half of Heaven | La mitad del cielo | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1986 (1st) | Werther | Werther | Hans Burman |
| 1987 (2nd) | Divine Words | Divinas palabras | Fernando Arribas |
| 1987 (2nd) | La Rusa | La Rusa | Hans Burman |
| 1987 (2nd) | El bosque animado | El bosque animado | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 1988 (3rd) | Rowing with the Wind | Remando al viento | Carlos Suárez |
| 1988 (3rd) | Malaventura | Malaventura | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1988 (3rd) | Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown | Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1988 (3rd) | Berlin Blues | Berlín Blues | Teodoro Escamilla |
| Teodoro Escamilla ||
| 1989 (4th) | Twisted Obsession | El sueño del mono loco | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1989 (4th) | The Dark Night | La noche oscura | Teodoro Escamilla |
| Teodoro Escamilla ||
| 1989 (4th) | Esquilache | Esquilache | Juan Amorós |
| 1989 (4th) | Moon Child | El niño de la luna | Jaume Peracaula [es] |

### 1990s

| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
| 1990 (5th) | Letters from Alou | Las cartas de Alou | Alfredo F. Mayo |
| 1990 (5th) | ¡Ay, Carmela! | ¡Ay, Carmela! | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1990 (5th) | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | ¡Átame! | Hans Burman |
| 1991 (6th) | Prince of Shadows | Beltenebros | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 1991 (6th) | Don Juan in Hell | Don Juan en los infiernos | Carlos Suárez |
| 1991 (6th) | The Dumbfounded King | El rey pasmado | Hans Burman |
| 1992 (7th) | Belle Époque | Belle Époque | Juan Botella |
| 1992 (7th) | The Fencing Master | El maestro de esgrima | Alfredo F. Mayo |
| 1992 (7th) | The Sow | La marrana | Hans Burmann |
| 1993 (8th) | The Bird of Happiness | El pájaro de la felicidad | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1993 (8th) | La madre muerta | La madre muerta | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 1993 (8th) | Madregilda | Madregilda | José Luis López-Linares |
| 1994 (9th) | Cradle Song | Canción de cuna | Manuel Rojas |
| 1994 (9th) | Running Out of Time | Días contados | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 1994 (9th) | The Turkish Passion | La pasión turca | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1995 (10th) | Antarctica | Antártida | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 1995 (10th) | The Day of the Beast | El día de la bestia | Flavio Martínez Labiano |
| 1995 (10th) | Flamenco | Flamenco | Vittorio Storaro |
| 1996 (11th) | The Dog in the Manger | El perro del hortelano | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 1996 (11th) | La Celestina | La Celestina | José Luis López-Linares |
| 1996 (11th) | Tramway to Malvarrosa | Tranvía a Malvarrosa | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1997 (12th) | The Color of the Clouds | El color de las nubes | Jaume Peracaula [es] |
| 1997 (12th) | The Chambermaid on the Titanic | La camarera del Titanic | Patrick Blossier |
| 1997 (12th) | In Praise of Older Women | En brazos de la mujer madura | José Luis Alcaine |
| 1998 (13th) | Mararía | Mararía | Juan Ruiz Anchía |
| 1998 (13th) | The Girl of Your Dreams | La niña de tus ojos | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 1998 (13th) | The Grandfather | El abuelo | Raúl Pérez Cubero |
| 1998 (13th) | Tango | Tango | Vittorio Storaro |
| 1999 (14th) | Goya in Bordeaux | Goya en Burdeos | Vittorio Storaro |
| 1999 (14th) | All About My Mother | Todo sobre mi madre | Affonso Beato |
| 1999 (14th) | Butterfly's Tongue | La lengua de las mariposas | Javier G. Salmones |
| 1999 (14th) | Volavérunt | Volavérunt | Paco Femenia |

### 2000s

| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
| 2000 (15th) | You're the One | You're the One (una historia de entonces) | Raúl Pérez Cubero |
| 2000 (15th) | Calle 54 | Calle 54 | José Luis López-Linares |
| 2000 (15th) | Common Wealth | La comunidad | Kiko de la Rica |
| 2000 (15th) | Plenilune | Plenilunio | Gonzalo F. Berridi |
| 2000 (15th) | The Sea | El mar | Jaume Peracaula [es] |
| 2001 (16th) | The Others | Los otros | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 2001 (16th) | Intacto | Intacto | Xavi Giménez |
| 2001 (16th) | Mad Love | Juana la loca | Paco Femenia |
| 2001 (16th) | Sex and Lucia | Lucia y el sexo | Kiko de la Rica |
| 2002 (17th) | Don Quixote, Knight Errant | El caballero Don Quijote | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2002 (17th) | The Shanghai Spell | El embrujo de Shanghai | José Luis López-Linares |
| 2002 (17th) | Story of a Kiss | Historia de un beso | Raúl Pérez Cubero |
| 2002 (17th) | Nos miran | Nos miran | Néstor Calvo |
| 2003 (18th) | Soldiers of Salamina | Soldados de Salamina | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 2003 (18th) | Carmen | Carmen | Paco Femenia |
| 2003 (18th) | The Galíndez File | El misterio Galíndez | Alfredo F. Mayo |
| 2003 (18th) | South from Granada | Al sur de Granada | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2004 (19th) | The Sea Inside | Mar adentro | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 2004 (19th) | Roma | Roma | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2004 (19th) | Romasanta | Romasanta | Javier G. Salmones |
| 2004 (19th) | Tiovivo c. 1950 | Tiovivo c. 1950 | Raúl Pérez Cubero |
| 2005 (20th) | Iberia [es] | Iberia [es] | José Luis López-Linares |
| 2005 (20th) | Ninette | Ninette | Raúl Pérez Cubero |
| 2005 (20th) | Obaba | Obaba | Javier Aguirresarobe |
| 2005 (20th) | Otros días vendrán [es] | Otros días vendrán [es] | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2006 (21st) | Pan's Labyrinth | El laberinto del fauno | Guillermo Navarro |
| 2006 (21st) | Alatriste | Alatriste | Paco Femenia |
| 2006 (21st) | Salvador (Puig Antich) | Salvador (Puig Antich) | David Omedes |
| 2006 (21st) | ''Volver | ''Volver | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2007 (22nd) | 13 Roses | Las 13 rosas | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2007 (22nd) | Under the Stars | Bajo las estrellas | Álvaro Gutiérrez |
| 2007 (22nd) | Seven Billiard Tables | Siete mesas de billar francés | Ángel Iguacell |
| 2007 (22nd) | Oviedo Express | Oviedo Express | Carlos Suárez |
| 2008 (23rd) | Just Walking | Sólo quiero caminar | Paco Femenia |
| 2008 (23rd) | The Blind Sunflowers | Los girasoles ciegos | Hans Burman |
| 2008 (23rd) | The El Escorial Conspiracy | La conjura de El Escorial | Carlos Suárez |
| 2008 (23rd) | Sangre de mayo | Sangre de mayo | Félix Monti |
| 2009 (24th) | Agora | Ágora | Xavi Giménez |
| 2009 (24th) | After | After | Alex Catalán |
| 2009 (24th) | Cell 211 | Celda 211 | Carles Gusi |
| 2009 (24th) | The Secret in Their Eyes | El secreto de sus ojos | Félix Monti |

### 2010s

| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
| 2010 (25th) | Black Bread | Pa negre (Pan negro) | Antonio Riestra |
| 2010 (25th) | The Last Circus | Balada triste de trompeta | Kiko de la Rica |
| 2010 (25th) | Biutiful | Biutiful | Rodrigo Prieto |
| 2010 (25th) | Buried | Buried (Enterrado) | Eduard Grau |
| 2011 (26th) | Blackthorn | Blackthorn | Juan Antonio Ruiz Anchía |
| 2011 (26th) | EVA | EVA | Arnau Valls Colomer |
| 2011 (26th) | The Skin I Live In | La piel que habito | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2011 (26th) | No Rest for the Wicked | No habrá paz para los malvados | Unax Mendía |
| 2012 (27th) | Blancanieves | Blancanieves | Kiko de la Rica |
| 2012 (27th) | The Artist and the Model | El artista y la modelo | Daniel Vilar |
| 2012 (27th) | The Impossible | Lo Imposible | Óscar Faura |
| 2012 (27th) | Unit 7 | Unit 7 | Alex Catalán |
| 2013 (28th) | Cannibal | Caníbal | Pau Esteve Birba |
| 2013 (28th) | 15 Years and One Day | 15 años y un día | Juan Carlos Gómez |
| 2013 (28th) | Witching & Bitching | Las brujas de Zugarramurdi | Kiko de la Rica |
| 2013 (28th) | New York Shadows | New York Shadows | Juan Pinzás, Cristina Trenas, Tote Trenas |
| 2014 (29th) | Marshland | La isla mínima | Alex Catalán |
| 2014 (29th) | Autómata | Autómata | Alejandro Martínez |
| 2014 (29th) | Spanish Affair | Ocho apellidos vascos | Kalo Berridi |
| 2014 (29th) | El Niño | El Niño | Carls Gusi |
| 2015 (30th) | The Bride | La novia | Miguel Angel Amoedo |
| 2015 (30th) | The King of Havana | El Rey de la Habana | Josep Maria Civit |
| 2015 (30th) | Nobody Wants the Night | Nadie quiere la noche | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| 2015 (30th) | A Perfect Day | Un día perfecto | Alex Catalán |
| 2016 (31st) | A Monster Calls | Un monstruo viene a verme | Óscar Faura |
| 2016 (31st) | 1898, Our Last Men in the Philippines | 1898, Los últimos de Filipinas | Alex Catalán |
| 2016 (31st) | The Queen of Spain | La reina de España | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2016 (31st) | The Fury of a Patient Man | Tarde para la ira | Arnau Valls Colomer |
| 2017 (32nd) | Giant | Handia | Javier Agirre Erauso |
| 2017 (32nd) | The Bookshop | La librería | Jean-Claude Larrieu |
| 2017 (32nd) | Gold | Oro | Paco Femenía |
| 2017 (32nd) | Summer 1993 | Estiu 1993 | Santiago Racaj |
| 2018 (33rd) | Gun City | La sombra de la ley | Josu Inchaústegui |
| 2018 (33rd) | Quién te cantará | Quién te cantará | Eduard Grau |
| 2018 (33rd) | The Realm | El reino | Alejandro de Pablo |
| 2018 (33rd) | Yuli: The Carlos Acosta Story | Yuli | Alex Catalán |
| 2019 (34th) | Fire Will Come | O que arde | Mauro Herce |
| 2019 (34th) | Pain and Glory | Dolor y gloria | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2019 (34th) | The Endless Trench | La trinchera infinita | Javier Agirre Erauso |
| 2019 (34th) | While at War | Mientras dure la guerra | Alex Catalán |

### 2020s

| Year | English title | Original title | Recipient(s) |
| 2020 (35th) | Schoolgirls | Las niñas | Daniela Cajías |
| 2020 (35th) | Adú | Adú | Sergi Vilanova |
| 2020 (35th) | Coven | Akelarre | Javier Agirre Erauso |
| 2020 (35th) | Black Beach | Black Beach | Ángel Amorós |
| 2021 (36th) | Mediterraneo: The Law of the Sea | Mediterráneo | Kiko de la Rica |
| 2021 (36th) | The Good Boss | El buen patrón | Pau Esteve Birba |
| 2021 (36th) | Libertad | Libertad | Gris Jordana |
| 2021 (36th) | Parallel Mothers | Madres paralelas | José Luis Alcaine |
| 2022 (37th) | The Beasts | As bestas | Álex de Pablo |
| 2022 (37th) | Alcarràs | Alcarràs | Daniela Cajías |
| 2022 (37th) | Lullaby | Cinco lobitos | Jon D. Domínguez |
| 2022 (37th) | Official Competition | Competencia oficial | Arnau Valls Colomer |
| 2022 (37th) | Prison 77 | Modelo 77 | Álex Catalán |
| 2023 (38th) | Society of the Snow | La sociedad de la nieve | Pedro Luque [de] |
| 2023 (38th) | 20,000 Species of Bees | 20.000 especies de abejas | Gina Ferrer García |
| 2023 (38th) | Close Your Eyes | Cerrar los ojos | Valentín Álvarez |
| 2023 (38th) | Un amor | Un amor | Bet Rourich |
| 2023 (38th) | One Night with Adela | Una noche con Adela | Diego Trenas |
| 2024 (39th) | The Room Next Door | La habitación de al lado | Edu Grau |
| 2024 (39th) | The 47 | El 47 | Isaac Vila |
| 2024 (39th) | Undercover | La infiltrada | Javier Salmones |
| 2024 (39th) | Saturn Return | Segundo premio | Takuro Takeuchi |
| 2024 (39th) | I'm Nevenka | Soy Nevenka | Gris Jordana |