Almodóvar dedicated the award to the Spanish people and to Spain, and had to be dragged from the stage after an overlong speech in which he thanked numerous saints and relatives.
Almodóvar mendedikasikan penghargaan tersebut kepada bangsa Spanyol dan negara Spanyol, dan harus dipaksa turun setelah pidato yang panjang yang di dalamnya ia berterima kasih kepada sejumlah santo/santa dan kerabat.