Who votes in Goya? This is how an Academy that wants (even more) new blood works.

But who is part of the Film Academy?

The Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a non-profit association. It consists of professionals who are committed to the different aspects of cinematographic creativity.. Currently run by the presidency Fernando Mendez-LeiteWith a lower management team that included Rafael Portela and Susi Sánchez, who took over from Mariano Barroso in June 2022, supporting his candidacy in the internal elections. There are also two members for each category so that all members feel represented.

Currently, there are more than 2,100 academics, of whom 1,300 are male and 700 female, and it is necessary to distinguish among them numerical members. (those who can certify that they have worked on one or two films by category) and associate members. In both cases, you must apply for admission via a form to become a member, but in the case of partners (professionals involved in some cinema-related activities) eConfirmation of three Board members supporting the nomination, so access is more limited than you might expect and is a recommendation. Any request must be approved by this board. Digital members would have to pay an entry fee of 120 euros and a fee of 60 euros every three months. As for affiliates, 60 euros income and 30 euros quarterly fee.

Who can vote?

Numerical members, Supernumerary members and Honorary members with a seniority of more than six months. They will also be eligible to vote in the nominations for best picture, best animated film, best documentary film, best European film, best Ibero-American film, best animated short film, and best documentary short film. six months of experience, therefore the categories of commentary, directing, script and other technical departments are exempt.

What will the voting system be like?

Voting will always be confidential and subject to verification and notarization.. The Academy simultaneously activates the postal and online voting systems. Each faculty member who has the right to vote can only use this right in one of two ways, if both parties vote by mail, it will be deemed invalid. Only the forms (ballot papers and envelopes) and procedures permitted by the Academy for this purpose will be valid, and other systems will be deemed invalid. Ballots are anonymous and password protected to prevent duplication or tampering.Those with signature or voter ID will be deemed invalid. So it is impossible to know who actually voted, whether it was Javier Bardem or Fernando León de Aranoa, whether the film crews voted for them. Results will be kept strictly confidential until the premiere time they are announced. The Board of Directors or the Presidency does not even know the result.

Voting stages

Voting has two stages: the first stage, or round, where candidates will appear in each of the categories, and the second stage, where winners will be selected. Voting is not mandatory in all categories. A mixed voting system is used for the first round: two of the four films nominated in each specialty will be selected by all academics and the other two will be selected by members of the specialty.

Curious facts about the mixed system in the first stage: If the two films that received the most votes by the academics group and the two films that received the most votes by the specialty do not coincide, The four nominated films will be selected, two by specialty and two by all academics.. If the two films with the most votes by all academics and one of the two films voted by the specialty coincide, the notary will consider the third film with the most votes among those selected by all academics as the fourth and fourth, and so on. .

For actors, the same person can be nominated in more than one category, only the best actor and best new actress categories will be incompatible with other categories. If a person’s name is mentioned two or more times for different films in the same category, he is nominated once for the film with the most votes by the notary public and the person number two is given way. as a candidate.

How was the academy renewed?

For a while, Adopted by the Goyas industry so young as stale and outdated. Many of the films that were successful were films by the most seasoned filmmakers, so the renovation seemed difficult. But, With the new generations acting together from 2014 and 2015, it was time to actively participate in some of the rewards needed to capture diversity. of a cinema that is at the moment of expansion. Films by independent producers such as ‘The Bride,’ directed by a woman named Paula Ortiz, encouraged this change and began applying for admission to the Academy. A large number of professionals from all fields who want to transform from the conservative drift that the institution is stuck in..

Since that moment, The situation has changed, thanks to the new blood supply that helped transform first of all, what refers to the inclusion of an entirely new party and a larger representation of women, which corresponds to the inclusion of more women in the Academy. Thus, the oldest director in this issue is Alberto Rodríguez, 51, while the youngest is Carla Simón, 36.