The Gaudí Awards red carpet foreshadowed the contrasts of the gala. The preliminary interviews with the stars navigated between the glamorous pretensions of the Liceu, the logistics of the refreshments in the Foyer, and the coat tucked under their arm.

Sirado It triumphed on the big night for Catalan cinema. Oliver Laxe's film has won eight Gaudí awards on a night in which other awards were also given, among others, Border and DeafThe gala, hosted by a team of five women – Nora Navas, Maria Molins, Laura Weissmahr, Carla Quílez, and Maria Arnal – provided some truly memorable moments.

Sirado It has added another major triumph to its resume. Oliver Laxe's film won eight awards yesterday at the grand celebration of Catalan cinema and is the clear winner of the eighteenth edition of the Gaudí Awards, held for the first time at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Sirado It won the award for best film in a language other than Catalan, ahead of titles such as Deaf and Pilgrimage and swept the technical categories, winning awards for production design, art direction, original music, cinematography, costume design, makeup and hairstyling, visual effects, and sound. radish of Sirado In the desert, the film culminates in a success that reaffirms its status as the phenomenon of the season, endorsed by the Catalan Academy, which followed the example of the jury that awarded the film at the Cannes Film Festival and the Hollywood Academy, which nominated it for two Oscars. Laxe, absent from the gala because the film premieres in the United States this weekend, lost his personal duel yesterday in the Best Director category, one of the most hotly contested in the history of the awards, with such strong rivals as Carla Simón for Pilgrimage and Albert Serra for Afternoons of solitudeFinally, the award went to newcomer Eva Libertad for DeafNor did the only actor nominated win the Gaudí award. SiradoSergi López, who now has nine nominations without a win in his career. But the success of Sirado The Gaudí Awards can also be interpreted as recognition of the historical milestones achieved by a film that, above all, has demonstrated cinema's power to move viewers and generate public debate. Catalan cinema needs films that stir passions and hatreds, that become part of the conversation, and that transcend borders.

The Gaudí Awards celebrated their eighteenth edition this Sunday, and true to their founding mission—to champion the quality of Catalan cinema—each year they emulate a low-budget Hollywood format: awards ceremony, speeches, performances, and, of course, the red carpet with celebrities in all their finery. But… are these really the best galas Catalan cinema can offer?

Timeless elegance, very black, but also very white. These were three of the key themes on the red carpet at the Gaudí Awards gala, which celebrated its 18th anniversary this year. There were no major spectacles, but there were surprising and charming details, such as the beautiful cheetah-print jacket worn by the president of the Catalan Film Academy, Judith Colell, designed by Lola Casademunt, or the red wool sweater by Enric Auquer.

What is a Catalan film? Intuitively, we might say a film spoken in Catalan. But in an increasingly diglossic reality marked by migration, what happens when cinema adopts a naturalistic approach to capture the mosaic of languages ​​and cultures that coexist in our societies? Can we continue to speak in the singular of the language from a movie? An interesting example of this situation is Very farGerard Oms's magnificent directorial debut, an autobiographically inspired story about an Espanyol fan who, after accompanying the team on a trip to the Netherlands, decides not to return to Catalonia and stay to live in Utrecht, where nobody knows or speaks the local language.

The Gaudí Awards come of age with a gala that will put music at its heart and bathe the Gran Teatre del Liceu in color and light. The eighteenth edition of the awards will be held on Sunday, February 8, and will bring together 1,800 guests for an evening that can be followed from home on 3Cat. The channel will broadcast the red carpet starting at 8:00 p.m., and the ceremony will begin at 9:30 p.m. This year, the Gaudí Awards will have a five-woman panel of presenters: Maria Arnal, Nora Navas, Laura Weissmahr, Maria Molins, and Carla Quílez. Pianist and composer Laura Andrés, along with violinist Roser Loscos, has created the soundtrack that will accompany the gala. The musical narrative will unfold across different styles through four outstanding collaborations: Magalí Sare and Salvador Sobral will open the gala accompanied by seventeen voices from the Cor Geriona, conducted by Imma Pasqual; Alosa, the project of Giulietta Vidal and Irene Romo, will join cellist Guillem Gràcia to reinterpret The song of the birds on the 150th anniversary of Pau Casals' birth; another duet will bring together Joan Dausà with Zoe Bonafonte, the breakout actress of'The 47And Marina Rossell and Maria Arnal will join their voices in a dialogue between generations marked by mutual admiration and a love of their roots.

Pilgrimage, the film that closes Carla Simón's family trilogy afterSummer 1993 and AlcarràsIt has received thirteen nominations for the Gaudí Awards, which will celebrate their 18th edition on February 8, 2026, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. Simón's film leads the awards race along with SiradoOliver Laxe's film, which garnered twelve nominations, was announced by Laura Weissmahr and Dani at an event held this Tuesday at La Pedrera. The event was attended by the president of the Catalan Film Academy, Judith Colell, who is also nominated this year for her period drama. Border

After beating box office records and production In 2024, Catalan cinema held its own and consolidated its upward trajectory in 2025. Eighty-five film productions will compete in the upcoming Gaudí Awards, which the Catalan Film Academy will hold on February 8, 2026, at the Gran Teatre del Liceu. This is a record number in the history of the awards, which are reaching their 18th year and can celebrate sustained growth on various fronts. Of the forty-four feature films in competition, nearly 40% were filmed in Catalan (17). Considering that the Gaudí Awards once had a record low of only six candidates The number of Catalan-language films produced in 2020, 2021, and 2022 represents a significant increase of 130% compared to five years prior. If we include the pre-selected documentaries and short films—a format almost entirely dominated by Catalan, which raises the average—the total Catalan-language production reaches 53%, another increase compared to previous years, which stood at 40% and 47%.

When the screenwriter Eduard Sola won the Gaudí by House on fire He remembered his humble origins, "proudly charnego." And when he won the Goya, he dedicated it to the "super mothers" who, like his own, have sacrificed everything for their children. "Mom, that's for you. I love you so much," he said in Catalan. Two months later, we meet with Eduard Sola and his parents, now over the whirlwind of awards and the hangover from the political debate that arose from the word charnego.