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  • The 41st Goya Awards ceremony will take place on 6 February 2027 at the Navarra Arena in Pamplona.

  • Nominations will be announced on 15 December 2026, followed by the traditional nominees gathering on 11 January 2027.

  • Madrid has not hosted the ceremony since 2018, with Pamplona succeeding Barcelona, Granada, Valladolid, Valencia, Málaga, and Seville.

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Pamplona, Madrid, Barcelona · Spain
How it came to this
  1. 15 DecOfficial nominations announced
  2. 11 JanTraditional nominees gathering and dinner
  3. 6 Feb41st Goya Awards gala at the Navarra Arena in Pamplona

Pamplona selected for the 41st edition

The Spanish Film Academy announced on Wednesday, 30 September 2026, that Pamplona will host the 41st edition of the Goya Awards on 6 February 2027. Academy president Fernando Méndez-Leite and the president of Navarre, María Chivite, presented the host city at an official event at the Academy headquarters in Madrid. The gala will take place at the Navarra Arena, representing the first time the Navarrese capital stages Spanish cinema's annual awards ceremony. Méndez-Leite explained that organizers had attempted for years to bring the event to northern Spain, with Valladolid in 2024 previously serving as the northernmost location.

“Finally our celebration travels to the north of Spain, which we have been trying to do for many years. The furthest north we had reached until now was Valladolid, and this coming year we will go to Navarre.”

Fernando Méndez-Leite, president of the Spanish Film Academy

Event schedule and emerging contenders

The Academy confirmed the calendar leading up to the gala in the Navarrese capital. Nominations for the 41st Goya Awards will be revealed on 15 December 2026, followed by the traditional dinner and gathering for nominated filmmakers and performers on 11 January 2027. The ceremony will conclude the cycle on 6 February 2027 at the Navarra Arena. Early industry discussion has centered on titles such as La bola negra by Los Javis, which received the directing award at the Cannes Film Festival and the audience award at the San Sebastián Film Festival. Méndez-Leite noted that the 2027 ceremony will showcase an exceptional production year for Spanish cinema.

Decentralisation of host cities

The choice of Pamplona continues the policy of rotating host cities across Spain outside Madrid, which last held the Goya Awards in 2018. Since turning the gala into an itinerant event in 2019, the Academy has selected Seville in 2019 and 2023, Málaga in 2020 and 2021, Valencia in 2022, Valladolid in 2024, and Granada in 2025. Pamplona takes over from Barcelona, which hosted the 40th edition on 28 February 2026 at the CCIB Auditori Fòrum, where Alauda Ruiz de Azúa's film Los Domingos won top categories including Best Picture. Barcelona previously hosted the awards in 2000, when Pedro Almodóvar's Todo sobre mi madre claimed top honours.

Goya Awards host cities since 2018
  1. 2018Madrid (last Madrid edition)
  2. 2019Seville
  3. 2020Málaga
  4. 2021Málaga
  5. 2022Valencia
  6. 2023Seville
  7. 2024Valladolid
  8. 2025Granada
  9. 2026Barcelona (CCIB Auditori Fòrum)
  10. 2027Pamplona (Navarra Arena)

Regional film ties and tribute to Gonzalo Suárez

Navarre has served as the filming location for productions such as Tasio and Montxo Armendáriz's Secretos del corazón, which earned an Academy Award nomination for Best Foreign Language Film. Other films shot in Navarre include Las brujas de Zugarramurdi and Ocho apellidos vascos. Méndez-Leite named regional professionals who contributed to Spanish cinema, including Alfredo Landa, Najwa Nimri, Carlos González, Fernando González Molina, Félix Viscarret, Ana Díez, and Raúl de la Fuente. Chivite linked Navarre's high quality of life to cultural access and stated that hosting the event represents an honour and a duty for the autonomous community.

“For Navarre it is an immense honour, but also a responsibility.”

María Chivite, president of the Government of Navarre

Before presenting the host city, the Academy paid tribute to director and writer Gonzalo Suárez, who died on Monday in Madrid at the age of 92. Suárez received the honorary Goya at the previous ceremony in Barcelona. Méndez-Leite described his death as a significant loss across Spanish cinema and broader culture throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

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Sources and context

  • El Confidencialon 30 Sep at 10:55Pamplona acogerá la gala de los Premios Goya 2027
  • La Razónon 30 Sep at 10:34Pamplona hospedará la próxima edición de los Goya
  • LaSextaon 30 Sep at 10:23Pamplona acogerá la próxima gala de los Premios Goya el 6 de febrero de 2027
  • eldiario.eson 30 Sep at 10:20La gala de los premios Goya 2027 se celebrará en Pamplona
Fernando Méndez-Leite
President of the Spanish Film Academy
María Chivite
President of the Government of Navarre
Gonzalo Suárez
Spanish filmmaker and writer who died at age 92
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa
Spanish filmmaker whose work Los Domingos won at the 40th Goya Awards
Montxo Armendáriz
Spanish filmmaker from Navarre who directed Secretos del corazón

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Pamplona selected for the 41st editionPamplona selected for the 41st editionEvent schedule and emerging contendersEvent schedule and emerging contendersDecentralisation of host citiesDecentralisation of host citiesRegional film ties and tribute to Gonzalo SuárezRegional film ties and tribute to Gonzalo Suárez

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Pamplona to host 41st Goya Awards at Navarra Arena on 6 February 2027

The Spanish Film Academy and Navarre regional government confirmed the ceremony will take place at the Navarra Arena, continuing the rotation of host cities across Spain outside Madrid.

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