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Pilar Palomero’s coming-of-age story The Girls took home the top prizes, including best picture, at the 35th annual Goya Awards on Saturday. The annual Spain awards show, hosted by Antonio Banderas, also saw Palomero’s drama win the prizes for new director, original screenplay and cinematography. The 35th Goya Awards…

UPDATED, 08/26: Spanish star Antonio Banderas says he has recovered from COVID-19 after isolating since he was diagnosed earlier this month, on his 60th birthday. He confirmed the news in a tweet: After 21 days of disciplinary confinement I can say now that today I overcame the Covid 19 infection. I am cured. My…

Official Competition, the comedy feature reuniting Spanish stars Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz, has temporarily suspended its Spain shoot due to concerns over the coronavirus. Producer The Mediapro Studio issued a statement citing "the implementation of safety measures and responsibility towards our filming crew.&#8221…

Antonio Banderas, who was recently in the running for the Best Actor Oscar for his performance in Pain and Glory, has signed on to co-star in Uncharted, Sony’s film adaptation of the bestselling PlayStation action-adventure video game created by Naughty Dog. Sophia Ali (Truth or Dare, Grey’s Anatomy) and Tati…

EXCLUSIVE: Amid a flurry of buzz titles heading into Berlin's European Film Market, this could be one of the most in-demand – I can reveal that Protagonist Pictures will launch sales on Official Competition, a comedy reuniting Spanish stars Antonio Banderas and Penélope Cruz. The Spanish-language movie has Argentinian…

A column chronicling conversations and events on the awards circuit. Even though Oscar voting is in full swing, with ballots due back no later than Tuesday, no one seems to be throwing in the towel. Campaigning this week and over the upcoming weekend continues, even as many nominees have to figure out a way to be at…

Penélope Cruz and Antonio Banderas are to topline Spanish-language feature Competencia Oficial, which is due to get underway in Spain at the end of next month. Veteran Argentine actor Oscar Martínez will also star. The movie is co-written and co-directed by Argentine filmmaking duo Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat…

Pedro Almodovar’s Pain and Glory, a double Oscar nominee for star Antonio Banderas and the film itself in the Best International Feature race, swept the top categories Saturday at Spain’s Goya Awards. Scroll down for the full list. Banderas, up for Best Actor at the Oscars, won best actor award at the Spanish film…

Antonio Banderas’ first Oscar nomination came in Monday morning for his leading role in Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain & Glory. “I was surprised” Banderas said, not only because he had been fairly absent from the campaigning scene due to the opening of his new theater, Teatro del Soho Caixabank, in his native Malaga, but…

Spanish auteur Pedro Almodóvar made his return at Cannes this year with Pain & Glory, a deeply personal and semi-autobiographical film about an aging filmmaker reflecting on his life and legacy and dealing with the loss of his youth. The movie stars frequent Almodóvar collaborator Antonio Banderas as Spanish director…

Antonio Banderas will receive the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival’s International Star Award, Actor for his performance in Pain and Glory, the fest announced today. The award will be presented at the festival’s Film Awards Gala on Thursday, Jan. 2 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The…

Antonio Banderas came to the ninth annual Deadline Contenders Los Angeles all day event last month and told the packed DGA Theatre audience of Academy and key guild members how he approached what has become the most acclaimed role of his career to date in Pain And Glory. He won the Best Actor prize at this year’s…