The Spanish Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences gives out these prestigious awards every year to the best professionals in the different technical and creative categories in Spanish filmmaking.
Its first edition took place in 1987. It has 28 different categories as well as the Goya of Honour, which recognises a whole lifetime dedicated to films. Some of the people who have won this award have been actors like Manuel Alexandre and Alfredo Landa, or directors such as Mario Camus.
Internationally-renowned professionals such as Pedro Almodóvar, Amenábar, Javier Bardem and Penélope Cruz have also been award winners. It is, therefore, an award that celebrates the quality of Spanish films.