Goya Award for Best Actress
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The Goya Award for Best Actress is one of the Goya Awards presented annually by the Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences of Spain since the awards debuted in 1986. It is given in honor of an a
The 2026 recipient: Patricia López Arnaiz
Amparo Rivelles was the first winner in this category for her performance in We Must Undo the House (1986).
Verónica Forqué has won twice, The Happy Life in 1987 and Kika in 1993.
Carmen Maura won the most best actress awards, three, for Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988), Ay, Carmela! (1990) and Common Wealth (2000)
Maribel Verdú
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María Isabel Verdú Rollán, better known as Maribel Verdú, is a Spanish actress. She is the recipient of numerous accolades throughout her career spanning nearly four decades, including two Goya Awards
Goya Award for Best Actress
…Maura has received the most awards in this category with three wins. Other multiple winners are Cecilia Roth, Lola Dueñas, Verónica Forqué, Emma Suárez, Maribel Verdú, and Penélope Cruz, with two wins each. Cruz is the most nominated actress for the award being nominated on twelve occasions. Victoria Abril and Verdú…
Verdú in 2025
Verdú on set in 2005
Verdú at the 2011 Valladolid International Film Festival