'A monster comes to see me' tops the list of winners of the IX Gaudí Awards

The blockbuster, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, wins eleven statuettes and sweeps the technical categories.

The Auditorio Fórum-CCIB Auditorium hosted last night the IX edition of the Gaudí Awards of the Catalan Cinema Academy. The gala produced by the Academy itself, Santa Pereza Producciones and the Catalan Audiovisual Media Corporation and directed by Lluís Danés was hosted by the actor Bruno Oro.

The super production A monster is coming a verme, directed by Juan Antonio Bayona, was the great winner of the night, winning eight of the eleven statuettes for which it aspired. In addition to the awards for best direction and best film in a non-Catalan language, the film has swept the technical categories by winning awards for best production direction, editing, photography, visual effects, artistic direction and sound.

La propera pell, by Isaki Lacuesta and Isa Campos, despite having fourteen nominations, had to settle for the Gaudí for best film in the Catalan language, best leading actress, for Emma Suárez, and best script.

Otra de las producciones que partía como favorita con once nominaciones, 100 metros, logró dos Gaudí a la mejor actuación secundaria, para Alexandra Jiménez y Karra Elejalde.

Los premios que reconocen el mejor vestuario, maquillaje y peluquería han ido a parar al film de época The death of Louis XIV, de Albert Serra.

La presidenta de Acadèmia del Cinema Català, Isona Passola, aprovechó esta ceremonia festiva y reivindicativa para recordar que la Generalitat ha reducido considerablemente su inversión en cine catalán.

En el transcurso de la gala, el actor José María Pou recibió el Premio Gaudí de Honor-Miquel Porter por su trayectoria.