Galician filmmaker Óliver Laxe experienced one of the most significant moments of his career this weekend with the presence of 'Sirāt' at the 83rd Golden Globe Awards, where the film competed with two nominations: best foreign-language film and best original score.
The film, produced by Movistar Plus+, arrived in Los Angeles after an appealing international tour that began at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Jury Prize, and continued with several awards at different festivals. Its run at the Golden Globes thus confirmed its status as one of the most relevant Spanish titles of the year on the international scene today.
Finally, Sirāt did not manage to win any statuettes. The Golden Globe for best foreign-language film went to 'Aquarius', by Brazilian Kleber Mendonça Filho, while the award for best original score — a category in which French composer Kangding Ray competed for his work on Sirāt — went to Ludwig Göransson for 'Oppenheimer'. Despite this, the double nomination is already a milestone for Spanish cinema, which had not seen a similar presence at these awards since Juan Antonio Bayona's 'Society of the Snow'.
Laxe's film, a cinematic gamble with a strong sensory charge and set in the desert, has stood out for its risky way of addressing an unusual dimension of the characters, far from the most conventional narrative codes. This proposal, marked by a spiritual gaze and a radical staging, has managed to capture the attention of the American industry despite moving outside the usual margins of the awards circuit. In the days leading up to the gala, the Galician director participated in special screenings and meetings with academics in Los Angeles, where Sirāt received the public endorsement of filmmakers such as Guillermo del Toro.
Although he returns to Spain without Golden Globes, Sirāt maintains his aspirations intact for the 2026 Oscars, where he has been shortlisted in five categories. His time in Hollywood thus reinforces Óliver Laxe's international projection and consolidates Sirāt as one of the most unique and recognized offerings in recent Spanish cinema.
List of Winners
Best Motion Picture - Drama
- Frankenstein, by Guillermo del Toro
- Hamnet, by Chloe Zhao (winner)
- A Simple Accident, by Jafar Panahi
- The Worst Person in the World, by Joachim Trier
- Judas and the Black Messiah, by Ryan Coogler
- Bacurau, by Kleber Mendonça Filho
Best Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Blue Moon, by Richard Linklater
- Bugonia, by Yorgos Lanthimos
- Marty Supreme, by Joshua Safdie
- No other choice, by Park Chag-wook
- Nouvelle Vague, by Richard Linklater
- One battle after another, by Paul Thomas Anderson
Best Director
- Paul Thomas Anderson, One Thing After Another (winner)
- Ryan Coogler, The Sinner
- Guillermo del Toro, Frankenstein
- Jafar Panahi, A Simple Incident
- Joachim Trier, Sentimental Value
- Chloé Zhao, Hamnet
Best Screenplay
- Chloé Zhao, Maggie O’Farrell, Hamnet
- Jafar Panahi, A Simple Accident
- Joachim Trier, Eskil Vogt, The Worst Person in the World
- Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza (winner)
- Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie, Uncut Gems
- Ryan Coogler, Judas and the Black Messiah
Best Actress – Drama
- Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby
- Jennifer Lawrence, Die My Love
- Jessie Buckley, Hamnet (winner)
- Julia Roberts, Caza de brujas
- Renate Reinsve, Valor sentimental
- Tessa Thompson, Hedda
Best Actor – Drama
- Dwayne Johnson, The Smashing Machine
- Jeremy Allen White, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
- Joel Edgerton, Train Dreams
- Michael B. Jordan, The Sinner
- Oscar Isaac, Frankenstein
- Wagner Moura, The Agent (winner)
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
- Amanda Seyfried, The Testament of Ann Lee
- Chase Infiniti, One Battle After Another
- Cynthia Erivo, Wicked: For Good
- Emma Stone, Bugonia
- Kate Hudson, Song Sung Blue
- Rose Byrne, If I Could Kick You (winner)
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
- Ethan Hawke, Blue Moon
- George Clooney, Jay Kelly
- Jesse Plemons, Bugonia
- Lee Byung-Hun, No Choice
- Leonardo DiCaprio, One Day as a Lion
- Timothée Chalamet, Marty Supreme (winner)
Best Supporting Actress
- Emily Blunt, The Smashing Machine
- Elle Fanning, Sentiment of the Heart
- Ariana Grande, Wicked: For Good
- Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, Sentiment of the Heart
- Amy Madigan, Weapons
- Teyana Taylor, A Woman's Revenge (winner)
Best Supporting Actor
- Benicio Del Toro, A Battle in Every Step
- Jacob Elordi, Frankenstein
- Paul Mescal, Hamnet
- Sean Penn, A Battle in Every Step
- Adam Sandler, Jay Kelly
- Stellan Skarsgård, Sentimental Value (winner)
Best Picture - Animated
- Bow
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – To the Swordsmith Village
- Elio
- K-Pop Girls (winner)
- Little Amélie
- Zootopia 2
Best International Feature Film
- A simple accident
- No option
- The Secret Agent (winner)
- Sentimental value
- Sirāt
- The voice of Hind Rajab
Best Original Score
- Alexandre Desplat, Frankenstein
- Hans Zimmer, F1: The Movie
- Jonny Greenwood, A Battle of One
- Kangding Ray, Sirāt
- Ludwig Göransson, The Sinners (winner)
- Max Richter, Hamnet
Best Original Song
- Dream as One, Avatar: Fire and Ash
- Golden, K-Pop Warriors (winner)
- I Lied to You, The Sinners
- No Place Like Home, Wicked: For Good
- The Girl in the Bubble, Wicked: For Good
- Train Dreams, Train Dreams
Highest-grossing film
- Avatar: Fire and Ash
- F1: The Movie
- The K-Pop Warriors
- Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One
- The Sinners (winner)
- Weapons
- Wicked: For Good
- Zootopia 2
SERIES Best Drama Series
- The Diplomat
- Pluribus
- Separation
- Slow Horses
- The Pitt (winner)
- The White Lotus
Best Series - Musical or Comedy
- Abbott Elementary
- The Bear
- Hacks
- Nobody Wants This
- Only Murders in the Building
- The Studio (winner)
Best Series - Miniseries or TV Movie
- Adolescence (winner)
- Her Worst Nightmare
- Black Mirror
- Dying for Sex
- The Beast in Me
- The Bride
Best Actress – Drama Series
- Kathy Bates, Matlock
- Britt Lower, Severance
- Helen Mirren, The Many Saints of Newark
- Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
- Keri Russell, The Diplomat
- Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (winner)
Best Actor in a TV Series – Drama
- Adam Scott, Severance
- Diego Luna, Andor
- Gary Oldman, Slow Horses
- Mark Ruffalo, Task
- Noah Wyle, The Pitt (winner)
- Sterling Brown, Paradise
Best Actress in a TV Series – Musical or Comedy
- Kristen Bell, Nobody Wants This
- Selena Gomez, Only Murders in the Building
- Jenna Ortega, Wednesday
- Jean Smart, Hacks (winner)
- Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
- Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
- Claire Danes, The Beast in Me
- Rashida Jones, Black Mirror
- Amanda Seyfried, The Dry
- Sarah Snook, Run Rabbit Run
- Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex (winner)
- Robin Wright, The Girlfriend
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
- Adam Brody, Nobody Wants This
- Steve Martin, Only Murders in the Building
- Glen Powell, Chad Powers
- Seth Rogen, The Studio (winner)
- Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building
- Jeremy Allen White, The Bear
Best Supporting Actress in a Series
- Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
- Erin Doherty, The Outlaws (winner)
- Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
- Catherine O'Hara, The Studio
- Parker Posey, The White Lotus
- Aimee Lou Wood, The White Lotus
Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film
- Jacob Elordi, The Narrow Path
- Paul Giamatti, Black Mirror
- Stephen Graham, Adolescence (winner)
- Charlie Hunnam, Monster: The Ed Gein Story
- Jude Law, Black Rabbit
- Matthew Rhys, The Beast in Me
Best Supporting Actor in a Series
- Owen Cooper, The White Lotus (winner)
- Billy Crudup, The Morning Show
- Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
- Jason Isaacs, The White Lotus
- Tramell Tillman, Severance
- Ashley Walters, The White Lotus
Best Stand-Up Comedy Performance on TV
- Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This?
- Brett Goldstein: The Second Best Night of Your Life
- Kevin Hart: Acting My Age
- Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts
- Ricky Gervais: Mortality (winner)
- Sarah Silverman: Postmortem
Best podcast
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- Call Her Daddy
- Good Hang with Amy Poehler (winner)
- The Mel Robbins Podcast
- SmartLess
- Up First