79th CEC Awards

79th CEC Awards
Date	5 February 2024
Site	Palacio de la Prensa, Madrid, Spain
Hosted by	Carlos Hipólito
Organized by	Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
Highlights
Most awards	Society of the Snow (5)
Most nominations	Close Your Eyes (12)

The 79th CEC Medals ceremony, presented by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, took place on 5 February 2024 at the Palacio de la Prensa in Madrid. The gala was hosted by Carlos Hipólito.

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees are listed as follows:

Best Film Society of the Snow Close Your Eyes 20,000 Species of Bees Robot Dreams	Best Animation Film Robot Dreams They Shot the Piano Player Mummies Sultana's Dream
Best Director Víctor Erice – Close Your Eyes J.A. Bayona – Society of the Snow David Trueba – Jokes & Cigarettes Pablo Berger – Robot Dreams	Best New Director Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren – 20,000 Species of Bees Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vázquez – Upon Entry Alejandro Marín – Love & Revolution Itsaso Arana – The Girls Are Alright Álvaro Gago – Matria
Best Original Screenplay Michel Gaztambide, Víctor Erice – Close Your Eyes Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren – 20,000 Species of Bees Alejandro Rojas, Juan Sebastián Vázquez – Upon Entry Arantxa Echevarría – Chinas, a Second Generation Story	Best Adapted Screenplay J.A. Bayona, Bernat Vilaplana, Jaime Marqués, Nicolás Casariego – Society of the Snow Pablo Berger – Robot Dreams Albert Espinosa, David Trueba – Jokes & Cigarettes Paula Ortiz, Javier García Arredondo – Teresa
Best Actor David Verdaguer – Jokes & Cigarettes Manolo Solo – Close Your Eyes Enric Auquer – The Teacher Who Promised the Sea Miki Esparbé – Not Such an Easy Life	Best Actress Malena Alterio – Something Is About to Happen Carolina Yuste – Jokes & Cigarettes Blanca Portillo – Teresa Patricia López Arnaiz – 20,000 Species of Bees
Best Supporting Actor José Coronado – Close Your Eyes Josep Maria Pou – Close Your Eyes Pedro Casablanc – Jokes & Cigarettes Mario Pardo – Close Your Eyes	Best Supporting Actress Ana Torrent – Close Your Eyes Ane Gabarain – 20,000 Species of Bees Luisa Gavasa – The Teacher Who Promised the Sea Carolina Yuste – Chinas, a Second Generation Story
Best New Actor Matías Recalt – Society of the Snow Brianeitor – Championext Omar Banana – Love & Revolution Julio Hu Chen – Chinas, a Second Generation Story	Best New Actress Xinyi Ye – Chinas, a Second Generation Story Lupe Mateo Barredo – Andrea's Love Venecia Franco – Close Your Eyes Yeju Ji – Chinas, a Second Generation Story Sara Becker – The Movie Teller
Best Cinematography Pedro Luque – Society of the Snow Valentín Álvarez – Close Your Eyes Gina Ferrer García – 20,000 Species of Bees Sergi Vilanova Claudín – Jokes & Cigarettes	Best Editing Andrés Gil, Jaume Martí – Society of the Snow Ascen Marchena – Close Your Eyes Marta Velasco – Jokes & Cigarettes Raúl Barreras – 20,000 Species of Bees
Best Music Alfonso de Vilallonga – Robot Dreams Michael Giacchino – Society of the Snow Federico Jusid – Close Your Eyes Fernando Velázquez – The Movie Teller Natasha Arizu – The Teacher Who Promised the Sea	Best Documentary Film Juan Mariné, un siglo de cine Hay una puerta ahí El caso Padilla La vida de Brianeitor Libres
Best Foreign Film Killers of the Flower Moon Oppenheimer Past Lives Fallen Leaves Anatomy of a Fall

Special awards

• Honorary Medal: Álex de la Iglesia
• Medal for the Promotion of Cinema: Enrique Cerezo
• Medal for the Journalistic Merit: Julieta Martialay
• Medal for the Literary Merit: Hatari! Books
• 'Platino Educa de la Solidaridad' Medal (Fiction): Chinas, a Second Generation Story
• 'Platino Educa de la Solidaridad' Medal (non-Fiction): La vida de Brianeitor