81st CEC Awards

81st CEC Awards
81st CEC Awards
Date	23 February 2026
Site	Palacio de la Prensa, Madrid, Spain
Organized by	Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos

The 81st CEC Medals ceremony, presented by the Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos, will take place on 23 February 2026 at the Palacio de la Prensa in Madrid.^[1]

Nominations

The nominees are listed as follows:^[2]^[3]

Film

Best Film Sundays Sirāt Maspalomas Deaf	Best Animation Film Awakening Beauty Decorado The Treasure of Barracuda The Light of Aisha
Best Director Alauda Ruiz de Azúa – Sundays Carla Simón – Romería Oliver Laxe – Sirāt Albert Serra – Afternoons of Solitude	Best New Director Rafael Cobos – Golpes Gemma Blasco – Fury Carlos Solano – Leo & Lou Eva Libertad – Deaf
Best Original Screenplay Alauda Ruiz de Azúa – Sundays Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol – Sirāt Agustín Díaz Yanes – She Walks in Darkness Avelina Prat – The Portuguese House	Best Adapted Screenplay Joaquín Oristrell, Manuel Gómez Pereira, Yolanda García Serrano – The Dinner Carla Simón – Romería Eva Libertad – Deaf Santiago Requejo – All in Favor
Best Actor Alberto San Juan – The Dinner Miguel Garcés – Sundays Sergi López – Sirāt Manolo Solo – The Portuguese House	Best Actress Patricia López Arnaiz – Sundays Bárbara Lennie – Los Tigres Nora Navas – My Friend Eva Susana Abaitua – She Walks in Darkness
Best Supporting Actor Miguel Rellán – The Captive Luis Tosar – Golpes Juan Minujín – Sundays Álvaro Cervantes – Deaf	Best Supporting Actress Elvira Mínguez – The Dinner Nagore Aranburu – Sundays Elena Irureta – Deaf Maria de Medeiros – The Portuguese House
Best New Actor Julio Peña – The Captive Mitch – Romería Fer Fraga – Band Together Jordi Catalán – Wolfgang	Best New Actress Blanca Soroa – Sundays Llúcia Garcia – Romería Judith Fernández – Band Together Miriam Garlo – Deaf
Best Cinematography Álex Catalán – The Captive Bet Rourich – Sundays Pau Esteve Birba – Los Tigres Hélène Louvart – Romería Mauro Herce – Sirāt	Best Editing Andrés Gil – Sundays José M. G. Moyano – Los Tigres Cristóbal Fernández – Sirāt Marta Velasco – Deaf Bernat Vilaplana – She Walks in Darkness
Best Music Alejandro Amenábar – The Captive Julio de la Rosa – Los Tigres Kangding Ray – Sirāt Vincent Barrière – The Portuguese House	Best Documentary Film Eloy de la Iglesia. Adicto al cine Flores para Antonio Afternoons of Solitude The Sleeper. El Caravaggio perdido
Best Foreign Film Frankenstein A Simple Accident One Battle After Another Sentimental Value

Films with multiple nominations
Nominations	Film
10	Sundays
7	Sirāt
7	Deaf
5	Romería
4	Los Tigres
	The Portuguese House
	The Captive
3	She Walks in Darkness
3	The Dinner
2	Afternoons of Solitude
	Golpes
	Band Together

Series

Best Series The Anatomy of a Moment La canción Little Faith Jakarta	Best Ensemble Cast in a Series The Anatomy of a Moment Sueños de libertad Little Faith Superstar Jakarta

References

^ ""Los domingos" parte como favorita en las Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC)". Decine21. 9 January 2026.
^ "'Los domingos' lidera la lista de las nominaciones de las Medallas del CEC en su edición número 81". Kinótico. 9 January 2018.
^ "Todos los nominados a las Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC) 2026". Escribiendo Cine. 9 January 2026.

[1] ""Los domingos" parte como favorita en las Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC)". Decine21. 9 January 2026.

[2] "'Los domingos' lidera la lista de las nominaciones de las Medallas del CEC en su edición número 81". Kinótico. 9 January 2018.

[3] "Todos los nominados a las Medallas del Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos (CEC) 2026". Escribiendo Cine. 9 January 2026.

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