81st CEC Awards

81st CEC Awards
Date	23 February 2026
Site	Palacio de la Prensa, Madrid, Spain
Organized by	Círculo de Escritores Cinematográficos
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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 [es] – Fury Carlos Solano – Leo & Lou Eva Libertad [es] – Deaf
Best Original Screenplay Alauda Ruiz de Azúa – Sundays Oliver Laxe, Santiago Fillol [ca] – 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 [es] – 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 [es] – Romería Fer Fraga – Band Together Jordi Catalán – Wolfgang	Best New Actress Blanca Soroa – Sundays Llúcia Garcia [ca] – Romería Judith Fernández [es] – Band Together Miriam Garlo [ca] – Deaf
Best Cinematography Álex Catalán – The Captive Bet Rourich – Sundays Pau Esteve Birba – Los Tigres Hélène Louvart – Romería Mauro Herce [ca] – Sirāt	Best Editing Andrés Gil – Sundays José M. G. Moyano [es] – Los Tigres Cristóbal Fernández – Sirāt Marta Velasco – Deaf Bernat Vilaplana – She Walks in Darkness
Best Music Alejandro Amenábar – The Captive Julio de la Rosa [es] – Los Tigres Kangding Ray [fr] – 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 Deaf 5 Romería 4 Los Tigres The Portuguese House The Captive 3 She Walks in Darkness 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 [es] Little Faith Superstar Jakarta

References

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.