Nora Navas exposes favouritism in awards after her nomination for Mi amiga Eva

Nora Navas, a Barcelona actress born in 1975, has been nominated for Best Leading Actress for her role in Mi amiga Eva. She received the news while in Berlin, where she shared her impressions in an interview for SER’s Aquí Catalunya programme. The team behind the Cesc Gay-directed film sensed it was among the favourites, although they did not take the nomination for granted.

Navas acknowledges that she would have liked to see more nominations for Mi amiga Eva, but accepts that awards work this way and says they will defend the film with pride. She highlights the difficulty of the genre, a combination of comedy and drama, and celebrates the box-office success the film has had.

In the interview, the actress reflects on the real weight of awards and the role of the media in covering prizes such as the Goya and Gaudí awards. She considers that awards were born to give films life, and understands why each voter tends to favour their own. Navas says the voting system has always been questioned and that favouritism is inevitable, recalling past cases in which films received unexpected nominations.

This year’s edition is led by Sirât, by Oliver Laxe, and Los domingos, by Alauda Ruiz de Azúa, both with multiple nominations. The gala will be held in Barcelona on 28 March. Navas says she is surprised by the absence of Carla Simón’s Romería from the Best Film category.

With this nomination, Navas now has five nominations in her career, including the Goya she won in 2011 for Pa negre. She recalls that award as a turning point, taking her from alternative stages to the vice-presidency of the Academia de Cine.