74th San Sebastián Film Festival Awards – Mike Leigh’s “Tender Loving Care” Wins Golden Shell

Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care has won the Golden Shell at the 74th San Sebastián International Film Festival.

The film also won the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay for Leigh, along with the Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance by actress Kate O’Flynn, an award she tied with Asta Kamma August for her role in Markens grøde / Growth of the Soil.

Amanda Kernell won the Silver Shell for Best Director for Brace Your Heart (Garrat du váimmu), while Javier Cámara took home the Silver Shell for Best Supporting Performance for 5 More Minutes (5 minutos más).

Official awards – FIAPF

GOLDEN SHELL FOR BEST FILM

Tender Loving Care
Mike Leigh (United Kingdom)
Country(ies) of production: United Kingdom

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Bian jing / Border
Ah Biao (China)
Country(ies) of production: Hong Kong – USA – South Korea

SILVER SHELL FOR BEST DIRECTOR

AMANDA KERNELL (Sweden)
Garrat du váimmu / Brace Your Heart
Country(ies) of production: Sweden – Norway – Denmark – Iceland – Bulgaria

SILVER SHELL FOR BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE (ex aequo)

KATE O’FLYNN (UK)
Tender Loving Care
Country(ies) of production: United Kingdom

ASTA KAMMA AUGUST (Sweden)
Markens grøde / Growth of the Soil
Country(ies) of production: Norway – Denmark – Germany

SILVER SHELL FOR BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE

JAVIER CÁMARA (Spain)
5 minutos más / 5 More Minutes
Country(ies) of production: Spain

JURY PRIZE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

OSKAR DAHLSBAKKEN (Norway)
Markens grøde / Growth of the Soil
Country(ies) of production: Norway – Denmark – Germany

JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY

MIKE LEIGH (UK)
Tender Loving Care
Country(ies) of production: United Kingdom

Other official awards

KUTXABANK-NEW DIRECTORS AWARD

Body of Glass
Naëmi Ada (Germany)
Country(ies) of production: Germany – France

Special Mention
The World Before
Yoon Dan-bi (South Korea)
Country(ies) of production: South Korea – Japan – France

HORIZONTES MAKE & MARK AWARD

La ilusión de un verano sin fin / The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer
Alessandra Sanguinetti (USA)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina – USA

Special Mention
Moscas / Flies
Fernando Eimbcke (Mexico)
Country(ies) of production: Mexico – Spain

ZABALTEGI-TABAKALERA AWARD

Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Jane Schoenbrun (USA)
Country(ies) of production: USA – Canada

Special Mention
A veces me entra tristeza, otras veces rebelión / Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion
María Aparicio (Argentina)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina – Spain

TABAKALERA FILM AND AUDIOVISUAL LABORATORY-NEST AWARD

Dihapus dari peta / Erased from the Map
Maarij Reka (Indonesia)
Country(ies) of production: Indonesia
Film & Television Institute Art Indonesia Yogyakarta (Indonesia)

Special Mention
Ningú borda / Nobody Barks
Júlia Coldwell Serra (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain
ESCAC (Spain)

SGAE AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL MUSIC

AMINE BOUHAFA (France – Tunisia)
7h40 ce matin-là / Milo
Nicole Garcia (France)
Country(ies) of production: France

CULINARY ZINEMA AWARD

Burgundy
Michael Dweck (USA), Gregory Kershaw (USA)
Country(ies) of production: USA

RIZAR BASQUE FILM AWARD

Txakun txakür
Elsa Oliarj-Inès (France)
Country(ies) of production: France – Spain

CITY OF DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN AUDIENCE AWARD

CITY OF DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN AUDIENCE AWARD
La bola negra
Javier Calvo (Spain), Javier Ambrossi (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – France

CITY OF DONOSTIA / SAN SEBASTIAN AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM
NAZA
Yuval Abraham (Israel), Rachel Szor (Israel)
Country(ies) of production: UK

DAMA YOUTH AWARD
La ilusión de un verano sin fin / The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer
Alessandra Sanguinetti (USA)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina – USA

EUSKO LABEL AWARDS

EUSKO LABEL FIRST AWARD
Esperantza
Short film
Josu Ozaita (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain

EUSKO LABEL SECOND AWARD
Eskuak / Hands
Short film
Mikel Urretabizkaia (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain

LOTERÍAS AWARDS

LOTERÍAS FIRST AWARD
Prejuicios
Short film
Javi Prada (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain

LOTERÍAS SECOND AWARD
Headscarf
Short film
Lucía Saavedra (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – UK

Industry awards

WIP LATAM AWARDS

WIP LATAM INDUSTRY AWARD
A Contracorriente Films, Deluxe Content Services Spain, Elamedia Estudios, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim Producciones and Pecera Estudio
Lovers Go Home!
Juan Sebastián Mesa (Colombia)
Country(ies) of production: Colombia – Spain – Canada – France

EGEDA PLATINO INDUSTRIA AWARD FOR THE BEST WIP LATAM
Galerna
Tatiana Huezo (El Salvador)
Country(ies) of production: Mexico – Spain
WIP EUROPA AWARDS

WIP EUROPA INDUSTRY AWARD
A Contracorriente Films, Deluxe Content Services Spain, Elamedia Estudios, Laserfilm Cine y Video, Nephilim Producciones and Pecera Estudio
Me Fjalë Tjera / In a Manner of Speaking
Val Jashari (Kosovo)
Country(ies) of production: Kosovo – Montenegro

WIP EUROPA AWARD
Me Fjalë Tjera / In a Manner of Speaking
Val Jashari (Kosovo)
Country(ies) of production: Kosovo – Montenegro
XV EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM AWARDS

XV EUROPE-LATIN AMERICA CO-PRODUCTION FORUM BEST PROJECT AWARD
Los Inexpertos / The Amateurs
Felipe Solari Yrigoyen (Argentina)
Country(ies) of production: Chile – Argentina – Mexico

DALE! AWARD (DEVELOPMENT LATIN AMERICA-EUROPE)
Las ilusiones / The illusions
Ingrid Pokropek (Argentina)
Country(ies) of production: Argentina – Spain

ARTEKINO INTERNATIONAL PRIZE
El último sonidero / Mourning Sound
Selma Cervantes (Mexico)
Country(ies) of production: Mexico
IKUSMIRA BERRIAK AWARDS

SIDERAL AWARD
Akira
Ekain Albite (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – Georgia

CASA WABI – ESCINE AWARD
The Spirit Healer is Away for the Weekend
Inês Nunes (Portugal)
Country(ies) of production: Portugal

TANTA AWARD
Akira
Ekain Albite (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – Georgia

ZINEMALDIA STARTUP CHALLENGE AWARDS

Best Spanish Project
Pixentinel
Luis Zabala (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain

Best European Project
Virtual location scouting
Antti Ahokoivu (Finland)
Country(ies) of production: Finland

Special Mention to Entrepreneurship
Virtual location scouting
Antti Ahokoivu (Finland)
Country(ies) of production: Finland

XXII LAU HAIZETARA DOCUMENTARY CO-PRODUCTION FORUM AWARDS

EPE IBAIA-ELKARGI AWARD
“HAMAKA / THE HAMMOCK” Alfonso García
Produced by: Basque Films
Spain

MUSIC LIBRARY&SFX AWARD
“PAJARRACOS / SHADY BIRDS” Zaira Zanguitu
Produced by: Señor y Señora
Spain

DOGWOOF AWARD
“DIFFERENT COLORS OF SABIR” Safaa Khatib
Produced by: Philistine Films – Ginevra Films
Palestine-Italy

Other awards

RTVE-ANOTHER LOOK AWARD

Soudain / All of a Sudden
Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Japan)
Country(ies) of production: France – Japan – Germany – Belgium

COOPERACIÓN ESPAÑOLA AWARD
Cinco años, cuatro meses / Five Years, Four Months
Juan Miguel Gelacio (Colombia), Esteban Hoyos García (Colombia)
Country(ies) of production: Colombia – USA

EUSKADI BASQUE COUNTRY 2030 AGENDA AWARD
Ceniza en la boca / Ashes
Diego Luna (Mexico)
Country(ies) of production: Mexico – Spain

TRANSFORMA MAKE & MARK AWARD
Tender Loving Care
Mike Leigh (United Kingdom)
Country(ies) of production: United Kingdom

FIPRESCI GRAND PRIX FOR BEST FILM OF THE YEAR
One Battle After Another
Paul Thomas Anderson (USA)
Country(ies) of production: USA

Honorary awards

DONOSTIA AWARDS
Werner Herzog
Naomi Watts

ZINEMIRA AWARD
Jose Ramon Soroiz

Parallel awards

FIPRESCI AWARD
Muyou no hito / In My Father’s Room
Maha Harada (Japan)
Country(ies) of production: Japan

FEROZ ZINEMALDIA 2026 AWARD
The Debut
Jesse Eisenberg (USA)
Country(ies) of production: USA

GIDOI + SGAE AWARD FOR THE BEST SCREENWRITER IN THE BASQUE COUNTRY 2026
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain)
Los domingos / Sundays
Alauda Ruiz de Azúa (Spain)
Country(ies) of production: Spain – France

SEBASTIANE 2026 AWARD
Tangles
Leah Nelson (Canada)
Country(ies) of production: Canada – USA

LURRA – GREENPEACE AWARD
Tristan Forever
Tobias Nölle (Switzerland), Loran Bonnardot (France)
Country(ies) of production: Switzerland

SIGNIS AWARD
Tender Loving Care
Mike Leigh (United Kingdom)
Country(ies) of production: United Kingdom

Special Mention
Vicentina pede desculpas / On Behalf of My Son
Gabriel Martins (Brazil)
Country(ies) of production: Brazil

ATENEO GUIPUZCOANO AWARD
Muyou no hito / In My Father’s Room
Maha Harada (Japan)
Country(ies) of production: Japan

RTVE & UNICEF SPAIN FILM AND CHILDHOOD AWARD
Josephine
Beth de Araújo (USA)
Country(ies) of production: USA

Special Mention
Le corset / Iron Boy
Louis Clichy (France)
Country(ies) of production: France – Belgium