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The Day of the Beast
MEANRANK
72/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Criticker on 61, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 85.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A Basque priest, after deducing from scripture that the Antichrist will be born in Madrid on Christmas Eve, teams up with a heavy metal record store clerk and a fraudulent TV psychic. Their goal is to commit as many sins as possible to attract the devil's attention and stop the birth, leading to a chaotic, darkly comic night.
Details
- Director
- Álex de la Iglesia
- Released
- 20 October 1995
- Country
- Italy, Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rated
- R
- Box office
- $4.4M
- Awards
- 6 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (46) →
Awards & nominations
See all 14 →6 major awards won · 6 wins from 14 nominations across 1 ceremony
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Director | Álex de la Iglesia | Winner |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | New Actor | Santiago Segura | Winner |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Art Direction | Arturo García "Biafra", José Luis Arrizabalaga | Winner |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Sound | Carlos Garrido, Gilles Ortion, José Antonio Bermúdez, Miguel Rejas, Ray Gillon | Winner |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Makeup and Hairstyles | José Antonio Sánchez, José Quetglás, Mercedes Guillot | Winner |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Special Effects | Juan Tomicic, Manuel Horrillo, Reyes Abades | Winner |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Film | Sogetel, Iberoamericana Films, M.G. S.R.L. | Nominee |
| 10th Goya Awards 1996 | Best Actor | Álex Angulo | Nominee |
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14 awards — The Day of the Beast
×| Best Art Direction | Arturo García "Biafra", José Luis Arrizabalaga | Winner |
| Best Director | Álex de la Iglesia | Winner |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | José Antonio Sánchez, José Quetglás, Mercedes Guillot | Winner |
| Best Sound | Carlos Garrido, Gilles Ortion, José Antonio Bermúdez, Miguel Rejas, Ray Gillon | Winner |
| Best Special Effects | Juan Tomicic, Manuel Horrillo, Reyes Abades | Winner |
| New Actor | Santiago Segura | Winner |
| Best Actor | Álex Angulo | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Flavio Martínez Labiano | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Estíbaliz Markiegi | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Teresa Font | Nominee |
| Best Film | Sogetel, Iberoamericana Films, M.G. S.R.L. | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Battista Lena | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Álex de la Iglesia | Nominee |
| Best Production Supervision | Carmen Martínez | Nominee |