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The Good Boss
2021
· Movie
· 120 min
B
MEANRANK
77/100
Every rating
65–92
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 92.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The owner of an industrial scales factory, Blanco, prides himself on being a benevolent and hands-on leader. Over the course of a critical week, as his company is being evaluated for a prestigious award, the personal and professional problems of his employees begin to spiral out of control. Blanco's attempts to meddle and "help" reveal his manipulative nature, threatening to unravel the perfect image he has cultivated.
Details
- Director
- Fernando León de Aranoa
- Writer
- Fernando León de Aranoa
- Released
- 15 October 2021
- Country
- Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 120 min
- Box office
- $365.0K
- Awards
- 32 wins, 43 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (18) →
Awards & nominations
See all 75 →6 major awards won · 32 wins from 75 nominations across 14 ceremonies
| 36th Goya Awards 2022 | Best Editing | Vanessa L. Marimbert | Winner |
| 36th Goya Awards 2022 | Best Original Screenplay | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
| 36th Goya Awards 2022 | Best Film | Winner | |
| 36th Goya Awards 2022 | Best Director | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
| 36th Goya Awards 2022 | Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| 36th Goya Awards 2022 | Best Original Score | Zeltia Montes | Winner |
| 36th Goya Awards 2022 | Best Supporting Actor | Fernando Albizu | Nominee |
| 36th Goya Awards 2022 | Best Art Direction | Cesar Macarrón | Nominee |
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36th Goya Awards
20 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Best Director | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
| Best Editing | Vanessa L. Marimbert | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Original Score | Zeltia Montes | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Cesar Macarrón | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Pau Esteve Birba | Nominee |
| Best Costume Design | Fernando García | Nominee |
| Best Makeup and Hairstyles | Almudena Fonseca, Manolo García | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Tarik Rmili | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Óscar de la Fuente | Nominee |
| Best New Actress | Almudena Amor | Nominee |
| Best Production Supervision | Luis Gutiérrez | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Iván Marín, Pelayo Gutiérrez, Valeria Arcieri | Nominee |
| Best Special Effects | Raúl Romanillos, Míriam Piquer | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Fernando Albizu | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Manolo Solo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Celso Bugallo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sonia Almarcha | Nominee |
30th Actors and Actresses Union Awards
8 nominations, 6 won
| Best Film Actor in a Leading Role | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Best Film Actor in a Minor Role | Fernando Albizu | Winner |
| Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Óscar de la Fuente | Winner |
| Best Film Actress in a Secondary Role | Sonia Almarcha | Winner |
| Best New Actor | Tarik Rmili | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Almudena Amor | Winner |
| Best Film Actor in a Secondary Role | Manolo Solo | Nominee |
| Best Film Actress in a Minor Role | Mara Guil | Nominee |
9th Platino Awards
11 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Best Director | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
| Best Ibero-American Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | César Macarrón | Nominee |
| Best Cinematography | Pau Esteve | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Vanessa Marimbert | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Zeltia Montes | Nominee |
| Best Sound | Valeria Arcieri | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Manolo Solo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Almudena Amor | Nominee |
9th Feroz Awards
9 nominations, 3 won
| Best Actor (film) | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Best Comedy Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
| Best Director | Fernando León de Aranoa | Nominee |
| Best Original Score | Zeltia Montes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor (film) | Celso Bugallo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor (film) | Manolo Solo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress (film) | Almudena Amor | Nominee |
| Best Trailer | Maurits Malschaert & Mick Aerts | Nominee |
1st Carmen Awards
4 nominations, 3 won
| Best Cinematography | Pau Esteve | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Mara Guil | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Manolo Solo | Winner |
| Best Costume Design | Fernando García | Nominee |
77th CEC Medals
13 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Almudena Amor | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Pau Esteve Birba | Nominee |
| Best Direction | Fernando León de Aranoa | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Vanessa Marimbert | Nominee |
| Best Film | Nominee | |
| Best New Actor | Tarik Rmili | Nominee |
| Best New Actor | Óscar de la Fuente | Nominee |
| Best Original Screenplay | Fernando León de Aranoa | Nominee |
| Best Score | Zeltia Montes | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Celso Bugallo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Manolo Solo | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actress | Sonia Almarcha | Nominee |
27th Forqué Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Actor (film) | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Best Fiction or Animation Film | Winner |
72nd Fotogramas de Plata
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Film Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
| Best Spanish Film (according to readers) | Nominee |
13th Festival CiBRA [ es ]
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Original Screenplay | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
35th European Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best European Comedy | Winner |
64th Ariel Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Ibero-American Film | Winner |
66th Sant Jordi Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Spanish Actor | Javier Bardem | Winner |
Spanish Screenwriters' Union Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Screenplay in a Comedy Feature Film | Fernando León de Aranoa | Winner |
26th Satellite Awards
1 nomination
| Best Foreign Language Film | Nominee |