San Sebastian 2026: The Awards
Mike Leigh’s warm-hearted look at frustrated social workers and families facing crises, Tender Loving Care, was a worthy winner of the Golden Shell and two more prizes.
GOLDEN SHELL
Tender Loving Care
Directed by Mike Leigh
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Border (Bian jing)
directed by Ah Biao
SILVER SHELL FOR BEST DIRECTOR
Amanda Kernell
for Brace Your Heart
SILVER SHELL FOR BEST LEADING PERFORMANCE
Kate O’Flynn
for Tender Loving Care
ex-aequo
Asta Kamma August
for Growth of the Soil
SILVER SHELL FOR BEST SUPPORTING PERFORMANCE
Javier Camara
for 5 More Minutes
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
Oskar Dahlsbakken
for Growth of the Soil
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST SCREENPLAY
Mike Leigh
for Tender Loving Care
JURY PRIZE FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
Amine Bouhafa
for Milo
NEW DIRECTORS AWARD
Naemi Ada
for Body of Glass
HORIZONTES LATINOS AWARD
The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer
directed by Alessandra Sanguinetti
ZABALTEGI-TABAKALERA AWARD
Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
by Jane Schoenbrun
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST FILM
La Bola Negra
Javier Calvo, Javier Ambrossi
AUDIENCE AWARD FOR BEST EUROPEAN FILM
Naza
Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor
