Rodrigo Sorogoyen

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Sorogoyen and the second or maternal family name is del Amo.

Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (born 16 September 1981) is a Spanish film director and screenwriter.^[1] After co-helming the sketch comedy film 8 Dates with Peris Romano in 2008, Sorogoyen has directed the features Stockholm (2013), May God Save Us (2016), The Realm (2018), Mother (2019), and The Beasts (2022). He has also co-created the miniseries Riot Police (2020) and The New Years (2024). He often works in tandem with screenwriter Isabel Peña.^[2]

Rodrigo Sorogoyen
Sorogoyen in 2023
Born	Rodrigo Sorogoyen del Amo (1981-09-16) 16 September 1981 (age 44) Madrid, Spain
Occupation	Film director

He has won two Goya Awards for Best Director and two Goya Awards for Best Original Screenplay.

Biography

Born on 16 September 1981 in Madrid, Rodrigo Sorogoyen is the grandson of filmmaker Antonio del Amo.^[3] Sorogoyen is known among his closest circles as Ruy.^[4] His interest in filmmaking stemmed from the experience of watching Léon: The Professional, which fascinated him.^[4] After graduating in history from the Complutense University of Madrid, he entered the ECAM in 2004.^[3]

His solo directorial debut Stockholm earned him a nomination for the Goya Award for Best New Director in 2014. For his short film Mother, Sorogoyen won the Goya Award for Best Fictional Short Film in 2018 and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards. In 2019, Sorogoyen won the Goya Awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay for The Realm.

In July 2019, Sorogoyen was invited to become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.^[5]

Sorogoyen's The Beasts swept the 37th Goya Awards, with total of 9 awards at the 37th Goya Awards, including Best Film. The Beasts also won him the César Award for Best Foreign Film.

Filmography

Film

Feature Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes	Ref.
2008	8 Dates	Yes	Yes	No	Co-directed with Peris Romano	[6]
2013	Stockholm	Yes	Yes	Executive		[7]
2016	May God Save Us	Yes	Yes	No		[8]
2018	The Realm	Yes	Yes	No		[9]
2019	Mother	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on the 2017 short film	[10]
2022	The Beasts	Yes	Yes	Yes		[11]
TBA	The Beloved	Yes	Yes		In production	[12]

Short Film

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Producer	Notes	Ref.
2014	El Iluso	Yes	Yes	No	Medium-length film
2017	Madre	Yes	Yes	Executive	Short film	[13]
	Disquiciones de una pareja que lleva más de seis meses y menos de un año	Yes	Yes	Yes	Short film Also actor

Television

Year	Title	Director	Writer	Notes	Ref.
2005	Ke no!	No	Yes	Wrote 2 episodes
2006–2007	Manolo & Benito Corporesion	No	Yes	Wrote 4 episodes
2008–2010	Impares	Yes	Yes	Directed 43 episodes and wrote 39 episodes
2010–2011	Impares premium	Yes	Yes	10 episodes
	La pecera de Eva	Yes	No	221 episodes
2012–2013	Fragiles	Yes	No	Directed 13 episodes
2015	Rabia	Yes	No	Directed 1 episode
2020	En casa	Yes	Yes	Episode: "Una Situación Extraordinaria" Also actor: Carlos
	Antidisturbios	Yes	Yes	6-episode miniseries Also creator and executive producer	[14]
2021	Historias para no dormir	Yes	Yes	Episode: "El doble"	[15]
2022	Apagón	Yes	No	Episode: "Negación"	[16]
2024	The New Years	Yes	Yes	10-episode miniseries Also creator	[17]

Awards and nominations

Sorogoyen holding his Goya Award for Best Director for The Realm at the 33rd Goya Awards in 2019

Award	Year	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
Academy Awards	2019	Best Live Action Short Film	Mother	Nominated	[18]
Argentine Film Critics Association	2016	Best Ibero-American Film	Stockholm	Nominated	[19]
Ariel Award	2023	Best Ibero-American Film	The Beasts	Nominated	[20]
CEC Awards	2014	Best New Director	Stockholm	Won	[21]
	2019	Best Film	The Realm	Won	[22]
		Best Director		Won
		Best Original Screenplay		Won
	2023	Best Film	The Beasts	Won	[23]
		Best Director		Won
		Best Original Screenplay		Won
César Awards	2023	Best Foreign Film		Won	[24]
David di Donatello	2024	Best International Film		Nominated	[25]
Dublin Film Critics' Circle	2023	Best Screenplay		Runner-up	[26]
Dublin International Film Festival	2023	Dublin Film Critics’ Circle Award for Best Film		Won	[27]
European Parliament	2019	Lux Prize	The Realm	Nominated	[28]
Feroz Awards	2014	Best Drama Film	Stockholm	Won	[29]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	2017	Best Drama Film	May God Save Us	Nominated	[30]
		Best Director		Nominated
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
	2019	Best Drama Film	The Realm	Won	[31]
		Best Director		Won
		Best Screenplay		Won
	2021	Best Drama Series	Riot Police	Won	[32]
	2023	Best Director	The Beasts	Nominated	[33]
		Best Screenplay		Nominated
Forqué Awards	2017	Best Feature Film	May God Save Us	Nominated	[34]
	2018	Best Short Film	Mother	Won	[35]
	2019	Best Feature Film	The Realm	Nominated	[36]
	2022	Best Fiction and Animation Feature Film	The Beasts	Won	[37]
Goya Awards	2014	Best New Director	Stockholm	Nominated	[38]
	2017	Best Director	May God Save Us	Nominated	[39]
		Best Original Screenplay		Nominated
	2018	Best Fictional Short Film	Mother	Won	[40]
	2019	Best Director	The Realm	Won	[41]
		Best Original Screenplay		Won
	2020	Best Adapted Screenplay	Mother	Nominated	[42]
	2023	Best Film	The Beasts	Won	[43]
		Best Director		Won
		Best Original Screenplay		Won
Grande Prêmio do Cinema Brasileiro	2023	Best Ibero-American Film		Nominated	[44]
Lumière Awards	2023	Best International Co-Production		Won	[45]
Miami International Film Festival	2023	Rene Rodriguez Critics Award		Won	[46]
		Knight Marimbas Award		Won
San Sebastián International Film Festival	2016	Jury Prize for Best Screenplay	May God Save Us	Won	[47]
	2022	Audience Award for Best European Film	The Beasts	Won	[48]
Sant Jordi Awards	2017	Best Spanish Film	May God Save Us	Nominated	[49]
	2019		The Realm	Nominated	[50]
	2023		The Beasts	Won	[51]
Tokyo International Film Festival	2022	Tokyo Grand Prix		Won	[52]
		Best Director		Won
Transilvania International Film Festival	2014	Transilvania Trophy	Stockholm	Won	[53]
Venice Film Festival	2019	Orizzonti	Mother	Nominated	[54]