‘Decorado,’ ‘Dog Alone,’ ‘The Quinta’s Ghost’ Lead 2026 Quirino Awards Nominees

The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards have unveiled the nominees for the upcoming edition of the awards, which honor the best in animation from Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.

This year, 30 titles from seven countries have been nominated. Spain leads with the most nominations (11), followed by Portugal (7), Argentina (6), Brazil (4), Colombia (2), Mexico (2), and Chile (1).

The winners will be announced on May 9 during a ceremony in San Cristóbal de La Laguna on the Canary Island of Tenerife.

The most-nominated projects this year are the short films Dog Alone (Portugal/France) and Because Today Is Saturday (Portugal/France/Spain), with three nominations each. The Spanish Academy Goya-winning animated feature Decorado (Spain/Portugal) and Oscar-shortlisted short film The Quinta’s Ghost (Spain) each received two nominations.

Quirino Awards 2026 – Nominated Works

Best Ibero-American Animation Feature Film

• Heart of Darkness — Directed by Rogério Nunes. Produced by Karmatique, Split Animation, and Special Touch Studios. (Brazil, France)
• Decorado — Directed by Alberto Vázquez. Produced by María y Arnold AIE, Abano Producións, Uniko, Glow Animation, and Sardinha em Lata. (Spain, Portugal)
• Olivia and the Invisible Earthquake — Directed by Irene Iborra. Produced by Citoplasmas Stopmotion, Kinetic Armatures, Cornelius Films, Bigaro Films, Vivement Lundi!, Panique!, Pájaro, and Nadasdy Film. (Spain, Belgium, Chile, France, Switzerland)
• I Am Frankelda — Directed by Arturo Ambriz and Roy Ambriz. Produced by Cinema Fantasma. (Mexico)

Best Ibero-American Animation Series

• There Is Something Behind You – Season 1 — Directed by Julián Gómez Reyes. Produced by Careloko Producciones. (Colombia)
• Women Wearing Shoulder Pads – Season 1 — Created by Gonzalo Córdova. Produced by Cinema Fantasma and Adult Swim. (Mexico, United States)
• Pocoyó – Season 6 — Directed by Guillermo García Carsí. Produced by Pajaroto y Luna AIE and RTVE. (Spain)
• Tainá and the Amazon’s Guardian – Season 2 — Directed by Natália Freitas. Produced by Sincrocine Produções. (Brazil)

Best Ibero-American Animation Short Film

• Dog Alone — Directed by Marta Reis Andrade. Produced by Bap – Animation Studio and Ikki Films. (Portugal, France)
• The Quinta’s Ghost — Directed by James A. Castillo. Produced by Illusorium Films and Martirio Films. (Spain)
• Luz Diabla — Directed by Gervasio Canda, Paula Boffo, and Patricio Plaza. Produced by Ojo Raro and Lakeside Animation. (Argentina, Canada)
• Because Today Is Saturday — Directed by Alice Eça Guimarães. Produced by Animais, Os Filmes do Pinguim, La Clairière Ouest, and Studio Kimchi. (Portugal, France, Spain)

Best Ibero-American Animation School Short Film

• Where Do Birds Go When They Die? — Directed by Guido Devoto Brunori. Produced at Escuela Nacional de Experimentación y Realización Cinematográfica (ENERC). (Argentina)
• Ballad of Fishes and Birds — Directed by Anny Uribe and Juan José Arévalo. Produced at Universitat Politècnica de València. (Colombia, Spain)
• Wing Shop — Directed by Gabriela Rojas Bustos, Andrea León Gutiérrez, and Sascha Schmit. Produced at BAU Centro Universitario de Artes y Diseño. (Spain, Chile, Mexico, France)

Best Ibero-American Animation Commissioned Film

• 18 Months — Directed by Paulo Garcia and Natalia Gouvea. Produced by Zombie Studio. (Brazil)
• Cineminuto Pixelatl 2025 – Enchant the World — Directed by Pablo R. Roldán. Produced by Rudo Company. (Argentina)
• Gaspar’s Journey — Directed by Nj López. Produced by Punkrobot. (Chile)

Best Ibero-American Animation Video Clip

• Esplin — Directed by Julita Conde and Magality. (Argentina)
• Karma — Directed by Ezequiel Torres. Produced by Rudo Company. (Argentina)
• Paulinha — Directed by Ana Marta Mendes. Produced by Os Filmes do Pinguim. (Portugal)

Best Animation for Video Game

• Last Time I Saw You — Developed by Maboroshi Artworks. (Spain, Japan)
• Stars in the Trash — Developed by Valhalla Cats. (Spain)
• Tiris — Developed by Cremaet Studios – ESAT. (Spain)

Best Visual Development

• Dog Alone — Directed by Marta Reis Andrade. Produced by Bap – Animation Studio and Ikki Films. (Portugal, France)
• El Cuerpo de Cristo — Directed by Bea Lema. Produced by Uniko and Abano Producións. (Spain)
• The Rumor Is Born — Directed by Moises Arancibia. Produced by Smog. (Chile)
• Sappho — Directed by Rosana Urbes. Produced by Planta Filmes. (Brazil)

Best Animation Design

• Dog Alone — Directed by Marta Reis Andrade. Produced by Bap – Animation Studio and Ikki Films. (Portugal, France)
• My Gut Friend — Directed by José Manuel “Becho” Lo Bianco and Mariano Andrés “Mab” Bergara. Produced by Can Can Club, Primo Content, and GUT. (Argentina, Mexico)
• Because Today Is Saturday — Directed by Alice Eça Guimarães. Produced by Animais, Os Filmes do Pinguim, La Clairière Ouest, and Studio Kimchi. (Portugal, France, Spain)

Best Sound Design and Original Music

• Decorado — Directed by Alberto Vázquez. Produced by María y Arnold AIE, Abano Producións, Uniko, Glow Animation, and Sardinha em Lata. (Spain, Portugal)
• The Quinta’s Ghost — Directed by James A. Castillo. Produced by Illusorium Films and Martirio Films. (Spain)
• Because Today Is Saturday — Directed by Alice Eça Guimarães. Produced by Animais, Os Filmes do Pinguim, La Clairière Ouest, and Studio Kimchi. (Portugal, France, Spain)