The Forqué Awards
or José María Forqué Awards ( es, Premios Forqué, links=no, also ) are film and television awards presented by the association of audiovisual producers , honoring the best of
Spanish cinema
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and television.
History
Created in 1996, they are named after Spanish filmmaker and producer
José María Forqué
José María Forqué Galindo (8 March 1923 – 17 March 1995) was a Spanish screenwriter and film director.
Biography
He was the father of the actress Verónica Forqué and the director Álvaro Forqué. He died on 17 March 1995 in Madrid ...
. In the 15th edition (2010), the awards started recognising performances (initially a single non-gender category to Best Performance). Since the 19th edition (2014), the awards include a category recognising the best Latin-American film. The TV categories were added in the 26th edition.
Editions
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20th Forqué Awards
The 20th Forqué Awards were presented on 12 January 2015 at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos in Madrid. The gala, broadcast on La 1, was hosted by Ana Morgade.
History
The nominations for all the competitive categories (except for the Bes ...
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21st Forqué Awards (Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, 11 January 2016)
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22nd Forqué Awards (
Teatro de la Maestranza,
Seville
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, 14 January 2017)
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23rd Forqué Awards (Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, 13 January 2018)
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24th Forqué Awards (Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, 12 January 2019)
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25th Forqué Awards (Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, 11 January 2020)
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26th Forqué Awards (Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, 16 January 2021)
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27th Forqué Awards (
IFEMA Palacio Municipal
The IFEMA Palacio Municipal, formerly known as Palacio Municipal de Congresos, is a convention centre in Madrid, Spain. It is located near the IFEMA's main fairground complex in the Campo de las Naciones area. It is operated by IFEMA since 2019 ...
, Madrid 11 December 2021)
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28th Forqué Awards (IFEMA Palacio Municipal, Madrid, 17 December 2022)
Winners
Best Film
Best Latin-American Film
EGEDA Gold Medal
In addition to the competitive awards, EGEDA also honours a career in the audiovisual industry every edition by gifting a gold medal (usually announced in advance). A list with some of the recipients of the honorary award is as follows:
References
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Spanish film awards
Spanish television awards
Awards established in 1996
1996 establishments in Spain