The Forqué Awards[1] or José María Forqué Awards[2] (Spanish: Premios Forqué, also Premios Cinematográficos José María Forqué) are film and television awards presented by the association of audiovisual producers EGEDA,[3] honoring the best of Spanish cinema and television.
| Forqué Awards | |
|---|---|
| Current: 29th Forqué Awards | |
| Awarded for | Merits of Spanish film and television productions |
| Country | Spain |
| Presented by | EGEDA |
| First awarded | 1996 |
| Website | https://www.premiojosemariaforque.com  |
History
Created in 1996, they are named after Spanish filmmaker and producer José María Forqué. In the 15th edition (2010), the awards started recognising performances (initially a single non-gender category to Best Performance).[4] Since the 19th edition (2014), the awards include a category recognising the best Latin-American film.[5] The TV categories were added in the 26th edition.[6]
Editions
- 20th Forqué Awards
- 21st Forqué Awards (Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, 11 January 2016)[7][8]
- 22nd Forqué Awards (Teatro de la Maestranza, Seville, 14 January 2017)[9]
- 23rd Forqué Awards (Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, 13 January 2018)[10]
- 24th Forqué Awards (Palacio de Congresos, Zaragoza, 12 January 2019)[11][12]
- 25th Forqué Awards (Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, 11 January 2020)[13][1]
- 26th Forqué Awards (Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, 16 January 2021)[6]
- 27th Forqué Awards (IFEMA Palacio Municipal, Madrid 11 December 2021)[14][15]
- 28th Forqué Awards (IFEMA Palacio Municipal, Madrid, 17 December 2022)[16]
- 29th Forqué Awards (IFEMA Palacio Municipal, Madrid, 16 December 2023)[17]
Winners
Best Film
- 1st: Nadie hablará de nosotras cuando hayamos muerto (Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead)[18]
- 2nd: Tesis[18]
- 3rd: La buena estrella (The Lucky Star)[18]
- 4th: Barrio[18]
- 5th: Solas[18]
- 6th: El Bola[18]
- 7th: En construcción[19]
- 8th: Los lunes al sol (Mondays in the Sun)[20]
- 9th: Te doy mis ojos (Take My Eyes)[21]
- 10th: Mar adentro (The Sea Inside)[22]
- 11th: La vida secreta de las palabras (The Secret Life of Words)[23]
- 12th: El laberinto del fauno (Pan's Labyrinth)[24]
- 13th: El orfanato (The Orphanage)[25]
- 14th: Camino[26][27]
- 15th: Celda 211 (Cell 211)[28]
- 16th: Buried[29]
- 17th: No habrá paz para los malvados (No Rest for the Wicked)[30]
- 18th: Blancanieves (Snow White)[31]
- 19th: La herida (Wounded)[32]
- 20th: La isla mínima (Marshland)[33]
- 21st: Truman[7]
- 22nd: Tarde para la ira (The Fury of a Patient Man)[9]
- 23rd: The Bookshop & El autor (The Motive)[34]
- 24th: Campeones (Champions)[11]
- 25th: La trinchera infinita (The Endless Trench)[13]
- 26th: Las niñas (Schoolgirls)[6]
- 27th: El buen patrón (The Good Boss)[14]
- 28th: As bestas (The Beasts)[35]
- 29th: 20.000 especies de abejas (20,000 Species of Bees)[36]
Best Latin-American Film
- 19th: Wakolda (The German Doctor)[32]
- 20th: Relatos salvajes (Wild Tales)[33]
- 21st: El club (The Club)[7]
- 22nd: El ciudadano ilustre (The Distinguished Citizen)[9]
- 23rd: Una mujer fantástica (A Fantastic Woman)[34]
- 24th: Roma[11]
- 25th: La odisea de los giles (Heroic Losers)[13]
- 26th: Nuevo orden (New Order)[6]
- 27th: Noche de fuego (Prayers for the Stolen)[14]
- 28th: Argentina, 1985[35]
- 29th: La memoria infinita (The Eternal Memory)[36]
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:
- 16th: Luis Megino[29]
- 17th: Fernando Trueba[30]
- 18th: Gerardo Herrero[37]
- 19th: Agustín Almodóvar[32]
- 20th: RTVE[33]
- 21st: Santiago Segura[38]
- 22nd: Antonio Pérez[39]
- 23rd: Carlos Saura[34]
- 24th: José Frade[40]
- 25th: Gonzalo Suárez[41]
- 26th: Fernando Colomo & Beatriz de la Gándara[42]
- 27th: José Antonio Félez[43]
- 28th: José Luis Bermúdez de Castro[44]
- 29th: Eduardo Campoy[45]