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 [
es],[3] honoring the best of
Spanish cinema and television.
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]
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:
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 [
es],[3] honoring the best of
Spanish cinema and television.
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]
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: