21st Forqué Awards
{{Infobox film awards
| number = 21
| award = Forqué Awards
| image =
| date = 11 January 2016
| site = Palacio Municipal de Congresos, Madrid, Spain
| host = Macarena Gómez & José Corbacho
| organizer = EGEDA
| network = La 1
| best_picture = Truman
| best_actor = Ricardo Darín
| best_actor_film = Truman
| best_actress = Natalia de Molina
| best_actress_film = Food and Shelter
| last = 20th
| next = 22nd
}}
The 21st ceremony of the Forqué Awards was held on 11 January 2016 at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos in Madrid. The gala, aired on La 1, was hosted by Macarena Gómez and José Corbacho.
History
The nominations were disclosed in December 2015.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2015/12/03/actualidad/1449155365_893838.html|website=El Mundo|title=‘Truman’ y ‘El clan’, las películas más nominadas a los premios Forqué|date=3 December 2015}} Truman and The Clan (running both in the Best Film and the Best Latin-American film categories) gathered the most nominations.
Organised by {{ill|EGEDA|es|Entidad de Gestión de Derechos de los Productores Audiovisuales}}, the award ceremony was held at the Palacio Municipal de Congresos in Madrid on 11 January 2016. The gala got off to a late start because the regional president Cristina Cifuentes did not arrive in time.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2016/01/11/actualidad/1452522538_092574.html|title=‘Truman’ gana en los Premios Forqué|website=El País|date=12 January 2016|first=Gregorio|last=Belinchón}} It featured musical performances by Antonio Orozco, Edurne, Manuel Carrasco, Pablo López and Soraya.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cineytele.com/2016/01/12/truman-la-gran-ganadora-de-los-premios-forque-2016/|website=Cine y Tele|title=‘Truman’, la gran ganadora de los Premios Forqué 2016|date=12 January 2016}} {{ill|Edu Soto|es}} and Tricicle provided comic relief.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mujerhoy.com/vivir/ocio/201601/12/sido-premios-forque-antesala-20160112091238.html|website=Mujer Hoy|title=Así han sido los Premios Forqué, antesala de los Goya|date=12 January 2016|first=Ana|last=Calvo}} It was hosted by José Corbacho and Macarena Gómez.
Santiago Segura was gifted the EGEDA Gold Medal recognizing a career in the film industry.{{Cite web|url=https://elpais.com/cultura/2017/01/14/actualidad/1484427814_324057.html|website=El País|first=Gregorio|last=Belinchón|date=16 January 2017|title=‘Tarde para la ira’, mejor película en los Premios Forqué}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/cultura/cine/2016-01-12/truman-triunfa-en-los-premios-forque-y-comienza-su-camino-por-el-goya_1134261/|website=El Confidencial|title='Truman' triunfa en los Premios Forqué y comienza su camino por el Goya|date=12 January 2016}}
Winners and nominees
The winners and nominees are listed as follows:{{Cite web|url=https://www.europapress.es/cultura/cine-00128/noticia-truman-nadie-quiere-noche-clan-cambio-nada-pelearan-lunes-premio-jose-maria-forque-20160110121037.html|website=Europa Press|title='Truman', 'Nadie quiere la noche', 'El clan y 'A cambio de nada' pelearán este lunes por el Premio José María Forqué|date=10 January 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ecartelera.com/noticias/28208/truman-ricardo-darin-ganadores-premios-forque-2016/|website=ecartelera|date=12 January 2016|title='Truman' y Ricardo Darín triunfan en los Premios Forqué 2016|first=Roberto|last=Cabanillas}}
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| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Film}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Documentary Film}}
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| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Male Performance in a Film}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Female Performance in a Film}}
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| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Short Film}}
| style="vertical-align:top;" width="50%"| {{Award category|#eedd82|Best Latin-American Film}} |
References
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External links
- [https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/premios-jose-maria-forque/gala-xxi-premios-jose-maria-forque-2016/3452207/ Gala of the 21st Forqué Awards] on RTVE Play
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