Anatomy of a moment has won the award for the best series in the Forqué Awardsconsidered the prelude to the Goya, and the film Sundaysdirected by Alauda Ruiz de Azua, won the award for best fiction feature film. The film, which explores the religious vocation of a young woman, has also earned Patricia Lopez Arnaiz the award for best female performance, an award that the actress has dedicated to the director for her “genuine vocation to investigate what happens to us and what we hide.” In the men’s category, the recognition has gone to Jose Ramon Soroiz for his interpretation in Maspalomasa story about homosexuality in old age that the actor wanted to dedicate to the directors Jose Mari Goenaga and Aitor Arregui for a “beautiful film with a wonderful script.” The gala has been marked by emotion and tribute to the actor Héctor Alterio, shortly before the ceremony.
The interpretive categories in the television field have crowned Javier Cámarawho has achieved his third Forqué for the role of a former Olympic badminton player in Jakarta. The actor has dedicated the award “to the losers and failures”, like his character, and also to his co-star, the young Carla Quílez. As for the best actress, the absent Esperanza Pedreño He has received recognition for his role in the second season of Little Faitha comedy about a couple’s life, which despite starting as a favorite with three nominations, has only won this award. The award for best series, however, went to Anatomy of a momentadaptation of the book by Javier Cercas about 23-F, directed by Alberto Rodríguez. Upon collecting the award, the producer and actor José Manuel Lorenzo sent a strong message: “Really, with Franco you didn’t live better“.
In Siratby the Galician Óliver Laxe, chosen by the Film Academy to represent Spain at the Oscars, nor Lonely Afternoonsof Albert Serrawhich triumphed with the Golden Shell at the 2024 San Sebastián Festival, have been recognized at the Forqué Awards. Neither of them has managed to win in their respective categories: Sirat competed for best fiction film, while Lonely Afternoons was up for the best documentary award.
The rest of the awards have been distributed among various outstanding productions. The award for best documentary went to Flowers for Antoniodirected by Isaki Lacuesta and Elena Molina, and collected by its producer and protagonist, Alba Flores, who began her speech with an emotional “Thank you, dad.” Deafby Eva Libertad, which started out as the most nominated, has been recognized with the award for cinema and education in values, one of the four to which it aspired. In the animation category, the award went to Decoratedby Alberto Vázquez. The Captiveby Alejandro Amenábar, has been awarded the audience prize, while Belénby Argentine director Dolores Fonzi, has been chosen as the best Latin American film of the year. Finally, the award for best short film went to Dead Angleby Cristian Beteta, a piece focused on the meeting of an ex-partner who investigates an attack on her son.
