Named after the great Spanish producer Jose María Forqué, these awards are the first of the year in Spain and they always give us a hint of what we can expect on the Goya Awards.

Nominees for the XVIII Forque Awards are:

BEST FILM

BLANCANIEVES (Snowhite)

GRUPO 7 (Unit 7)

LO IMPOSIBLE (The Impossible)

EL ARTISTA Y LA MODELO (The artist and the model)

BEST ACTOR

ANTONIO DE LA TORRE – GRUPO 7

JEAN ROCHEFORT – EL ARTISTA Y LA MODELO

JOSE SACRISTAN – MADRID,1987

BEST ACTRESS

CARMINA BARRIOS – CARMINA O REVIENTA

MACARENA GARCIA - BLANCANIEVES

MARIBEL VERDU – BLANCANIEVES

In the ceremony  due in Madrid, January 22, another awards will be handed such as EGEDA´s Golden Medal  to Gerardo Herrero, producer and director and founder of Tornasol Films. Or the Special EGEDA Award in the category of Documentary or Animated Film.