The Ministry of Culture honours personalities from the world of culture with the 2022 and 2023 National Prizes

Family photo of the National Culture Prizes ceremony with the 2023 winners

The King and Queen of Spain have presented the National Culture Awards for the 2022 and 2023 editions, with which the Ministry of Culture annually distinguishes personalities from the world of culture in its various genres and modalities. The event took place at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid.

The award ceremony was attended by the Minister for Culture, Ernest Urtasun, and representing the 2022 winners, the author Luis Landero, winner of the National Prize for Spanish Literature, as well as the 2023 winners, and the artist Teresa Lanceta, who was awarded the National Prize for Plastic Arts. The event also featured a musical performance by Rodrigo Cuevas, winner of the National Prize for Contemporary Music 2023. The award ceremony was closed by King Felipe VI.

The National Culture Prizes for the 2022 and 2023 editions presented at this ceremony were awarded to:

• National Award for the Performing Arts for Children and Young People: The FIET fair of the Balearic Islands (2022) and L'Horta Teatre (2023).
• National Prize for Plastic Arts: Teresa Lanceta (2023).
• National Circus Award: Pepa Plana (2022) and the company Productores de sonrisas (2023).
• National Comic Prize: Paco Sordo (2022) and Borja González (2023).
• National Dance Prize in the modality of Creation: Andrés Marín (2022) and Rafaela Carrasco (2023).
• National Dance Prize in the Interpretation category: Ana Morales (2022) and Melania Olcina (2023).
• National Fashion Design Award: Ángel Fernández Ovejero (2022) and Teresa Helbig (2023).
• National Essay Prize: Joan-Carles Mèlich Sangrà (2022) and Antonio Monegal (2023).
• National Award for the Promotion of Reading in the category of Entity: The Association Atrapavientos (2022) and the Primary School (C.E.I.P.) Andalusia' in Seville (2023).
• National Award for the Promotion of Reading in the Media category: La Revista de Occidente (2022) and the magazine 'Librújula' (2023).
• National Award for the Promotion of Creativity in Toys: Paola Reina Dolls (2023).
• National Photography Award: Laia Abril (2023).
• Spanish National History Prize: Ofelia Rey Castelao (2022) and Encarnación Lemus (2023).
• National Illustration Prize: Sergio García Sánchez (2022) and Luci Gutiérrez (2023).
• National Prize for Spanish Literature: Luis Landero (2022) and Cristina Fernández Cubas (2023).
• National Prize for Dramatic Literature: Josep Maria Miró Coromina, (2022) and Paula Carballeira Cabana (2023).
• National Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature: Rafael Salmerón López (2022) and Patxi Zubizarreta (2023).
• National Award for the Best Cultural Editorial Work: Norma Editorial (2022) and Editorial Juventud (2023).
• National Award for Best Translation: Carlos Fortea Gil (2023).
• National Music Prize in the Composition category: Alicia Díaz de la Fuente (2022) and Eduardo Soutullo (2023).
• National Music Prize in the category of Interpretation: Juan Manuel Cañizares (2023).
• National Prize for Contemporary Music: Rodrigo Cuevas (2023).
• National Narrative Prize: Marilar Aleixandre (2022) and Pilar Adón (2023).
• National Prize for the Work of a Translator: Juan Gabriel López Guix (2022) and Celia Filipetto (2023).
• National Film and Audiovisual Heritage Award: Ferrán Alberich (2022) and Ana Marquesán (2023).
• National Prize for Cultural Journalism: Lluís Permanyer (2022) and Jesús Marchamalo (2023).
• National Poetry Prize: Aurora Luque (2022) and Yolanda Castaño (2023).
• Miguel Hernández' National Youth Poetry Prize: Ismael Ramos (2022) and Mayte Gómez Molina (2023).
• National Prize for the Restoration and Conservation of Cultural Heritage: María de los Ángeles Querol Fernández (2022) and Tomás Antelo (2023).
• National Bullfighting Award: La Casa de Misericordia de Pamplona (2022) and Julián López Escobar "El Juli" (2023).
• National Theatre Award: Petra Martínez and Juan Margallo (2022) and Ana Zamora (2023).
• National Television Award: Ente Público Radiotelevisión Canaria (2022) and the programme 'Informe Semanal' (2023).
  

Family photo of the National Culture Prizes ceremony with the 2022 winners

The following were unable to attend and collect the awards for scheduling reasons: Silvia Pérez Cruz, National Prize for Contemporary Music 2022; Rogelio López Cuenca, National Plastic Arts Prize 2022; Cristobal Hara, National Photography Prize 2022; Jaime Martín, National Music Prize in the category of Performance 2022; Josep María Joan Rosa, National Prize for the Promotion of Creativity in Toys 2022, and Pere Lluís Font, National Prize for the Best Translation 2022.

As has become customary, the National Film Award is presented at a ceremony held every year at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. In this framework, the actress Penélope Cruz, awarded in 2022, and the director Carla Simón, awarded in 2023, received their respective distinctions from the Minister for Culture.

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