Overview
- The 16th Premios Hugo took place at Teatro Coliseo and was broadcast by TV Pública, with Billy Elliot winning eight statuettes including Best Musical.
- Hairspray won seven awards and Company took four, and Fer Dente earned Best Actor for Company and used his speech to call for unity in the face of a dispute over mandatory live orchestras.
- Organizers presented two career plaques to actor-director Gustavo “Tweety” Monje and choreographer Elizabeth de Chapeaurouge in recognition of long contributions to musical theatre.
- Premios Hugo Federales honored work from the provinces, with winners including Diego Duarte Conde, Juani Cebrián, Romina Benito, Andrea Bardá and director Pepe Cibrián Campoy.
- The televised show featured musical numbers and high-profile presenters but experienced an approximate fifteen-minute technical interruption that did not alter the announced results.