17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards

The 17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 31 March 2008 at the Palacio de Congresos in Madrid.^[1]

In addition to the competitive awards, the San Carlos Borromeo parish [es] priest Enrique de Castro received the 'Mujeres en Unión' award whereas Paco Merino [es] the 'Toda una vida' career award.^[2] The Special Award went to the Centro de Documentación Teatral [es].^[3] Javier Bardem also was recognised by his peers for his recently won Academy Award, the first ever by a Spanish actor.^[4]

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees are listed as follows:^[5]^[1]

Film

Best Male Performance in a Leading Role Alfredo Landa — Sunday Light Javier Cámara — Suso's Tower Alberto San Juan — Under the Stars	Best Female Performance in a Leading Role Petra Martínez — Solitary Fragments Belén Rueda — The Orphanage Maribel Verdú — Seven Billiard Tables
Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Raúl Arévalo — Seven Billiard Tables Vladimir Cruz — The Wooden Box Jorge Sanz — Oviedo Express	Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Nuria González — Mataharis Mariana Cordero — Suso's Tower Marta Etura — 13 Roses
Best Male Performance in a Minor Role José Manuel Cervino — 13 Roses Antonio de la Torre — Mataharis Enrique Villén — Sunday Light	Best Female Performance in a Minor Role Geraldine Chaplin — The Orphanage Nadia de Santiago — 13 Roses María Isasi — 13 Roses

Television

Best Male Performance in a Leading Role Carlos Hipólito — Desaparecida Miguel Ángel Solá — Desaparecida Diego Martín — Hermanos y detectives [es]	Best Female Performance in a Leading Role Luisa Martín — Desaparecida Ruth Núñez — Yo soy Bea Concha Velasco — Herederos
Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Ginés García Millán — Herederos Félix Gómez — Herederos Carlos Kaniowsky — Desaparecida	Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Petra Martínez — Herederos Marta Calvó [es] — Amar en tiempos revueltos Belén López — RIS
Best Male Performance in a Minor Role José L. Alcobendas [es] — Amar en tiempos revueltos Jacobo Dicenta [es] — Desaparecida Iker Lastra [es] — Herederos	Best Female Performance in a Minor Role Ana Villa [es] — Amar en tiempos revueltos Luisa Martínez — Desaparecida Saturna Barrio — Amar en tiempos revueltos

Theatre

Best Male Performance in a Leading Role José María Pou — La cabra José Pedro Carrión — Cyrano de Bergerac Asier Etxeandia — Barroco	Best Female Performance in a Leading Role Vicky Peña — Homebody Kabul Ana Belén — Fedra Blanca Portillo — Barroco
Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Rafa Castejón [es] — Los persas Paco Casares — Salir del armario Walter Vidarte — Un enemigo del pueblo	Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Alicia Hermida — Fedra Nathalie Poza — Marat Sade Susi Sánchez — Mujeres soñaron caballos
Best Male Performance in a Minor Role Alfonso Blanco — Marat Sade Pablo Huetos — Don Juan (de Goldoni) Pablo Isasi — Las Brujas de Salem	Best Female Performance in a Minor Role Mónica Cano [es] — The House of Bernarda Alba Carmen Arévalo — Hay que purgar a Totó Gemma Solé — Don Juan (de Goldoni)

Newcomers

Best New Actor

Carlos Bardem — La zona
- Eduardo Casanova — El principito
- Julián Villagrán — Under the Stars

Best New Actress

Sonia Almarcha — Solitary Fragments
- Norma Ruiz — Yo soy Bea
- Manuela Velasco — REC

References

^ ^a ^b "La saga Bardem triunfa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ "Las series de TVE triunfan en los Premios Unión de Actores". Hoy. 1 April 2008.
^ "Y el premio es para... Javier Bardem". El País. 31 March 2008.
^ "La saga Bardem triunfa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". El Confidencial. 1 April 2008.
^ "'Las 13 rosas' y las series TVE, favoritas en los premios de la Unión de Actores". 20minutos.es (in Spanish). 18 January 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.