# 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards

The 16th Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 12 February 2007 in Madrid's Palacio Municipal de Congresos. Directed by Mariano de Paco and written by Mariano de Paco, Ignacio García May and Ainhoa Amestoy, the gala was hosted by Jorge Bosso.
In addition to the competitive awards, the association 'Nuestras hijas de regreso a casa' received the 'Mujeres en Unión' award, Matilde Conesa the 'Una vida de doblaje' award, whereas Nuria Espert scooped the 'Toda una vida' career award. The Special Award went to the specialized bookshop Ocho y Medio.

## Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees are listed as follows:

### Film

| Best Male Performance in a Leading Role Juan Diego — Go Away from Me Daniel Brühl — Salvador Sergi López — Pan's Labyrinth | Best Female Performance in a Leading Role Penélope Cruz — Volver Marta Etura — Dark Blue Almost Black Maribel Verdú — Pan's Labyrinth |
| Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Antonio de la Torre — Dark Blue Almost Black Juan Diego Botto — Go Away from Me Héctor Colomé [es] — Dark Blue Almost Black | Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Blanca Portillo — Volver Lola Dueñas — Volver Carmen Maura — Volver |
| Best Male Performance in a Minor Role Manuel Morón [es] — The Night of the Sunflowers Javier Cámara — Alatriste Roberto Enríquez — The Borgia | Best Female Performance in a Minor Role Chus Lampreave — Volver Ingrid Rubio — Salvador Ana Wagener — Dark Blue Almost Black |

### Television

| Best Male Performance in a Leading Role José Luis Gil — Aquí no hay quien viva Imanol Arias — Cuéntame Paco Tous — Los hombres de Paco | Best Female Performance in a Leading Role Chiqui Fernández [es] — Mujeres Ruth Núñez — Yo soy Bea Ana Otero — Amar en tiempos revueltos |
| Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Mariano Peña — Aída Roberto Cairo — Cuéntame Patxi Freytez [es] — El comisario | Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Inma Cuevas — Mujeres Teresa Lozano [ca] — Mujeres Ana Goya — Agitación + IVA [es] |
| Best Male Performance in a Minor Role Víctor Clavijo — Mujeres Joaquín Climent — El comisario Quique Hernández — Vientos de agua | Best Female Performance in a Minor Role Gracia Olayo — Mujeres Isabel Brazales — Aída Lluvia Rojo — Cuéntame |

### Theatre

| Best Male Performance in a Leading Role Carlos Hipólito — El método Grönholm [es] Rubén Ochandiano — Right You Are (if you think so) Vicente Colomar — El maestro de danzar | Best Female Performance in a Leading Role Cristina Marcos — El método Grönholm [es] Julieta Serrano — Right You Are (if you think so) Montserrat Carulla — Barcelona, mapa de sombras |
| Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Jorge Calvo — Right You Are (if you think so) Manuel Aguilar — El mágico prodigioso Miguel del Arco [es] — The Producers | Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Mélida Molina — Right You Are (if you think so) Berta Gómez — Sálvese quien pueda Maya Reyes— El maestro de danzar |
| Best Male Performance in a Minor Role Eleazar Ortiz — El método Grönholm [es] Aitor Tejada — The Good Person of Szechwan Rafael Ramos de Castro — El maestro de danzar | Best Female Performance in a Minor Role Arantxa Aranguren [es] — Right You Are (if you think so) Ione Irazabal [eu] — Don Gil de las calzas verdes Gemma Solé — El maestro de danzar |

### Newcomers

| Best New Actor Raúl Arévalo — Dark Blue Almost Black Quim Gutiérrez — Dark Blue Almost Black Javier Cifrián [es] — The Near East [es] | Best New Actress Ivana Baquero — Pan's Labyrinth Verónica Echegui — My Name Is Juani Belén López — The Distance |