# 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.
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. The Special Award went to the Centro de Documentación Teatral [es]. Javier Bardem also was recognised by his peers for his recently won Academy Award, the first ever by a Spanish actor.

## Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees are listed as follows:

### 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 |