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17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards
17th Actors and Actresses Union Awards
Date	31 March 2008
Site	Palacio de Congresos, Madrid, Spain
Organized by	Actors and Actresses Union
Highlights
Honorary career award	Paco Merino
	← 16th; Actors and Actresses Union Awards; 18th →;

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.

[elmundo2008-1] "La saga Bardem triunfa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". El Mundo (in Spanish). 1 April 2008. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[hoy-2] "Las series de TVE triunfan en los Premios Unión de Actores". Hoy. 1 April 2008.

[epais-3] "Y el premio es para... Javier Bardem". El País. 31 March 2008.

[4] "La saga Bardem triunfa en los premios de la Unión de Actores". El Confidencial. 1 April 2008.

[20min2008nom-5] "'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.

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