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 priest Enrique de Castro received the '' award whereas the '' career award. The Special Award went to the . 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

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

Television

Carlos Hipólito — Desaparecida Miguel Ángel Solá — Desaparecida Diego Martín — Luisa Martín — Desaparecida Ruth Núñez — Yo soy Bea Concha Velasco — Herederos Ginés García Millán — Herederos Félix Gómez — Herederos Carlos Kaniowsky — Desaparecida Petra Martínez — Herederos — Amar en tiempos revueltos Belén López — RIS — Amar en tiempos revueltos — Desaparecida — Herederos — Amar en tiempos revueltos Luisa Martínez — Desaparecida Saturna Barrio — Amar en tiempos revueltos

Theatre

José María Pou — La cabra — Cyrano de Bergerac Asier Etxeandia — Barroco Vicky Peña — Homebody Kabul Ana Belén — Phaedra Blanca Portillo — Barroco — Los persas Paco Casares — Salir del armario Walter Vidarte — Un enemigo del pueblo Alicia Hermida — Phaedra Nathalie Poza — Marat Sade Susi Sánchez — Mujeres soñaron caballos Alfonso Blanco — Marat Sade Pablo Huetos — Don Juan (de Goldoni) Pablo Isasi — Las Brujas de Salem — The House of Bernarda Alba Carmen Arévalo — Hay que purgar a Totó Gemma Solé — Don Juan (de Goldoni)

Newcomers

Carlos Bardem — La zona Eduardo Casanova — El principito Julián Villagrán — Under the Stars Sonia Almarcha — Solitary Fragments Norma Ruiz — Yo soy Bea Manuela Velasco — REC

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