21st Actors and Actresses Union Awards

The 21st Actors and Actresses Union Awards ceremony was held on 18 June 2012 at the Teatro Circo Price in Madrid.^[1] The gala was hosted by Yayo Cáceres.^[2]

21st Actors and Actresses Union Awards
Date	18 June 2012 (2012-06-18)
Site	Teatro Circo Price, Madrid, Spain
Hosted by	Yayo Cáceres
Organized by	Actors and Actresses Union
Highlights
Honorary career award	Concha Velasco
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In addition to the competitive awards the association 'Madres unidas contra la droga' and activist Alejandra Soler Gilabert received the 'Mujeres en Unión' award, Concha Velasco the 'Toda una vida' career award and the Special Award went to the Association for the Recovery of Historical Memory and the Federación Estatal de Foros por la Memoria [es].^[3]

Winners and nominees

The winners and nominees are listed as follows:^[4][5]

Film

Best Male Performance in a Leading Role José Coronado — No Rest for the Wicked Ben Temple — I Want to Be a Soldier Antonio Banderas — The Skin I Live In	Best Female Performance in a Leading Role María León — The Sleeping Voice Inma Cuesta — The Sleeping Voice Elena Anaya — The Skin I Live In
Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Raúl Arévalo — Cousinhood Juanjo Artero — No Rest for the Wicked Carmelo Gómez — Frozen Silence	Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Ana Wagener — The Sleeping Voice Maribel Verdú — Chrysalis Charo Zapardiel — The Sleeping Voice
Best Best Male Performance in a Minor Role Antonio de la Torre — Cousinhood Ginés García Millán — 17 Hours Víctor Clavijo — Frozen Silence	Best Best Female Performance in a Minor Role Petra Martínez — Sleep Tight Marisa Paredes — The Skin I Live In Susi Sánchez — The Skin I Live In

Television

Best Male Performance in a Leading Role Javier Gutiérrez — Águila Roja José Luis García Pérez — Amar en tiempos revueltos Félix Gómez — 14 de abril. La República	Best Female Performance in a Leading Role Alicia Borrachero — Crematorio Itziar Miranda [es] — Amar en tiempos revueltos Adriana Ozores — Gran Hotel
Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Alejo Sauras — 14 de abril. La República Luis Callejo — El barco Tomás del Estal [es] — Bandolera	Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Juana Acosta — Crematorio Victoria Abril — Hospital Central Carmen Gutiérrez [es] — Amar en tiempos revueltos
Best Male Performance in a Minor Role Álex Angulo — 14 de abril. La República Víctor Clavijo — 14 de abril. La República Sergio Peris-Mencheta — Tierra de Lobos	Best Female Performance in a Minor Role Chusa Barbero — Crematorio Macarena García — Amar en tiempos revueltos Elisa Matilla [es] — Tierra de Lobos

Theatre

Best Male Performance in a Leading Role Asier Etxeandia — La avería Rafa Castejón [es] — Comedia y sueño Fael García — Fair Play	Best Female Performance in a Leading Role Asunción Balaguer — El pisito África Gozalbes [es] — Toc Toc Ana Gracia [es] — Comedia y sueño
Best Male Performance in a Secondary Role Daniel Grao — La avería Ernesto Arias — Veraneantes Manuel Morón [es] — Comedia y sueño	Best Female Performance in a Secondary Role Elisabet Gelabert [ca] — Veraneantes Alicia Borrachero — Comedia y sueño Violeta Pérez — Los ojos
Best Male Performance in a Minor Role Chema Muñoz [es] — Veraneantes Cristóbal Suárez [es] — Veraneantes Óscar Velado [es] — Los ojos	Best Female Performance in a Minor Role María Isasi — Incrementum Ainhoa Aldanondo [es] — Incrementum Anabel Maurín — Macbeth

Newcomers

Best New Actor Jan Cornet — The Skin I Live In José Mota — As Luck Would Have It Rodrigo Sáenz de Heredia — Half of Oscar

Best New Actress Rebeca Valls — Burundanga Mónica Antonópulos [es] — Cuestión de principios Kontxu Odriozola [es] — Urte berri on, amona! [eu]

References

1. Torres, Rosana (19 June 2012). "Concha Velasco, vitoreada en los Premios Unión de Actores". El País.
2. "José Coronado y María León, triunfadores de los Premios de la Unión de Actores". RTVE. 18 June 2012.
3. "José Coronado y María León revalidan su Goya con el premio Unión de actores". 20minutos.es. 19 June 2012.
4. "XXI Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 7 June 2012.
5. "XXI Premios de la Unión de Actores". Fotogramas. 19 June 2012.