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Imagen Foundation to Acknowledge Contributions for
Excellence in Latino Entertainment in
18 Categories on Thursday, August 21 at the Beverly
Hilton Hotel |
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Universal
City, CA – July 18, 2008 – At the 23rd Annual Imagen
Awards on Thursday, August 21 at 7 PM in Beverly
Hills, The Imagen Foundation will bestow the
Lifetime Achievement Award to actor Tony Plana; the
Creative Achievement Award to HBO’s In Treatment
Producer/Director Rodrigo Garcia; and the Norman
Lear Writer’s Award to Ligiah Villalobos, executive
producer and writer of the feature film La Misma
Luna. LATV’s Pili Montilla of En la Zona and
Humberto Guida of Wáchale hosted today’s
announcement of the 2008 nominees at the Hilton
Hotel in Universal City, California.
“I am consistently amazed with the exponential
growth in both the quantity and quality of the
entries we receive each year,” stated Helen
Hernandez, Founder of The Imagen Foundation and
creator of the pioneering Imagen Awards, which
annually draws A-list stars and luminaries from the
world of Latino entertainment. “The increase of
Latino representation across entertainment
disciplines is truly indicative of the prevalent
role we play in Hollywood, mainstream America, and
throughout the world.”
The press conference presenters from LATV, the
nation’s first bilingual entertainment/music network
distributed via digital multicast, also unveiled
their plans to air a one-hour special on their
channel featuring the Red Carpet arrival and
behind-the-scenes exclusives of nominated Latinos at
the 23rd Annual Imagen Awards.
A partial list of the 2008 event sponsors includes,
The Nielsen Company (presenting sponsor), CBS, Inc.,
The Walt Disney Company, Entravision, The Hollywood
Reporter, and Variety.
The complete list of the 2008 nominees across all 18
Imagen Foundation categories include:
Best On-Air Advertising
Artist Speaking Tr3s', AB Quintanilla y Los Kumbia
All Stars, MTV3
Civic es Civic, La Agencia de Orci & Asociados
Descubre and Download, Colby O’Donis, MTV
Descubre and Download, Malverde, MTV
Tu Pride, Silvestre, MTV
Tu Pride, Elan, MTV
Tu Pride, Ruben, MTV
Vivelo Aqui Campaign, HBO
Best Local Informational Programming
Ninos Inmigrantes Llegan a La Escuela, Univision 23
Fox 11 News, Alter the Melee, Producer, Pete Noyes
Vista L.A.: ABC7
Best National Informational Programming
Beyond Borders: an MTV Tr3’s Immigration Forum, MTV
Networks
Hispanics Today, Producers Erica Ortiz & Don Kaiser
LatinEyes: Executive Producer, Andres Pruna
Maria Hinojosa One-on-One with Tony Plana, Producer,
La Plaza-WGBH
Nick News with Linda Ellerbee, I’m American, you’re
not, Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon Network
Best Theatrical Short or Student Film
Below the Fold, The Pulitzer that Defined Latino
Journalism, Produced and Directed by Roberto Gudino
and Olga Briseno
Nina Quebrada, Produced by Diana Romero and Directed
by Jen Kleiner
A Day at the Theatre: Produced by Karla Ojeda and
Directed by Kenneth Castillo
Proof of Birth, Produced by Sergei Krasikav,
Directed by Jose Luis Orbegozo
Suripanta, Produced by David Rodriguez and Edward
Cohen, Directed by David Rodriguez Estrada
Best Documentary for Television
Borinqueneers (The) El Pozo Productions
Brown is the New Green, Producer & Director, Phillip
Rodriguez
Made in L.A.,Producer and Director, Robert Bahar and
Almudena Carracedo
Orozco: Man of Fire, Producer and Director, Laurie
Coyle and Rick Tejada Flores
Recycled Life, Iwerks-Glad Production
Toxic City: This is Where I Live, Producer &
Director, Nori Takei
Best Children’s Programming
Dora the Explorer, Nickelodeon; Nickelodeon Network
El Tigre, The Adventures of Manny Rivera,
Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon Network
Go, Diego, Go, Nickelodeon; Nickelodeon Network
Handy Manny, Disney Channel
Maya and Miguel, PBS
Best Variety or Reality Show
Ceasar and Chuy, LATV Networks
Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, National Geographic
Channel
Dancing with the Stars, ABC
Mi TRL Awards, MTV Networks
Step It Up & Dance, Bravo
Randy Jackson Presents, America’s Best Dance Crew,
MTV
Vivo Presents, Juanes, Producer, Shari Scorca
Best Supporting Actress – Film
Danielle Polanco, Missy, Step Up 2 The Streets,
Producer, Patrick Wachsberger & Erik Feig, Director,
Jon M. Chu
Leonor Varela, Where God Left His Shoes, Written and
Directed, Salvatore Stabile
Roselyn Sanchez, Game Plan, Producers Gordon Gray &
mark Ciardi, Director, Andy Fickman
Best Supporting Actor – Film
David Castro, Where God Left His Shoes, Written and
Directed by Salvatore Stabile
Eugenio Derbez, La Misma Luna, Producer/Director,
Patricia Rigen
Jacob Vargas, Sleep Dealer, Producer, Anthony
Bregman
Tego Calderon, Illegal Tender, Producer, John
Singleton
Best Actress - Film
Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Love in the Time of Cholera,
Directed by Mike Newell, Stone Village Pictures
Kate Del Castillo, La Misma Luna: Directed by
Patricia Riggen, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Wanda de Jesus, Illegal Tender: Directed by Franc
Reyes, New Deal Productions
Yvette Yates, Nina Quebrada: Directed by Jen Kleiner,
The Collective
Best Actor - Film
Adrian Alonso, La Misma Luna: Directed by Patricia
Riggen, Fox Searchlight Pictures
Javier Bardem, Love in the Time of Cholera Directed
by Mike Newell, Stone Village Pictures
John Leguizamo, Where God Left His Shoes: Directed
by Salvtore Stabile, Vulcan Productions
Rick Gonzalez, Illegal Tender: Directed by Franc
Reyes, New Deal Productions
Best Director
Kenny Ortega, High School Musical 2, Disney Channel
Mike Newell, Love in the Time of Cholera, Stone
Village Pictures
Patricia Riggen, La Misma Luna, Fox Searchlight
Pictures
Best Picture
Alondra Smiles: Directed by Concha Nora Villa, Villa
Media Productions
La Misma Luna: Directed by Patricia Riggen, Fox
Searchlight Pictures
Love in the Time of Cholera: Directed by Mike
Newell, Stone Village Pictures
Where God Left His Shoes, Directed by Salvatore
Stabile, Vulcan Productions
Best Supporting Actress – Television
Cote de Pablo, NCIS: CBS, Belisarius Productions,
Paramount Television
Eva La Rue, Miami CSI, CBS Television, CBS
Productions
Maria Canals Barrera, Wizards of Waverly Place,
Disney Channel, It’s a Laugh Productions
Ana Ortiz, Ugly Betty
ABC and Touchstone Television
Dana Ramirez, Heros NBC
Best Supporting Actor - Television
Danny Pino, Cold Case, CBS/Paramount Network
Television
Esai Morales, Jericho, CBS/Paramount Network
Television
Jorge Garcia, Lost,
ABC, American Broadcasting Company
Shalim Ortiz, Heros, NBC,
Tony Plana, Ugly Betty
ABC and Touchstone Television
Best Actress - Television
America Ferrera, Ugly Betty, ABC and Touchstone
Television
Christina Milian, Snowglobe, ABC and Disney Channel
Kathleen Herles, Dora the Explorer, Nickelodeon
Network, Nickelodeon Studios
Selma Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place, Disney
Channel, It’s a Laugh Production
Best Actor - Television
Carlos Mencia, Mind of Mencia, Comedy Central
Edward James Olmos, Battle Star Galactica, The
Sci-Fi Channel
James Roday, Psych CBS
Wilmer Valderamma, Handy Manny (animation), Disney
Channel
Best Primetime Series
ER: NBC and Warner Bros. Television
Grey’s Anatomy, ABC, Mark Gordon Company
Lost, ABC, ABC Studios
Scrubs, ABC, Dozer Productions
Ugly Betty, ABC, Touchstone Television
The Imagen Foundation works to enhance opportunities
for Latinos in front of and behind the camera. Based
in the Los Angeles area, the Imagen Foundation
serves as a liaison between the industry and the
Hispanic community by providing access, education
and resources. Additional information regarding the
Imagen Foundation, its awards program and annual job
fair in January is available at www.imagen.org or by
calling 626/ 836-6300. |
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