Saturday night at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, it was all about the 34th Imagen Awards, a foundation that honors and recognizes Latino talent for over 30 years. President and Founder, Helen Hernandez took a suggestion by veteran television producer Norman Lear to encourage and recognize the positive portrayals Of Latinos in media, and ran with it! On August 10th, the winners were judged and selected in 18 categories by an independent panel of entertainment industry executives and Latino community leaders.
Among the top honorees:
Luisa Leschin is the recipient of the Norman Lear Writer’s Award. Leschin is currently co-executive producer of the Netflix Original hit show, Mr. Iglesias
Cris Abrego received the Imagen President’s Award. He currently serves as the Chairman of Endemol Shines Americas and CEO of Endemol Shine North America.
TV series that also shone include Pose and Magnum P.I. who tied for Best Television Drama. Actress MJ Rodriguez walked away with the Best Actress for her portrayal of Blanca on the FX series. The popular reboot of One Day At A Time from Gloria Calderon Kellett and Mike Royce took the Best Comedy Award. Monsters and Men received the award for Best Feature Film as well as Best Director for Reinaldo Marcus Green, and Best Actor for Anthony Ramos.
The complete list of winners:
Best Feature Film: Monsters and Men (NEON/Moviepass Films)
Best Director: Reinaldo Marcus Green, Monsters and Men (NEON/Moviepass Films)
Best Actor – Feature Film: Anthony Ramos, Monsters and Men (NEON/Moviepass Films)
Best Actress – Feature Film: Isabela Moner, Instant Family (Paramount Pictures)
Best Primetime Program – Drama (TIE): Magnum P.I. (CBS; CBS Television Studios, Universal Television, Perfect Storm Entertainment, Davis Entertainment, 101st Street Productions); Pose (FX Networks; Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions)
Best Primetime Program – Comedy: One Day at a Time (Netflix; Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
Best Primetime Program – Specials, Movies & Limited Series: Icebox (HBO; HBO Films in association with Gracie Films and Endeavor Content)
Best Actor – Television: Jon Seda, Chicago P.D. (NBC; Wolf Entertainment in association with Universal Television)
Best Actress – Television:
Best Supporting Actor – Television: Wilmer Valderrama, NCIS (CBS; CBS Television Studios)
Best Supporting Actress – Television: Rita Moreno, One Day at a Time (Netflix; Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
Best Young Actor – Television: Anthony Gonzalez, Icebox (HBO; HBO Films in association with Gracie Films and Endeavor Content)
Best Variety or Reality Show: Hip-Hop Houdini (Fuse; 7Beyond)
Best Children’s Programming: The Loud House (Nickelodeon)
Best Documentary – Great Performances: John Leguizamo’s Road to Broadway (PBS; NGL Studios & Diamante Content Production in association with THIRTEEN PRODUCTIONS LLC for WNET & Latino Public Broadcasting)
Best Informational Program: Breaking Big (PBS; Ozy Media)
Best Short-Form Non-Fiction Program: SC Featured – A Dreamer’s Path (ESPN Deportes)
Best On-Air Advertising: Sexism (Orci)
