The nominations for the 36thannual Imagen Awards have been announced. This year Imagen Awards will be presented exclusively virtually on PBSSoCal.org and KCET.org Sunday, October 10, at 5 PM Pacific/8 PM Eastern.
This year the projects and talent look a bit more robust than in past years, partly due to the increase of streaming entertainment and an increase in significant roles and leading roles. Additionally, the behind-the-camera talent pool is growing and being recognized.
Some of the nominated series and film projects include the documentary Mucho Mucho Amor: The Legend of Walter Mercado (Netflix; A Netflix Original Documentary / A Muck Media Production in Association with Key Rat, Inc. & Topic Studios), Selena: The Series (Netflix; A Campanario Entertainment Production for Netflix), La Llorona (Shudder; La Casa De Producción and Les Films Du Volcan), Love, Victor (Hulu; Hulu, 20th Television, Temple Hill), Mayans M.C. (FX Networks; 20th Television and FX Productions), Pose (FX; 20th Television), and Veneno (HBO Max; HBO Max in association with Atresmedia Television, Buendia Estudios and Suma Latina).
“The Imagen Foundation continues to be proud of being the only awards ceremony that honors Latino talent and contributions within the television, film, and streaming platforms,” said Helen Hernandez, President of the Imagen Foundation. “This year we hit another milestone, having increased to 350 submissions for consideration, a record since last year.
This year’s Imagen Awards there is “Our Community: Diverse, Talented, and United”. The Imagen Awards nominees are determined by an independent panel of entertainment industry executives and Latino community leaders.
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The Imagen Awards were established in 1985 and since then continue to highlight accomplishments and recognize the positive portrayals of Latinos in the media. For more information regarding The Imagen Awards please visit www.imagen.org.