Hosted by Jessica Marie Garcia and Annie Gonzalez, the 2022 awards will celebrate the individuals creating inclusive entertainment industry

Los Angeles, CA — In a year when inclusion seems to be decreasing, the 36th Impact Awards will celebrate outstanding individuals dedicating themselves to creating a more inclusive entertainment industry through the positive portrayal of the Latinx community in Hollywood, both, in front of and behind the camera. The annual impact awards gala will take place Friday, September 9, 2022, at 6:00 PM PST at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.

The evening’s ceremony will be hosted by Jessica Marie Garcia (On My Block), with a special appearance by U.S. Congressman Joaquin Castro who will present an award to Merino, the Academy Award-winning producer of Encanto.

Additionally, Xolo Maridueña(Cobra Kai, Blue Beetle) will be honored with the NHMC Rising Star Impact Award. While Wilmer Valderrama is set to receive the Trailblazer Impact Award.

Other presenters for the night include Angel Manuel Soto, Debby Wolfe, Selenis Leyva, Gloria Calderón Kellett, and Robin Thede.

This year’s Impact Awards Gala honorees include:

• George Lopez – (Lopez vs. Lopez)
• Mayan Lopez – (Lopez vs. Lopez)
• Colman Domingo – (Euphoria) 
• Francia Raisa – (How I Met Your Father)
• Yvett Merino – (Encanto) 

“NHMC is thrilled to be returning to an in-person celebration after a year, and what better way to make our return than by honoring some of Hollywood’s most illustrious movers and shakers,” said Brenda Victoria Castillo, President & CEO of the National Hispanic Media Coalition.

NHMC’s Impact Awards Gala is supported by our partners: T-Mobile, Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo, Coca-Cola, Netflix, Google, Verizon, Vme, Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano Bobb Dang Law, Bilingual Educational Services Inc., Fuse Media, Walt Disney Company, City National Bank and Campanario Entertainment.

Last year’s honorees include Salma Hayek, Tessa Thompson, Rosie Perez, Moninca Lozano and Matthew Lopez.

The Impact Awards Gala is just one part of the NHMC’s overall mission to spotlight the importance of accurate, fair, and positive representation in media, including advocating for an increased number of Latino writers on major networks, the increased representation of diverse talent on major television and film sets, and educating media and industry executives on the variances of Latino culture. 

2022 NHMC’s Impact Awards Gala Committee: Karey Burke, 20th Television; Abel Lezcano, Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein Lezcano Bobb & Dang; Jackie Puente, Comcast NBCUniversal Telemundo; Joanna Diaz-Soffer, T-Mobile; Henry R Munoz III, Funny or Die; Iva Colter, Netflix; Jaime Davila, Campanario Entertainment; Marie Sylla-Dixon, NHMC Board Member; Bonnie Abaunza, Abaunza Group; Terra Potts, Warner Bros. Pictures; Philip Sanchez, City National Bank and Brenda Victoria Castillo, National Hispanic Media Coalition. 

 The National Hispanic Media Coalition is a woman-led 501(c)(3) non-profit civil and human rights organization that was founded to eliminate hate, discrimination, and racism toward the Latino communities.

For more information about how to register for the Impact Awards Gala, visit: https://www.nhmc.org/impact-awards-gala/ 

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Actors Anya Taylor-Joy, Colman Domingo, Hamilton, Jason Rodriguez, MJ Rodriguez, Pedro Pascal and Rosie Perez stand out among the nominees for the inaugural Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards. Other notable candidates with Latino connections are the series Selena + Chef, Superstore and the film Hamilton. 

Founded in 2016, HCA’s mission is to “Bring together a passionate group of critics and journalists who represent the voices of a new era in Hollywood.” Formerly known as the Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society until 2019, the group has presented film awards since 2017. This is the first time it hands out television awards, which also include streaming platform categories.

Taylor-Joy is nominated for her role in Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit in the category of Best Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Movie. Taylor-Joy’s orphaned chess prodigy Beth Harmon has earned her various accolades, including a SAG Award and a Golden Globe.

Domingo got a nod for his role in HBO’s Euphoria Two-Part Special for Best Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series or Television Movie.

The film Hamilton competes for Best Streaming Limited Series, Anthology Series or Live-Action Television Movie. The Disney+ feature, starring and written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, captures the live performance on Broadway with the original cast of the multiple Tony Award-winning musical America’s founding father Alexander Hamilton.

Two Latino actors from the FX’s Pose contend in two different categories. Jason Rodriguez and MJ Rodriguez vie for Best Supporting Actor and Best Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Drama, respectively.

Pascal scores his fourth award nomination for his leading role in The Mandalorian. He is nominated for Best Actor in a Streaming Series, Drama category for his role in Disney+’s sci-fi series.

Academy Award-nominee Rosie Perez gets a nom for Best Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series, Comedy for her role in HBO Max’s The Flight Attendant.

Selena + Chef, the HBO Max that features singer/actress Selena Gomez, competes for Best Cable or Streaming Reality Series, Competition Series, or Game Show. 

And Superstore, the NBC comedy series starring and executive produced by America Ferrera, nabbed a total of three noms, including Best Broadcast Network Series, Comedy. 

NBC has a total of 29 nominations, the most out of all of the traditional broadcast networks with. Its popular series Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist, Young Rock, Superstore, Mr. Mayor and This is Us all boast multiple noms.

HBO leads the Cable categories, also with a total of 29 nods. Mare of Easttown, I May Destroy You, the Euphoria Two-Part Special and The Undoing have multiple nods. The cable channel’s streaming counterpart HBO Max also received various noms with Hacks and The Flight Attendant gathering the most. 

As more and more networks have started to expand into streaming, Netflix continues to lead the way with a total of 28 nominations spread across multiple categories including Best Streaming Docuseries, Documentary Television Movie, or Non-Fiction Series. The Crown received the most nominations of all the Netflix submissions with a total of six nods, including Best Streaming Series, Drama. 

The HCA TV Awards ceremony will be held at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles Aug. 22.

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Candyman, the anticipated fourth film of the successful horror-thriller franchise of the same title, is set for release in movie theatres this summer and features actor Colman Domingo of Ma Rainey’s Bottom fame.  

Helmed by Nia DaCosta, who makes her feature directorial debut, the screenplay was written by Oscar-winning filmmaker Jordan Peele of Get Out fame along with Win Rosenfeld and DaCosta.

The sequel is set in Chicago’s Cabrini Green neighborhood, which was terrorized by a word-of-mouth ghost story about a supernatural killer with a hook for a hand, easily summoned by those daring to repeat his name five times into a mirror. Now Cabrini is gentrified and inhabited by mobile millennials. Among them is a visual artist who learns about the neighborhood’s long-forgotten tragedy and tries to capture it in his paintings, unknowingly opening a door to a complex past with terrifying consequences. 

In addition to Domingo, who is of Belizean and Guatemalan descent, the film stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Aquaman), Teyonah Parris (Dear White People) and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett (Misfits). 

Postponed by nearly a year by the pandemic, Candyman will premiere Aug. 27.

Featured Photo: Yahya Abdul-Mateen in ‘Candyman’ (Credit: YouTube/Universal Pictures)

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