More than 2000 actors, entertainment industry executives, film and television studios and supporters including actors America Ferrera, Wilmer Valderrama, Jimmy Smits, Carlos Mencia, Kelly Monaco, Hector Elizondo, Tonly Plana, Judy Reyes, Constance Marie, Jesse Garcia attended the 22nd Annual Imagen Awards Gala debut tonight at the sold out Walt Disney Concert Hall.  


Nineteen awards were presented in categories including film and television, plus The Imagen Foundation presented four additional awards including the President's Award to Disney-ABC Television Group with an acceptance by Anne Sweeney, Co-chairman, Disney Media Networks, President, Disney-ABC Television Group; the Lifetime Achievement Award to Walter Ulloa, Chairman & CEO, Entravision; the Creative Achievement Award to America Ferrera, star of ABC's Ugly Betty; and the Norman Lear Writer's Award to Cynthia Cidre, writer of Cane, an upcoming CBS Latino-cast series,


The Imagen Awards were established in 1985 to encourage and recognize the positive portrayal of Latinos in all media and to increase Latino representation at all levels of the entertainment industry.


22nd ANNUAL IMAGEN AWARDS WINNERS


Film Best Picture: Pan's Labyrinth

Film Best Actor: Kuno Becker -- Goal

Film Best Actress: Ivana Baquero -- Pan's Labyrinth

Film Best Supporting Actress: Dalia Hernandez -- Apocalypto

Film Best Supporting Actor: Gerardo Taracena -- Apocalypto

Film Best Director: Guillermo Del Toro -- Pan's Labyrinth

Film Best Theatrical Short or Student Film: Primera Comunion

Film Best Theatrical Production: Macho Men & The Women Who Love Them

TV and Film Best Documentary: Lalo Guerrero, The Original Chicano

TV Best Primetime Program: Ugly Betty

TV Best Actor: Miguel Ferrer -- Crossing Jordan

TV Best Actress: America Ferrera -- Ugly Betty

TV Best Supporting Actor: Jose Yenque -- Between

TV Best Supporting Actress: Ana Ortiz -- Ugly Betty

TV Best Variety or Reality Show: Dancing With The Stars

TV Best Children's Programming: Dora The Explorer

TV Best Local Informational Programming: Life and Times

TV Best National Informational Programming: Voces

TV Best On Air Advertising: Splenda - Mama Yo Quiero New

 

2007 IMAGeN FoUNDATION

July 28, 2007