Gun Hill Road, Esai Morales, and the other winners of the 2011 Imagen Awards have been announced. The 26th Annual Imagen Awards are “the Imagen Foundation Awards competition (or Imagen Awards), established in 1985, “now an annual Hollywood tradition recognizing and encouraging the television, film and advertising industries to portray Latino actors and production storylines in a positive and accurate manner. The Imagen tradition is one that recognizes those important producers, directors and writers who contribute from behind the scenes, as well as the Latin actors portraying these positive roles … the Imagen awards have become one of the most prestigious awards in the entertainment industry.”
Held at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills on August 13, 2011, the full listing of the 2011 Imagen Awards winners is below.
Best Feature Film
Gun Hill Road (Mi Alma Films)
Best Actor/Feature Film
Esai Morales, Gun Hill Road (Mi Alma Films)Best Actress/Feature Film
Michelle Rodriguez, Tropico de Sangre (Rains of Injustice) (Maya Entertainment)
Best Supporting Actor/Feature Film
Miguel Sandoval, Spoken Word (New Mexico Media Partner/Luminaria Films)
Best Supporting Actress/Feature Film
Adriana Barraza, From Prada to Nada (Pantelion Films/Lionsgate)
Best Theatrical Short or Student Film
The Big Deal (Lucy Rodriguez)Best Primetime Television Program or Movie-of-the-Week
Law & Order: Los Angeles (NBC)
Best Actor/Television
Freddy Rodriguez, CHAOS (CBS)
Best Actress/Television
Martha Higareda, Lies in Plain Sight (Lifetime Television)
Best Supporting Actor/Television
Carlos Gómez, The Glades (A&E)
Best Supporting Actress/Television
Eva la Rue, CSI: Miami (CBS)
Best Young Actress/Television
Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
Best Children’s Programming
Dora The Explorer (Nickelodeon)
Best Documentary/Film or Television
The Longoria Affair (Latino Public Broadcasting)
Best National Informational Program
Maria Hinojosa: One-on-One (WGBH)
Best Local Informational Program
Eye on Our Community (KCBS-TV)
Best On-Air Advertising
Dora 10th Anniversary Campaign (Nickelodeon)
Best Variety or Reality Show
Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO)
Source: Chinokino