Imagen Entertainment Industry Awards Announces 2006 Nominees
LOS ANGELES, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- The 21st Annual Imagen Awards' 2006 Nominees were announced Thursday, June 29 by Lorenzo Lamas, star of CBS daytime drama The Bold and The Beautiful, at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Conference Center in North Hollywood. The Imagen Awards Gala is scheduled for August 18 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Imagen Awards, will be presenting in 16 categories. Imagen was 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.
Nominees include: Andy Garcia and Antonio Banderas for Best Actor -- Film; Jessica Alba and Cameron Diaz for Best Actress -- Film; Andy Garcia, Robert Rodriguez and Fernando Meirelles for Best Director; The West Wing, Epitafios and The George Lopez Show for Best Primetime Series; Jimmy Smits and George Lopez for Best Actor -- Television; Constance Marie and Rosa Blasi for Best Actress -- Television; Freddy Rodriguez and Carlos Bernard for Best Supporting Actor -- Television and Dora the Explorer, Go, Diego Go, and High School Musical for Best Children's Programming.
Special awards were also announced. Talented director and choreographer Kenny Ortega will receive the Creative Achievement Award and producer Gregory Nava will be presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award & the President's Award to Susan Whiting, CEO of Nielsen Media Research. The Imagen Board of Directors elected to add a National Leadership Award which will be given to Chicago Congressman Luis Gutierrez.
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