Paul Rodriguez is Host; Presenters and Performers Include Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas, Marisa Tomei, Nelly Frutado, Andy Garcia, Marc Anthony, Esai Morales and Many More
- Antonio Banderas received The Anthony Quinn Award for Achievement in Motion Pictures - John Leguizamo named Entertainer of the Year - Freddy Fender received the Ritchie Valens Pioneer Award - Ricky Martin received the National Council of La Raza Vanguard Award
LOS ANGELES, May 18 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) held the 2002 ALMA Awards tonight, Saturday, May 18, at the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Actor/comedian Paul Rodriguez (Tortilla Soup, Ali) hosted the event which will air on ABC on June 1 from 8-10 p.m. (ET/PT). The ALMA Awards (American Latino Media Arts Awards), executive produced by Ken Ehrlich, is the only Latino-themed primetime award show honoring outstanding artistic achievement and the enhancement of the Latino image in entertainment, including film, television and music.
The special honorees of the night were John Leguizamo, who received the "Entertainer of the Year" award; Antonio Banderas who received "The Anthony Quinn Award for Achievement in Motion Pictures"; Freddy Fender received "The Ritchie Valens Pioneer Award"; and Ricky Martin received the "National Council of La Raza Vanguard Award."
The non-televised categories were announced at the NCLR Pre-ALMAGala held at the Biltmore Hotel on Friday, May 17. Miramax received a special award for "Excellence in Diversity" and Franc Reyes received the "Emerging Filmmaker Award."
NCLR was founded in 1968 to improve life opportunities for Hispanic Americans and represents over 280 local affiliates, community-based organizations that provide housing, education, immigration, and social services to more than four million Latinos annually in 37 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico and a broader network of more than 30,000 groups and individuals. The ALMA Awards were created as part of NCLR's strategy to promote accurate, fair, and positive images of Latinos in the media.
Following is a complete list of winners :
THE 2002 ALMA AWARDS
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
BENJAMIN BRATT
Pinero
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
RITA MORENO
OZ
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
ESAI MORALES
NYPD Blue
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
ELPIDIA CARRILLO
Bread and Roses
TIED WITH
ELIZABETH PENA
Tortilla Soup
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
ANDY GARCIA
Ocean's Eleven
THE ANTHONY QUINN AWARD FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN MOTION PICTURES
HONOREE - ANTONIO BANDERAS
OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMER
MARC ANTHONY
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A MUSIC, VARIETY OR COMEDY SPECIAL
MARC ANTHONY
Christmas at Rockefeller Center
SPANISH LANGUAGE ALBUM OF THE YEAR
MARC ANTHONY
Libre
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DAYTIME DRAMA
A. MARTINEZ
GENERAL HOSPITAL
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
LAURA ELENA HARRING
Mulholland Drive
THE RITCHIE VALENS PIONEER AWARD
HONOREE - FREDDY FENDER
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF LA RAZA VANGUARD AWARD
HONOREE - RICKY MARTIN
OUTSTANDING LATIN GROUP
OZOMATLI
BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST/GROUP OF THE YEAR
OZOMATLI
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION SERIES
RESURRECTION BLVD.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MOTION PICTURE
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ
Spy Kids
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
PINERO
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
HONOREE - JOHN LEGUIZAMO
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT MOTION PICTURE
THE BLUE DINER
TIED WITH
NO TURNING BACK
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES
LUIS AVALOS
Resurrection Blvd.
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES
MARIA CANALS
The Brothers Garcia
OUTSTANDING CORRESPONDENT OR ANCHOR OF NATIONAL NEWS PROGRAM
ELIZABETH VARGAS
20/20
OUTSTANDING FOREIGN FILM
AMORES PERROS
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
CALLE 54
Fernando Trueba
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY (ORIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
PINERO
EXCELLENCE IN MAKE-UP IN TELEVISION AND FILM
KEN DIAZ
Training Day
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY
JESUS TREVINO
Third Watch
OUTSTANDING SCRIPT FOR A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY
ADAM FIERRO
Resurrection Blvd.
OUTSTANDING MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
IN THE TIME OF THE BUTTERFLIES
OUTSTANDING ACTOR/ACTRESS IN A MADE FOR TELEVISION MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
SALMA HAYEK
In the Time of the Butterflies
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DAYTIME DRAMA
EVA LONGORIA
The Young and the Restless
OUTSTANDING CHILDREN'S TELEVISION PROGRAMMING
TAINA
EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY
HONOREE - MIRAMAX
EMERGING FILMMAKER AWARD
HONOREE - FRANC REYES
OUTSTANDING SONG IN A MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK
LADY MARMALADE - "MOULIN ROUGE" (CHRISTINA AGUILERA)
OUTSTANDING SPANISH LANGUAGE PERFORMANCE IN A TELEVISION SPECIAL
ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ/JULIO IGLESIAS - "BILLBOARD LATIN MUSIC AWARDS 2001"
OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMER
SHAKIRA
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
"LAUNDRY SERVICE" - SHAKIRA
2002 ALMA PEOPLE'S OUTSTANDING MUSIC VIDEO AWARD
JENNIFER LOPEZ
Posted by Jen on Sunday, May 19, 2002 @ 11:16 a.m.
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