ALMA Awards Announced
Press Release - April 4, 2006
Press Contact:
Marsha Smith, ABC Entertainment Publicity
(818) 460-6605, marsha.l.smith@abc.com
Jennifer Price, ALMA/NCLR, The Lippin Group
(323) 965-1990, jprice@lippingroup.com
EVA LONGORIA, DANNY PINNO AND CARLOS MENCIA JOIN MONICA LOZANO, CHAIR, NCLR BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ANNOUNCE THE NOMINEES FOR THE NCLR ALMA AWARDS
BEVERLY HILLS, CA (April 4, 2006) – The return of the NCLR ALMA Awards and the nominations were announced today during a press conference at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives and the motion picture The Sentinel), Danny Pino (Cold Case and the motion picture Flicka) and Carlos Mencia (Mind of Mencia) joined Monica Lozano, chair, NCLR Board of Directors, to announce the nominees.
The NCLR ALMA Awards honors outstanding Latino artistic achievement in television, film, and music and the enhancement of the Latino image in the entertainment industry. With the incomparable Eva Longoria as host, the Award show will tape May 7 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles and will air as an all-new 90-minute, prime-time special on Monday, June 5 (9:30-11:00 p.m., ET/PT), on the ABC Television Network.
The National Council of La Raza (NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S., created the ALMA Awards in 1995 as part of NCLR's strategy to promote fair, accurate and balanced portrayals of Latinos in the media. The show was named "ALMA" (Spanish for "spirit" or "soul") which represents the determined spirit of the Latino community.
Jeff Margolis, Janet Murguia and David Chavez are executive producers of "The 2006 NCLR ALMA Awards." The show, from Jeff Margolis Productions, will tape on May 7 at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. Producers are Eva Longoria, Tisha Fein, Gloria Fujita O'Brien and Mick McCullough. The director is Ron De Moraes.
A complete listing of nominations follows:
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE:
• Clifton Collins, Jr. - Capote
• Benicio Del Toro -Sin City
• Michael Peña -Crash
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE:
• America Ferrera - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
• Q’Orianka Kilcher - The New World
• Eva Mendes -Hitch
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE
• Jessica Alba -Sin City
• Elpidia Carrillo - Nine Lives
• Rosario Dawson - Rent
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE
• Rodrigo García -Nine Lives
• Fernando Meirelles -The Constant Gardner
• Robert Rodriguez -Sin City
TELEVISION CATEGORIES
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION SERIES:
• Alias (ABC)
• Desperate Housewives (ABC)
• The George Lopez Show (ABC)
• The Shield (FX)
• The West Wing (NBC)
OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES:
• George Lopez -George Lopez (ABC)
• Edward James Olmos -Battlestar Gallactica (The Sci Fi Channel)
• Jimmy Smits -The West Wing (NBC)
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES:
• Alexis Bledel - Gilmore Girls (WB)
• Belita Moreno - George Lopez (ABC)
• Judy Reyes –Scrubs (NBC)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES:
• Jorge Garcia –Lost (ABC)
• Benito Martinez -The Shield (FX)
• Amaury Nolasco - Prison Break (FOX)
• Freddy Rodriguez - Six Feet Under (HBO)
• Wilmer Valderrama - That 70s Show (FOX)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES:
• Justina Machado - Six Feet Under (HBO)
• Shelly Morrison - Will & Grace (NBC)
• Michelle Rodriguez – Lost (ABC)
• Liz Torres - Gilmore Girls (WB)
• Nadine Velazquez - My Name Is Earl (NBC)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY:
• Noberto Barba - Law & Order: Criminal Intent (NBC)
• Jay Torres – Alias (ABC)
• Jesús Treviño - Prison Break (FOX)
OUTSTANDING SCRIPT FOR A TELEVISION DRAMA OR COMEDY:
• Alien - Written by Jose Molina for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
• George Discovers Benny's Sili-Con Job - Written by Luisa Leschin for George Lopez (ABC)
• Street Fighting Man - Written by Alan Dybner for That 70s Show (FOX)
• The Courtship of Freddie's Father - Written by Dailyn Rodriguez for Freddie (ABC)
• The Duel -Written by Gloria Calderon-Kellet for How I Met Your Mother (CBS)
OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA:
• Kamar de los Reyes -One Life to Live (ABC)
• Melissa Gallo - One Life to Live (ABC)
• Eva LaRue - All My Children (ABC)
MUSIC CATEGORIES
SPANISH ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
• Cautivo –Chayanne (Sony BMG)
• Diez –Intocable (EMI International)
• Fijación Oral, Volumen 1 – Shakira (Epic)
OUTSTANDING MALE MUSICAL PERFORMER:
• Ryan Cabrera
• Daddy Yankee
• Frankie J
OUTSTANDING FEMALE MUSICAL PERFORMER:
• Mariah Carey
• Jennifer Lopez
• Shakira
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS:
• Marc Anthony -Celia Cruz Award for Excellence in Music
• Andy Garcia - Anthony Quinn Award for Excellence in Motion Pictures
