ALMA Awards 2009 to honor Latino artists once again

    The ALMA Awards 2009 or the 2009 American Latino Media Arts Awards will be handed out tonight, September 18, 2009, at the Royce Hall Auditorium at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

    The ALMA Awards is an annual event by the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) that gives recognition to Latin artists in the US.

    The awards show will be hosted by Mexican-American celebrities Eva Longoria-Parker and George Lopez.

    Both are actually nominated as Outstanding Actress and Actor in a Comedy TV series.

    Two of the nominees in the Sports category are boxing champions Juan Manuel Marquez from Mexico and Miguel Cotto from Puerto Rico.

    Two days from now, Marquez will face American Floyd Mayweather Jr. for their "Number One/Numero Uno" bout while Cotto will fight against Philippines' Manny Pacquiao this November.

    Another boxing hero Oscar de la Hoya, a Mexican-American, will receive Special Achievement in Sports Television award while Mexican-American actress Salma Hayek will be given the Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence.

    Performers of the evening include Honduran-American David Archuleta, Portuguese-Canadia Nelly Furtado, American-Jamaican Sean Kingston, Cuban-American Pitbull and Lebanese-Colombian Shakira.

    Archuleta and Pitbull are both nominated in the Music category alongside other music artists such as Filipino-Spanish Enrique Iglesias, Ecuadorian-American Christina Aguilera, Mexican-American Demi Lovato, Dominican-American Kat DeLuna, Puerto Rican-American Maxwell and even the Black Eyed Peas, whose members are will.i.am (American-Jamaican), apl.de.ap (Fil-Am), Taboo and Fergie (Mexican-American.

    It will be telecast live at 8 p.m. on ABC.

    Here's the complete list of nominees and presenters for the ALMA Awards 2009:

    YEAR IN TELEVISION

    COMEDY

    Actor
    Charlie Sheen, Two and a Half Men, CBS
    Demián Bichir, Weeds, SHO
    George Lopez, Mr. Troop Mom, NICK
    Horatio Sanz, In The Motherhood, ABC
    Jake T. Austin, Wizards of Waverly Place, DISNEY CHANNEL
    James Roday, Psych, USA
    Joshua Gomez, Chuck, NBC
    Mark Indelicato, Ugly Betty, ABC
    Oscar Nunez, The Office, NBC
    Ricardo Antonio Chavira, Desperate Housewives, ABC
    Tony Plana, Ugly Betty, ABC

    Actress
    America Ferrera, Ugly Betty, ABC
    Ana Ortiz, Ugly Betty, ABC
    Eva Longoria Parker, Desperate Housewives, ABC
    Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Entourage, HBO
    Jessica Alba, The Office, NBC
    Joanna Garcia, Privileged, CW
    Judy Reyes, Scrubs, ABC
    Lupe Ontiveros, Reaper, CW
    Maria Canals-Barrera, Wizards of Waverly Place, DISNEY CHANNEL
    Nadine Velazquez, My Name Is Earl, NBC
    Rosie Perez, Lipstick Jungle, NBC
    Salma Hayek, 30 Rock, NBC
    Selena Gomez, Wizards of Waverly Place, DISNEY CHANNEL

    DRAMA

    Actor
    Adam Rodriguez, CSI Miami, CBS
    Amaury Nolasco, Prison Break, FOX
    Benito Martinez, The Shield, FX
    Benjamin Bratt, The Cleaner, A&E
    Cristian de la Fuente, In Plain Sight, USA
    Danny Pino, Cold Case, CBS
    Edward James Olmos, Battlestar Galactica, SYFY
    Enrique Murciano, Without a Trace, CBS
    Esai Morales, Jericho, CBS
    Jimmy Smits, Dexter, SHO
    Jorge Garcia, Lost, ABC
    Miguel Sandoval, Medium, NBC/CBS
    Nestor Carbonell, Lost, ABC
    David Zayas, Dexter, SHO
    Carlos Bernard, 24, FOX

    Actress
    Alana De La Garza, Law & Order, NBC
    Cote de Pablo, NCIS, CBS
    Dania Ramirez, Heroes, NBC
    Eva La Rue, CSI Miami, CBS
    Francia Raisa, The Secret Life Of The American Teenager, ABC Family
    Julie Gonzalo, Eli Stone, ABC
    Justina Machado, ER, NBC
    Laura Cerón, ER, NBC
    Lauren Vélez, Dexter, SHO
    Michelle Rodriguez, Lost, ABC
    Paola Turbay, The Secret Life Of The American Teenager, ABC Family; The Closer, TNT
    Paula Garcés, The Shield, FX
    Roselyn Sanchez, Without a Trace, CBS
    Sara Ramirez, Grey's Anatomy, ABC

    YEAR IN FILM

    Actor
    Alfred Molina, Pink Panther 2
    Cheech Marin, Race To Witch Mountain
    Freddy Rodriguez, Nothing Like the Holidays
    Oscar Nunez, The Proposal
    Clifton Collins Jr., Star Trek; Crank: High Voltage
    Efren Ramirez, Crank: High Voltage
    Javier Bardem, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    Joaquin Phoenix, Two Lovers
    John Leguizamo, Nothing Like the Holidays
    Luis Guzmán, The Taking of Pelham 123
    Ramon Rodriguez, Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

    Actress
    Elisabeth Peña, Nothing Like the Holidays
    Sofía Vergara, Madea Goes to Jail
    Cameron Diaz, My Sister's Keeper
    Eva Mendes, The Women, The Spirit
    Michelle Rodriguez, Fast & Furious
    Penélope Cruz, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
    Rosario Dawson, Seven Pounds
    Zoe Saldana, Star Trek

    YEAR IN MUSIC

    Music
    David Archuleta
    Enrique Iglesias
    Maxwell
    Pitbull
    Christina Aguilera
    Demi Lovato
    Kat DeLuna
    Lynda Carter
    Black Eyed Peas

    YEAR BEHIND THE SCENES
    David Ortiz, Producer, Fast & Furious; Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
    Guillermo del Toro, Director, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
    Kenny Ortega, Director, HSM3
    Linda Mendoza, Director, various productions, including Jonas; Scrubs
    Natalie Chaidex, Co-Executive Producer, Terminator: Sarah Conner Chronicles
    Peter Murrieta, Writer/Executive Producer, Wizards of Waverly Place
    Rene Echevarria, Executive Producer/Writer, Medium
    Roberto Orci, Writer, Star Trek; Transformers 2; Executive Producer, The Proposal (TV: Fringe)
    Salma Hayek, Executive Producer, Ugly Betty
    Louis J. Horvitz, Director, Awards Specials
    Claudio Miranda, Cinematographer, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Oscar Nominee)
    Mike Elizalde, Makeup, Hellboy II: The Golden Army (Oscar Nominee)
    Jeanne Van Phue, Makeup, Twilight
    Mary Ann Valdes, Hair Stylist, Twilight; Ugly Betty
    Silvio Horta, Executive Producer/Writer, Ugly Betty
    Edward James Olmos, Director, Battlestar Galactica
    Moctesuma Esparza, Executive Producer/Executive, Independent Films
    Alfredo De Villa, Director, Nothing Like the Holidays
    Rick Najera, Writer, Nothing Like the Holidays

    YEAR IN SPORTS TELEVISION
    Albert Pujols, Baseball, St. Louis Cardinals
    Alex Rodriguez, Baseball, New York Yankees
    Bobby Martinez, Surfing
    Carmelo Anthony, Basketball, Denver Nuggets
    Cuauhtemoc Blanco, Soccer, Chicago Fire
    Emanuel David “Manu” Ginóbili, Basketball, San Antonio Spurs
    Evan Longoria, Baseball, Tampa Bay Devilrays
    Helio Castroneves, Racecar Driving, IndyCar
    Juan Manuel Marquez, Boxing
    Juan Pablo Montoya, Racecar Driving, NASCAR
    Lorena Ochoa, Golf
    Luis Castillo, Football, San Diego Chargers
    Mark Sanchez, Football, University of Southern California (USC)
    Miguel Cotto, Boxing
    Milka Duno, Racecar Driving, IndyCar
    Ovidio DeLeon, Windsurfing
    Pau Gasol, Basketball, Los Angeles Lakers
    Paul Rodriguez Jr., Skateboarding
    Rafael Nadal, Tennis
    Rey Mysterio, World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)
    Tony Gonzalez, Football, Kansas City Chiefs (recently traded to Atlanta Falcons)
    Tony Romo, Football, Dallas Cowboys
    Dara Torres, Swimming, Olympian

    FASHION ICON AWARD
    (online voting)
    Daisy Fuentes
    Adrianna Lima
    Jessica Alba
    Eva Longoria Parker
    Alessandra Ambrosia
    Elsa Benitez
    Jennifer Lopez
    Giselle Bundchen
    Fergie

    Other special tributes and honors:

    Anthony Quinn Award for Industry Excellence
    Salma Hayek

    Special Achievement in Sports Television
    Oscar De La Hoya

    Tribute to Ricardo Montalban
    Presented by Rita Moreno

    while this year's presenters are:

    Jake T. Austin
    Antonio Banderas
    Benjamin Bratt
    Jordana Brewster
    Joanna Garcia
    Selena Gomez
    Eva La Rue
    Enrique Murciano
    Jesse Metcalfe
    Rita Moreno
    Amaury Nolasco
    Oscar Nunez
    Dania Ramirez
    Efren Ramirez
    James Roday
    Adam Rodriguez
    Michelle Rodriguez
    Roselyn Sanchez
    Jamie Lynn Sigler
    Jimmy Smits
    Nadine Velazquez
    Lauren Velez
    Sofia Vergara
    Kat Von D
    Rainn Wilson
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