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ABC'S "UGLY BETTY" AND DISNEY CHANNEL'S
"HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL" WIN FIVE 2007 ALMA AWARDS
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The
ABC Television Network took home four awards and Disney Channel
garnered one at "The 2007 ALMA Awards," taped Friday, June 1, at the
Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA. The star-studded event aired
Tuesday, June 5 on the ABC Television Network. Eva Longoria ("Desperate
Housewives") hosted.
The ABC winners were "Ugly Betty," a
production of ABC Studios, for Outstanding Television Series,
Mini-Series or TV Movie; America Ferrera ("Ugly Betty") for Outstanding
Actress in a Television Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie; Ana Ortiz
("Ugly Betty") for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Television
Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie; and Silvio Horta ("Ugly Betty") for
Outstanding Writing for a Television Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie.
Disney Channel winner was Kenny Ortega ("High School Musical") for
Outstanding Director in a Television Series, Mini-Series or TV Movie.
Musical
performances at the awards ceremony included multi-platinum artist
Beyoncé Knowles, as well as Prince, Sheila E., Calle 13, Dashboard
Confessional, Billy Gibbons, Los Lonely Boys and War.
Talent
included (in alphabetical order) Jessica Alba, Santiago Cabrera, Sheila
E., Hector Elizondo, Daisy Fuentes, Andy Garcia, Jorge Garcia,
Balthazar Getty, Grupo Fantasma, Jay Hernandez, Terrence Howard, Eva la
Rue, Mario Lopez, Cheech Marin, Carlos Mencia, Amaury Nolasco, Ana
Ortiz, Tony Plana, Sara Ramirez, Judy Reyes, Alex Reymundo, Roselyn
Sanchez, Rodrigo Santoro, Robert Verdi, Nadine Velazquez and Eduardo
Xol.
Among the highlights was a presentation of the 2007 ALMA
Award for Special Achievement in Television to comedian George Lopez.
The Pioneer in Music Award was presented to the band Los Lobos.
In
the opening number, Eva Longoria and Mario Lopez performed with
professional dancers from ABC's popular hit show, "Dancing with the
Stars." Performing a rousing salsa number were Karina Smirnoff and
Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani and Elena Grinenko, Alec Mazo and
Cheryl Burke, Christian Perry and Annette Nicole, and Genya Mazo and
Maria Shibalova.
An added feature was the celebration of top
Latino designers who dressed Longoria throughout the telecast in custom
couture gowns, as well as designer shoes, bags and jewelry.
The
two-hour special was presented by the National Council of La Raza
(NCLR), the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy
organization in the U.S. The annual ALMA (American Latino Media Arts)
Awards special recognizes and celebrates the outstanding artistic
achievement of Latinos in film, television and music. The show was
named ALMA (Spanish for spirit or soul) to honor the determined spirit
of the Latino community.
Executive producers are Michael B.
Seligman, Janet Murguía, David Chavez and Eva Longoria. Danette Herman
is producer, joined by director Louis J. Horvitz, co-producer Brittany
Olsen and music producer Scott Igoe. The program was broadcast with
Spanish audio via SAP.
The complete list of 2007 ALMA Award winners follows:
OUTSTANDING MOTION PICTURE
"Babel"
OUTSTANDING ACTOR - MOTION PICTURE
Jesse Garcia - "Quinceañera"
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS - MOTION PICTURE
Adriana Barraza - "Babel"
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR - MOTION PICTURE
Alejandro González Iñárritu - "Babel"
OUTSTANDING SCREENPLAY - MOTION PICTURE
Guillermo Arriaga - "Babel"
OUTSTANDING TELEVISION SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR TV MOVIE
"Ugly Betty" - ABC
OUTSTANDING ACTOR - TELEVISION SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR TV MOVIE (Tie)
Edward James Olmos - "Battlestar Galactica" - Sci Fi Channel
Michael Peña - "Walkout" - HBO
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS - TELEVISION SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR TV MOVIE
America Ferrera - "Ugly Betty" - ABC
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR - TELEVISION SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR TV MOVIE
Benito Martinez - "The Shield" - FX
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS - TELEVISION SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR TV MOVIE
Ana Ortiz - "Ugly Betty" - ABC
OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR - TELEVISION SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR TV MOVIE (Tie)
Edward James Olmos - "Walkout" - HBO
Kenny Ortega -"High School Musical" - Disney Channel
OUTSTANDING WRITING - TELEVISION SERIES, MINI-SERIES, OR TV MOVIE
Silvio Horta - "Ugly Betty," "Pilot" - ABC
OUTSTANDING MADE-FOR-TV DOCUMENTARY
"From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale" - PBS
For further information, please go to www.almaawards.com.
About Disney-ABC Television Group
The
Disney-ABC Television Group is home to all of The Walt Disney Company's
worldwide entertainment and news television properties. The Group
includes the ABC Television Network, Disney Channel's worldwide
portfolio of kids channels, ABC Family and SOAPnet; as well as
television production and syndication divisions ABC Studios, Walt
Disney Television Animation, Disney-ABC
Domestic Television
and Disney-ABC International Television. Disney-ABC Television Group
also manages the Radio Disney Network in addition to the Company's
equity interest in Lifetime Entertainment Services and A&E
Television Networks. |
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