40th Imagen Awards Honor Latino Talent Across Film, Television and Streaming

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – (August 22, 2025) – The 40th annual Imagen Awards celebrated Hollywood’s most famous Latino entertainers, directors and writers in film, television and streaming. The milestone event recognized stellar achievements across 27 categories, spotlighting compelling storytelling and performances by Latino creators and artists.

Among this year’s honorees were John Leguizamo, Liza Colón-Zayas, Benjamin Bratt, Barbie Ferreira, Fede Álvarez, Sofia Carson and Sasha Calle. Award-winning projects included Bob Trevino Likes It, Alien: Romulus, On Swift Horses, The Last of Us and Acapulco.

“As we celebrate 40 years of the Imagen Awards, I am filled with pride for how far we’ve come in elevating Latino voices in Hollywood. What began as a vision to create greater opportunity and representation has become a steadfast movement that continues to showcase the extraordinary talent and cultural richness of our creative community.”

The Imagen President’s Award was presented to Gustavo Dudamel, internationally renowned composer and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, in recognition of his musical contributions and his role in inspiring the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA). Established in 2007, YOLA provides free instruments, music training and academic support to students ages 6 to 18 from low-income communities. Dudamel delivered his acceptance speech by video.

Dailyn Rodriguez, an award-winning writer, producer and showrunner best known for her work on Ugly Betty, The Glades, The Night Shift, Queen of the South and most recently as executive producer and co-showrunner of Netflix’s hit legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer, received the organization’s Norman Lear Writer’s Award. Named in honor of the legendary television producer and Imagen co-founder, the award recognizes outstanding creative talent of Latino descent who have excelled in television or film and advanced authentic cultural representation.

The evening also paid tribute to Imagen Foundation founder, Helen Hernandez, for four decades of leadership and dedication to the organization. Her milestone was acknowledged by actor Edward James Olmos, renowned choreographer Kenny Ortega, labor leader Dolores Huerta and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who joined in honoring her lasting contributions.

The evening’s program is scheduled to air on PBS during Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at 9 p.m. (PST).

A complete list of 2025 winners is below.

FEATURE FILM

Best Feature Film

Bob Trevino Likes It (Laymon’s Terms, Five by Eight Productions, Purple Intuition, ArtImage Entertainment, Myriad Pictures)

Best Director

Fede Alvarez, Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios)

Best Actor

John Leguizamo, Bob Trevino Likes It (Laymon’s Terms, Five by Eight Productions, Purple Intuition, ArtImage Entertainment, Myriad Pictures)

Best Actress

Barbie Ferreira, Bob Trevino Likes It (Laymon’s Terms, Five by Eight Productions, Purple Intuition, ArtImage Entertainment, Myriad Pictures)

Best Supporting Actor

Benjamin Bratt, Millers in Marriage (Marlboro Road Gang Productions)

Best Supporting Actress

Sasha Calle, On Swift Horses (Ley Line Entertainment, First Gen Content, Cor Cordium Dan Corp, Wavelength)

MUSIC

Best Music Composition for Film or Television

Gustavo Santaolalla, The Last of Us (HBO | Max; HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation, Naughty Dog, Word Games and Mighty Mint)

Best Music Supervision for Film or Television

Javier Nuño & Joe Rodríguez, Acapulco (Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television / 3Pas Studios / The Tannenbaum Company for Apple)

TELEVISION

Best Drama Series

The Last of Us (HBO | Max; HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation, Naughty Dog, Word Games and Mighty Mint)

Best Comedy Series – TIE

Land of Women (Apple TV+; Bambú Producciones / Hyphenate Media Group in association with Apple)

Y Llegaron de Noche (ViX; 3Pas Studios, Visceral)

Best Special or Television Movie

Voces: American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos (PBS; NGL Studios, Latino Public Broadcasting, The WNET Group, ITVS)

Best Director

Alonso Ruizpalacios, Andor (Disney+; Lucasfilm Ltd.)

Best Actor – Drama

Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix; A+E Studios)

Best Actress – Drama

Sofia Carson, The Life List (Netflix; Netflix Presents A 3dot Productions Production)

Best Supporting Actor – Drama

Gabriel Luna, The Last of Us (HBO | Max; HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation, Naughty Dog, Word Games and Mighty Mint)

Best Supporting Actress – Drama

London Garcia, NCIS: Origins (CBS Studios and Paramount+; J. Bird, Ceci Bear Productions, and Wings Productions)

Best Actor – Comedy

Brian Jordan Alvarez, English Teacher (FX on Hulu; FX Productions)

Best Actress – Comedy

Camila Perez, Acapulco (Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television / 3Pas Studios / The Tannenbaum Company for Apple)

Best Supporting Actor – Comedy

Rafael Cebrián, Acapulco (Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television / 3Pas Studios / The Tannenbaum Company for Apple)

Best Supporting Actress – Comedy

Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear (FX on Hulu; FX Productions)

Best Young Actor

Brice Gonzalez, Lopez vs Lopez (NBC; Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group in association with Mohawk Productions, Travieso Productions, Mi Vida Loba and 3 Arts)

Best Voice-Over Actor

Natalia del Riego, Remember Us (100 Volcanoes, Antigravity Academy, Kojtanchanej Productions, Ocelotl Productions, Street Ahead Productions, Dinamita Animación)

Best Variety or Reality Show

Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo (History; A+E Factual Studios™ group for The HISTORY Channel)

Best Youth Programming

Dora (Nickelodeon; Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Pipeline Studios)

Best Documentary

Las Amazonas de Yaxunah (ESPN)

Best Informational Program

ABC News Studios – “Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny” (ABC News; ABC News Studios)

Best Short Film

Remember Us (100 Volcanoes, Antigravity Academy, Kojtanchanej Productions, Ocelotl Productions, Street Ahead Productions, Dinamita Animación)

LINKS: Full list of nominees: Imagen Awards Nominees 2025; More information: imagen.org; Follow on Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.

About The Imagen Awards

The Imagen (pronounced ee-mah-hen) Awards program was established in 1985 from a suggestion by veteran television producer Norman Lear to encourage and recognize the positive portrayals of Latinos in the media. Later, as The Imagen Foundation, it expanded its programs and initiatives to further its mission to serve as a bridge between the Latino community and the entertainment industry in providing access, education, and resources for Latinos in the industry, as well as those seeking careers in entertainment.