The Imagen Awards
The Imagen Awards was founded by legendary television producer Norman Lear, who was acutely aware of the near absence of positive portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry and understood the importance of positive images. Lear met with the leaders of the National Conference for Community and Justice (formerly the National Conference of Christians and Jews, or NCCJ), a respected non-sectarian human relations organization committed to fighting prejudice and racial tensions. Out of this meeting emerged the Imagen Awards, a competition which recognizes and encourages the entertainment industry to portray the Latino community in a positive and accurate manner.
Often referred to as the Latino Golden Globes by the Hollywood community, the Imagen Awards attract key entertainment leaders as well as celebrities. Past honorees and attendees have included Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rita Moreno, Guillermo Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Roberto Orci, Gina Rodriguez, Jenni Rivera, and former CBS Entertainment Chairman, Nina Tassler, among others.
Latest Awards News
Announcing the Winners of the 33rd Annual Imagen Awards
Disney Pixar’s Coco; Peter Murrieta; Mayor Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto Receive Special Recognition LOS ANGELES, CA (August 25, 2018) – Winners of the 33rd Annual Imagen (Spanish for “image”) Awards, the only premier Latino [...]
Winners of the 2nd Annual Imagen Awards Short/Student Films & Web Series
The Imagen Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Imagen Awards Short/Student Film & Web Series Competition. This competition showcases some of the best short form content created by our Latino [...]
The Imagen Foundation Announces Special Honorees for the 33rd Annual Imagen Awards
The Walt Disney Company/Pixar for Coco to be honored with the Creative Achievement Award, Peter Murrieta to be honored with Norman Lear Writer’s Award, and Carmen Yulín Cruz Soto to be honored with Humanitarian [...]
DEADLINE EXTENDED: 2nd Annual Short/Student Films & Web Series Competition
The deadline for the 2nd Annual Imagen Awards Short/Student Films & Web Series Competition has been extended! The Imagen Foundation invites content creators, filmmakers, and students to submit their short films, student films, and web [...]
Imagen Foundation Announces Nominees for the 33rd Annual Imagen Awards
Los Angeles, CA, June 28, 2018 – The Imagen Foundation today announced 103 nominations in 18 categories for the 33rd Annual Imagen Awards to be presented Saturday evening, August 25, at the JW [...]
Awards Photo Gallery
2017 Powerful & Influential Latinos in Entertainment Photos
The 9th Annual Powerful & Influential Latinos in Entertainment were held on Tuesday, October 17th at The City Club Los Angeles. Click here to see the list of 2017 honorees. [...]