The Imagen Awards
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36th Imagen Awards Call for Entries Now Open
The Imagen Foundation seeks to recognize and reward creative excellence, positive or accurate images of Latinos in television and film, as well as to encourage and recognize the achievements of Latino talent in the [...]
35th Annual Imagen Awards Announces Winners
Apple TV+’s Little America, Quibi’s Thanks a Million, Netflix’s Mr. Iglesias, and Dora and the Lost City of Gold Among Award WinnersLOS ANGELES, CA (September 24, 2020) — The 2020 Imagen Awards were announced this [...]
35th Annual Imagen Awards Ceremony to be Held Virtually in Partnership with Progressive Streaming Powerhouse, The Young Turks
Unique Partnership Forged to Highlight Contributions by Latinos in Entertainment as Increased Representation in Hollywood Continues to Elude Latino Community LOS ANGELES, Calif., September 2, 2020 -- The Imagen Foundation today announced [...]
About the Imagen Awards
The Imagen Awards was co-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, which recognizes and encourages the entertainment industry to depict the Latino community in a meaningful and accurate manner.
The Imagen Awards attract key entertainment leaders as well as celebrities. Past honorees and attendees have included Lin-Manuel Miranda and Family, Rita Moreno, Guillermo Del Toro, Salma Hayek, John Leguizamo, Martin Sheen, Roberto Orci, Jenni Rivera, and former CBS Entertainment Chairman, Nina Tassler, among others.
