2017 Imagen Awards Winners, Honorees & Nominees
Outstanding Achievement Awards
President’s Award
Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis A. Miranda, Jr., Dr. Luz Towns-Miranda, Luz Miranda-Crespo
Vision Award
NBC
Imagen Awards by Category
Corbin Bleu sings “Tribute to the Miranda Family,” set to music from Hamilton
America Ferrera introduces Miranda Family
Best Picture
- A Change of Heart (Surprise Film, LLC)
- Beatriz at Dinner (Roadside Attractions)
- The Boatman (Film Punk Films, Indie Rights)
- Winner: How to be a Latin Lover (3Pas Studios)
Best Director
- Winner: Miguel Arteta, Beatriz at Dinner (Roadside Attractions)
- Ricardo de Montreuil, Lowriders (BH TILT)
- Greg Morgan, The Boatman (Film Punk Films, Indie Rights)
- Kenny Ortega, A Change of Heart (Surprise Film, LLC)
Best Actor – Feature Film
- Gabriel Chavarria, Lowriders (Blumhouse Productions, Imagine Entertainment, Universal Pictures)
- Eugenio Derbez, How to be a Latin Lover (3Pas Studios)
- Lou Diamond Phillips, Created Equal (Created Equal Productions/T-CAT Films)
- Winner: Diego Luna, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (Lucasfilm, Walt Disney Studios)
- Theo Rossi, Lowriders (BH TILT)
- Oscar Torre, The Boatman (Film Punk Films, Indie Rights)
Best Actress – Feature Film
- Giovanna Cappetta, The Kids from 62-F (Red Sea Media)
- Edy Ganem, Created Equal (Created Equal Productions/T-CAT Films)
- Winner: Salma Hayek, How to be a Latin Lover (3Pas Studios)
- Salma Hayek, Beatriz at Dinner (Roadside Attractions)
- Eva Longoria, Lowriders (BH TILT)
Best Primetime Television Program – Drama
- Chicago Fire (NBC; NBC Universal and Wolf Entertainment)
- East Los High (Hulu, Wise Entertainment, Into Action Films, Population Media Center, Inc.)
- Major Crimes (TNT; Warner Bros. Television, Shepard/Robin Company)
- Winner: Queen of the South (USA Network; Fox Television and Universal Cable Productions)
- Rosewood (FOX; Temple Hill in assoc. w/ 20th Century Fox Television)
- Shades of Blue (NBC; Universal Television, Nuyorican Productions, EGTV, Ryan Seacrest Productions, Jack Orman Productions)
Best Primetime Television Program – Comedy
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX; Universal Television, Fremulon, Dr. Goor Productions and 3 Arts Entertainment)
- Jane The Virgin (The CW Network; CBS TVS)
- Lopez (TV LAND; TV Land Original Productions, 3 Arts)
- Modern Family (ABC; 20th Century Fox Television in assoc. w/ Steven Levitan Productions and Picador Productions)
- Winner: One Day at a Time (Netflix; Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
- Superstore (NBC; Universal Television)
Best Primetime Program: Special, Movies, & Mini-Series
- Adventures in Babysitting (Disney Channel; Disney Channel Original Movies)
- Winner: American Crime (ABC; ABC Studios)
- Custody (Lifetime Network; Lucky Monkey Pictures, Mustard & Company in association with the Green-Light Group & JuVee Productions)
- Emerald City (NBC; Universal Television)
- The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Let’s Do the Time Warp Again (FOX; Fox 21 Television Studios, Ode Sounds & Visuals and the Jackal Group)
Best Actor – Television
- Joaquim de Almeida, Queen of the South (USA Network; Fox Television and Universal Cable Productions)
- Winner: Guillermo Diaz, Scandal (ABC; ‘Shondaland and ABC Studios for ABC)
- Miguel Gomez, The Strain (FX; FX Productions)
- Alfonso Herrera, The Exorcist (FOX; 20th Century Fox Television / Morgan Creek Productions)
- George Lopez, Lopez (TV LAND; TV Land Original Productions, 3 Arts)
- Jon Seda, Chicago P.D. (NBC; NBC Universal and Wolf Entertainment)
Best Actress – Television
- Adria Arjona, Emerald City (NBC; Universal Television)
- Alice Braga, Queen of the South (USA Networks; Fox Television and Universal Cable Productions)
- Aimee Carrero, Elena of Avalor (Disney Junior; Disney Television Animation)
- Jennifer Lopez, Shades of Blue (NBC; Universal Television, Nuyorican Productions, EGTV, Ryan Seacrest Productions, Jack Orman Productions)
- Winner: Justina Machado, One Day at a Time (Netflix; Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
- Catalina Sandino Moreno, Custody (Lifetime Network; Lucky Monkey Pictures, Mustard & Company in association with the Green-Light Group & JuVee Productions)
Best Supporting Actor – Television
- Desmin Borges, You’re The Worst (FX; FX Productions)
- Jaime Camil, Jane The Virgin (CW; Poppy Productions, RCTV, Electus, CBS Television Studio, Warner Bros. Television/CW)
- Winner: Peter Gadiot, Queen of The South (USA Network; Fox Television and Universal Cable Productions)
- Joe Minoso, Chicago Fire (NBC; NBC Universal and Wolf Studios)
- Alfred Molina, Feud: Bette and Joan (FX; Fox 21 Television Studios)
- Jon Seda, Chicago Justice (NBC; NBC Universal and Wolf Entertainment)
Best Supporting Actress – Television
- Ivonne Coll, Jane The Virgin (CW; Poppy Productions, CW TV Networks)
- Veronica Falcon, Queen of the South (USA Network; Fox Television and Universal Cable Productions)
- Winner: Isabella Gomez, One Day at a Time (Netflix; Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
- Rita Moreno, One Day at a Time (Netflix; Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
- Gina Torres, Suits (USA Network; Universal Cable Productions)
- Lisa Vidal, Being Mary Jane (BET Networks; Will Packer Productions)
Best Young Actor – Television
- Cree Cicchino, Game Shakers (Nickelodeon in association with Schneider’s Bakery; Nickelodeon)
- Benjamin ‘Lil P-Nut’ Flores Jr., Game Shakers (Nickelodeon in association with Schneider’s Bakery; Nickelodeon)
- Ricardo Hurtado, School of Rock (Nickelodeon in association with Paramount Television; Nickelodeon)
- Jenna Ortega, Stuck in the Middle (Disney Junior; Disney Television Animation)
- Winner: Marcel Ruiz, One Day at a Time (Netflix; Sony Pictures Television for Netflix)
Best Variety or Reality Show
- America Latino (LATV Networks)
- Cesar Millan’s Dog Nation (Nat Geo Wild; Leepson Bounds Entertainment for National Geographic)
- Winner: Fluffy Breaks Even (Fuse TV; Arsonhouse Entertainment, B-17 Entertainment, Fluffy Shop Studios)
- Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO; HBO Entertainment in assoc. w/ Bill Maher Productions and Brad Grey Television)
- The Real (Telepictures Productions/Warner Bros Domestic Television Distribution)
- The Riveras ( Universo; Blank Paige Productions)
Best Children’s Programming
- Dora and Friends: Into the City (Nickelodeon)
- Winner: Elena of Avalor (Disney Junior; Disney Television Animation)
- Sesame Street (HBO; Sesame Workshop)
- The Halo Effect (Nickelodeon; Nickelodeon in association with Warrior Poets & Ncredible Entertainment)
Best Documentary
- A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story (Lifetime Network; Women Rising)
- Winner: ESPN Features: SC Reportajes (ESPN Deportes (US)/ESPN Dos (Mexico); ESPN)
- Hamilton’s America (PBS; Radical Media)
- Mariela Castro’s March: “Cuba’s LGBT Revolution”(HBO; DCTV and HBO Documentary Films)
- Patria O Muerte (HBO; Triana Films in Association with HBO Documentary Films)
- Sands of Silence: Waves of Courage (Malibu International Film Festival, innerLENS Productions)
Best Informational Program
- America by the Numbers, “The New Deciders” (PBS; Futuro Media Group for WGBH and PBS)
- ESPN Features; SC Reportajes (ESPN Deportes (US)/ESPN Dos Mexico; ESPN)
- Winner: Gaycation with Ellen Page (Viceland; Vice Media, LLC)
- Pati’s Mexican Table (WETA/Distributed nationally by American Public Television to PBS and public television stations; Co-production of Mexican Table, LLC, with WETA Washington, DC, and Follow Productions)
- Puerto Rican Voices (WIPR-TV/Vimeo; Center of Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College/ CUNY)
- The Kitchenistas of National City (PBS; Olivewood Gardens and Learning Center)
Best On-Air Advertising
- 2016 Walmart “Christmas Better” Campaign (Lopez Negrete Communications)
- Winner: Acura MDX: “Family Home” (Orcí; Caviar )
- DishLatino Brand Campaign (Marca Hispanic; In & Out Productions)
- En Casa Con Derbez- DishLatino Retention Campaign (Marca Hispanic; In & Out Productions)
- Honda CR-V: “Best Friends” (Orcí; Paraná Films)
