2008 Alma Awards Nominees

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Outstanding Performance of a Lead Latino/Latina Cast in a Motion Picture

• Bella
• El Cantante
• Illegal Tender
• Love in the Time of Cholera
• Tortilla Heaven

Special Achievement – Outstanding Spanish Language Motion Picture

• La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon)

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT – OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE OF A LATINO/LATINA-LED ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES

• Ugly Betty (ABC)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA TELEVISION SERIES

• Enrique Murciano – Without A Trace (CBS)
• Edward James Olmos – Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi Channel)
• Danny Pino – Cold Case (CBS)
• James Roday – Psych (USA)
• Adam Rodriguez – CSI: Miami (CBS)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA TELEVISION SERIES

• Ricardo Chavira – Desperate Housewives (ABC)
• Jorge Garcia – Lost (ABC)
• Benito Martinez – The Shield (FX Network)
• Amaury Nolasco – Prison Break (FOX)
• Miguel Sandoval – Medium (NBC)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA TELEVISION SERIES

• Valerie Cruz – The Dresden Files (Sci Fi Channel)
• Cote de Pablo – NCIS (CBS)
• Lana Parrilla – Swingtown (CBS)
• Sara Ramirez – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
• Roselyn Sanchez – Without A Trace (CBS)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA TELEVISION SERIES

• Alana De La Garza – Law & Order (NBC)
• Marisol Nichols – 24 (FOX)
• Paula Garces, The Shield (FX Network)
• Julie Gonzalo – Eli Stone (ABC)
• Dania Ramirez – Heroes (NBC)
• Lauren Velez – Dexter (Showtime)

OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY TELEVISION SERIES

• Jake T. Austin – Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
• Joshua Gomez – Chuck (NBC)
• Carlos Mencia – Mind of Mencia (Comedy Central)
• Oscar Nuñez – The Office (NBC)
• Johnny A. Sanchez – MADtv (FOX)
• Charlie Sheen – Two and A Half Men (CBS)

OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY TELEVISION SERIES

• Maria Canals-Barrera – Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
• Selena Gomez – Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
• Anjelah Johnson – MADtv (FOX)
• Judy Reyes – Scrubs (NBC)
• Nadine Velasquez – My Name Is Earl (NBC)
• Persia White – Girlfriends (The CW)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SPECIAL

• “Carlos Mencia: Performance Enhanced” (Comedy Central)
• “George Lopez: America’s Mexican” (HBO)
• “Hick-Spanic” (Showtime)
• “The Original Latin Divas of Comedy” (Showtime)
• “The Payaso Comedy Slam” (Showtime)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A TELEVISION SERIES

• Norberto Barba – Law and Order: Criminal Intent, “Depths” (NBC)
• Rodrigo Garcia – In Treatment, “Paul and Gina, Week One” (HBO)
• Linda Mendoza – Ugly Betty, “Betty’s Baby Bump” (ABC)
• Miguel Sandoval – Medium, “Aftertaste” (NBC)
• Jay Torres – Desperate Housewives, “Distant Past” (ABC)

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT – OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A MADE FOR TV MOVIE

• Kenny Ortega – “High School Musical II” – Disney Channel

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A TELEVISION SERIES

• Mick Betancourt – Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, “Fight” (NBC )
• Silvio Horta – Ugly Betty, “Jump”(ABC)
• Gloria Calderon Kellet – How I Met Your Mother,
• “How I Met Everyone Else” (CBS)
• Jose Molina – Without A Trace, “Without You” (CBS)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES

• Maurice Bernard – General Hospital (ABC)
• Kamar de los Reyes – One Life to Live (ABC)
• David Fumero – One Life to Live (ABC)
• Galen Gering – Passions (NBC)
• Jessica Leccia – Guiding Light (CBS)
• Eva Tamargo – Passions (NBC)

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