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Alma Awards Website
MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES
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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