Luna Gets Full at Imagen Awards

La Misma Luna takes home a leading five nods at the Latino-honoring ceremony; Ugly Betty, Heroes also honored

By Gina Serpe Aug 22, 2008 2:18 PMTags
Ugly BettyABC/Vivian Zink

La Misma Luna outshone all comers last night at the 23rd Annual Imagen Awards, honoring Latino achievements in film and TV.

The Spanish-language flick, centering on a Mexican boy who crosses the U.S. border to reunite with his mother, scored a leading five trophies, including Best Picture.

On the TV side, Ugly Betty walked away with Best Primetime Program, while Carlos Mencia, Christina Milian, Cesar Millan and Heroes were among the night's other winners.

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La Misma Luna, which costars America Ferrera, dominated the feature side of the awards, earning trophies for Best Actor for Adrian Alonso, Best Actress for Kate del Castillo, Best Supporting Actor for Eugenio Derbez and Best Director for Patricia Riggen, along with Best Picture.

As for the small-screen awards, Mind of Mencia's namesake star was crowned Best Actor, while Milian, who appeared in the ABC Family TV movie Snowglobe, took home Best Actress.

Best Supporting Actor and Actress went to Ugly Betty's Tony Plana and Heroes' Dania Ramirez, respectively. Plana also walked away with the Lifetime Achievement Award.

The nod for Best Variety or Reality Show went to awards-show mainstay Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan.

John Leguizamo, Jimmy Smits, Edward James Olmos, Jorge Garcia, Selena Gomez and Eva La Rue were among the stars present to hand out the night's 18 awards.

Here's a complete list of winners:

FILM

  • Best Picture: La Misma Luna
  • Best Actor: Adrian Alonso, La Misma Luna
  • Best Actress: Kate del Castillo, La Misma Luna
  • Best Supporting Actress: Leonor Varela, Where God Left His Shoes
  • Best Supporting Actor: Eugenio Derbez, La Misma Luna
  • Best Director: Patricia Riggen, La Misma Luna
  • Best Theatrical Short or Student Film: A Day at the Theater: The Misadventures of Cholo Chaplin
  • Best Theatrical Production: Macho Men & the Women Who Love Them
  • TV and Film Best Documentary: Brown Is the New Green

TV

  • Best Primetime Program: Ugly Betty
  • Best Actor: Carlos Mencia, Mind of Mencia
  • Best Actress: Christina Millian, Snowglobe
  • Best Supporting Actor: Tony Plana, Ugly Betty
  • Best Supporting Actress: Dania Ramirez, Heroes
  • Best Variety or Reality Show: Dog Whisperer With Cesar Millan
  • Best Children's Programming: Go, Diego, Go!
  • Best Local Informational Programming: Fox 11 News, "After the Melee"
  • Best National Informational Programming: Nick News With Linda Ellerbee, I'm American, You're Not
  • Best Onair Advertising: MTV3 Tu Pride, Silvestre
  • Lifetime Achievement: Tony Plana
  • Norman Lear Writer's Awards: Ligiah Villalobos
  • Creative Achievement: Rodrigo Garcia