4th Annual CCA Celebration of Latin Cinema and Televison
As previously announced, actress and producer Zoe Saldaña will receive the Groundbreaker Award for her starring role in Netflix’s Emilia Pérez, which won the Best Actress Prize for the ensemble cast at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.
On October 22, 2024, the fourth annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television, hosted by the Critics Choice Association, will take place at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. This esteemed gathering honors exceptional Latino talent in the entertainment industry, both on and off-screen.
Among the honorees is actress and producer Zoe Saldana, who will receive the Groundbreaker Award for her captivating performance in Netflix's "Emilia Pérez." This film earned Saldana and the cast the Best Actress Prize at the renowned Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.
Filmmaker Fede Alvarez will be presented with the Vanguard Award for his writing and directorial work in creating 20th Century Studios’ "Alien: Romulus." The film's impressive domestic opening weekend box office gross of $45.1 million made it the highest-grossing horror film in IMAX history.
Pablo Larraín will receive the Director Award – Film for his directorial work on Netflix’s "Maria." The film competed in the Venice Film Festival and was an official selection at both the Telluride Film Festival and the New York Film Festival this year.
Emmy-nominated director, writer and producer Issa López will receive The Director Award – Series for helming the HBO Original Series "True Detective: Night Country." The series received 19 Emmy nominations, the most for any limited or anthology series this year, and earned star Jodie Foster the award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for a Limited Series, Anthology, or Television Movie.
The Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television recognizes the outstanding contributions and performances of Latino talents, celebrating their achievements and impact on the entertainment industry.
The Showrunner Award will recognize Emmy-nominated television writer and producer Francesca Sloane for her work on Prime Video’s series Mr. & Mrs. Smith. The series was nominated 16 times at this year’s Emmys and was awarded two wins.
Oscar and Emmy-nominated actress Adriana Barraza will be honored with the Actress Award – Film for her role in Roadside Attractions’ film My Penguin Friend. Barraza previously earned an Academy Award nomination in 2007 for Best Supporting Actress for her work in Alejandro González Iñárritu’s film Babel and just received a 2024 International Emmy nomination for Best Actress for her work in the award-winning Netflix film El último vagón.
Actress and writer Fernanda Torres will receive the Actress Award – International Film for her role in Sony Pictures Classics’ film I’m Still Here, which notably garnered the Best Screenplay award at this year’s Venice Film Festival and has been selected as Brazil’s 2024 submission for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars.
Emayatzy Corinealdi will accept the Actress Award – Series for her performance on Hulu/Onyx Collective’s Reasonable Doubt. Corinealdi also recently appeared in the HBO series Ballers and in the Miles Davis biopic Miles Ahead. STARZ will bestow Emayatzy Corinealdi’s award with a special STARZ #TakeTheLead designation as part of its ongoing commitment to amplifying narratives by, about, and for women and underrepresented audiences.
Ramón Rodríguez, the star of the ABC series Will Trent, will receive the Breakthrough Actor Award – Series. Last year, he was nominated for Best Actor in a Drama Series at the Critics Choice Awards for the show's first season.
Acapulco, an acclaimed Apple TV+ series starring Emmy-winner Eugenio Derbez, Enrique Arrizon, Fernando Carsa, and Camila Perez, will win the Comedy Series Award.
Familia de Medianoche (Midnight Family), an Apple TV+ Spanish-language drama series with an entirely Latino cast and crew headed by performers Renata Vaca, Joaquín Cosío, and Diego Calva, will receive the International Series Award.