Liza Colón-Zayas, John Leguizamo, Benjamin Bratt and more were among the honorees at the 40th Imagen Awards, which celebrates Latino talent across film, television and streaming.
Celebrating Hollywood’s most recognizable Latino entertainers, directors and writers, this year’s event awarded stellar performances and contributions in 27 categories. Notable awardees include Barbie Ferreira, Fede Álvarez, Sofia Carson and Sasha Calle, with recognized projects comprising Bob Trevino Likes It, Alien: Romulus, On Swift Horses, The Last of Us and Acapulco.
The Imagen President’s Award was presented to internationally renowned composer and music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Gustavo Dudamel, in recognition of his musical contributions and role in inspiring the Youth Orchestra Los Angeles. Established in 2007, YOLA provides free instruments, music training and academic support to students ages 6 to 18 from low-income communities.
Writer, producer and showrunner Dailyn Rodriguez — best known for her work on Ugly Betty, The Glades, Queen of the South and most recently as executive producer and co-showrunner of Netflix’s hit legal drama The Lincoln Lawyer — received the organization’s Norman Lear Writer’s Award, named in honor of the legendary TV producer and Imagen co-founder.
The evening’s program is scheduled to air on PBS during Hispanic Heritage Month on Wednesday, Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. PT.
Established in 1985 from a suggestion by Lear to encourage and recognize positive portrayals of Latinos in media, the awards ceremony has since expanded via The Imagen Foundation programs and initiatives to further its mission in providing access, education and resources for Latinos in the entertainment industry.
A complete list of 2025 winners are below:
FEATURE FILM
Best Feature FilmBob Trevino Likes It (Laymon’s Terms, Five by Eight Productions, Purple Intuition, ArtImage Entertainment, Myriad Pictures)
Best DirectorFede Álvarez, Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios)
Best ActorJohn Leguizamo, Bob Trevino Likes It
Best ActressBarbie Ferreira, Bob Trevino Likes It
Best Supporting ActorBenjamin Bratt, Millers in Marriage (Marlboro Road Gang Productions)
Best Supporting ActressSasha Calle, On Swift Horses (Ley Line Entertainment, First Gen Content, Cor Cordium Dan Corp, Wavelength)
MUSIC
Best Music Composition for Film or TelevisionGustavo Santaolalla, The Last of Us (HBO | Max; HBO in association with Sony Pictures Television Studios, PlayStation, Naughty Dog, Word Games and Mighty Mint)
Best Music Supervision for Film or TelevisionJavier Nuño & Joe Rodríguez, Acapulco (Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television / 3Pas Studios / The Tannenbaum Company for Apple)
TELEVISION
Best Drama SeriesThe Last of Us
Best Comedy Series — TIE
Land of Women (Apple TV+; Bambú Producciones / Hyphenate Media Group in association with Apple)Y Llegaron de Noche (ViX; 3Pas Studios, Visceral)
Best Special or Television MovieVoces: American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos (PBS; NGL Studios, Latino Public Broadcasting, The WNET Group, ITVS)
Best DirectorAlonso Ruizpalacios, Andor (Disney+; Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Best Actor — DramaManuel Garcia-Rulfo, The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix; A+E Studios)
Best Actress — DramaSofia Carson, The Life List (Netflix; Netflix Presents A 3dot Productions Production)
Best Supporting Actor — DramaGabriel Luna, The Last of Us
Best Supporting Actress — DramaLondon Garcia, NCIS: Origins (CBS Studios and Paramount+; J. Bird, Ceci Bear Productions, and Wings Productions)
Best Actor — ComedyBrian Jordan Alvarez, English Teacher (FX on Hulu; FX Productions)
Best Actress — ComedyCamila Perez, Acapulco
Best Supporting Actor — ComedyRafael Cebrián, Acapulco
Best Supporting Actress — ComedyLiza Colón-Zayas, The Bear (FX on Hulu; FX Productions)
Best Young ActorBrice Gonzalez, Lopez vs Lopez (NBC; Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group in association with Mohawk Productions, Travieso Productions, Mi Vida Loba and 3 Arts)
Best Voice-Over ActorNatalia del Riego, Remember Us (100 Volcanoes, Antigravity Academy, Kojtanchanej Productions, Ocelotl Productions, Street Ahead Productions, Dinamita Animación)
Best Variety or Reality ShowMysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo (History; A+E Factual Studios
group for The HISTORY Channel)
Best Youth ProgrammingDora (Nickelodeon; Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Pipeline Studios)
Best DocumentaryLas Amazonas de Yaxunah (ESPN)
Best Informational ProgramABC News Studios — “Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny” (ABC News; ABC News Studios)
Best Short FilmRemember Us
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