13th ALMA Awards

13th ALMA Awards
Date	September 16, 2012 (taping); September 21, 2012 (airing)
Site	Pasadena Civic Auditorium, Pasadena, California
Hosted by	Eva Longoria and George Lopez
Official website	www.almaawards.com
Television coverage
Network	NBC

The 13th ALMA Awards honors the accomplishments made by Hispanics in film, television, and music in 2011. The awards were taped on September 16, 2012 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium for broadcast on NBC on September 21, 2012. The show was co-hosted by Eva Longoria and George Lopez, marking their third consecutive year as hosts.[1] The awards ceremony was sponsored by the National Council of La Raza.

The winners were chosen based on online voting, box office figures, Nielsen and Billboard rankings, and Comedy..l of the NCLR ALMA Awards production leadership team.[1]

Jennifer Lopez had nominations in all three media formats: Favorite Movie Actress Comedy/Musical; Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act; and Favorite Female Music Artist. Naya Rivera won both of her nominations: Favorite Female Music Artist and Favorite TV Actress Comedy. The film Savages had four overall nominations in the Favorite Acting categories, while the films The Way and Cristiada (For Greater Glory) had three overall nominations, including Favorite Movie, which was won by triple-nominee Girl in Progress.

The ceremony aired on NBC for the second consecutive and last year before moving to sister channel MSNBC.

Winners and nominees

Cheech Marin holding his ALMA Career Achievement award

Diego Boneta, Favorite Movie Actor winner.

Christina Aguilera on the red carpet at the ALMA Awards

Constance Marie kissing her trophy at the ALMA Awards

The following is a list of the 65 nominees from film, television, and music. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:[2]

Honorary awards

Henry Darrow received the Ricardo Montalban Lifetime Achievement Award.[3]
Cheech Marin received an award for Outstanding Career Achievement.[4]
Christina Aguilera was given a Special Achievement Award for her career and philanthropic work.[4]

Film

Favorite Movie	Favorite Movie Actor
Girl in Progress Act of Valor Cristiada (For Greater Glory) Puss in Boots The Way	Diego Boneta as Drew Boley in Rock of Ages Benicio del Toro as Miguel "Lado" Arroyo in Savages Andy García as Enrique Gorostieta in Cristiada (For Greater Glory) Rodrigo Santoro as Alex in What to Expect When You're Expecting Martin Sheen as Thomas "Tom" Avery in The Way
Favorite Movie Actress Drama/Adventure	Favorite Movie Actress Comedy/Musical
Zoe Saldana as Cataleya Restrepo in Colombiana Salma Hayek as Elena Sánchez in Savages Eva Longoria as Tulita Gorostieta in Cristiada (For Greater Glory) Eva Mendes as Grace in Girl in Progress Roselyn Sánchez as Morales in Act of Valor	Aubrey Plaza as Darius Britt in Safety Not Guaranteed Bérénice Bejo as Peppy Miller in The Artist Penélope Cruz as Anna in To Rome with Love Cameron Diaz as Jules Baxter in What to Expect When You're Expecting Jennifer Lopez as Holly in What to Expect When You're Expecting
Favorite Movie Actor Supporting Role	Favorite Movie Actress Supporting Role
Édgar Ramírez as Ares in Wrath of the Titans Demián Bichir as Alex in Savages Rubén Blades as Plutarco Elías Calles in Cristiada (For Greater Glory) Emilio Estevez as Daniel Avery in The Way Oscar Isaac as Victoriano Ramírez in Cristiada (For Greater Glory)	Cierra Ramirez as Ansiedad in Girl in Progress Mía Maestro as Dolores in Savages Genesis Rodriguez as Angela 'Angie' Maria Lopez in Man on a Ledge Harmony Santana as Michael in Gun Hill Road Sofía Vergara as Lydia in The Three Stooges

Television

Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act	Favorite TV Actor
Christina Aguilera as coach/mentor on The Voice Gabriel Iglesias as host on Gabriel Iglesias Presents Stand Up Revolution George Lopez as host on Take Me Out Jennifer Lopez as judge on American Idol William Levy as contestant on Dancing with the Stars	Tyler Posey as Scott McCall on Teen Wolf Benjamin Bratt as Jake Reilly on Private Practice Danny Pino as Det. Nick Amaro on Law and Order: Special Victims Unit James Roday as Shawn Spencer on Psych Charlie Sheen as Dr. Charlie Goodson on Anger Management
Favorite TV Actress Drama	Favorite TV Actress Comedy
Lana Parrilla as The Evil Queen/Regina Mills on Once Upon a Time Jordana Brewster as Elena Ramos on Dallas Cote de Pablo as Ziva David on NCIS Julie Gonzalo as Rebecca Barnes on Dallas Madeleine Stowe as Victoria Grayson on Revenge	Naya Rivera as Santana Lopez on Glee Victoria Justice as Tori Vega on Victorious Aubrey Plaza as April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation Bella Thorne as CeCe Jones on Shake It Up Sofía Vergara as Gloria Pritchett on Modern Family
Favorite TV Actor Supporting Role in a Drama	Favorite TV Actor Supporting Role in a Comedy
Jon Huertas as Detective Javier Esposito on Castle Guillermo Díaz as Huck on Scandal Carlos Gómez as Dr. Carlos Sanchez on The Glades Michael Trevino as Tyler Lockwood on The Vampire Diaries David Zayas as Angel Batista on Dexter	Rico Rodriguez as Manny Delgado on Modern Family Héctor Elizondo for Last Man Standing Ian Gomez as Andy Torreson Cougar Town Adam Irigoyen as Deuce Martinez on Shake It Up Oscar Nunez as Oscar Martinez on The Office
Favorite TV Actress Supporting Role
Constance Marie as Regina Vasquez on Switched at Birth Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres on Grey's Anatomy Sarah Ramos as Haddie Braverman on Parenthood Gina Torres as Jessica Pearson on Suits Lauren Vélez as María LaGuerta on Dexter

Music

Favorite Male Music Artist	Favorite Female Music Artist
Pitbull Bruno Mars Ricky Martin Romeo Santos Santana	Naya Rivera Gloria Estefan Jennifer Lopez Demi Lovato Esperanza Spalding

Televised ceremony ratings

The ceremony, which was televised by NBC on September 21, 2012, was watched by 2.41 million viewers.[5]

References

Gratereaux, Alexandra (July 10, 2012). "2012 NCLR/ ALMA Awards Nominees Include Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull & Selena Gomez". Fox News Channel. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
"NCLR ALMA AWARDS RECIPIENTS". almaawards.com. July 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.
"Veteran Actor Henry Darrow Honored at ALMA Awards and Gene Autry Museum This Weekend". latinheat.com. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
Reynoso, Naibe (September 17, 2012). "Alma Awards: A Touch of Music, Politics and Olympic Gold". Fox News Channel. Retrieved September 28, 2012.
Kondolojy, Amanda (September 24, 2012). "Friday Final TV Ratings: No Adjustments to 'Shark Tank', 'America's Next Top Model', '20/20' or 'Alma Awards'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.

External links

Official website for the ALMA awards

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[FoxNews-1] Gratereaux, Alexandra (July 10, 2012). "2012 NCLR/ ALMA Awards Nominees Include Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull & Selena Gomez". Fox News Channel. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[2] "NCLR ALMA AWARDS RECIPIENTS". almaawards.com. July 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2012.

[3] "Veteran Actor Henry Darrow Honored at ALMA Awards and Gene Autry Museum This Weekend". latinheat.com. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

[Honorary-4] Reynoso, Naibe (September 17, 2012). "Alma Awards: A Touch of Music, Politics and Olympic Gold". Fox News Channel. Retrieved September 28, 2012.

[5] Kondolojy, Amanda (September 24, 2012). "Friday Final TV Ratings: No Adjustments to 'Shark Tank', 'America's Next Top Model', '20/20' or 'Alma Awards'". TV by the Numbers. Archived from the original on September 26, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2012.