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 Film
Bob Trevino Likes It (Laymon’s Terms, Five by Eight Productions, Purple Intuition, ArtImage Entertainment, Myriad Pictures)
Best Director
Fede Álvarez, Alien: Romulus (20th Century Studios)
Best Actor
John Leguizamo, Bob Trevino Likes It
Best Actress
Barbie Ferreira, Bob Trevino Likes It
Best Supporting Actor
Benjamin Bratt, Millers in Marriage (Marlboro Road Gang Productions)
Best Supporting Actress
Sasha Calle, On Swift Horses (Ley Line Entertainment, First Gen Content, Cor Cordium Dan Corp, Wavelength)
MUSIC
Best Music Composition for Film or Television
Gustavo 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 Television
Javier Nuño & Joe Rodríguez, Acapulco (Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television / 3Pas Studios / The Tannenbaum Company for Apple)
TELEVISION
Best Drama Series
The 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 Movie
Voces: American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos (PBS; NGL Studios, Latino Public Broadcasting, The WNET Group, ITVS)
Best Director
Alonso Ruizpalacios, Andor (Disney+; Lucasfilm Ltd.)
Best Actor — Drama
Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix; A+E Studios)
Best Actress — Drama
Sofia Carson, The Life List (Netflix; Netflix Presents A 3dot Productions Production)
Best Supporting Actor — Drama
Gabriel Luna, The Last of Us
Best Supporting Actress — Drama
London Garcia, NCIS: Origins (CBS Studios and Paramount+; J. Bird, Ceci Bear Productions, and Wings Productions)
Best Actor — Comedy
Brian Jordan Alvarez, English Teacher (FX on Hulu; FX Productions)
Best Actress — Comedy
Camila Perez, Acapulco
Best Supporting Actor — Comedy
Rafael Cebrián, Acapulco
Best Supporting Actress — Comedy
Liza Colón-Zayas, The Bear (FX on Hulu; FX Productions)
Best Young Actor
Brice 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 Actor
Natalia del Riego, Remember Us (100 Volcanoes, Antigravity Academy, Kojtanchanej Productions, Ocelotl Productions, Street Ahead Productions, Dinamita Animación)
Best Variety or Reality Show
Mysteries Unearthed with Danny Trejo (History; A+E Factual Studios™ group for The HISTORY Channel)
Best Youth Programming
Dora (Nickelodeon; Nickelodeon Animation Studios and Pipeline Studios)
Best Documentary
Las Amazonas de Yaxunah (ESPN)
Best Informational Program
ABC News Studios — “Latinos in Hollywood: Owning Our Destiny” (ABC News; ABC News Studios)
Best Short Film
Remember Us
