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Honoring positive portrayals of Latinos and Latino culture in entertainment, the Imagen Foundation has
announced the winners of the 24th annual Imagen Awards. At the event held at Beverly Hilton on Friday night, August 21, Walt Disney Pictures' "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" has been hailed as Best Feature Film.
The adventure comedy film also nailed a Best Supporting Actor prize for the actor who plays Sam Cortez, Manolo Cardona. Though grabbing two kudos at the awards, "Chihuahua" failed to secure the Best Actor prize despite the fact that two of its leading stars, George Lopez and Andy Garcia, were nominated for the category. The prize went to Luis Guzman of "Maldeamores".
Feature film category aside, ABC's television series "Ugly Betty" claimed back the title of Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress with America Ferrera and Ana Ortiz grabbing the prize respectively. The two actresses have won similar title back in 2007, but in »
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There are a number of television personalities celebrating birthdays today, including "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, "Friends" actor Matthew Perry, "The Closer" star Kyra Sedgwick, "Entourage" cast member Kevin Dillon, Peter Gallagher (formerly of "The O.C."), "Full House" lead John Stamos and "Star Trek: The Next Generation" actor/director Jonathan Frakes. But today is also the birthday of the original TV star: Philo T. Farnsworth, the inventor of the picture tube that made television broadcasts possible. Farnsworth was a farmer from Utah who displayed a nose for science and dreamed up the idea for electronic television when he was only 15 years old. He managed to construct his concept by the time he was 21, though his invention only triggered a massive legal battle against RCA, which was trying to claim Farnsworth patent as their own. Farnsworth was eventually paid for his creation, though the battle sent him into depression and seclusion for many years. »
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This years Primetime Emmy Nominations have finally been revealed. Tina Fey and the gang at 30 Rock dominate the list with 22 seperate noms! Mad Men also scored huge with 16 nominations. Check out the nominees below: Best Drama Series'Big Love''Damages''Dexter''House''Lost''Mad Men'Best Actor, Drama SERIESBryan Cranston, 'Breaking Bad'Michael C. Hall, 'Dexter'Hugh Laurie, 'House'Gabriel Byrne, 'In Treatment'Jon Hamm, 'Mad Men'Simon Baker, 'The Mentalist'Best Actress, Drama SERIESSally Field, 'Brothers and Sisters'Kyra Sedgwick, 'The Closer'Glenn Close, 'Damages'Mariska Hargitay, 'Law & Order: Svu'Elisabeth Moss, 'Mad Men'Holly Hunter, 'Saving Grace'Best Supporting Actress, Drama SERIESRose Byrne, 'Damages'Sandra Oh, 'Grey's Anatomy'Chandra Wilson, 'Grey's Anatomy'Dianne Wiest, In Treatment'Hope Davis, 'In Treatment'Cherry... - Celebuzz

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