Nominees For The 2008 ALMA Awards.

The is roughly 82 days left before the night of the ALMA Awards. Eva Longoria and actor Cristian de la Fuente were the two stars who gave a hand announcing the awards nominees. The 2008 ALMA Awards nominations were unveiled on Wisteria Lane at the Universal Studios Backlot in Universal City, Calif Monday, July 21. The actual awards will be be aired live on ABC on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 8 P.M. ET.

MOTION PICTURE CATEGORIES

Outstanding Performance of a Lead Latino /
a Cast in a Motion Picture
Bella
El Cantante
Illegal Tender
Love in the Time of Cholera
Tortilla Heaven

Special Achievement - Outstanding Spanish Language Motion Picture
La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon)

TELEVISION CATEGORIES

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT - OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE
OF A LATINO / A-LED ENSEMBLE IN A TELEVISION SERIES
Ugly Betty (ABC)

OUTSTANDING ACTOR IN A DRAMA TELEVISION SERIES
Enrique Murciano – Without A Trace (CBS)
Edward James Olmos – Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi Channel)
Danny Pino – Cold Case (CBS)
James Roday – Psych (USA)
Adam Rodriguez – CSI: Miami (CBS)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA
TELEVISION SERIES
Ricardo Chavira – Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Jorge Garcia – Lost (ABC)
Benito Martinez – The Shield (FX Network)
Amaury Nolasco – Prison Break (FOX)
Miguel Sandoval – Medium (NBC)

OUTSTANDING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA TELEVISION SERIES
Valerie Cruz – The Dresden Files (Sci Fi Channel)
Cote de Pablo – NCIS (CBS)
Lana Parrilla – Swingtown (CBS)
Sara Ramirez – Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)
Roselyn Sanchez – Without A Trace (CBS)

OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA
TELEVISION SERIES
Alana De La Garza – Law & Order (NBC)
Marisol Nichols – 24 (FOX)
Paula Garces, The Shield (FX Network)
Julie Gonzalo – Eli Stone (ABC)
Dania Ramirez – Heroes (NBC)
Lauren Velez – Dexter (Showtime)

Follow up:

OUTSTANDING MALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
TELEVISION SERIES
Jake T. Austin – Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
Joshua Gomez – Chuck (NBC)
Carlos Mencia – Mind of Mencia (Comedy Central)
Oscar Nuñez – The Office (NBC)
Johnny A. Sanchez – MADtv (FOX)
Charlie Sheen – Two and A Half Men (CBS)

OUTSTANDING FEMALE PERFORMANCE IN A COMEDY
TELEVISION SERIES
Maria Canals-Barrera – Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
Selena Gomez – Wizards of Waverly Place (Disney Channel)
Anjelah Johnson – MADtv (FOX)
Judy Reyes – Scrubs (NBC)
Nadine Velasquez – My Name Is Earl (NBC)
Persia White – Girlfriends (The CW)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SPECIAL“Carlos Mencia: Performance Enhanced” (Comedy Central)
“George Lopez: America’s Mexican” (HBO)
“Hick-Spanic” (Showtime)
“The Original Latin Divas of Comedy” (Showtime)
“The Payaso Comedy Slam” (Showtime)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A TELEVISION SERIES
Norberto Barba – Law and Order: Criminal Intent, “Depths” (NBC)
Rodrigo Garcia – In Treatment, “Paul and Gina, Week One” (HBO)
Linda Mendoza – Ugly Betty, “Betty’s Baby Bump” (ABC)
Miguel Sandoval – Medium, “Aftertaste” (NBC)
Jay Torres – Desperate Housewives, “Distant Past” (ABC)

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT – OUTSTANDING DIRECTOR OF A
MADE FOR TV MOVIE
Kenny Ortega – “High School Musical II” – Disney Channel

OUTSTANDING WRITING FOR A TELEVISION SERIES
Mick Betancourt – Law and Order: Special Victims Unit, “Fight” (NBC )
Silvio Horta – Ugly Betty, “Jump”(ABC)
Gloria Calderon Kellet – How I Met Your Mother,
“How I Met Everyone Else” (CBS)
Jose Molina – Without A Trace, “Without You” (CBS)

OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN A DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES
Maurice Bernard – General Hospital (ABC)
Kamar de los Reyes – One Life to Live (ABC)
David Fumero – One Life to Live (ABC)
Galen Gering – Passions (NBC)
Jessica Leccia – Guiding Light (CBS)
Eva Tamargo – Passions (NBC)

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization in the U.S. NCLR created the ALMA Awards in 1995 as part of its strategy to promote fair, accurate, and balanced portrayals of Latinos in the entertainment industry. The show was named "ALMA" (Spanish for "spirit" or "soul") which represents the determined spirit of the Latino people in an effort to reflect the spirit as well as the scope of the awards program