Masi Oka, Rinko Kikuchi, Parminder Nagra, Maggie Q, Kal Penn, Dustin
Nguyen, Rex Lee, Mindy Kaling, Margaret Cho and Yul Kwon Are Among the
Night's Big Winners at the Star-Studded Event
Asian Excellence Awards(R) to Air on AZN Television Monday, May 28 at 8
p.m. ET
LOS ANGELES, May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- UCLA's Royce Hall played host to
the 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards(R) presented by JCPenney this evening,
attracting some of the hottest stars in film and television. Hosted by
Daniel Dae Kim ("Lost") and Grace Park ("Battlestar Galactica"), Hollywood
players came out in force to honor Asian and Asian Americans'
accomplishments in the arts and entertainment. All the red carpet and
behind-the-scenes action will be featured in an hour-long special on E!
airing May 24 at 6 p.m. ET/PT, with the full awards presentation debuting
on AZN Television on May 28 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.
Here are all the winners of the 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards(R):
OUTSTANDING FILM
Letters from Iwo Jima
OUTSTANDING ACTOR -- FILM
Kal Penn The Namesake
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS -- FILM
Rinko Kikuchi Babel
OUTSTANDING ACTOR -- TELEVISION
Masi Oka Heroes
OUTSTANDING ACTRESS -- TELEVISION
Parminder Nagra ER
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS -- FILM
Maggie Q MI:III/Mission Impossible 3
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR -- FILM
Dustin Nguyen Little Fish
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR -- TELEVISION
Rex Lee Entourage
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS -- TELEVISION
Mindy Kaling The Office
OUTSTANDING COMEDY PERFORMANCE
Margaret Cho
FAVORITE REALITY STAR
Yul Kwon Survivor: Cook Islands
OUTSTANDING INDEPENDENT FILM
Journey from the Fall
HONORARY AWARDS:
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Chow Yun-Fat, Actor
PIONEER AWARD
Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa, restaurateur, "Nobu"
VISIONARY AWARD
Vivienne Tam, Fashion Designer
Live performances during the event included Kenny G performing "Moon
Represents My Heart," and comedy routines by Margaret Cho, Russell Peters
and Dat Phan.
The Asian Excellence Awards also included such celebrity presenters and
attendees as Geoffrey Rush, Quentin Tarantino, Rob Schneider, Jason Scott
Lee, George Takei, Sharon Leal, Lou Diamond Phillips, Sanjaya Malakar, Kal
Penn, Dustin Nguyen, Carrie Ann Inaba, Rex Lee, John Cho, Tia Carrere,
Apolo Anton Ohno, Julianne Hough, Antoine Fuqua, Apl.de.Ap (Black Eyed
Peas), Kenny G, Roger Fan, Will Yun Lee, Michelle Krusiec, Parminder Nagra,
Moon Bloodgood, Janina Gavankar, Yul Kwon, Tamlyn Tomita, Russell Peters,
Dat Phan, Lynn Chen, and Megan Abrigo, Lauren Shiohama, Sara Bronson and
Leyla Milani from ("Deal or No Deal'), among many others.
About AZN Television
AZN Television is the network for Asian America. A wholly-owned company
of Comcast Corporation, the channel's programming targets the fast-growing,
affluent and multi-generational Asian American community, as well as a
broader American audience interested in the Asian experience. Genres
include the most popular Asian films, dramas, documentaries, anime, and
news, as well as original programming. A majority of programming on AZN is
either in English or subtitled in English. For more information, visit
azntv.com.
SOURCE AZN Television
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