The Critics Choice Association has announced dates and initial honorees for their upcoming diversity ‘celebrations’ series of awards shows.
The 4th Annual Celebration of Latino Cinema & Television will honor actress and producer Zoe Saldaña with the Groundbreaker Award at the awards ceremony, taking place on October 22, 2024 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood. Saldaña will be recognized for her starring role in Netflix’s Emilia Pérez, which won the Best Actress Prize for the ensemble cast at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Saldaña’s career spans over 20 years and she is the only actor in history to have starred in four films that grossed over 2 billion dollars. Co-Programmer is CCA Board member Clayton Davis.
The 3rd Celebration of AAPI Cinema & Television will award veteran actress Joan Chen with the Career Achievement Award at the annual event, set for November 12, 2024 , also at the Egyptian Theatre. Chen will be celebrated for her storied career, most recently for her performance in Focus Features’ Dìdi (弟弟), which won the Audience Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. She is best known for her roles in Bernardo Bertolucci’s Oscar-winning The Last Emperor, David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” series, Oliver Stone’s Heaven and Earth, and Ang Lee’s Lust, Caution, which won her the Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion Award, as well as for directing the Chinese-language film Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl, for which she received the Golden Horse Award for Best Director, Film, and Adapted Screenplay. Co-Programmer is Kylie Mar.
The 7th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television, which is scheduled for December 9, 2024 at the Fairmont Century Plaza, will honor actor and filmmaker Tyler Perry with the Icon Award for his body of work and achievements throughout the years. On the heels of directing Netflix’s The Six Triple Eight, Perry has helmed 24 feature films, 20 stage plays, 17 television shows, and two New York Times bestselling books, in addition to establishing the Tyler Perry Studios home base in Atlanta. In 2021, Perry was also honored with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Co-Programmer is CCA Board member Shawn Edwards.
“These Celebrations are vitally important to our Organization. Not only do they reflect the diverse membership of the Critics Choice Association, but by focusing on the incredible achievements from our honorees, we shine a light on underrepresented and underappreciated storytellers,” said CCA CEO Joey Berlin.
The Critics Choice Association’s Celebrations will be produced by Madelyn Hammond and Javier Infante of Madelyn Hammond & Associates.
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