“Ugly Betty” Killed All The Other Hispanic Shows At The ALMA Awards Last Night

At last night’s taping of the 2008 National Council of La Raza ALMA Awards set to air on ABC September 12, “Ugly Betty” swept the show. Which brings up two points: 1) The show was taped. Like the technical portion of the Academy Awards. You know, the part that’s too boring to put on television. And, B), what possible competition could “Ugly Betty,” have had in any category? America Ferrera, bless her traveling pants, was even named the Chevy Entertainer of the Year for her title role. No word on whether that came with a Tahoe, but really, who else could it have been? Emilio Navaira? We think not. Oh, alright, we’ll be positive about this. We applaud the people who are managing to do something in entertainment to help make Latinos more visible. All 18 of them. Like Linda Rondstadt who won a Trailblazer Award, the guy who shot High School Musical 2 (can we shoot him?) and Charlie Sheen who is the most highly paid comic actor on TV for his role as a complete pig on “Two And A Half Men.” (It’s frikking true.) The entire list of outstanding Latino artists, from which La Pequeña is conspicuously absent, is after the jump.

A complete list of winners of the 2008 ALMA Awards:
_ Entertainer of the year: America Ferrera
_ Humanitarian award: Shakira
_ Trailblazer award: Linda Ronstadt
_ Performance by a Latino ensemble in a television series: “Ugly Betty,” ABC.
_ Actor in a television series, drama: Edward James Olmos, “Battlestar Galactica,” SciFi Channel.
_ Actress in a television series, drama: Roselyn Sanchez, “Without A Trace,” CBS.
_ Actor in a television series, comedy: Charlie Sheen, “Two and a Half Men,” CBS.
_ Actress in a television series, comedy: Judy Reyes, “Scrubs,” NBC.
_ Supporting actor in a television series, drama: Jorge Garcia, “Lost,” ABC.
_ Supporting actress in a television series, drama: Julie Gonzalo, “Eli Stone,” ABC.
_ Director of a television series: Linda Mendoza, “Ugly Betty,” ABC.
_ Writing for a television series: Gloria Calderon Kellett, “How I Met Your Mother,” CBS.
_ Comedy special: “George Lopez: America’s Mexican,” HBO.
_ Made-for TV documentary: “American Experience: Roberto Clemente,” PBS.
_ Career achievement award: David Wader, Stage Manager.
_ Special achievement in fashion: Narciso Rodriguez.
_ Special achievement award: Spanish-language motion picture: “La Misma Luna.”
_ Special achievement award: Director of a made-for-TV movie: Kenny Ortega, “High School Musical 2,” Disney Channel.

Winners of the 2008 ALMA Awards [AP]
Earlier: Dear God, We’re Liveblogging The ALMA Awards