The US-based Critics Choice Association (CCA) revealed the awardees of its first Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television, which will be held on Nov. 4 at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The inaugural 16 honorees are made up of achievers in front and behind “in front of and behind the camera.”
“We are thrilled with the response from the studios and networks and their support in recognizing the outstanding talent from the Asian American Pacific Islander community at our inaugural Celebration,” said CCA CEO Joey Berlin.
“For a first-time event, it makes us immensely proud to showcase these films and shows and shine a light on these extraordinary individuals,” said Critics Choice Association member and co-programmer/co-writer for the event Kylie Mar.
The CCA “is the largest critics organization in the United States and Canada, representing more than 580 media critics and entertainment journalists.”
Among the honorees are Korean actress Park Eun-bin of the hit drama “Extraordinary Attorney Woo” and director Hwang Dong-hyuk of “Squid Game.”
Park Eun-bin will be given the Rising Star Award for Television presented by IMDbPro for her performance as Woo Young-woo on Netflix’s series “Extraordinary Attorney Woo.”
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk will get the Director Award for Television for his Emmy-winning Netflix series “Squid Game.”
The other honorees are:
Actor James Hong will get the Icon Award for his incredible career and most recently, his performance as Gong Gong in A24’s film, Everything Everywhere All at Once.
Actor Joel Kim Booster will receive the Breakthrough Actor Award for Film for his performance as Noah in Searchlight Pictures’ film “Fire Island,” which he also wrote.
Director and producer Park Chan-wook will receive the Director Award for Film for his work on “Decision to Leave,” which he also co-wrote.
Actress Zoë Chao will receive the Actress Award for Television for her performance as Zoë on Apple TV+’s series “The Afterparty.”
Actor John Cho will receive the Actor Award for Film for his performance as Max Park in “Don’t Make Me Go.”
Actress Auli’i Cravalho will receive the Rising Star Award for Film presented by IMDbPro for her performance as AJ Campos in “Crush.”
Executive producer and showrunner Soo Hugh will receive the Showrunner Award for her work on the Emmy-nominated “Pachinko.”
Li Jun Li will receive the Breakthrough Actress Award for Film for her performance as Lady Fay Zhu in “Babylon.”
Director Karyn Kusama will receive the Trailblazer Award for her remarkable career, and especially, her work on “Yellowjackets.”
Nick Mohammed will get the Actor Award for Television for his performance as Nathan Shelley on “Ted Lasso.”
Director and writer Domee Shi will receive theAnimated Film Award for her work on “Turning Red.”
Director and producer David Siev will be given the Social Justice Award for his work on “Bad Axe.”
Actress Élodie Yung will receive the Breakthrough Actress Award for Television for her performance as Thony on “The Cleaning Lady.”
Cast members from the Disney+ series “Ms. Marvel” will receive the Ensemble Award for Television for their performances in the show.