2019 Nominees
Actor in TV






Daniel Wu
Into The Badlands

Jameela Jamil
The Good Place

Karen Fukuhara
The Boys

Leonardo Nam
Westworld

Nico Santos
Superstore
Actor in Film






Ali Wong
Always Be My Maybe

Awkwafina
The Farewell

Kumail Nanjiani
Stuber

Randall Park
Always Be My Maybe

Steven Yeun
Burning
Breakout in TV






Andrew Koji
Warrior

Derek Mio
The Terror: Infamy

Greta Lee
Russian Doll

Maya Erskine
Pen15

Sydney Park
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Breakout in Film






Charles Melton
The Sun Is Also A Star

Himesh Patel
Yesterday

Maya Erskine
Plus One

Tiffany Chu
Ms. Purple

Viveik Kalra
Blinded By The Light
Director






James Wan
Aquaman

Jimmy Chin & Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
Free Solo

Justin Chon
Ms. Purple

Lulu Wang
The Farewell

Nisha Ganatra
Late Night
Digital Influencer






Bobby Hundreds

Bretman Rock

Jenn Im

Jubilee Media

Steven Lim
Comedy






Ali Wong
Always Be My Maybe

Hasan Minhaj
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj

Jo Koy
Comin' In Hot

Ken Jeong
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho

Ronny Chieng
The Daily Show
2019 Awardees




Kevin Na
Pechanga Athlete On Another Level

Fresh Off The Boat
Lexus Legacy Award

The Farewell
Vanguard
Presenters
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Manny Jacinto

Lindsay Price

Will Yun Lee

Anna Akana

Dante Basco

Ella Jay Basco

Terrence Howard

Chloe Bennet

Joshua Dela Cruz

Eugene Lee Yang

Jae Suh Park

Randall Park

Diane Paragas

Aneesh Chaganty

Alison Lee

Ming Na Wen

Chan Ho Park

Adele Lim

Nico Santos
SPECIAL GUESTS
SIMU LIU | HOST
DANIEL DAE KIM | KEYNOTE SPEAKER
AMBER LIU | PERFORMER
MILCK | PERFORMER
MIYAVI | PERFORMER
KODI LEE | PERFORMER
Special Thanks
Unforgettable Gala Selection Comittee
This year’s nominees have been chosen by an esteemed group of individuals who have tirelessly worked to represent and uplift the Asian Pacific Islander American community. We are honored to have their support, and this event would not be possible without their efforts.
Adele Lim
Alexander Woo
Amanda Nguyen
Aneesh Chaganty
Ben Tran
Carloline Yim
Cassey Ho
Christina Chou
Daniel Dae Kim
David Park
Dupe Bosu
Francis Cullado
Giancarlo Pacheco
Hieu Ho
Janet Yang
Jeff Yang
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Jes Vu
Jim Lee
Jodi Long
Jon M. Chu
Julia Gouw
Karen Horne
Kellu Hu
Kevin Kwan
Lana Condor
Lee Ann Kim
Leonardo Nam
Manny Jacinto
Melvin Mar
Michelle Lee
Michelle Sugihara
Ngoc Nguyen
Paul Kim
Phil Yu
Philiana Ng
Philip Chung
Rebecca Sun
Rosylnn Cobarrubias
Samantha Vincent
Sev Ohanian
Snehal Desai
Stewart Kwoh
Teddy Zee
Theresa Kang