2023
December 16, 2023 | The Beverly Hilton
About the event
Character Media proudly presents the 21st annual Unforgettable Gala, the Asian and Pacific Islander Awards extravaganza fondly known as UNFO. Recognizing the past year’s successes, this year’s Unforgettable Gala will go global for the first time! To expand its international reach, UNFO will partner with AsiaLab, an entertainment and content platform that seeks to facilitate “One Asia” through collaborations with API stars and influencers. UNFO plans to expand its awards categories to honor more international members of the community.
The upcoming event is set to attract coverage from major media outlets across print, online, broadcast TV and radio platforms. For the first time in the event’s history, the awards ceremony was broadcast nationwide via ChimeTV, powered by GoldenTV as a live-to-tape event, and is available for streaming video on-demand on GoldenTV.
Special Guests
Simu Liu
Host
Destin Daniel Cretton
Keynote Speaker
Lisa Ling
Keynote Speaker
Award Recipients
Charles Melton
Actor in Film
Steven Yeun
Actor in TV
Greta Lee
Breakout in Film
Young Mazino
Breakout in TV
Adele Lim
Director
Sung Jin Lee
Writer
Steven Lim
Digital Influencer
Never Have I Ever
Vanguard
Mackenyu
Global Groundbreaker for One Asia
Byeong Kyu Cho
Global Breakout for One Asia
Alison Lee
Pechanga Athlete on Another Level
Bruce Lee
Lexus Legacy
HONORABLE MENTIONS
Alex Wassabi
Ali Wong
Andrew Koji
Anna Cathcart
Anya Chalotra
Ashley Park
Ben Wang
Bilal Baig
Bloom Li
Brenda Hsueh
Celine Song
Cherry Chevapravatdumrong
Chris Olsen
Courtney Eaton
Daniel Wu
Dave Bautista
Dolly de Leon
Drew Afualo
Guava Juice
Havana Rose Liu
Hiro Murai
Hong Chau
Jay Shetty
Jenny Han
Jimmy O. Yang
Jingyi Shao
Justin H. Min
Keanu Reeves
Kelvin Yu
Lana Condor
Leah Lewis
Lola Tung
Luciane Buchanan
Lukita Maxwell
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Markiplier
Michelle Khare
Natasha Liu Bordizzo
Nida Manzoor
OfflineTV
Peter Sohn
Pom Klementieff
Priya Kansara
Randall Park
Raymond Lee
Sabrina Wu
Sherry Cola
Simu Liu
Stephanie Hsu
Steven Maeda
Tati Gabrielle
Teo Yoo
Teresa Hsiao
TwayDaBae
Will Sharpe
Presenters
David Yi
Daniel Dae Kim
Merle Dandridge
Steven Yeun
Joseph Lee
Sung Jin Lee
Benedict Wong
Jon M. Chu
Miranda Kwok
Tze Chun
Jason Y. Lee
Ryan Bergara
Lana Condor
Ross Butler
Atsuko Okatsuka
Karen Fukuhara
Gia Kim
Olivia Liang
Chloe Kim
Michelle Wie West
Dianne Doan
Olivia Cheng
Tia Carrere
PERFORMERS
Joyce Wrice
Iam Tongi
Common Kings
Broadway Medley
Joan Almedilla, Deedee Magno Hall and Jennifer Paz
Selection Committee
This year’s nominees have been chosen by an esteemed group of individuals who have tirelessly worked to represent and uplift the Asian and Pacific Islander community.
We are honored to have their support, as this event would not be possible without their efforts.
Selection Committee Co-Chairs: Destin Daniel Cretton and Lisa Ling
Adele Lim
Aneesh Chaganty
Apl.de.Ap
Ashley Lee
Bao Nguyen
Bing Chen
Bretman Rock
Candida Boyette-Clemons
Daniel Dae Kim
Destin Daniel Cretton
Dino-Ray Ramos
Domee Shi
Falguni Lakhani Adams
Francis Cullado
Guy Aoki
Hieu Ho
Jacqueline Kim
James Ryu
Janet Yang
Jason Y. Lee
Jeanne Yang
Jeff Chiang
Jeff Yang
Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Jeremy Lin
Jeremy Tran
Jes Vu
Jodi Long
Jon M. Chu
Juju Chang
Julia Cho
Ken Jeong
Kevin Tancharoen
Larry Teng
Lisa Ling
Maitreyi Ramakrishnan
Michelle Sugihara
Nico Santos
Nisha Ganatra
Nita Song
Phil Yu
Philiana Ng
Philip Wang
Phillip Sun
Ramsey Naito
Rebecca Sun
Rizwan Manji
Sanjay Shah
Simu Liu
Snehal Desai
Sujata Day
Sung Rno
Susan Yoo
Vidhya Iyer
Wesley Chan
2023 Sponsors
Presenting
Platinum
Alcohol
Beverage
Gold
Corporate
Community
PRODUCT
MEDIA PARTNER
