Honorees For CCA’s Inaugural Celebration Of Asian Pacific Cinema And Television
From Top Left to Right: John Cho, Li Jun Li, Nick Mohammed, Karyn Kusama, Hwang Dong-hyuk, and Auli’i Cravalho - Amanda Edwards/Momodu Mansaray/Stringer/Rodin Eckenroth/Phillip Faraone/Amy Sussman/Kevin Winter
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced on September 29. 2022, honorees for its inaugural Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television. The ceremony honors the achievements of individuals of Asian Pacific descent who participate both in front of and behind the camera. The Celebration of Asian Pacific Cinema & Television showcases both emerging and established talent. The celebration will take place on November 4, 2022, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles, CA.
This year’s honorees are in bold and include the following:
Actor James Hong will receive 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 MUBI’s film, 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 Prime Video’s film, 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 Hulu’s film, Crush.
Director Hwang Dong-hyuk will receive the Director Award for Television for his Emmy-winning work on Netflix’s series, Squid Game.
Actress Park Eun-bin will receive the Rising Star Award for Television presented by IMDbPro for her performance as Woo Young-woo on Netflix’s series, Extraordinary Attorney Woo.
Executive producer and showrunner Soo Hugh will receive the Showrunner Award for her work on the Emmy-nominated Apple TV+ series, Pachinko.
Li Jun Li will receive the Breakthrough Actress Award for Film for her performance as Lady Fay Zhu in Paramount Pictures’ film, Babylon.
Emmy-nominated executive producer and director Karyn Kusama will receive the Trailblazer Award for her remarkable career, and especially, her work on Showtime’s series, Yellowjackets.
Two-time Emmy nominee Nick Mohammed will receive the Actor Award for Television for his performance as Nathan Shelley on Apple TV+’s Emmy-winning series, Ted Lasso.
Director and writer Domee Shi will receive the Animated Film Award for her work on Disney and Pixar’s film, Turning Red.
Director and producer David Siev will receive the Social Justice Award for his work on IFC Films’ documentary, Bad Axe.
Actress Élodie Yung will receive the Breakthrough Actress Award for Television for her performance as Thony on Fox/Warner Bros. Television’s series, The Cleaning Lady.
Cast members from the Disney+ series Ms. Marvel will receive the Ensemble Award for Television for their performances in the show.
A portion of the proceeds from the event will be donated to CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) to assist with funding a Film Production Grant for one rising filmmaker. Sponsors of the event include Delta Air Lines, Fairmont Century Plaza, GreenSlate, IMDbPro, and Milagro Tequila. The show will be produced by Madelyn Hammond and Javier Infante of Madelyn Hammond & Associates.