I'm still gathering and jotting down my thoughts on the 2007 AZN Asian Excellence Awards, which happened last night in Los Angeles—a mix of fun, strange, cool and not-so-cool. For now, here's a list of the evening's winners:
Outstanding Film
Letters From Iwo Jima
Outstanding Actor - Film
Kal Penn / The Namesake
Outstanding Actress - Film
Rinko Kikuchi / Babel
Outstanding Actor - Television
Masi Oka / Heroes
Outstanding Actress - Television
Parminder Nagra / ER
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Film
Maggie Q / Mission: Impossible 3
Outstanding Supporting Actor - Film
Dustin Nguyen / Little Fish
Outstanding Supporting Actor - Television
Rex Lee / Entourage
Outstanding Supporting Actress - Television
Mindy Kaling - The Office
Outstanding Comedy Performance
Margaret Cho
Favorite Reality Star
Yul Kwon / Survivor: Cook Islands
Outstanding Independent Film
Journey from the Fall
Lifetime Achievement Award
Chow Yun-Fat, actor
Pioneer Award
Nobuyuki "Nobu" Matsuhisa, restaurateur
Visionary Award
Vivienne Tam, fashion designer
There you have it, a list of this year's most excellent Asians. More to come, as soon as I get around to it... but first I have to watch last night's Lost. You can catch the broadcast of this year's Asian Excellence Awards, May 28th on AZN TV, preceded by a one-hour behind-the-scenes, red carpet special on E! airing May 24th.
