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5.17.2007

2007 azn asian excellence award winners



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.