CELEBRATION OF
CINEMA & TELEVISION
honoree ARCHIVES
2025
Trailblazer Award
Lucy Liu
Rosemead
Vanguard Award
Cloé Zhao
Hamnet
Industry Leadership Award
Michelle K. Sugihara
CAPE
Social Impact Award
Thomas Pa’a Sibbett
Chief of War
Director Award
HIKARI
Rental Family
Animation Award
Maggie Kang
KPop Demon Hunters
International Animation Award
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle
Supporting Actress Award – Series
Ali Ahn
The Diplomat
Breakthrough Director Award
Shih-Ching Tsou
Left-Handed Girl
Breakthrough Actress Award
Chase Sui Wonders
The Studio
Rising Star Award
Lukita Maxwell
Shrinking
2024
Career Achievement Award
Joan Chen
Dìdi (弟弟)
Trailblazer Award
Lee Jung-jae
Squid Game
Comedy Award
Ronny Chieng
The Daily Show
Producer Award
Samantha Quan
Anora
Supporting Actress Award – Film
Dolly de Leon
Ghostlight
Actor Award – Series
Utkarsh Ambudkar
Ghosts
Supporting Actor Award – Series
Ken Leung
Industry
Animation Award
David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand & Dana Ledoux Miller and producers Christena Chen and Yvett Merino
Moana 2
Documentary Award
Sue Kim
The Last of the Sea Women
Breakthrough Actor Award
Jimmy O. Yang
Interior Chinatown
Rising Star Award
Kekoa Scott Kekumano
Rescue: HI-Surf
Industry Leadership Award
Julia S. Gouw
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
2023
Comedy Trailblazer Award
Ken Jeong
Full body of work
Actress Award – Film
Greta Lee
Past Lives
International Animation Award
Makoto Shinkai
Suzume
Breakthrough Performance Award
Charles Melton
May December
2022
Icon Award
James Hong
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Breakthrough Actor Award – Film
Joel Kim Booster
Fire Island
Director Award – Film
Park Chan-wook
Decision to Leave
Actress Award – Series
Zoë Chao
Zoë
Actor Award – Film
John Cho
Don’t Make Me Go
Rising Star Award – Film
Auli’i Cravalho
Crush
Director Award – Series
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Squid Game
Rising Star Award – Series
Park Eun-bin
Extraordinary Attorney Woo
Showrunner Award
Soo Hugh
Panchinko
Breakthrough Actress Award – Film
Li Jun Li
Babylon
Trailblazer Award
Karyn Kusama
Yellowjackets
Actor Award – Series
Nick Mohammed
Ted Lasso
Animated Film Award
Domee Shi
Turning Red
Social Justice Award
David Siev
Bad Axe
Breakthrough Actress Award – Series
Élodie Yung
The Cleaning Lady
Ensemble Award
Ms. Marvel