‘Acapulco’ Leads 2026 Imagen Awards Nominations; Andy Garcia Set For Career Honor

Apple TV comedy Acapulco leads the field with 13 nominations for the 41st annual Imagen Awards, which celebrate Latino talent and creative work across film, television, documentaries, digital media and music.

Among the titles earning multiple nominations are Hazbin Hotel, Belén, Hacks, Stick, The Lincoln Lawyer, The Morning Show, The Night Manager, Twisted Metal and Will Trent. Acting nominees include America Ferrera, Zoe Saldaña, Melissa Barrera, Selena Gomez, Stephanie Beatriz, Eugenio Derbez, Ramón Rodríguez, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Wilmer Valderrama See the full list below.

The Imagen Foundation also said Thursday that Oscar nominee Andy Garcia will receive its 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award. Also set to be feted during the August 21 Imagen Awards at the Beverly Hilton are Apple TV and the creators of its Acapulco, set for the Creative Achievement Award, and Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, who’ll receive the President’s Award.

In a statement, Imagen Foundation founder and president Helen Hernandez challenged the entertainment industry to “do better” in its representation of Latinos.

“We are proud to recognize the creators, actors and artists whose work represents our community and the many different perspectives within it,” she said. “However, we cannot ignore the continued lack of Latino representation in media and the fact that we are unable to present awards in the film categories Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Supporting due to a lack of submissions. This should concern our entire industry. As a business, Latinos are a $3 trillion audience, and by overlooking the value of our community, it directly affects the economic health and longevity of the entertainment industry. We celebrate the progress represented by this year’s nominees, while continuing to challenge the industry to do better.”

Here arte the nominees for the 2026 Imagen Awards:

Brownsville Bred (Del Valle Productions and Brownsville Bred LLC)

America Ferrera, The Lost Bus, (Apple Original Films in association with BH Productions / Comet Pictures)

Dolores Fonzi, Belén (Amazon MGM Studios, K&S Films)

Zoe Saldaña, Avatar: Fire and Ash, (20th Century Studios and Lightstorm Entertainment)

Yvette Yates Redick, Lost & Found in Cleveland, (Impossible Dream Entertainment, Double G Films)

Best Music Composition for Film or Television

Federico Jusid, The Night Manager (The Ink Factory, Character 7, Demarest Films, 127 Wall, Nostromo Pictures)

Carlos Rafael Rivera & David Stal, Hacks (Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment)

Tomas Videla, The House of the Spirits (Amazon MGM Studios, FilmNation Entretainment, Hyphenate Media Group)

Best Music Supervision for Film or Television

Holly Gregory, Dora (Nickelodeon Animation Studios, Pipeline Studios)

Paulina Márquez, The Night Manager (The Ink Factory, Character 7, Demarest Films, 127 Wall, Nostromo Pictures)

Javier Nuño & Joe Rodríguez, Acapulco (Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television / 3Pas Studios / The Tannenbaum Company for Apple)

9-1-1 (20th Television In Association with Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision)

The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix; A+E Studios) 

Pluribus (Sony Pictures Television in association with Apple)

Acapulco (Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television / 3Pas Studios / The Tannenbaum Company for Apple)

Twisted Metal (Sony Pictures Television, Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group, PlayStation Productions, Electric Avenue, Artists First, Make It With Gravy, Inspire Entertainment, Wicked Deed, Reese Wernick Productions)

Color Theories by Julio Torres (HBO in association with Rotten Science, 3 Arts Entertainment, and Space Prince Inc.)

Frankie Quiñones: Damn That’s Crazy (Rotten Science)

Marcello Hernández: American Boy (Rotten Science for Netflix)

Ralph Barbosa: Planet Bosa (Irwin Entertainment)

Oscar Almengor, Acapulco (Apple TV+; Lionsgate Television / 3Pas Studios / The Tannenbaum Company for Apple)

Miguel Arteta, The Morning Show, (Media Res in association with Apple)