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\n\tVeteran actor John Leguizamo<\/a>, breakouts James Ortiz<\/a> and Inde Navarrette<\/a> and more Latino Hollywood talents are among the Critics Choice<\/a> Association\u2019s slate of honorees for the newly titled Celebraci\u00f3n of Cinema & Television (formerly called Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television), now in its sixth year, that recognizes and spotlights Latino and Hispanic artistry both on-screen and off. The ceremony takes place Oct. 2 in Beverly Hills.<\/p>\n \n\tLeading the class is John Leguizamo, who will receive the Career Achievement Award. The Emmy winner, Special Tony Award recipient and four-time Tony nominee is being feted for a run spanning more than four decades and, most recently, his turn in Universal Pictures\u2019 \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d which the CCA notes posted the biggest live-action opening weekend of the year and has crossed $1 billion globally within three weeks of release. His other notable film and TV credits include \u201cCarlito\u2019s Way\u201d (1993), \u201cMoulin Rouge!\u201d (2001) and the miniseries \u201cWhen They See Us.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tInde Navarrette earns the Breakthrough Actress Award (Film) for Focus Features\u2019 \u201cObsession,\u201d the box-office phenomenon that has grossed more than $488 million worldwide to become the highest-grossing film in the studio\u2019s history. Laysla De Oliveira rounds out the breakthrough honors with the Breakthrough Actress Award (Series) for Paramount+\u2019s \u201cLioness,\u201d appearing across all three seasons of Taylor Sheridan\u2019s espionage thriller opposite Zoe Salda\u00f1a, who received the Groundbreaker Award from the CCA in 2024 for \u201cEmilia P\u00e9rez,\u201d for which she won the Oscar for supporting actress.<\/p>\n \n\tJames Ortiz will collect the Innovator Award for Amazon MGM\u2019s \u201cProject Hail Mary.\u201d The Broadway puppeteer, whose design work includes the Tony-nominated \u201cThe Skin of Our Teeth,\u201d performs, voices and operates the alien Rocky opposite co-star Ryan Gosling in the space-set blockbuster, a turn that has entered this year\u2019s supporting actor Oscar conversation.<\/p>\n \n\tJudy Reyes will take the Trailblazer Award for her work on ABC\u2019s \u201cHigh Potential,\u201d where she plays Lt. Selena Soto opposite Kaitlin Olson on the crime procedural that became one of the network\u2019s top-rated series in its debut season and its most-watched new series in six years. Reyes also returned this year to the \u201cScrubs\u201d role she played across more than nine seasons, reprising the character for the comedy\u2019s ABC revival.<\/p>\n \n\tOscar N\u00fa\u00f1ez will be honored with the Vanguard Award for Peacock\u2019s comedy \u201cThe Paper.\u201d The Emmy and SAG Award winner, who originated Oscar Martinez on \u201cThe Office,\u201d reprises the character in the new mockumentary, which was renewed for a second season shortly after its premiere.<\/p>\n \n\tCompleting the on-screen honorees, Aimee Carrero will receive the Supporting Actress Award (Series) for Apple TV\u2019s \u201cYour Friends & Neighbors,\u201d the dark dramedy whose ensemble helped land it a Primetime Emmy nomination for outstanding drama series for the recent second season, becoming the first drama in history to land a sole nom only in the top series race.<\/p>\n \n\tElsewhere on the slate, the CCA turns to the storytellers working behind the camera.<\/p>\n \n\tRodrigo Teixeira lands the Producer Award for Neon\u2019s thriller \u201cPaper Tiger,\u201d his third collaboration with director James Gray that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The Oscar-nominated producer\u2019s RT Features production banner is behind films like Luca Guadagnino\u2019s \u201cCall Me by Your Name,\u201d which earned four Academy Award nominations including best picture, winning adapted screenplay for James Ivory, and Walter Salles\u2019 \u201cI\u2019m Still Here,\u201d which made history as the first Brazilian Portuguese-language film nominated for best picture and won the Oscar for best international feature.<\/p>\n \n\tJavier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo, the Spanish duo also known as Los Javis, take the Director Award for Netflix\u2019s \u201cLa Bola Negra.\u201d The pair behind \u201cPaquita Salas\u201d and the Rose d\u2019Or-winning \u201cLa Mes\u00edas\u201d claimed the directors\u2019 prize at this year\u2019s Cannes Film Festival for the multigenerational drama, which draws on an unfinished work by Federico Garc\u00eda Lorca and stars Pen\u00e9lope Cruz and Glenn Close.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Celebraci\u00f3n also leans into breakout talent. Beth de Ara\u00fajo receives the Breakthrough Director Award for Sumerian Pictures\u2019 \u201cJosephine,\u201d which made her a rare double winner at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, taking both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award. The film, starring Channing Tatum and Gemma Chan, drew an emotional response at the festival, where the Brazilian-American filmmaker used her moment to honor sexual assault survivors.<\/p>\n \n\t\u201cTo honor this remarkable class of Latino and Hispanic artists is nothing short of a gift, especially during a time that has been difficult for our communities,\u201d says Clayton Davis, Variety\u2019s <\/em>chief awards editor and a CCA member and co-programmer of the Celebraci\u00f3n. \u201cLatino and Hispanic storytellers keep creating from a place of joy and defiance, turning our histories and culture into art that moves the culture forward. Their work builds a larger, more inclusive tent for everyone to be invited to join.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tDavis will serve as the writer for the ceremony, and host the celebration alongside Amanda Salas, fellow CCA member and entertainment anchor and reporter on Good Day LA. Javier Infante, Madelyn Hammond and Ella Carlson of Hammond Infante Productions produce the program. Milagro Tequila has signed on as the official spirit sponsor, with LatiNation Media co-hosting the official after-party.<\/p>\n \n\tThe Celebraci\u00f3n of Cinema and Television is part of the CCA\u2019s slate of events recognizing historically underrepresented communities, which also includes celebrations of Black, AAPI and LGBTQ+ cinema and television.<\/p>\n \n\tThe full list of honorees is below.<\/p>\n\n