Lee Jung-jae among honorees at Critics Choice 2024 AAPI Celebration

Lee Jung-jae and Dolly de Leon are among those honored at the 3rd annual AAPI Cinema & Television Celebration, the Critics Choice Association announced on Thursday. Lee and de Leon join actress and filmmaker Joan Chen, who was previously announced as the award winner, and several others at the event recognizing excellence in the AAPI entertainment community and taking place on November 12, 2024, at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood .

“We are immensely proud to return for a third year to showcase these incredible projects and highlight the work of these extraordinary individuals in the AAPI community, Critics Choice Association member Kylie Mar said in a statement. Mar is the host, writer, and co-programmer of the AAPI Film and Television Celebration.

The Nov. 12 party is one of three diversity celebrations the Critics Choice Association will host this fall. The 4th Annual Celebration of Latino Cinema and Television will be held on October 22nd, also in Egypt, where actress and producer Zoe Saldaña will receive the Groundbreaker Award in recognition of her work on “Emilia Perez”. On December 9, Tyler Perry will take home the Icon Award at the 7th Annual Celebration of Black Film and Television at the Fairmont Century Plaza.

Here is the full list of honorees from the 3rd annual AAPI Cinema & Television celebration:

Joan Chen: Career Achievement Award for body of work, including the film “Dìdi (弟弟)” by Sean Wang, which was released over the summer

Lee Jung Jae: Pathfinder Award; he returns in the second season of the Netflix series “Squid Game” later this year

Ronny Chieng: Comedy Award for Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show”

Samantha Quan: Producer Award for “Anora” by Sean Baker

Dolly de Leon: Supporting Actress Award – Motion Picture for the film “Ghostlight” by Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson

Utkarsh Ambudkar: Actor – Series Award for CBS’ “Ghosts”

Ken Leung: Supporting Actor Award – Series for HBO’s “Industry”

The Animation Award: directors David Derrick Jr., Jason Hand and Dana Ledoux Miller, producers Cristina Chen and Yvett Merino for Disney’s “Moana 2”

Sue Kim: Documentary Award for his film “The Last of the Sea Women”

Jimmy O. Yang: New Actor Award for Hulu’s “Interior Chinatown”

Kekoa Scott Kekumano: Rising Star Award for Fox series “Rescue: HI-Surf”

Julia S. Gouw: Industry Leadership Award for his advocacy for Asian representation in entertainment