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Ali Wong, Randall Park, Jameela Jamil and More Nominated for Entertainment Awards

Character Media has announced its list of nominees for the 18th Annual Unforgettable Gala, ET reports. The Unforgettable Gala is an annual gala that recognizes the achievements of Asian Americans in the entertainment industry.

The gala will honor Asian American trailblazers in seven different categories: Actor/Actress in TV, Actor/Actress on Film, Breakout Actor/Actress on Television, Breakout Actor/Actress on Film, Comic Performance, Director and Digital Influencer.

Several big names topped this year’s list of nominees. Among those names are Awkwafina, Randall Park, Ali Wong, Jameela Jamil and many more.

Ali Wong and Maya Erskine are double nominees, ET reports. Wong is nominated for her work on Always Be My Maybe as director and actress. Maya Erskine is nominated for her acting in Pen15 and Plus One.

The winners will be announced at the gala, which will be held at the Beverly Hilton on December 14. The complete list of nominees is below.

Actor/Actress in TV
Daniel Wu, Into the Badlands
Jameela Jamil, The Good Place
Karen Fukuhara, The Boys
Leonardo Nam, Westworld
Nico Santos, Superstore

Actor/Actress on Film
Ali Wong, Always Be My Maybe
Awkwafina, The Farewell 
Kumail Nanjiani, Stuber
Randall Park, Always Be My Maybe
Steven Yeun, Burning

Breakout Actor/Actress on Television
Andrew Koji, Warrior
Derek Mio, The Terror: Infamy
Greta Lee, Russian Doll
Maya Erskine, Pen15
Sydney Park, Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists

Breakout Actor/Actress on Film
Charles Melton, The Sun Is Also a Star
Himesh Patel, Yesterday
Maya Erskine, Plus One
Tiffany Chu, Ms. Purple
Viveik Kalra, Blinded by the Light

Comic Performance
Ali Wong, Always Be My Maybe
Hasan Minhaj, Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj
Jo Koy, Comin’ in Hot
Ken Jeong, Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
Ronny Chieng, The Daily Show

Director
James Wan, Aquaman
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Free Solo
Justin Chon, Ms. Purple
Lulu Wang, The Farewell
Nisha Ganatra, Late Night

Digital Influencer
Bobby Hundreds 
Bretman Rock
Jenn Im
Jubilee Media
Steven Lim

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