Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) has handed out its awards for the year, with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” scooping up 10 wins including best picture, director for the Daniels and actress for Michelle Yeoh.
The sci-fi comedy led the nominations with 16, the most in the history of the organization. Paramount’s “Top Gun: Maverick” scored the second-most wins with three for best cinematography going to Claudio Miranda, sound and stunt design. “I am incredibly excited by the selections of our distinguished group of Latino critics, journalists and writers from all over the country,” said Clayton Davis, LEJA founder and president. “I applaud our tiny but mighty organization for selecting a respectable group of films from artists we all love and admire.” “Wakanda Forever” won prizes for costume design (Ruth E.
Carter) and original song (“Lift Me Up” by Tems, Ludwig Göransson, Rihanna and Ryan Coogler). “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” won two prizes for animated film and adapted screenplay.
In addition, the LEJA membership selected Guillermo del Toro as the recipient of the 2023 Rita Moreno Lifetime Achievement Award.
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