Los Angeles, April 16, 2008
NRIpress.com
Gary Singh/Munish Gupta
The Asian Excellence Awards will be broadcasted on May 1st on
E! Entertainment Television as well as be available on Comcast
on Demand from May 7th, 2008
Seven NRIs, (non-resident Indians) Indian American nominees
are Parminder Nagra, Navi Rawat, Naveen Andrews, Sendhil Ramamurthy,
Janina Gavankar, Kal Penn & Padma Lakshmi with special guest
Russell Peters.
This is the third year that the JCPenney Asian Excellence
Awards will honor the achievements of Asians and Asian Americans
in film, television, music and the performing arts via a national
awards telecast.
The 2006 Asian Excellence Awards® featured the Remy Martin®
X.O. Honors, which included an award to AIDS researcher Dr. David
Ho for the Inspiration Honor and to writer/director Quentin Tarantino
for the Bridge Honor. A list of celebrities that were seen at
the star-studded event included Lucy Liu, Quentin Tarantino, and
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Live performances during the
show included Fort Minor, featuring Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park,
the original cast of the Broadway musical “Lennon”
and Cirque du Soleil show “Ka.” Kelly Hu and Bobby
Lee were hosts of the show.
The 2007 Asian Excellence Awards® was presented by JCPenney,
and was hosted by Lost star Daniel Dae Kim and the beautiful Grace
Park. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Chow Yun
Fat, one of the most instantly recognizable faces in Asia. Other
celebrities that could be seen on the red carpet included Sanjaya
Malakar, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Kal Penn. Live comedy performances
included Russell Peters, Margaret Cho and Dat Phan. The 2006 show
was the first to feature a viewer’s choice award, and the
winner was Survivor winner Yul Kwon.
Both the 2006 and 2007 Asian Excellence Awards® aired on
AZN Television.
The 2006 Asian Excellence Awards® featured the Remy Martin®
X.O. Honors, which included an award to AIDS researcher Dr. David
Ho for the Inspiration Honor and to writer/director Quentin Tarantino
for the Bridge Honor. A list of celebrities that were seen at
the star-studded event included Lucy Liu, Quentin Tarantino, and
Earvin “Magic” Johnson. Live performances during the
show included Fort Minor, featuring Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park,
the original cast of the Broadway musical “Lennon”
and Cirque du Soleil show “Ka.” Kelly Hu and Bobby
Lee were hosts of the show.
The 2007 Asian Excellence Awards® was presented by JCPenney,
and was hosted by Lost star Daniel Dae Kim and the beautiful Grace
Park. The Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Chow Yun
Fat, one of the most instantly recognizable faces in Asia. Other
celebrities that could be seen on the red carpet included Sanjaya
Malakar, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Kal Penn. Live comedy performances
included Russell Peters, Margaret Cho and Dat Phan. The 2006 show
was the first to feature a viewer’s choice award, and the
winner was Survivor winner Yul Kwon.
Both the 2006 and 2007 Asian Excellence Awards® aired on
AZN Television.