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Asian Excellence Awards - 2008

 

Asian Excellence Awards to be broadcast on May 1st on E! Entertainment Television

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.

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