Canku Ota - February 21, 2004 - American Indian LA Film and TV Awards

	Canku Ota
	(Many Paths)
	An Online Newsletter Celebrating Native America
	February 21, 2004 - Issue 107


	American Indian LA Film and TV Awards
	**Producer/Journalist Roscoe Pond Cable ComcastThe American Indian Cable NetworkNativecelebs.comThe Southern California Indian Center Inc.**
	credit: Crystle Lightning

The first annual “American Indian LA Film and TV Awards” is to honor those actors and actresses who’ve found work in Independent Films and on Network Television. 2003 has been a great year for Indigenous performers and we want to acknowledge them where they otherwise would not be in mainstream Hollywood.

Diversity has been a huge issue for Native performers in the Entertainment Industry. We would like to celebrate the support from the Major Film Studios, Cable and Network Television through their diversity initiatives.

Independent Films will receive our most critical support. Many of these nominated films are not seen on Indian Reservations across the United States. The American Indian audience enjoys Film just like anybody else and they deserve to see these little known Independent films.

Best Picture nominees include, "One the Corner", "Dancing on the Moon", "Whale Rider", "Nate and The Colonel" and "The Missing." Best TV Movie or Mini-Series include, "The Lone Ranger", "Cotote Waits" and "Dreamkeeper." A special honorary award will go to Crystle Lightning who portrayed Iraq War Hero Lori Piestewa in the NBC movie “Saving Jessica Lynch.”

What:	PRESS CONFERENCE
When:	Friday, March 5, 2004.
Where:	Holiday Inn - Ballroom at Burbank, California
Why:	Announcement of Award Winners
Timeline:	2:00pm-Reception/3:00pm-Press Conference

NOMINATIONS FOR 2003

BEST MOTION PICTURE
Dancing On The Moon	Harmy Films
On The Corner	A Nathaniel Geary Film
The Missing	Sony Pictures-Imagine
Nate and the Colonel	Artist View Entertainment
Whale Rider	South Pacific Pictures

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD FILM ROLE
Simon Baker	On The Corner
Rawiri Paratene	Whale Rider
Guy Ray Pocowatchit	Dancing on The Moon
Eric Schweig	Mr. Barrington
Gordon Tootoosis	Don’t Call Me Tonto

BEST ACTRESS IN A LEAD FILM ROLE
Irene Bedard	Greasewood Flat
Keisha Castle-Hughes	Whale Rider
Irene Bedard	Paris
Alex Rice	On The Corner
Michelle Thrush	Don’t Call Me Tonto

BEST TV MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Coyote Waits	PBS
Dreamkeeper	ABC
The Lone Ranger	WB

BEST ACTOR IN A LEAD TV MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Nathaniel Arcand	The Lone Ranger
Adam Beach	Coyote Waits
August Schellenburg	Dreamkeeper
Eddie Spears	Dreamkeeper
Wes Studi	Coyote Waits

BEST ACTRESS IN A TV MOVIE OR MINI-SERIES
Alex Rice	Coyote Waits
Sheila Tousey	Coyote Waits
Anita Brown	The Lone Ranger
Sheila Tousey	Dreamkeeper
Alex Rice	Dreamkeeper

HONORARY AWARD
Crystal Lightning	Saving Jessica Lynch







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