2008 ALMA Awards Nominees Announced, the TV Categories

The annual ALMA Awards will not be held until September later this year, but the list of the nominees is in already. Actress Eva Longoria and actor Cristian de la Fuente were the two stars who lent a helping hand announcing the awards nominees.

The 2008 ALMA Awards nominations were unveiled on Wisteria Lane at the Universal Studios Backlot in Universal City, Calif Monday, July 21. The actual awards event is slated to be aired live on ABC on Friday, September 12, 2008 at 8 P.M. ET.

Some of the nominees in TV categories can be seen below with the full list is available at ALMA Awards' official site.

Special Achievement - Outstanding Performance Of A Latino

• Ugly Betty (ABC)

• Enrique Murciano - Without A Trace (CBS)
• Edward James Olmos - Battlestar Galactica (Sci Fi Channel)
• Danny Pino - Cold Case (CBS)
• James Roday - Psych (USA)
• Adam Rodriguez - CSI: Miami (CBS)

• Ricardo Chavira - Desperate Housewives (ABC)
• Jorge Garcia - Lost (ABC)
• Benito Martinez - The Shield (FX Network)
• Amaury Nolasco - Prison Break (FOX)
• Miguel Sandoval - Medium (NBC)

• Valerie Cruz - The Dresden Files (Sci Fi Channel)
• Cote de Pablo - NCIS (CBS)
• Lana Parrilla - Swingtown (CBS)
• Sara Ramirez - Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
• Roselyn Sanchez - Without A Trace (CBS)

• Alana De La Garza - Law & Order (NBC)
• Marisol Nichols - 24 (FOX)
• Paula Garces - The Shield (FX Network)
• Julie Gonzalo - Eli Stone (ABC)
• Dania Ramirez - Heroes (NBC)
• Lauren Velez - Dexter (Showtime)