The 13th

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s honors the accomplishments made by

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in film, television, and music in 2011. The awards were taped on September 16, 2012 at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium for broadcast on

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on September 21, 2012. The show was co-hosted by

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and

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, marking their third consecutive year as hosts. The awards ceremony was sponsored by the

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. The winners were chosen based on online voting, box office figures, Nielsen and

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rankings, and Comedy..l of the NCLR ALMA Awards production leadership team.

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had nominations in all three media formats: Favorite Movie Actress Comedy/Musical; Favorite TV Reality, Variety, or Comedy Personality or Act; and Favorite Female Music Artist.

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won both of her nominations: Favorite Female Music Artist and Favorite TV Actress Comedy. The film '' Savages'' had four overall nominations in the Favorite Acting categories, while the films '' The Way'' and '' Cristiada (For Greater Glory)'' had three overall nominations, including Favorite Movie, which was won by triple-nominee '' Girl in Progress''. The ceremony aired on

for the second consecutive and last year before moving to sister channel

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Winners and nominees

170px, Diego Boneta, Favorite Movie Actor winner. The following is a list of the 65 nominees from film, television, and music. Winners are listed first and highlighted in bold:

Honorary awards

* Henry Darrow received the Ricardo Montalban Lifetime Achievement Award. *

Cheech Marin Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dom ...

received an award for Outstanding Career Achievement. *

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was given a Special Achievement Award for her career and philanthropic work.

Film

Television

Music

Televised ceremony ratings

The ceremony, which was televised by

on September 21, 2012, was watched by 2.41 million viewers.

References

External links

Official website for the ALMA awards
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