Latino Entertainment Journalists Association Announces 8th Annual LEJA Film Winners Los Angeles, CA – February 9, 2026 – Sinners has won six awards at the 8th Annual Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) Film Awards, including Best Picture. Sinners writer-director Ryan Coogler also picked up awards for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. The film also earned awards for…
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Latino Entertainment Journalists Association LEJA Announces 8th Annual LEJA Film Nominees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Los Angeles, CA – January 19, 2026 – The Latino Entertainment Journalists Association (LEJA) announced the nominees for its 8th annual Latino Entertainment Film Awards. Leading the nominations is Sinners with 16 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director (Ryan Coogler) and acting nominations for Michael B. Jordan and Wunmi Mosaku. One Battle…
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Michael PiantiniFreelance Instagram Laptop Michael Piantini is a writer from New York. His work has been published in Hyperallergic, Screen Slate, Intervenxions, Game Informer, Filmmaker Magazine, New York Review of Architecture, Aesthetica, Bandcamp Daily, and more. He’s a Dominican vegetarian.
Member Amanda Salas
Amanda SalasFOX 11 Los Angeles Amanda Salas has been an Entertainment Reporter/Host/Anchor for over 17 years, currently as the Entertainment Anchor/Reporter on Good Day LA. She joined the FOX LA team in April of 2017, but you may have seen her on the nationally syndicated entertainment show, Hollywood Today Live, which also aired on FOX…
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Junior FelixThat Hashtag Show Born and raised in Los Angeles, Junior Felix always had a passion for film. Upon graduating from high school, he knew he wanted to attend the Los Angeles Film School, where he received a Bachelor of Science in Film Production. He helped start That Hashtag Show back in 2013 and took…