Christina Aguilera and Selena Gomez are the leading nominees for the ALMA Awards, which honor the artistic accomplishments of Latinos in music, television and film. The National Council of ‘La Raza’ announced the nominations on Thursday. Aguilera and Gomez are each up for three awards for their work in music and on the big and small screens. Both are nominated in the female music artist category and for favorite movie actress in a comedy or musical — Aguilera for “Burlesque” and Gomez for “Monte Carlo.”
Aguilera was also nominated for reality TV personality for her work on the hit show “The Voice.” Gomez is up for favorite TV actress in a comedy for “Wizards of Waverly Place,” which was nominated for favorite TV series alongside “CSI: Miami,” ”Desperate Housewives” and “Modern Family.”Jennifer Lopez and “Glee” star Naya Rivera are each double nominees. Both are up for female music artist. Lopez is also nominated in the reality TV category for “American Idol” and Rivera is nominated for favorite TV actress in a comedy for “Glee.”The ALMA Awards will be presented Sept. 16 during an hour-long special on NBC hosted by George Lopez and Eva Longoria.
