Emmy Awards Wish List: Latinos We're Hoping Make The Ballot

By Michael Lopez

Another awesome season of television has flown by and now it’s time to honor the names and faces that made it all happen. Tomorrow (July 8th) at 5:30 AM (PDT), “Community”’s Joel McHale and the beautiful Sofia Vergara will announce the nominations for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards. To join the fun, visit www.emmys.tv, as they will be streaming the announcement live!

“I’m so honored to be announcing the nominees. It’s been such an exciting year for television, and I’m happy to be a part of it,” said Sofia. Added Joel, "I have two children, and I've never woken up this early for anything."

While there weren’t an overwhelming amount of Latino stars in major primetime series this year, the ones we did see definitely made an impact. We’re not sure if there’s still time to get them on the ballot, but here’s our Latino wish list of stars who deserve a shot at the winged gold statue:

Sofia Vergara
Why not begin the roundup with the lady handing out the noms? It would definitely make for an entertaining reaction during the announcement. But more importantly, it’s majorly well deserved. Her feisty portrayal of Gloria on “Modern Family” has the word “breakout” written all over it and warrants big time Emmy love!

America Ferrera
We already know America’s an Emmys vet. With two nominations and one win under her belt, why not give her one more chance to take home the gold? We were seriously bummed when “Ugly Betty” was canceled, but here’s at least one more opportunity to give it a final standing ovation.

Jorge Garcia
“Lost” is another great series that unfortunately came to end this year. And for anyone watching the finale, Jorge wound up being the most important character of all (Hello?! He took over the island!). His performance as Hurley was dramatic, comedic and totally worthy of an Emmy nom.

Eva Longoria Parker
After five years on “Desperate Housewives”, the Emmy’s FINALLY began to take notice of Eva’s great work for the first time last year. She earned the nomination, but we’d like to argue that this season required even more acting chops with all of that heavy Ana, Carlos, and Lynette drama.

Aubrey Plaza
Here is another breakout star! Aubrey has a Puerto Rican background and a whole lot of talent. Many critics have already predicted her new series, “Parks and Recreation,” as an Emmy favorite. So why not throw a nom in for her perfectly subdued performance as April Ludgate?

The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards will air live coast to coast on August 29 (8-11 p.m. EST) on NBC.

Source: [Emmys]

Which other Latino stars would you like to see nominated for an Emmy? Sound off in the comments or @MTV3!

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