We had the chance to cover the red carpet at the Unforgettable Awards 2026 (aka Asian Prom) and catch up with a variety of the talent there!
More about Unforgettable Awards 2026
On Saturday March 7, 2026 the community gathered to celebrate the 23rd Annual Unforgettable Awards.
The evening celebrated a distinguished slate of honorees representing some of the most influential Asian and Pacific Islander voices in entertainment today. Honorees included Chloé Zhao, who received the Global Icon Award presented by Charles Melton; Bowen Yang (The Wedding Banquet), who received the Actor in Film Award presented by Atsuko Okatsuka; Lawrence Shou (Rosemead), who received the Breakout in Film Award presented by Izaac Wang; Te Ao o Hinepehinga (Chief of War), who received the Breakout in Television Award presented by Anna Cathcart and Sang Heon Lee (XO, Kitty); Lloyd Lee Choi (Lucky Lu), who received the Writer Award presented by Lee Sung Jin; Arden Cho and Ji-young Yoo of KPop Demon Hunters, who received the Vanguard Award presented by the cast of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender; Leenda Dong, who received the Digital Influencer Award presented by Alan Chikin Chow; and Jet Tila, who received the Culinary Excellence in Media Award presented by Kristen Kish. Additional honors included the Director Award presented by Kieu Chinh to Park Chan-wook for No Other Choice, and the Actor in Television Award presented by Reina Hardesty to Daniel Dae Kim for Butterfly. Both Park and Kim shared pre-recorded acceptance messages during the ceremony.
The ceremony will stream as a live-to-tape special on Friday, March 13, from 6–8 PM PT on GoldenTV, available on Xumo Play and the GoldenTV app.