Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute to Recognize María Antonia “Toñita” Cay

María Antonia “Toñita” Cay will be recognized for her impact this Hispanic Heritage Month.

The Puerto Rican-born matriarch, who founded and still presides over the Caribbean Social Club in Brooklyn, has been named the 2026 Medallion of Excellence honoree by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a Hispanic nonprofit and nonpartisan 501 leadership development organization established in 1978 by organizing members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus.

María Antonia “Toñita” CayToñita will be recognized at the organization’s 49th Annual Awards Gala, an unforgettable evening of recognition, culture, and community, honoring the leaders and changemakers shaping America‘s future during Hispanic Heritage Month in Washington, D.C.

For more than five decades, Toñita has made Williamsburg’s Caribbean Social Club a gathering place for generations, bringing people together through music, food and Puerto Rican tradition while ensuring that no one in her community goes without a meal.

Her impact has reached national audiences through appearances including Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and her annual Toñita Fest.

Other honorees include Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author Maria Hinojosa, the 2026 Medallion of Excellence honoree; 2026 Chair’s Award honoree Joseph M. Acaba, the associate director for mission and strategy at NASA’s Johnson Space Center; and Legacy Award winners Rep. Adriano Espaillat (NY-13), Rep. Jesus “Chuy” Garcia (IL-04) and Rep. Nydia Velasquez (NY-07).

The awards ceremony will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on September 17, 2026.

Bad Bunny Makes History with Seven Emmy Wins for Super Bowl Halftime Show

Bad Bunny is celebrating a historic run of victors at the Creative Arts Emmys.

The 32-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar claimed the first Emmy of his career for his headlining Super Bowl LX halftime show.

Bad Bunny, Super Bowl Halftime ShowThe Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny actually swept all seven categories in which it was nominated,making the performance the most awarded Super Bowl halftime show in Emmy history.

The haul included Outstanding Variety Special (Live), making Bad Bunny’s performance only the second Super Bowl halftime show to win the top program prize, following the 2022 show featuring Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and 50 Cent.

It was also the first Spanish-language program to win the category.

The show also won for directing, music direction, choreography, sound mixing, lighting design, technical direction and camerawork.

The awards recognized the extensive creative and technical prowess behind the 13-minute performance, which brought together Puerto Rican imagery, Latin music and guest appearances by artists including Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin.

Bad Bunny’s victory comes seven months after another major milestone: Debí Tirar Más Fotos became the first Spanish-language album to win the Grammy for Album of the Year.

 The Emmy adds another major awards distinction to a year that has already been historic for the artist.

His Emmy night extended beyond the Super Bowl, as well.

The Saturday Night Live season opener he hosted won Outstanding Makeup for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program, giving a second production featuring Bad Bunny an Emmy.

Overall, Bad Bunny’s seven Emmys not only made history for the Super Bowl halftime show, but they underscored the scale of a performance that arrived amid intense attention around his selection and ultimately received the TV Academy’s strongest possible vote of confidence.

And Bad Bunny’s run shows no sign of slowing. His song “EoO” is featured in the record-breaking monetary hit Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and he is set to star in Porto Rico, the upcoming film from fellow Puerto Rican artist Residente.

Bad Bunny Wins Dorian TV Award for His “The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show”

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show has earned a special award…

The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) has voted on another year of the best in LGBTQ television, with the 32-year-old Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar taking home an award.

Bad BunnyBad Bunny claimed the Dorian TV Award for Best TV Musical Performance prize for his acclaimed The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.

The performance featured prominent LGBTQ+ representation and queer-coded camp elements.

The performance included guest appearances by queer icons Lady Gaga and Ricky Martin, same-sex dancing pairs (including two male dancers going viral for grinding on stage) and open celebration of queer-inclusive Latin culture.

GALECA Vice President Gerrick Kennedy, this year’s Dorian TV Awards chair, said, “There is always room for progress, but this year’s winners prove our community’s stories are as varied and worth telling as any other,” added Kennedy.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Dorian TV Awards:

BEST TV DRAMA
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

BEST TV COMEDY
Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Half Man (HBO Max)

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW
Squid Game (Netflix)

BEST LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW
The Boyfriend (Netflix)

BEST WRITTEN TV SHOW
Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST TV PERFORMANCE — DRAMA
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Apple TV)

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE — DRAMA
François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

BEST TV PERFORMANCE — COMEDY
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE — COMEDY
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Bad Bunny, The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show 

BEST UNSUNG TV SHOW
Boots (Netflix)

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)

BEST LGBTQ TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (Hulu)

BEST GENRE TV SHOW
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)

BEST REALITY SHOW
The Traitors (Peacock)

BEST ANIMATED SHOW
South Park (Paramount+)

MOST VISUALLY STRIKING TV SHOW
Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu) (tie)
Pluribus (Apple TV) (tie)

CAMPIEST TV SHOW
The Hunting Wives (Netflix)

WILDE WIT AWARD
Hannah Einbinder

GALECA TV ICON AWARD
Lisa Kudrow

GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV TRAILBLAZER
Jacob Tierney

Colman Domingo Earns Two Primetime Emmy Award Nominations

Colman Domingo has two chances for Emmy glory…

The nominees for the 78th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards have been revealed, with the 56-year-old Emmy-winning Belizean-Guatemalan American actor and activist earning two nominations.

Colman DomingoDomingo is nominated in the Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series category for the second installment of The Four Seasons and another for Outstanding Guest Actor for his turn in Euphoria Season 3.

“I think the diversity of work is what I’ve always hoped for, to have these opportunities to flex very different muscles,” he said of his two nods.

Oscar Isaac is back in the running for an Emmy.

The 47-year-old Cuban-Guatemalan actor for earned a nod in the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie category for Beef.

He was previously up for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for his performance in Scenes from a Marriage in 2022.

Carlos-Manuel Vesga has earned his first career Emmy nod.

The 50-year-old Colombian theater, film, and television actor is up for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series forhis role in Pluribus.

Bad Bunny has earned his first-ever Emmy nomination.

The Puerto Rican Grammy-winning superstar is nominated in the Outstanding Variety Special (Live) category as a producer and performer for The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny.

The Emmy Awards will be hosted by Law & Order: Special Victims Unit star Mariska Hargitay and will air live on Monday, September 14 at 8:00 pm ET/5:00 pm PT on NBC, streaming on Peacock.

Partial list of 2026 Emmy nominees featuring Latinos:

Outstanding Lead Actor In A Limited Or Anthology Series Or Movie
Bait • Prime Video • Jax Media, Amazon MGM Studios
Riz Ahmed as Shah Latif
Black Rabbit • Netflix • Netflix / Aggregate Films / Riff Raff Entertainment / Youngblood Pictures / Automatik
Jason Bateman as Vince Friedkin
Monster: The Ed Gein Story • Netflix • Ryan Murphy Productions for Netflix
Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein
Beef • Netflix • A24 for Netflix
Oscar Isaac as Josh
The Beast In Me • Netflix • 20th Television for Netflix
Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series
The Pitt • HBO Max • HBO Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
Patrick Ball as Dr. Frank Langdon
The Morning Show • Apple TV • Media Res in association with Apple
Billy Crudup as Cory Ellison
The Pitt • HBO Max • HBO Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros.Television
Shawn Hatosy as Dr. Jack Abbot
The Pitt • HBO Max • HBO Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
Gerran Howell as Dr. Dennis Whitaker
Slow Horses • Apple TV • See-Saw Films in association with Apple
Jack Lowden as River Cartwright
Task • HBO Max • HBO in association with wiip, The Low Dweller Productions Inc., and Public Record
Tom Pelphrey as Robbie Prendergrast
Pluribus • Apple TV • Sony Pictures Television in association with Apple
Carlos-Manuel Vesga as Minuses

Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series
The Four Seasons • Netflix • Universal Television, Little Stranger, Inc. for Netflix
Colman Domingo as Danny
Hacks • HBO Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts
Hacks • HBO Max • Universal Television in association with Paulilu, First Thought Productions, Fremulon Productions, 3 Arts Entertainment
Paul W. Downs as Jimmy Lusaque, Jr.
Shrinking • Apple TV • Warner Bros. Television in association with Apple
Harrison Ford as Paul
Margo’s Got Money Troubles • Apple TV • A24 in association with Apple
Nick Offerman as Jinx Millet
Widow’s Bay • Apple TV • Apple Studios / Chum Films
Stephen Root as Wyck
Shrinking • Apple TV • Warner Bros. Television in association with Apple
Michael Urie as Brian
Abbott Elementary • ABC • Delicious Non-Sequitur Productions and Fifth Chance in association with Warner Bros. Television and 20th Television
Tyler James Williams as Gregory Eddie

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series
Euphoria • In God We Trust • HBO Max • HBO in association with The Reasonable Bunch, A24, Tiny Goat, Dream Crew, ADD, HOT and TCDY Productions
Colman Domingo as Ali
The Pitt • 7:00 A.M. • HBO Max • HBO Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
Ernest Harden Jr. as Louie Cloverfield
Pluribus • Please, Carol • Apple TV • Sony Pictures Television in association with Apple
Jeff Hiller as Larry
The Pitt • 8:00 P.M. • HBO Max • HBO Max in association with John Wells Productions, R. Scott Gemmill Productions, and Warner Bros. Television
Jeff Kober as Duke Ekins
Slow Horses • Scars • Apple TV • See-Saw Films in association with Apple
Jonathan Pryce as David Cartwright
The Diplomat • Amagansett • Netflix • A Netflix Series
Bradley Whitford as First Gentleman Todd Penn

Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny • NBC • Roc Nation, Rimas, Jesse Collins Entertainment and DPS
Shawn Carter, Executive Producer
Desiree Perez, Executive Producer
Jesse Collins, Executive Producer
Noah Assad, Executive Producer
Dave Meyers, Co-Executive Producer
Jody Kolozsvari, Supervising Producer
Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio, Producer
Jana Fleishman, Producer
Darren Pfeffer, Producer
Chelsea Gonnering, Line Producer
John Kilgore, Line Producer
Bad Bunny, Performer

The full list of nominees can be found on the Television Academy website.