2012 GBK Academy Awards
Melissa McCarthy received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in "Bridesmaids".
Lauren Bowles plays Holly Cleary in the hit HBO series "True Blood".
Ali Fedotowsky is the star of "The Bachelorette", Season 6.
Héctor Elizondo has participated in over eighty films and has made numerous television appearances, including his Emmy Award-winning role on the series "Chicago Hope".
Glynn Turman is best known for his role as Bradford Taylor on the NBC sitcom "A Different World", and Clarence Royce on the HBO drama series "The Wire".
Ken Davitian co-starred in the Oscar-winning film "The Artist".
Jon Berthal is best known for his role as Shane Walsh on the hit series "The Walking Dead".
Wendi Mclendon-Covey recently co-starred in the hit movie "Bridesmaids", and was a presenter at the 2012 Academy Awards.
Cloris Leachman has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards and one Daytime Emmy Award. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film "The Last Picture Show".
Frankie Muniz is best known as the star of the FOX television family sitcom "Malcolm in the Middle".
Ben Schwartz guest-stars as Jean-Ralphio on NBC's "Parks and Recreation" and is a lead in the Showtime show "House of Lies".
Kate Flannery is best known for playing the role of Meredith Palmer on the NBC hit series "The Office".
Naomi Scott currently co-stars in the Steven Spielberg-produced series "Terra Nova".
Mary Birdsong played the role of Kai Mitchell opposite George Clooney in the Alexander Payne film "The Descendants".
Nat Faxon won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Descendants".
Allie Gonino is best known for role as Laurel Mercer on "The Lying Game".
Cloris Leachman has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards and one Daytime Emmy Award. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film "The Last Picture Show".
Rex Linn currently portrays Detective Frank Tripp on "CSI: Miami".
Aisha Dee is currently co-starring in the series "I Hate My Teenage Daughter".
Sugar Ray Leonard was named "Boxer of the Decade" for the 1980s and won world titles in five weight divisions.
Josh Sussman is best known for his role as Hugh Normous in "Wizards of Waverly Place" and his role as Jacob Ben Israel in "Glee".
Gil Birmingham is best known for his portrayal of Billy Black in the "Twilight Saga" film series.
Omar Miller currently stars as Walter Simmons on "CSI: Miami".
Zach Woods portrays Gabe Lewis on the NBC sitcom "The Office".
Rick Otto currently stars in the action-adventure movie "Red Tails".
Louis Gossett, Jr. is best known for his Academy Award-winning role as Sgt. Emil Foley in the 1982 film "An Officer and a Gentleman" and Emmy Award-winning role as Fiddler in the television miniseries "Roots".
Garrett Morris was part of the original cast of "Saturday Night Live". He currently co-stars in the CBS comedy "2 Broke Girls".
Penelope Ann Miller is the co-star of the Oscar-winning film "The Artist".
Kevin Nealon currently plays Doug on the hit show "Weeds", and is best known as a cast member on "SNL" from 1986 to 1995.
Eric Szmanda portrays Greg Sanders in the television crime drama "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation".
Chelsea Rendon currently co-stars in the feature film, "A Better Life".
Amara Miller's debut role is Scottie King in the Academy Award-winning film "The Descendants".
Colin Egglesfield recently starred in the movie "Something Borrowed" and currently co-stars on Lifetime's "The Client List".
In addition to co-starring in "Laverne and Shirley", Penny Marshall has produced and directed many movies and TV shows. She most recently directed an episode of the Showtime original series "United States of Tara".
Cress Williams is best known for playing Wyatt in "Prison Break" and Detective Ed Williams in "Close to Home". He currently plays Lavon Hayes in the television series "Hart of Dixie".
Richard Middleton is the executive producer for the Academy Award-winning Best Picture "The Artist".
Dallas Roberts has held supporting roles in "Walk the Line" and "The Notorious Bettie Page", among others.
Russell Hornsby currently portrays Hank Griffin in the hit TV series "Grimm".
Marcia Gay Harden received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lee Krasner in "Pollock".
Teri Polo is best known for her role of Pam Focker in the movie "Meet the Parents", "Meet the Fockers" and "Little Fockers".
Thomas Gibson's best known roles include Daniel Nyland on "Chicago Hope", Greg Montgomery on "Dharma & Greg", and Aaron Hotchner on "Criminal Minds".
Reshma Shetty currently plays a Physician Assistant (PA) named Divya Katdare on the show "Royal Pains".
Cloris Leachman has won eight Primetime Emmy Awards and one Daytime Emmy Award. She won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in the 1971 film "The Last Picture Show".
Iqbal Theba currently has a recurring role as Principal Figgins in the show "Glee".
Laurie Holden plays Andrea on the hit AMC series "The Walking Dead".
Cheech Marin provided the voice for such bleoved characters as Banzai from "The Lion King" and Ramone in "Cars" 1 and 2.
Kristi Lauren currently co-stars in the TV series "I Hate My Teenage Daughter" as Sophie.
Sasha Pieterse currently plays Alison DiLaurentis in the TV series "Pretty Little Liars".
Dermot Mulroney starred in such films as "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Wedding Date".
Jennifer Aspen is best known for her roles as Daphne Jablonsky in "Party of Five", as Trina Hamilton in ABC's "Rodney", and as Kendra Giardi in the first season of "Glee".
Jim Rash is an actor, comedian and Academy Award-winning screenwriter for "The Descendants".
Siedah Garrett is a Grammy award-winning songwriter and singer who has been twice nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song.
AnnaLynne McCord stars in the CW series "90210", portraying antiheroine Naomi Clark.
Tinsel Korey is best known for her portrayal of Emily Young in the "Twilight Saga" movies.
Dermot Mulroney starred in such films as "My Best Friend's Wedding", and "The Wedding Date".
Ali Fedotowsky is the star of "The Bachelorette", Season 6.
JK Simmons is best known for his roles as Dr. Emil Skoda in "Law & Order" and Assistant Police Chief Will Pope in "The Closer".
