‘Avatar: The Last Airbender,’ ‘XO, Kitty’ Stars & More Shine at Unforgettable Awards 2026

By AJ Pitts |

Published: Mar 8, 2026

The casts of Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender and XO, Kitty glammed up for the 2026 Unforgettable Awards held at Fairmont Century Plaza on Saturday night (March 7) in Los Angeles.

The young stars were among dozens of celebrities stepping out for the annual event, which celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander excellence in entertainment and culture.

Chloe Zhao received the Global Icon Award, presented by Charles Melton. “It is the birthright of every human being to use their creativity to alchemize their life experiences,” she shared during her acceptance speech. “I’m very proud to be Chinese, and the wisdom of my ancestors is not lost on me. I work very hard every day to rediscover it and remember it.”

Bowen Yang took home the Actor in Film Award for his work in The Wedding Banquet, presented by Atsuko Okatsuka. Reflecting on visibility of Asian and Pacific Islander artists in entertainment, he shared during his acceptance speech, “I’m so happy and lucky that it’s starting to change now because of rooms like this, because of events like Unforgettable, where we can see each other and go from the third person to the first with ourselves.” He added, “It’s called a glow for a reason. We are lit from within. We are incandescent.”

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Other honorees included Lawrence Shou, who received the Breakout in Film Award for Rosemead, Te Ao o Hinepehinga for Breakout in Television for Chief of War, Lloyd Lee Choi for the Writer Award for Lucky Lu, and Arden Cho and Ji-young Yoo of KPop Demon Hunters, who were honored with the Vanguard Award. The hilarious Leenda Dong received the Digital Influencer Award, while celebrity chef Jet Tila took home the Culinary Excellence in Media Award.

Additional honors included the Director Award for Park Chan-wook for the incredible film No Other Choice and the Actor in Television Award for Daniel Dae Kim for Butterfly, both of whom shared pre-recorded acceptance messages.

The evening also featured live performances from Eric Nam, singer-songwriter Sinead Harnett, singer Peng Peng, and mesmerizing magician and mentalist Kevin Li.

Presenters and special guests included Randall Park, Lewis Tan, Fala Chen, Chrishell Stause, Anna Cathcart, and Sang Heon Lee.

Notable guests in attendance included Justin Chien (starring in the upcoming Hulu series The Season), Leonardo Nam (starring as the villain Maddox Hatter in the upcoming Descendants: Wicked Wonderland), Lindsay Price (with son Hudson Stone, who stars in the upcoming Camp Rock 3), Adele Lim, Alicia Hannah-Kim, Bao Nguyen, Brandon Finn, Chris Pang, Christine Ko, Dante Basco, Devin Kawaoka, Ellen K, Gia Kim, Hudson Yang, Jabari Banks, Jack Champion, Janet Yang, 98 Degrees’ Jeff Timmons, comedian JR De Guzman, Liza Soberano, Maria Zhang, Minyeong Choi, Regan Aliyah, Sam Song Li, Selena Lee, Shota Nakajima, Sisa Grey, Stephanie Suganami, Tia Carrere, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, and more.

The celebration continued at the after party, where Lewis Tan stepped behind the DJ booth and kept the energy high as his actor friends Aramis Knight, Lawrence Kao, and Rachelle Goulding danced late into the night. Guests also enjoyed milk-based Korean shaved ice desserts from Cool Beans Mobile Bingsu Bar, miniature bubble tea drinks from Boba Guys, and gathered around four lively tables of mahjong.

The ceremony, which was executive produced by Kelly Mi Li and Kimmie Kim, will stream as a live-to-tape special on Friday, March 13 from 6 to 8 PM PT on GoldenTV!

Keep scrolling below to see photos of all of the celebrities hitting the red carpet at the 2026 Unforgettable Awards…