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Published May 2, 2025 1:53pm
What's that they say? Pinoy pride indeed.
Fil-Ams Bruno Mars, Darren Criss, and Nicole Scherzinger are among the A100 awardees of Gold House this year.
Announced late Thursday (Manila time), the A100 "spotlights the 100 most impactful Asian Pacific leaders across five industries," Gold House said in a social media post, adding the list is "curated by the top multicultural organizations and leaders."
Gold House highlighted Bruno Mars' incredible achievements in music. Apart from reaping more than 11 Grammy awards, Bruno Mars holds the honor of being the first Asian to win major awards from the Recording Academy, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
With his work on TV, theater, and music, Darren Criss meanwhile was described as a "multi-hyphenate actor and musician" by Gold House.
"Criss is also the founder of the annual Broadway-inspired music festival, Elsie Fest, and a founding original member of viral music comedy troupe StarKid Products," Gold House said.
And finally of Nicole, Gold House highlighted her current project "Sunset Boulevard," for which the former Pussycat Doll incidentally earned her first Tony Awards nomination as Best Lead Actress in a musical.
Other A100 honorees include "Parasite" director Bong Joon Ho, Blackpink members Lisa and Rose, K-pop sensation Seventeen, and Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai.
The A100 also has A1s Honors, given to those with the most impact within their industries including "Wicked" director Jon Chu, and Korean novelist Min Jin Lee; Hall of famers including H.E.R., Ali Wong, and Awkwafina; Gold Legends Honors for lifetime achievements, and New Gold Honors for emerging leaders.
The annual Gold Gala, where honorees receive their award, will be held on May 10 in Los Angeles. Filipino chef and James Beard Awardee Lord Maynard Llera will prepare the sumptuous dinner for the guests.
Gold House initiated the A100s in May 2018, honoring the most impactful Asians every May for the Asian Pacific Islanders Month.
In announcing this year's awardees, Gold House prepared a heartwarming reel on Instagram. "With moving narration provided by honoree Darren Criss, the A100 list reminds us that our quiet dreams can grow loud if we dare to dream them," Gold House said.
Congratulations to all the honorees!
— LA, GMA Integrated News
