This is the 3660th most frequent Spanish word.
nominados
"Nominees" – individuals or entities proposed or selected for an award, position, or recognition.
In this sentence, 'nominados' functions as a noun referring to people who have been officially suggested or selected for consideration for an award.
Los nominados al premio llegaron temprano.
The nominees for the award arrived early.
Here, 'nominados' is used as a past participle in a passive construction to indicate that the subjects were selected for something multiple times.
Ellos han sido nominados muchas veces en los últimos años.
They have been nominated many times in recent years.
In this example, 'nominados' again functions as a noun, describing individuals or entities associated with television programs who have been nominated for recognition.