The GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) Media Awards took place on April 12 in Los Angeles and were broadcast on the LOGOtv network last night. The awards, now in their 29th year, honor the media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities and the issues that affect their lives.
This year's nominees were...
Special honorees included Britney Spears, who was honored with a Vanguard prize, and Jim Parsons with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award.
Other media-related categories included:
- Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
- Outstanding Blog
- Outstanding Digital Journalism (Spanish-Language)
- Outstanding Talk Show Episode
- Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine
- Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
- Outstanding Newspaper Article
- Outstanding Magazine Article
- Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
- Outstanding Digital Journalism
- Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine (Spanish-Language)
- Outstanding TV Journalism - Segment (Spanish-Language)
Below you'll find the full list of nominees for books, film, and television, with the winners marked in red and linked out to our catalog (where applicable):
Outstanding Drama Series
Doubt
Sense8
Shadowhunters
Star
Star Trek: Discovery
Wynonna Earp
Outstanding Comedy Series
The Bold Type
One Day at a Time
One Mississippi
Superstore
Transparent
Will & Grace
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character)
"Thanksgiving," Master of None
"Grace," Pure Genius
"Lady Cha Cha," Easy
"The Missionaries," Room 104
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming
Andi Mack
"Chosen Family" Danger & Eggs
"The Emergency Plan" Doc McStuffins
Outstanding Film - Limited Release
A Fantastic Woman
Thelma
The Wound
Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
American Horror Story: Cult
Feud: Bette and Joan
Queers
Outstanding Comic Book
Black Panther: World of Wakanda by Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Yona Harvey, Rembert Browne
America by Gabby Rivera
The Backstagers by James Tynion IV
Batwoman by Marguerite Bennett and James Tynion IV
Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love by Sarah Vaughn
Goldie Vance by Hope Larson and Jackie Ball
Iceman by Sina Grace
Lumberjanes by Kat Leyh and Shannon Watters
Quantum Teens Are Go by Magdalene Visaggio
The Woods by James Tynion IV
Outstanding Daily Drama
The Bold and The Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
The Young & the Restless
Outstanding Scripted Television Series (Spanish-Language)
Las Chicas del Cable
La Doble Vida de Estela Carrillo
Ingobernable
Outstanding Film - Wide Release
Professor Marston and the Wonder Women
Outstanding Documentary
Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric
"Real Boy" Independent Lens
This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous
You can browse, place holds, and check out books and movies of this year's nominees and winners from our online catalog, as well as find additional LGBTQ+ resources via our Explore Topic!
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