The
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) recently announced the
nominees and honorees for its 21st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, listed below. The following also notes those GLBT people included here on
The QuOD whose work was recognized:
Outstanding Film - Wide Release:
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Everybody's Fine
(Miramax): actor
Drew Barrymore
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I Love You, Man
(DreamWorks SKG)
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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire (Lionsgate Films): director/producer
Lee Daniels, original author
Sapphire
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A Single Man (The Weinstein Company): director/writer/producer
Tom Ford, original author
Christopher Isherwood WINNER
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Taking Woodstock (Focus Features): original author
Elliot Tiber, actors
Jonathan Groff and
Edward Hibbert
Outstanding Film - Limited Release:
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Casi Divas
(Maya Entertainment)
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The Country Teacher (Film Movement)
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Little Ashes (Regent Releasing): subjects
Salvador Dalí and
Federico García Lorca WINNER
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Phoebe in Wonderland
(THINKfilm)
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The Secrets
(Monterey Media)
Outstanding Drama Series:
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Brothers & Sisters
(ABC): creator
Jon Robin Baitz, producers/writers
Greg Berlanti and
David Marshall Grant, actors
John Glover,
Luke MacFarlane and
Denis O'Hare WINNER
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Grey's Anatomy
(ABC): actor
T.R. Knight
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Mad Men
(AMC): actor
Bryan Batt
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Skins
(BBC America)
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True Blood
(HBO): creator/writer/producer
Alan Ball, actors
Anna Paquin and
Evan Rachel Wood, composer
Nathan Barr
Outstanding Comedy Series:
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Beautiful People
(Logo): writer
Jonathan Harvey
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Glee
(Fox): creator/writer/director/producer
Ryan Murphy, director
Paris Barclay, actors
Chris Colfer,
Victor Garber and
Jane Lynch WINNER
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Greek
(ABC Family): creator/writer/producer
Patrick Sean Smith
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Modern Family
(ABC): actor
Jesse Tyler Ferguson
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United States of Tara
(Showtime)
Outstanding Individual Episode in a Series Without a Regular LGBT Character:
- "Homeward Bound",
Private Practice
(ABC)
- "Lisa Says",
The Listener
(NBC)
- "Pawnee Zoo",
Parks and Recreation
(NBC)
WINNER
- "The Real Ghostbusters",
Supernatural
(The CW)
- "Wait and See",
Private Practice (ABC)
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series:
-
An Englishman in New York
(Logo): subjects
Quentin Crisp,
Penny Arcade and
Patrick Angus, actors
Nick Adams,
Stephen Guarino,
Cynthia Nixon and
Denis O'Hare
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Pedro (MTV): subjects
Pedro Zamora and
Sean Sasser, writer/producer
Paris Barclay and writer
Dustin Lance Black
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Prayers for Bobby
(Lifetime): subject
Bobby Griffith, original author
Leroy F. Aarons, actor
Dan Butler WINNER
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Torchwood: Children of Earth
(BBC America): creator/writer
Russell T. Davies, actor
John Barrowman
Outstanding Documentary:
-
Ask Not (PBS)
WINNER
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Be Like Others (HBO)
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Derek
(The Sundance Channel): subject
Derek Jarman, director
Isaac Julien
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The Topp Twins: Untouchable Girls (Diva Productions): subjects
Jools Topp & Lynda Topp
-
U People
(Logo): director/producer/performer
Hanifah Walidah
Outstanding Reality Program:
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The Amazing Race 15 (CBS): cast members
Dan McMillen & Sam McMillen
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Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
(Bravo): guest stars
Drew Barrymore,
Billy Bean,
Melissa Etheridge,
Carson Kressley,
Jane Lynch,
Tammy Lynn Michaels,
Rosie O'Donnell,
Mike Ruiz,
George Takei,
Lily Tomlin and
Robert Verdi
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Making His Band (MTV): cast member
Jaila Simms
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The Real World: Brooklyn (MTV): cast members
Katelynn Cusanelli and
J.D. Ordoñez
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RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo/VH1): host/judge
RuPaul, judge
Santino Rice, cast members
Akashia,
Bebe Zahara Benet,
Tammie Brown,
Nina Flowers,
Rebecca Glasscock,
Jade,
Ongina,
Victoria "Porkchop" Parker and
Shannel, guest stars
Cazwell,
Mike Ruiz and
Jenny Shimizu, producers
Fenton Bailey and
Randy Barbato WINNER
Outstanding Daily Drama:
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All My Children (ABC)
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As the World Turns (CBS)
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Guiding Light (CBS)
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One Life to Live (ABC): writer
Ron Carlivati, producer
Frank Valentini, actors
Lea DeLaria,
Scott Evans and
Nicholas Rodriguez WINNER
Outstanding Music Artist:
-
Brandi Carlile,
Give Up the Ghost
(Sony)
-
Lady Gaga,
The Fame Monster
(Interscope)
WINNER
- Gossip (
Hannah Blilie,
Beth Ditto)
Music for Men
(Sony)
-
Adam Lambert,
For Your Entertainment
(19 Recordings / RCA Records)
- Otep (
Otep Shamaya),
Smash the Control Machine
(Victory Records)
Outstanding Talk Show Episode:
- "
Ellen DeGeneres and Her Wife,
Portia de Rossi",
The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
WINNER
- "Hell to Pay – Gay Teen Exorcism",
The Tyra Banks Show (The CW)
- "Mormon Church & Gays",
The Joy Behar Show (HLN): guest
Dustin Lance Black
- "The Science of Intersex",
The Dr. Oz Show (syndicated)
- "Sirdeaner Walker Interview",
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)
Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine:
- "40th Anniversary of Stonewall",
In the Life (PBS): guests
Gilbert Baker,
The Lady Bunny and
Larry Kramer
- "
Angie Zapata Murder Trial",
InSession (truTV)
- "Bullied to Death?",
Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
- "Gay Killings in Iraq",
CNN Newsroom (CNN)
- "Uganda Be Kidding Me" (series),
The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
WINNER
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment:
- "Gay Teen Mutilated",
Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell (HLN): subject
Jorge Steven López Mercado
- "Lt. Col.
Victor Fehrenbach: I Was Utterly Devastated",
CNN Newsroom (CNN)
- "Reverend’s Revelation: Minister Speaks Out About Being Transgender",
The Early Show (CBS)
- "Total Transformation: Why
Chaz Bono Decided to Change",
Good Morning America (ABC)
- "Why Will Won't Pledge Allegiance",
American Morning (CNN)
WINNER
Outstanding Newspaper Article:
- "Binational, Same-Sex Couples Face Immigration Problems" by Mike Swift (
San Jose Mercury News)
- "Kept From a Dying Partner’s Bedside" by Tara Parker-Pope (
The New York Times)
WINNER
- "Militias Target Some Iraqis for Being Gay" by Paul Wiseman and Nadeem Majeed (
USA Today)
- "Minister Kept Secret for 27 Years" by Christine McFadden (
The Portland Tribune, Portland, Oregon)
- "Transgender Vets a Hidden Population" by Carol Ann Alaimo (
Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Arizona)
Outstanding Newspaper Columnist:
- Leonard Pitts, Jr. (
The Miami Herald)
-
Deb Price (
The Detroit News)
- Frank Rich (
The New York Times)
WINNER
- Rev. Byron Williams (
The Oakland Tribune)
-
Craig Wilson (
USA Today)
Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage:
-
Greeley Tribune (Greeley, Colorado)
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Los Angeles Times WINNER
-
The New York Times
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Portland Press Herald (Portland, Maine)
-
The Washington Post
Outstanding Magazine Article:
- "Coming Out in Middle School" by
Benoit Denizet-Lewis (
The New York Times Magazine)
WINNER
- "Either/Or: Sports, Sex and the Case of
Caster Semenya" by
Ariel Levy (
The New Yorker)
- "Gay on Trial" by Gabriel Arana (
The American Prospect
)
- "Trouble in Paradise" by Jeannine Amber (
Essence
)
- "What's Right with Utah" by Lisa Duggan (
The Nation
)
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage:
-
The Advocate
WINNER
-
Entertainment Weekly
-
The Nation
-
Newsweek
-
People
Outstanding Digital Journalism Article:
- "Former College Football Captain Was Openly Gay" by
Cyd Zeigler Jr. (
Outsports.com)
- "McMackin's Slur Reveals Larger Problem" by
LZ Granderson (
ESPN.com)
- "On the Road to Refuge" by Pete Muller (
ColorLines.com)
- "We Love You, This Won't Change a Thing" by John Buccigross (
ESPN.com): subject
Brendan Burke WINNER (tie)
- "Why Can’t You Just Butch Up? Gay Men, Effeminacy and Our War with Ourselves" by
Brent Hartinger (
AfterElton.com)
WINNER (tie)
Outstanding Digital Journalism - Multimedia:
- "AIDS Lifecycle: On the Road" by Derrick Shore (
Advocate.com)
- "From Stonewall to Mainstream" by Jessica Bennett, Rebecca Shabad and Brooke Browne (
Newsweek.com)
- "The Stonewall Riots: 40 Years Later" by
Dave Singleton (
AARP.org)
WINNER
Outstanding Comic Book:
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Jane Espenson, Steven S. DeKnight, Drew Z. Greenberg, Jim Krueger, Doug Petrie and Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics)
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Detective Comics by Greg Rucka (DC Comics)
WINNER
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Madame Xanadu by Matt Wagner (Vertigo/DC Comics)
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Secret Six by Gail Simone (DC Comics)
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X-Factor by Peter David (Marvel Comics)
Outstanding Los Angeles Theater:
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40 is the New 15 by Larry Todd Johnson and Cindy O'Connor
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Anita Bryant Died for Your Sins by
Brian Christopher Williams
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Battle Hymn by Jim Leonard
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Bingo with the Indians
by Adam Rapp
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Lydia
by Octavio Solis
WINNER
Outstanding New York Theater - Broadway and Off-Broadway:
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A Boy and His Soul by
Colman Domingo (also actor)
WINNER
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The Brother/Sister Plays
by
Tarell Alvin McCraney, director
Tina Landau
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Next Fall
by
Geoffrey Nauffts, actor
Patrick Breen and associate director
Joe Langworth
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Soul Samurai by Qui Nguyen
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The Temperamentals by
Jon Marans, director
Jonathan Silverstein, producer
Stacy Shane, actor
Michael Urie, subjects
Rudi Gernreich,
Harry Hay and
William Dale Jennings
Outstanding New York Theater - Off-Off Broadway:
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Abraham Lincoln’s Big Gay Dance Party by Aaron Loeb
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Devil Boys From Beyond by Buddy Thomas, actors
Andy Halliday and
Everett Quinton
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The Lily’s Revenge by
Taylor Mac
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She Like Girls by Chisa Hutchinson
WINNER
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Wickets by Clove Galilee and Jenny Rogers, adapted from
Fefu and Her Friends
by
María Irene Fornés
Special Recognition:
-
Hair
(Broadway revival): writers and lyricists
James Rado and
Gerome Ragni, actor
Gavin Creel
Honorary Awards:
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Drew Barrymore, the Vanguard Award
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Lee Daniels, the Davidson/Valentini Award
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Robert Hanson, San Francisco Local Hero Award
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Cynthia Nixon, the
Vito Russo Award
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Wanda Sykes, the Stephen F. Kolzak Award
Click here for the full list of the 2009 GLAAD Media Awards' Spanish language nominees. And
click here for a video tribute to the major nominees.
Related posts on
The QuOD:
-
Spotlight On: The 2008 GLAAD Media Awards
-
Spotlight On: GLAAD Honorary Award Winners
-
Spotlight On: The Amazing Race
-
Spotlight On: RuPaul's Drag Race
-
Spotlight On: Glee - Season 1
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Spotlight On: The 2010 GLAAD Media Awards
UPDATE: Winners from the
New York,
Los Angeles and
San Francisco ceremonies noted.
Spotlight On: is an occasional feature here on The QuOD that highlights various pop culture touchstones involving a number of GLBT people of note.
