The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) recently announced the nominees and honorees for its 22nd 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:
- Burlesque (Screen Gems): director/writer Steve Antin, actor Alan Cumming, songwriter Sia Furler
- Easy A (Screen Gems)
- The Girl Who Played with Fire (Music Box Films)
- The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features): director/co-writer Lisa Cholodenko - Winner
- Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Film - Limited Release:
- Howl (Oscilloscope Pictures): directors/writers/producers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, subjects Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky, executive producer Gus Van Sant
- I Love You Phillip Morris (Roadside Attractions): subjects Phillip Morris and Steven Jay Russell - Winner
- La Mission (Screen Media Ventures): consulting producer John Amaechi
- Patrik Age 1.5 (Regent Releasing)
- Undertow (Contracorriente) (Wolfe Releasing): director/writer/producer Javier Fuentes-León
Outstanding Drama Series:
- Brothers & Sisters (ABC): creator Jon Robin Baitz, producer Greg Berlanti, writer David Marshall Grant, actor Luke MacFarlane
- Degrassi (TeenNick)
- Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
- Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family): director Jamie Babbit
- True Blood (HBO): creator/writer/producer Alan Ball, actors Denis O'Hare, Anna Paquin and Evan Rachel Wood, composer Nathan Barr - Winner
Outstanding Comedy Series:
- Glee (Fox): creator/writer/director/producer Ryan Murphy, director Paris Barclay, actors Chris Colfer, Jonathan Groff, Neil Patrick Harris, Cheyenne Jackson and Jane Lynch - Winner (tie)
- Greek (ABC Family): creator/writer/producer Patrick Sean Smith
- Modern Family (ABC): actors Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Nathan Lane - Winner (tie)
- Nurse Jackie (Showtime): creators/writers/producers Liz Brixius and Linda Wallem, actor Stephen Wallem
- United States of Tara (Showtime): director Jamie Babbit
Outstanding Individual Episode in a Series Without a Regular LGBT Character:
- "Escape from the Castle!", Bored to Death (HBO)
- "Innocence", Law & Order (NBC): actor Cheyenne Jackson
- "Klaus & Greta", 30 Rock (NBC) - Winner
- "Queen of Mean", Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime): actors Candis Cayne and Margaret Cho
- "Samaritan", Law & Order: UK (BBC America)
Outstanding Documentary:
- Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement (Sundance Channel): directors Susan Muska & Gréta Olafsdóttir, subjects Edith Windsor & Thea Spyer
- 8: The Mormon Proposition (Red Flag Releasing): director/writer Reed Cowan, narrator Dustin Lance Black - Winner
- Prodigal Sons (First Run Features): director/producer Kimberly Reed
- "Sylvester", UnSung (TV One): subject Sylvester
- Out. The Glenn Burke Story (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area): subject Glenn Burke
Outstanding Reality Program:
- The Fabulous Beekman Boys (Planet Green): cast members John Hall, Josh Kilmer-Purcell & Brent Ridge
- Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys (Sundance Channel): producer Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, cast members Joel Derfner, Sahil Farooqi, David Munk and Nathan Hale Williams
- Project Runway (Lifetime): mentor Tim Gunn, judge Michael Kors, contestants Casanova, Ben Chmura, Christopher Collins, Michael Costello, Nicholas D'Aurizio, Michael Drummond, Jesus Estrada, Mondo Guerra, Jay Nicolas Sario, Andy South, A.J. Thouvenot and Anthony Williams, guest judges Christian Siriano and Matthew Williamson - Winner
- Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo): contestants Tim Nugent, Yigit Pura and Zac Young, guest judge Elizabeth Falkner
- TRANSform Me (VH1): host/producer Laverne Cox, cast members Jamie Clayton and Nina Poon
Outstanding Music Artist:
- Antony and the Johnsons (Antony Hegarty), Swanlights (Secretly Canadian)
- Big Freedia, Big Freedia Hitz Vol. 1 (Big Freedia Records)
- Kele Okereke, The Boxer (Glassnote Records)
- Scissor Sisters (Babydaddy, Del Marquis, Ana Matronic and Jake Shears), Night Work (Downtown Records) - Winner
- Chely Wright, Lifted Off the Ground (Vanguard Records)
Outstanding Talk Show Episode:
- "Constance McMillen", The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated): host Ellen DeGeneres, guest Constance McMillen
- "Neil Patrick Harris", The Talk (CBS): co-host/executive producer Sara Gilbert, guest Neil Patrick Harris
- "Rebuilding Home After Tragedy: The Seth Walsh Story", The Nate Berkus Show (syndicated): host Nate Berkus, subject Seth Walsh
- "Ricky Martin Coming Out as a Gay Man and a New Dad", The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated): guest Ricky Martin - Winner
- "Transgender Kids: Too Young to Decide?", The Dr. Oz Show (syndicated)
Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine:
- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (series), The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC): host Rachel Maddow
- "Gay Teen Suicides" (series), Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN) - Winner
- "Katie Miller: Don't Ask, Don't Tell", Outside the Lines (ESPN): subject Katie Miller
- "Olson and Boies on Same-Sex Marriage", Bill Moyers Journal (PBS)
- "Transitions", Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel (HBO): subjects Christine Daniels, Bobbie Dittmeier and Christina Kahrl
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment:
- "Don't Ask…", CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
- "Fort Worth Speech", The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (MSNBC): subject Joel Burns - Winner
- "Gay Teens Talk Their Truth", CNN Newsroom (CNN)
- "Images of Protest", ABC World News with Diane Sawyer (ABC)
- "Mom, Dad… I'm Coming Out", Today (NBC)
Outstanding Newspaper Article:
- "Coming Out, Fitting In" by Rosemary Winters (The Salt Lake Tribune)
- "DC Gay Couple Caps a Momentous First by Tying the Knot" by Monica Hesse (The Washington Post)
- "Rutgers Student Tyler Clementi's Suicide Spurs Action Across US" by Judy Peet (The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ): subject Tyler Clementi - Winner
- "A Tragic Love Story" by Steve Friess (LA Weekly)
- "Worlds Apart" by Lauren Smiley (SF Weekly)
Outstanding Newspaper Columnist:
- Peg Mcentee (The Salt Lake Tribune)
- Leonard Pitts, Jr. (The Miami Herald)
- Frank Rich (The New York Times) - Winner
- Eugene Robinson (The Washington Post)
- Rev. Byron Williams (The Oakland Tribune)
Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage:
- Atlanta Journal Constitution
- Denver Post - Winner
- Los Angeles Times
- The New York Times
- The Salt Lake Tribune
Outstanding Magazine Article:
- "All That's Left is God" by Michelle Theall (5280 Magazine)
- "I Was Scared to Sleep: LGBT Youth Face Violence Behind Bars" by Daniel Redman (The Nation)
- "It’s a Shocking Trend: Gay Teens Being Bullied to the Point of Suicide" by Kenneth Miller (Ladies' Home Journal)
- "Just Another Girl (Who Used to Be a Boy)" by Genevieve Field (Glamour)
- "What Happens When You Find the One... And He's Nothing – Nothing – Like You Expected?" by Allison Cooper (O, The Oprah Magazine) - Winner
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage:
- The Advocate / Out - Winner
- The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Entertainment Weekly
- People
- US Weekly
Outstanding Digital Journalism Article:
- "The Camera in the Closet: Gay Service Members Speak Out to ABC News About Don't Ask, Don't Tell" by Mary Kathryn Burke (ABCNews.com)
- "Don't Ask, Don't Tell Hurts African-American Women the Most" by Lynette Holloway (TheRoot.com)
- "Ice Cracks Beneath Weir's Critics" by LZ Granderson (ESPN.com): subject Johnny Weir
- "View From Washington" (series) by Kerry Eleveld (Advocate.com) - Winner
- "Wrestler Hudson Taylor a Champion for Gay Rights" by Jim Buzinski (Outsports.com)
Outstanding Digital Journalism - Multimedia:
- "Bridal Bliss: Aisha and Danielle" by Bobbi Misick (Essence.com) - Winner
- "Censoring Wojnarowicz" (IntheLifetv.org): subject David Wojnarowicz
- "A Gay Family Album" (Newsweek.com)
- "Kicked Out But Ready to Go Back" by Jon Groat (Newsweek.com)
Outstanding Blog:
- The Bilerico Project
- Blabbeando: blogger Andrés Duque
- Joe. My. God.: blogger Joe Jervis - Winner
- Pam's House Blend: blogger Pam Spaulding
- Rod 2.0: blogger Rod McCullom
Outstanding Comic Book:
- Avengers: The Children's Crusade by Allan Heinberg (Marvel)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Scott Allie, Brad Meltzer and Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics)
- Fogtown by Andersen Gabrych (Vertigo/DC Comics)
- Veronica by Dan Parent (Archie Comics)
- X-Factor by Peter David (Marvel Comics) - Winner
Outstanding Los Angeles Theater:
- Dr. Cerberus by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
- Haram Iran by Jay Paul Deratany
- Revolver by Chris Phillips, subject Matthew Shepard
- Something Happened by L. Trey Wilson - Winner
- The Twentieth-Century Way by Tom Jacobson
Outstanding New York Theater - Broadway and Off-Broadway:
- In the Wake by Lisa Kron, director Leigh Silverman
- The Kid, book by Michael Zam, lyrics by Jack Lechner, music by Andy Monroe, based on the book by Dan Savage, director Scott Elliott, actor Christopher Sieber
- Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl
- The Pride by Alexi Kaye Campbell, director Joe Mantello - Winner
- Secrets of the Trade by Jonathan Tolins, actors Bill Brochtrup and John Glover
Outstanding New York Theater - Off-Off Broadway:
- Lay of the Land by Tim Miller
- Let Them Eat Cake by Holly Hughes, Megan Carney and Moe Angelos
- This One Girl's Story, book by Bil Wright, music and lyrics by Dionne McClain-Freeney
- Vaginal Davis is Speaking from the Diaphragm by Vaginal Davis
- When Last We Flew by Harrison David Rivers - Winner
Honorary Awards:
- Kristin Chenoweth, the Vanguard Award (presented to media professionals who have increased the visibility and understanding of GLBT people)
- Robert Greenblatt, Stephen F. Kolzak Award (given to an openly GLBT member of the entertainment or media community for his or her work toward eliminating homophobia)
- Kim Cattrall, the Golden Gate Award (for work that has increased the understanding and visibility of the LGBT community)
- Ricky Martin, the Vito Russo Award (presented to an openly GLBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for GLBT people)
- Bianca "Nikki" Peet, Special Recognition
- Russell Simmons, Exellence in Media Award
- Kara Swisher, Local Hero Award
Click here for the full list of the 2010 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: Scissor Sisters
- Spotlight On: The 2009 GLAAD Media Awards
- Spotlight On: Glee - Season 1
- Spotlight On: Glee - Season 2
UPDATE: Winners from the New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco ceremonies have been 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.
Originally posted on January 23, 2011.
Sunday, May 15, 2011
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