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:
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Burlesque (Screen Gems): director/writer
Steve Antin, actor
Alan Cumming, songwriter
Sia Furler
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Easy A (Screen Gems)
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Music Box Films)
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The Kids Are All Right (Focus Features): director/co-writer
Lisa Cholodenko -
Winner
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Film - Limited Release:
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Howl (Oscilloscope Pictures): directors/writers/producers
Rob Epstein and
Jeffrey Friedman, subjects
Allen Ginsberg and
Peter Orlovsky, executive producer
Gus Van Sant
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I Love You Phillip Morris (Roadside Attractions): subjects
Phillip Morris and
Steven Jay Russell -
Winner
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La Mission (Screen Media Ventures): consulting producer
John Amaechi
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Patrik Age 1.5 (Regent Releasing)
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Undertow (Contracorriente) (Wolfe Releasing): director/writer/producer
Javier Fuentes-León
Outstanding Drama Series:
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Brothers & Sisters (ABC): creator
Jon Robin Baitz, producer
Greg Berlanti, writer
David Marshall Grant, actor
Luke MacFarlane
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Degrassi (TeenNick)
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Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
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Pretty Little Liars (ABC Family): director
Jamie Babbit
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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:
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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)
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Greek (ABC Family): creator/writer/producer
Patrick Sean Smith
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Modern Family (ABC): actors
Jesse Tyler Ferguson and
Nathan Lane -
Winner (tie)
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Nurse Jackie (Showtime): creators/writers/producers
Liz Brixius and
Linda Wallem, actor
Stephen Wallem
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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:
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Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement (Sundance Channel): directors
Susan Muska & Gréta Olafsdóttir, subjects
Edith Windsor & Thea Spyer
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8: The Mormon Proposition (Red Flag Releasing): director/writer
Reed Cowan, narrator
Dustin Lance Black -
Winner
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Prodigal Sons (First Run Features): director/producer
Kimberly Reed
- "Sylvester",
UnSung (TV One): subject
Sylvester
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Out. The Glenn Burke Story (Comcast SportsNet Bay Area): subject
Glenn Burke
Outstanding Reality Program:
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The Fabulous Beekman Boys (Planet Green): cast members
John Hall,
Josh Kilmer-Purcell & Brent Ridge
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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
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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
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Top Chef: Just Desserts (Bravo): contestants
Tim Nugent,
Yigit Pura and
Zac Young, guest judge
Elizabeth Falkner
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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)
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Big Freedia,
Big Freedia Hitz Vol. 1 (Big Freedia Records)
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Kele Okereke,
The Boxer (Glassnote Records)
- Scissor Sisters (
Babydaddy,
Del Marquis,
Ana Matronic and
Jake Shears),
Night Work (Downtown Records) -
Winner
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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:
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
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Denver Post -
Winner
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Los Angeles Times
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The New York Times
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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:
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The Advocate /
Out -
Winner
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The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Entertainment Weekly
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People
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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
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Joe. My. God.: blogger
Joe Jervis -
Winner
- Pam's House Blend: blogger
Pam Spaulding
- Rod 2.0: blogger
Rod McCullom
Outstanding Comic Book:
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Avengers: The Children's Crusade by
Allan Heinberg (Marvel)
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Scott Allie, Brad Meltzer and Joss Whedon (Dark Horse Comics)
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Fogtown by Andersen Gabrych (Vertigo/DC Comics)
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Veronica by Dan Parent (Archie Comics)
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X-Factor by Peter David (Marvel Comics) -
Winner
Outstanding Los Angeles Theater:
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Dr. Cerberus by
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
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Haram Iran by Jay Paul Deratany
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Revolver by Chris Phillips, subject
Matthew Shepard
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Something Happened by L. Trey Wilson -
Winner
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The Twentieth-Century Way by Tom Jacobson
Outstanding New York Theater - Broadway and Off-Broadway:
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In the Wake by
Lisa Kron, director
Leigh Silverman
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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
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Passion Play by Sarah Ruhl
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The Pride by
Alexi Kaye Campbell, director
Joe Mantello -
Winner
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Secrets of the Trade by
Jonathan Tolins, actors
Bill Brochtrup and
John Glover
Outstanding New York Theater - Off-Off Broadway:
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Lay of the Land by
Tim Miller
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Let Them Eat Cake by
Holly Hughes, Megan Carney and Moe Angelos
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This One Girl's Story, book by
Bil Wright, music and lyrics by
Dionne McClain-Freeney
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Vaginal Davis is Speaking from the Diaphragm by
Vaginal Davis
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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)
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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)
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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
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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
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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.
