And The Nominees Are… The “Outstanding Film – Wide Release” category, finds Burlesque, The Kids
Are All Right, Easy A, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and The Girl Who Played with Fire competing for the top honors in each of the three individual ceremonies, along with the nominees mentioned below. There is another outstanding grouping that showcases films, its focus is on
those that were released in a limited capacity. They include: Howl, Patrik, Age 1.5, Undertow, La Mission and I Love You Phillip Morris. Shorter subject films, also referred to as documentaries, get a fair share of the limelight, as well. This year’s crop takes a peek into the issues that form and shape our collective society; they are 8:The Mormon Proposition, Prodigal Sons, Edie & Thea: A Very Long Engagement, Out, The Glenn Burke Story and Sylvester. Television shows are broken down into four categories by dividing the com-
edy from the drama and reality aspects on the tube, even focusing on individual achievements – isn’t that indicative of life, really? Represented by the dramatic side of what television has to offer is a mixture of
four seasoned vets, and one newcomer, in the guises of Brothers & Sisters (You go, Sally Field!), True Blood, Degrassi, Grey’s Anatomy and Pretty Little Liars. On the comedic side, are a number of humorous “family fare” endeavors, such
as Modern Family, Glee, United States of Tara, Nurse Jackie and Greek. Reality shows have always held our attention with many “oh-no-they-din’t” moments playing themselves out on-screen. One of the entries is pulled from the files of the “watch what happens” is on Bravo variety – but it’s not the one(s) you might expect, as in any from the Real Housewives franchise. The network’s Top Chef: Just Desserts literally made the cut, as did reality-based program- ming from other cable channels, such as Sundance Channel’s Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys, Lifetime’s Project Runway, Planet Green’s The Fabulous Beekman Boys and VH1’s TRANSform Me. As for the individual television episodes, they stem from fair-and-accurate
depictions from both the comedy and drama genres. This is evidenced by the one-off inclusions from 30 Rock, Drop Dead Diva, Bored To Death and Law & Order with one episode from the now-cancelled long-running NBC version, as well as its still-in-production English equivalent, Law & Order: UK. Those with the gift of gab are also on the receiving end of the nomination field with the “Outstanding Talk Show Episode” award; Oprah Winfrey, Ellen DeGeneres, Nate Berkus, Dr. Oz and the ladies of The Talk all have individual episodes with guests and subject matter that have struck a chord with the com- munity. Whether it was Ricky Martin discussing coming out and being a new dad on The Oprah Winfrey Show, to transgender kids on The Dr. Oz Show, these nods perfectly highlight the non-sensationalized aspects of daytime TV. As Madonna aptly put into lyrics on her 2000 single, “Music” makes the people
elebration
come together. GLAAD agreed with this assessment and has shined the spot- light on LGBT musicians that, ahem, came out with CD’s during the past year. Up for prizes are: Scissor Sisters, Antony and the Johnsons, Big Freedia, Kele Okereke and Chely Wright. The list of journalists and all of their respective mediums of print, television,
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and online stories/blogs is as long and varied as the topics they cover, so we’ll just focus on some standout hopefuls. There are stories that have been told by Out, SF Weekly,
Advocate.com and
Outsports.com, coupled with points-of-view from popular bloggers like Rod 2.0. You also have TV segments from The Rachel Maddow Show, Anderson Cooper’s 360 and The Today Show, among others up for representing their various outlets, with a quality in reporting on a wealth of LGBT matters.
The Ceremonies The festivities kick off on March 19 at The Marriott Marquis in Times Square, with the proceedings being hosted by Andy Cohen, who is the Bravo TV Executive Vice President of Original Programming and Development, and Real Housewives reunion host, as well the frontman for his talk show Watch What Happens Live for the network. Every city recognizes someone from the entertainment industry, or a corpo-
ration, to receive a special accolade, and The Big Apple shindig will honor out- and-proud musician Ricky Martin with its “Vito Russo Award.” The “Livin’ La Vida Loca” singer has had quite the year in the public eye. First, he proclaimed himself as a “fortunate homosexual man” on his website last March, then subsequently discussed the subject and that of being the father of two-year-old twin boys on the aforementioned episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show in November. That same month, Martin also released his autobiography Me, while in February he satiated music fans two-fold with his bilingual CD, Musica + Alma + Sexo, for which he begins touring for in the states this spring. On April 10, the Westin Bonaventure Hotel will play host to the West Coast
crowd, and like its New York City counterpart, will be a star-studded occasion. On hand to receive GLAAD’s “Vanguard Award” is Kristin Chenoweth. Among
the versatile actress’ (and gay rights champion) accomplishments are her star-making performances as Glinda The Good Witch in the original Broadway version of Wicked, a delightful Emmy-winning turn as Olive Snook on the oh- too-short-lived ABC show Pushing Daisies, guest shots on Glee, and her current return to The Great White Way in Promises, Promises. There will also be special guests for the Los Angeles event, one group in
particular is known to millions of Americans as the cast of Modern Family. Other guests include Chris Colfer, Kirsten Dunst, Omar Epps, Colin Farrell, Sean Hayes, Mike O’Malley, Shay Mitchell and Jill Zarin. Mark you calendars for May 14, as The GLAAD Media Awards roll into the City
by the Bay, which will be held at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis and will be presented by Rokk Vodka. The organization will bestow AT&T with their Corporate Leader Award, at the black tie optional affair, which also sees its fair share of celebrities, like its sister city galas.
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