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While special, celebrity honorees had not yet been announced at press time, the full diversity of this year’s nominees was revealed at the end of January. There are an impressive 101 nominees in 20 English-language categories plus 46 Spanish-language nominees in 11 categories. In addition to The Danish Girl and Carol, English-language nominees for Outstanding Film in Wide Release are Dope, Freeheld and Grandma. Nominees in the Outstand- ing Film-Limited Release category are
MEDIA AWARDS Celebrating Visibility and Diversity by chris carpenter
GLAAD This year’s Academy Award nominations were roundly criticized for their lack
of ethnic and LGBT diversity. Fortunately, the same can’t be said of the 27th annual GLAAD Media Award nominees. While they repeat several Oscar honorees, notably the lesbian romance Carol and trans historical drama The Danish Girl, GLAAD identified a number of films not previously recognized, along with numerous TV and web series. GLAAD stands for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and considers itself the world’s leading LGBT media advocacy organization. Each year, it holds awards ceremonies on both the west and east coasts to celebrate pro-LGBT media achieve- ments, as well as artists who support our community. All proceeds from the GLAAD Media Awards support GLAAD’s work with the media to bring culture- changing stories of LGBT people to millions of homes and workplaces every day in an effort to increase understanding and accelerate acceptance of LGBT people everywhere. “For nearly three decades, the GLAAD Media
Awards have propelled inclusion in media and driven LGBT acceptance forward,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, the organization’s CEO and President. “This year’s nominees have raised the bar for creat- ing thoughtful and diverse images and storylines, deepening audiences’ understanding of LGBT people.”
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There are ten TV series each recognized in both drama and comedy categories. These include gay faves Modern Family, Looking, Empire, Vicious and Grace & Frankie as well as more mainstream shows with LGBT characters such as Black Sails, Master of None, Sense8 and Shameless. Individual episodes of Blackish, NCIS New Orleans and Royal Pains are also nominated for how well they handled LGBT storylines.
the trans-themed 52 Tuesdays, Boy Meets Girl and Tangerine, plus Drunktown’s Finest and Appropri- ate Behavior. are
and Other unique GLAAD Media Awards categories
are Outstanding Music Artist, Outstanding Comic Book, Outstanding TV Journalism Segment, Outstanding Magazine Article and Overall Cover- age, and Outstanding Spanish-Language Novela. A full list of this year’s nominees may be found on the GLAAD website. Due to the large number of honorees, the awards presentations are traditionally split between Los Angeles and New York. L.A.’s event will be televised for the first time in nearly a decade exclusively on Logo in April. “Logo is honored and proud to partner with GLAAD to celebrate the people and media who best represent the LGBT community,” said Chris McCarthy, General Man- ager of VH1 and Logo Networks. Media Awards’ corporate sponsors include Delta Air Lines, Hilton, Ketel One Vodka, AT&T and Wells Fargo. If you can’t attend in person, be sure to tune in to
the April broadcast and show your support for this true celebration of diversity.
The 2016 Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards take place the evening of Saturday, April 2 at the Beverly Hilton. Tickets are going fast! For more information on all things GLAAD, or to purchase tickets for the event, go to
glaad.org.
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