The 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards honored the best of LGBTQ+ media on March 27 in Los Angeles. The show, hosted by Michael Urie (Ugly Betty), will stream exclusively on Hulu beginning Saturday, April 12.
There were over 300 nominees for over 40 awards. Programs of the Walt Disney Company (owner of outlets including ABC, Hulu, Disney+, ESPN, and FX) received 28 nominations, more than any other platform. Netflix was the streaming service with the highest number of nominations (22).
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for a “LGBTQ media professional who has made a significant difference in raising visibility and promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people and issues.” It’s worth watching her five-minute acceptance speech.
“I know this event is to celebrate the work and I am endlessly grateful for that honor and for this celebration, but the real work is making the ground we leave in our wake level enough for the next person who finds their way to the path we have made,” she said.
Grammy-winner Doechii won Outstanding Music Artist. She spoke with the Gay Times last year about her identity: “I always knew I was gay. I’m currently bisexual. I am with a woman now and I have always known that I loved women.”
“The support and love I’m feeling as I accept this award from GLAAD is overwhelming, uplifting and—as I move forward in my life and career—enabling,” she said in her award acceptance speech. “It’s also a beacon to other aspiring artists to not let anyone ever block your dreams. Stay connected with each other. Stay passionate. Stay unapologetic.”
Only the 10 awards below were announced from the stage, with presenters including Lil Nas X, Marissa Bode (Wicked), and Lisa Ann Walter (Abbott Elementary, The Parent Trap). Bobby Berk, Wayne Brady, Sophia Bush, Glennon Doyle, Hannah Einbinder, Patti LuPone, Dylan Mulvaney, Zachary Quinto, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, JoJo Siwa, Lena Waithe, and Abby Wambach made appearances as well.
- Music Artist: Doechii, Alligator Bites Never Heal (Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records)
- Film: The Groomsmen: Second Chances (Hallmark)
- Documentary: Will & Harper (Netflix)
- Reality Program – Competition: RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
- Reality Program: The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo)
- New Series: Agatha All Along (Disney+)
- Limited or Anthology Series: Baby Reindeer (Netflix)
- Podcast: Baby, This is Keke Palmer (Wondery)
- Drama Series: 9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox)
- Comedy Series: Hacks (Max)
GLAAD also announced these winners offstage:
- Film – Wide Theatrical Release: My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios)
- Film – Limited Theatrical Release: Crossing (MUBI)
- Children’s Programming: The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (Nickelodeon)
- Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action: Heartstopper (Netflix)
- Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated: Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Netflix)
- Breakthrough Music Artist: Durand Bernarr (DSing Records)
- Broadway Production: Lempicka, book by Carson Kreitzer, Matt Gould, music by Matt Gould, lyrics by Carson Kreitzer AND Oh, Mary!, by Cole Escola
- Video Game: Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts)
- Comic Book: Suicide Squad: Dream Team, by Nicole Maines, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, José Luís, Adriano Di Benedetto, Adriano Lucas, Becca Carey (DC Comics)
- Original Graphic Novel/Anthology: Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans, [anthology] (A Wave Blue World)
- Variety or Talk Show Episode: “Elliot Page Talks Season 4 of ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ Fighting Anti-LGBTQ Legislation” The View (ABC)
- TV Journalism Segment: “Big Gay Football” CBS Sports (CBS)
- TV Journalism – Long-Form: “The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein” 48 Hours (CBS)
- Live TV Journalism – Segment or Special: “Sarah McBride reflects on Becoming First Openly Transgender Person Elected To Congress” PBS NewsHour (PBS)
- Print Article: “‘Changing The Narrative’: Advocates Fight HIV Stigma in Dallas’ Latino Community” by Abraham Nudelstejer (The Dallas Morning News)
- Magazine Overall Coverage: The Advocate
- Online Journalism Article: “Friends Remember Nex Benedict, Oklahoma Student Who Died After School Fight, as ‘Fiery Kid’” by Jo Yurcaba (NBCNews.com)
- Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia: “Rainbow Girls: 10 Years of Protection and Prejudice” The Picture Show (NPR.org)
- Independent Journalism: The 19th
- Scripted Television Series in Spanish: El secreto del río (Netflix)
- TV Journalism in Spanish: “Más Allá de los Pronombres” Noticias Telemundo Colorado (Telemundo Colorado)
- Online Journalism Article in Spanish: “Jóvenes latinos gay ven un porcentaje creciente de nuevos casos de VIH en EEUU” by Devna Bose, Laura Bargfeld, Phillip Reese, and Vanessa G. Sánchez (APNews.com, KFFHealthNews.org & Univision.com)
- Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia in Spanish: “La investigadora que buscaba su identidad” by Natalia Orozco, Cristina Gleinig, and Carlos Delgado (Fuerza Latina – DW Español)
- Special Recognition awards: “DRAG: The Musical,” “La Verdrag” (Canal Once), OUTLOUD, “Red Ink: A Tribute to Cecilia Gentili,” The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, “The Q Agenda” (LatiNation), and WNBA 2024 Champions: The New York Liberty.
- Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media: Q.Digital
You can see the full list of nominees here.
A special congratulations from Tagg to our fellow journalists in queer media!
