LOS ANGELES – Not surprisingly, politics took center stage at this year’s GLAAD Media Awards.
While Rachel Maddow accepted her award for Outstanding Television Journalism Segment for her interview with Pete Buttigieg on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” she said, “We are at a point where an openly gay television presenter can accept an award for an interview. openly gay senior presidential candidate. Progress in this country is seldom linear, and hardly occurs on its own. If inspired by the progress you see, vote, organize, run for office, and are enraged by the regression you see vote, organize and run for office. “
Since 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards has celebrated the visibility of LGBTQ experiences in the media and honored accurate and inclusive representations of people or queer color. In lieu of its usual glamorous setting in New York City, the virtual ceremony provided an intimate platform for LGBTQ stars to empower trans youth, in light of the Trump administration’s attempts to reverse the progress that has been made. for trans civil rights and health care.
The ceremony also addressed the importance of black LGBTQ representation on screen. “Pose” star Angelica Ross spoke about the recent events that fueled the Black Lives Matter national protests.
“When we saw that video of white cops killing George Floyd, we exploded,” he said. “Those images inflamed and emboldened us. So when we protest and publish, let’s continue to change the way people think about black lives, especially the lives of black LGBTQs, by telling our stories on screen.”
She concluded her speech with a call to action: “Allies, we need you to report transphobia, homophobia and racism the moment you finish watching. This is how we begin to see the content and begin to experience justice.”
The GLAAD Media Awards, which were held for the first time virtually on Thursday after being postponed due to the pandemic, were hosted by Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere and featured performances by Choe x Halle, Shea Diamond and Ben Platt.
“Pose”, “Schitt’s Creek” and “Booksmart” earned top honors.
Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals’ “Pose” was named Outstanding Drama Series, while “Schitt’s Creek” caught the Comedy Series Outstanding Trophy. Outstanding Film: Theatrical release went to “Booksmart,” Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut of two best friends’ high school days (Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever).
Sponsors of the 31st annual event included Delta Air Lines, Gilead, P&G, and Wells Fargo.
See the full list of winners below:
Featured Movie – Broad Release: “Booksmart” (United Artists Release)
Exceptional Movie – Limited Release: “Rafiki” (Motion Picture)
Exceptional drama series: “Pose” (FX)
Outstanding Comedy Series: “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop)
Outstanding Single Episode (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character): “Two Doors Down”, “Heartstrings of Dolly Parton” (Netflix)
Best Television Movie: “Transparent: Musicale Finale” (Amazon)
Exceptional Limited Series: “Tales of the City” (Netflix)
Featured Documentary: “State of Pride” (YouTube)
Exceptional programming for children and families [TIE]: “The Bravest Knight” (Hulu) and “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” (Disney +)
Exceptional Reality Program: “Is it you?” (MTV)
Best Musical Artist: Lil Nas X, 7 (Columbia)
Featured comic book: “Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” by Simon Spurrier, Emilio Laiso, Andrea Broccardo, Wilton Santos, Caspar Wijngaard, Marc Deering, Don Ho, Walden Wong, Chris Bolson, Scott Hanna, Elsa Charretier, Rachelle Rosenberg, Chris O’Halloran, Stephane Paitreau, Lee Loughridge, Edgar Delgado, Jim Campbell, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Comics)
Exceptional Video Game: The Outer Worlds (Private Division)
Exceptional Broadway Production: “The Inheritance” by Matthew Lopez
Variety episode or exceptional talk show: “Jonathan Van Ness: Honey, she is an onion with all kinds of layers”, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)
Outstanding Television Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Am I Next? Trans and Directed”, “Nightline” (ABC)
Excellent segment of television journalism: “One on one with Mayor Pete Buttigieg”, “The Rachel Maddow Show” (MSNBC)
Outstanding Newspaper Article: “Military Reports No Downloads Under Trans Ban – But Defenders
Having Doubts “by Chris Johnson, (Washington Blade)
Featured Magazine Article: “The Trans Obituaries Project” by Raquel Willis (Out)
Excellent overall magazine coverage: Defender
Featured Digital Journalism Article: “Trump Administration for LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Marriage’ Children Are Not Citizens” by Scott Bixby (TheDailyBeast.com)
Outstanding Digital Journalism: Video or Multimedia: “Stonewall 50: The Revolution” produced by Sekiya Dorsett, Brooke Sopelsa, Elizabeth Kuhr, Shahrzad Elghanayan, Wesley Oliver, Tim Fitzsimons, Victor Limjoco (NBC OUT and Nightly Films)
Outstanding blog: my fabulous illness
Special recognition: “Special” (Netflix)
Special recognition: Karen Ocamb, former news editor, Los Angeles Blade
Special recognition: Mark Segal, founder and editor, Philadelphia Gay News
Excellent television series written in Spanish: “The Heart Never Mistakes” (Univisión)
Outstanding television journalism in Spanish – Newsmagazine [TIE]: “After Stonewall” (CNN in Spanish) and “Pride”, “Despierta America” (Univisión)
Exceptional Spanish TV Interview: “How and When to Get Out of the Closet”, “Un Nuevo Dia” (Telemundo)
Excellent segment of television journalism in Spanish: “Amor Sin Condicion” “Noticiero Univision 33” (Univision)
Featured article on digital journalism in Spanish: “I am Gay and I am Proud of Being able to Say It: Jorge Luis Martínez, Mexican skater” by Mario Villagran (GQ México)
Excellent digital journalism in Spanish – Video or multimedia “America in Depth: Brigitte Baptiste, the Face of (bio) Diversity” by David Casasus (EFE)
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