GLAAD held its first virtual edition of its GLAAD Media Awards and was as energetic and entertaining as if we were in person doing kiki and honoring the media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. If you were unable to view the virtual ceremony, the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards will air on Logo on August 3.
Hosted poolside and outdoors by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, the virtual ceremony featured performances by Tony Award winner and The politician star Ben Platt, as well as singer and activist Shea Diamond. The talented Chloe x Halle closed the show with a performance of “Do It” featuring RuPaul’s Drag Race students Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Mayhem Miller and Naomi Smalls.
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The winners in select categories were revealed throughout the day via Twitter and featured acceptance speeches from each of the award winners. The innovator Pose canceled the ceremony as drama FX took home Best Drama Series award with Mj Rodriguez, Billy Porter, Dominique Jackson, Angelica Ross, Indya Moore, Ryan Jamaal Swain, Hailie Sahar, Angel Bismark Curiel and Dyllón Burnside accepting the honor.
The cast shared a few words about how the series not only rocked the television landscape but honored the LGBTQ community and the hub of black and Latino trans and queer people, without apologizing, allowing themselves to be their “own heroes.”
Screenshot via GLAAD
In the meantime, Schitt’s Creek He was awarded the Outstanding Comedy Series with show stars Dan Levy, Karen Robinson and Noah Reid accepting the trophy. On the side of the film, Smart booking it won for Best Picture – Broad Release and Olivia Wilde, Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever were remotely present to accept the award.
The ceremony was also attended by Dolly Parton, Lena Waithe Kandi Burruss, Cara Delevingne, Lil Nas X, Ryan O’Connell, Peppermint, Geena Rocero, Lilly Singh, Brian Michael Smith, Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union, Lena Waithe and GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.
Read the full list of winners below.
ORwalnutstanorthreIng Movie – Broad Release
Smart booking (Launch of United Artists)
Outstanding Movie – Limited Release
Rafiki (Motion picture)
Outstanding drama series
Pose (FX)
ORwalnutstanorthreComedy series ing
Schitt’s Creek (Popular)
Outstanding Single Episode (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character)
“Two doors down”, Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings (Netflix)
ORwalnutstanorthreing TV Movie
Trasparent: Musicale Finale (Amazon)
Exceptional limited series
Tales from the city (Netflix)
Exceptional documentary
State of pride (Youtube)
ORwalnutstanorthreProgramming for children and families [TIE]The Bravest Knight (Hulu) and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney +)
ORwalnutstanorthreReality show ing
You are the chosen one? (MTV)
ORwalnutstanorthreing Musical artist
Lil Nas X, 7 7 (Columbia)
ORwalnutstanorthreing comic
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 Slim, Jim Campbell, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Comics)
ORwalnutstanorthreing Video Game
The outer worlds (Private division)
ORwalnutstanorthreing Broadway Production
The Heritageby Matthew Lopez
ORwalnutstanorthreTalk show variety or episode
“Jonathan Van Ness: Honey, she is an onion with all kinds of layers” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
ORwalnutstanorthreing 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)
ORwalnutstanorthreNewspaper article ing
“Military reports no downloads under trans ban – but advocates have doubts” by Chris Johnson (Washington Blade)
ORwalnutstanorthreIng magazine article
“The Trans Obituaries Project” by Raquel Willis (ORUtah)
ORwalnutstanorthreGeneral coverage of ing magazine
lawyer
ORwalnutstanorthreDigital journalism article
“Trump Administration for LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Marriage’ Children Are Not Citizens” by Scott Bixby (TheDailyBeast.com)
ORwalnutstanorthreing 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)
ORwalnutstanorthreIng’s blog
My fabulous disease
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 with scripts in Spanish
The Heart Is Never Wrong (Univision)
ORwalnutstanorthreing Television journalism in Spanish – Newsmagazine [TIE]“After Stonewall” (CNN in Spanish) and “Pride” Wake up America (Univision)
ORwalnutstanorthreing TV interview in Spanish
“How and times to get out of the closet” A new day (Telemundo)
ORwalnutstanorthreSpanish television journalism segment
“Love without condition” Univision Newscast 33 (Univision)
ORwalnutstanorthreDigital journalism article in Spanish
“I am Gay and I am Proud of Being able to Say It: Jorge Luis Martínez, Mexican skater” by Mario Villagrán (GQ México)
ORwalnutstanorthreing Digital journalism in Spanish – Video or multimedia
“America in Depth: Brigitte Baptiste, the Face of (bio) Diversity” by David Casasús (EFE)
