GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organisation, has today announced the nominees for its 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
It’s the biggest and one of the most diverse lists to date, with 176 nominees in 30 categories, reflecting the expansion in representation of LGBTQ people in all types of media, according to GLAAD.
“There are more nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards than ever before not only because LGBTQ diversity and inclusion has progressed, but because GLAAD’s work to forward LGBTQ visibility has never been more important,” stated Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD President & CEO. “Media stories and storylines that shed light on LGBTQ people of different backgrounds, genders, races, religions, and more, are needed to counter the current politically and culturally divisive moment. The GLAAD Awards this year not only celebrate new LGBTQ stories that educate, entertain, and affect positive cultural change, but remind LGBTQ people and allies that in an election year, our visibility and voices have never been more important.”
POWERFUL & IMPACTFUL
As racial and ethnic diversity continues to grow within the media industry, this year’s nominees include powerful and impactful stories about LGBTQ people of colour, reveals GLAAD. Several of the nominated television series include series leads that are LGBTQ people of colour, including: Euphoria, Killing Eve, The L Word: Generation Q, Pose, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Dear White People, One Day at a Time, Superstore, Vida, and Tales of the City.
Netflix scored the most nominations with a total of 15 nominees, followed by HBO with eight nominees. ABC, CBS, and NBC each earned four nominations. Apple TV+ and Disney+ received their first nominations for Dickinson and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, respectively. Long-running shows including ABC’s Bachelor in Paradise and MTV’s Are You The One? received their first nominations in the Outstanding Reality Programme category. ABC’s Nightline received two nominations in the Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine category and MSNBC received two nominations in the Outstanding TV Journalism Segment category. Univision received seven nominations in the Spanish-Language categories.
For the first time since the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, GLAAD will honour LGBTQ-inclusive content on Broadway to celebrate the welcome increase of LGBTQ storytelling in theatre. This year’s nominees for Outstanding Broadway Production include Choir Boy, The Inheritance, Jagged Little Pill, Slave Play, and What the Constitution Means to Me.
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARDS
GLAAD announced a Special Recognition Award for Special, a Netflix short-form coming-of-age comedy series about a gay man with cerebral palsy. Ryan O’Connell created, wrote, and stars in the series, and serves as Executive Producer. Special was nominated for four 71st Primetime Emmy Awards, including an acting nomination for O’Connell. It was recently renewed for a second season. It also announced Special Recognition Awards for LGBTQ journalists Karen Ocamb and Mark Segal for their individual work, as well as the critical role that LGBTQ media play in driving LGBTQ acceptance forward.
The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York at the Hilton Midtown on Thursday 19th March 2020, and in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Thursday 16th April 16 2020. Yesterday, GLAAD announced that Taylor Swift will receive the Vanguard Award and Janet Mock will receive the Stephen F Kolzak Award at the Los Angeles event. Special honourees for the New York ceremony will be announced in coming weeks.
Click here for a full list of the nominees.
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