On January 19 GLAAD announced the nominees for their annual Media Awards. Unlike any other awards presentations, GLAAD holds multiple ceremonies in multiple cities. This year the Media Awards will be held in Los Angeles on April 2 and New York on May 6.Among this year’s nominees are three productions from Broadway; as well as, projects that originated on the Broadway stage. And while the daytime talk show “The View” has numerous detractors, the gab fest garnered a nomination.The GLAAD Media Awards made history this year when it nominated Mj Rodriguez for an award in a leading category. Mj became the first openly transgender actor to be nominated for such an award.The GLAAD Media Awards pay tribute to those outlets and productions who portray “fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives.”The nominees for the 33rd annual GLAAD Media Awards are: Outstanding Wide Release Film:“Eternals”“Everybody’s Talking About Jamie”“The Mitchells vs. the Machines”“tick, tick…BOOM!”“West Side Story”Outstanding Limited Release Film:“Breaking Fast”“Gossamer Folds”“The Obituary of Tunde Johnson”“Parallel Mothers”“Plan B”“Port Authority”“Shiva Baby”“Swan Song”“Tu Me Manques”“Twilight’s Kiss”Outstanding Documentary:“Changing the Game”“Cured”“Flee”“The Lady and the Dale”“The Legend of the Underground”“No Ordinary Man”“Nuclear Family”“Pier Kids”“Pray Away”“Pride”Outstanding Comedy Series:“Dickinson”“Gentefied”“Love, Victor”“The Other Two”“Saved by the Bell”“Sex Education”“Shrill”“Special”“Twenties”“Work in Progress”Outstanding Drama Series:“9-1-1: Lone Star”“Batwoman”“The Chi”“Doom Patrol”“Good Trouble”“Grey’s Anatomy”“The L Word: Generation Q”“Pose”“Star Trek: Discovery”“Supergirl”Outstanding New TV Series:“4400”“Chucky”“Hacks”“Harlem”“The Long Call”“The Sex Lives of College Girls”“Sort Of”“With Love”“Y: The Last Man”“Yellowjackets”Outstanding TV Movie:“The Christmas House 2: Deck Those Halls”“The Fear Street Trilogy”“Nash Bridges”“Single All the Way”“Under the Christmas Tree”Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:“Dopestick”“Halston”“It’s a Sin”“Little Birds”“Love Life”“Master of None Presents: Moments in Love”“Rurangi”“Station Eleven”“Vigil”“The White Lotus”Outstanding Reality Program:“12 Dates of Christmas”“Dancing with the Stars”“Family Karma”“I Am Jazz”“Legendary”“MTV’s Following: Bretman Rock”“Queer Eye”“RuPaul’s Drag Race”“The Voice”“We’re Here”Outstanding Children’s Programming:“Berry Bounty Banquet Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City”“City of Ghosts”“Sesame Street – Family Day”“Muppet Babies – Gonzo-rella”“Fancy Nancy – Joie de Jonathan”“Ridley Jones”“Rugrats”“Summer Camp Island”“We the People”“ Madagascar: A Little Wild – Whatever Floats Your Float”Outstanding Kids and Family Programming:“Amphibia”“Centaurworld”“The Baby-Sitters Club – Claudia and the Sad Goodbye”“Diary of a Future President”“Doogie Kamealoha, MD”“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” “The Loud House”“Danger Force – Manlee Men”“The Owl House” “Power Rangers: Dino Fury” Outstanding Music Artist:Brandi Carlile for “In These Silent Days”Brockhampton for “Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine”Demi Lovato for “Dancing with the Devil…the Art of Starting Over”Sir Elton John for “The Lockdown Sessions”Halsey for “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power”Kaytranada for “Intimidated”Lis Nas X for “Nontero”Melissa Etheridge for “One Way Out”Mykki Blanco for “Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep” St. Vincent for “Daddy’s Home”Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist:Arlo Parks for “Collapsed in Sunbeams”Asiahn for “The Interlude”girl in red for “if I could make it go quiet”Jake Wesley Rogers for “Pluto”Japanese Breakfast for “Jubilee”Joy Oladokun for “in defense of my own happiness”Lauren Jauregui for “Prelude”Lily Rose for “Stronger Than I Am”Lucy Dacus for “Home Video”Vincint for “There Wil Be Tears”Outstanding Broadway Production:“Chicken & Biscuits”“Company”“Thoughts of a Colored Man”Outstanding Video Game:“Boyfriend Dungeon”“Far Cry 6”“The Gardener and the Wild Vines”“Kena: Bridge of Spirits”“Life is Strange: True Colors”“Psychonauts 2” “Rainbow Billy: The Curse of the Leviathan” “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege”“Unpacking (Witch Beam”“UNSIGHTED”
Outstanding Comic Book:“Aquaman: The Becoming” “Barbalien: Red Planet”“Crush & Lobo”“The Dreaming: Waking Hours” “Guardians of the Galaxy” “Harley Quinn: The Animated Series – The Eat. Bang! Kill. Tour” “Killer Queens”“Star Wars: Doctor Aphra” “Superman: Son of Kal-El” “Wynd” ,
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology:“Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms”“Eighty Days”“The Girl from the Sea”“Girl Haven” “I Am Not Starfire” “Marvel’s Voices: Pride” “Renegade Rule” “The Secret to Superhuman Strength” ,“Shadow Life” Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode:“Bisexual Superman Is Not Ruining Your Childhood, B*tch Please” from “The Amber Ruffin Show” “Culture War! Diverse Pilots and Trans Rights” from “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” “Elliot Page” from “The Oprah Conversation” “Jenny Hagel Investigates Why America’s Lesbian Bars Are Vanishing” from “Late Night With Seth Meyers “Mj Rodriguez on Historic Emmy Nomination and Hopes for Trans Community’s Future” from “The View” Outstanding TV Journalism Segment:“Capehart Condemns Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Transphobic Speech Against Equality Act” from “The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart” “Danica Roem to LGBTQ Americans: You Have to Care About Politics” from “State of the Union” “HIV/AIDS: 40 Years Later” from “TODAY”“McBride On Anti-Trans Bills: ‘This Is Legislative Bullying Plain & Simple'” from “Stephanie Ruhle Reports” “Valedictorian Says His Graduation Speech on Mental Health & LGBTQ Identity Was Cut Off” from “GMA3: What You Need to Know” Outstanding Long-Form TV Journalism:“Anderson Speaks to Legendary AIDS and Gay Rights Activist” on “Anderson Cooper Full Circle” “Gay Panic” on “This is Life with Lisa Ling” “Life After Pulse” “Mama Gloria” on “AfroPop: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange” “Pride of The White House””PRIDE on ABC News Live: What’s Next for the LGBTQ+ Community””Trans in Texas” on “United Shades of America” “Trans in Trumpland” “TransAmerica””The Week in Pride” on “The Week with Joshua Johnson” Outstanding Print Article:“Billy Porter Breaks a 14-Year Silence: ‘This Is What HIV-Positive Looks Like Now’” by Billy Porter”Books Probed by a Texas Lawmaker by Women, People of Color, LGBTQ Writers. They’re Asking: ‘Really?'” by Talia Richman and Corbett Smith “Bowen Yang is Defining Funny for a New Generation” by David Canfield “Diary of an ICE Detainee” by Yariel Valdes Gonzalez “Elliot Page is Ready for This Moment” by Katy Steinmetz “The Hearts of Venezuela” by Taylor Hirschberg “Inside the Sparkling, Rainbow-Filled World of JoJo Siwa” by Jason Sheeler “Keeping Trans Kids From Medicine Doesn’t Make Them Disappear” by Jennifer Finney Boylan “Lawmakers Can’t Cite Local Examples of Trans Girls in Sports” by David Crary and Lindsay Whitehurst “The Year of the Black Queer Revolution” by Ernest Owens Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage:“The Advocate”“Entertainment Weekly”“People”“POZ”“Variety” Outstanding Online Journalism Article:“Across the South, a Trans Housing Movement Grows” by Raquel Willis”As Anti-Trans Violence Surges, Advocates Demand Policy Reform” by Jo Yurcaba “Let’s Talk About (Queer) Sex: The Importance of LGBTQ-inclusive Sex Education in Schools” by David Oliver “LGBT+ Afghans Fear Being Forgotten 100 Days Since Taliban Takeover” by Hugo Greenhalgh “Megan Rohrer, the Evangelical Lutheran Church’s First Trans Bishop, Wants to Get Messy” by Nico Lang “No, DaBaby, HIV Will Not ‘Make You Die in 2 to 3 weeks.’ Here’s the Truth.” by David Artavia “‘No Time For Intolerance:’ Dr. Rachel Levine Has A Job To Do” by Dawn Ennis “T.J. Osborne is Ready to Tell His Story” by Sam Lansky”What I’ve Learned After Living with HIV in Secret for Years” by Tony Morrison “The Word Missing From the Vast Majority of Anti-Trans Legislation? Transgender” by Orion Rummler and Kate Sosin Outstanding Video or Multimedia Online Journalism:“+Talk: HIV & Faith” by Karl Schmid, Mike Spierer, Brent Zacky, and Victor Barreiro”Caretakers” by Geena Rocero, Jon Mallow, Dan Greenberg, Sheena Alexis Suarez, Erin McIntyre, Chelsea Rugg, Shant Alexander, and Victoria Malabrigo”Covid Confessions: Drag Performers Share Their Experiences Working During The Pandemic” by Alec Fischer”For Ruth Ellis Center Staff, Helping LGBTQ Homeless Youth is Personal” by Scott Gatz, John Halbach, Maria Tridas, and Emily Geraghty “How Queer Characters Have Evolved In Children’s Animation” by Chris Snyder, Kyle Desiderio, Jess Chou, A.C. Fowler, and Kuwilileni Hauwanga “Legendary” [series] by Peppermint, Matt McDonough, Jennifer Tiexiera, Michael Seligman, Julia Hoff, Ryan Murray, Ximena Sanchez, and Tom Lofthouse “Meet the Logo Legends: Brooklyn Trans Liberation” by Terron Moore, Sean Devaney, Sam Manzella, Christopher Rudolph, and Zachary O’Connor “The Power of Layshia Clarendon” by Katie Barnes, Jennifer Karson-Strauss, Andy Sharp, and Jennifer Holt “Transnational” by Eva Reign, Alyza Enriquez, Freddy McConnell, Vivek Kemp, Courtney Brooks, Sarah Burke, Hendrik Hinzel, Alyza Enriquez, Dan Ming, Trey Strange, and Daisy Wardell “Tyra Banks Interview: SI Swimsuit Cover Model Leyna Bloom” Outstanding Blog:Holy Bullies and Headless MonstersMombianMy Fabulous DiseasePittsburgh Lesbian CorrespondentsThe Reckoning Special Recognition:All Boys Aren’t Blue by George M. Johnson”Alok Vaid-Menon” 4D with Demi Lovato “CODED: The Hidden Love of J.C. Leyendecker”Jeopardy! Champion Amy Schneider“The Laverne Cox Show”Life Out Loud with LZ GrandersonOutsports’ Coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics
Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series:#Luimelia Manual Para Galanes Maricón Perdido Pequeñas Victorias Todo lo otro Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism:“Grupo Firme en Contra del Acoso” Despierta América “El Mes del Orgullo” “Impacto Positivo: Bamby Salcedo” Primer Impacto “Orgullo LGBTQ: 52 Años de Lucha y Evolución” “Preocupa Exclusión de Niñas Trans en Equipos Femeninos” Hoy Día Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism Article:“Anacaona Reyes: Visibiliza a la Comunidad Trans y Educa Desde el Capitolio” por Maricarmen Rivera “Ana Macho: Sobre Hacer Música Que Rebasa Límites” por Ronald Avila “Ángel Cruz Aprendió a “Desaprender” los Credos Sociales” por José Karlo Pagán Negrón “Así Viven la Menstruación los Hombres Trans” por Miriam Martínez “Casa Frida Rescata a Pareja Gay de Homofobia en Jamaica” por Edgar Ulises “Claudia: La Enfermera Trans que Lucha Contra el Covid en Ciudad Juárez” por Louisa Reynolds “En Casa con Kany García y Jocelyn Trochez” por Carole Joseph “Oyuki, la Madre Trans de Seis Hijos que Rompe Prejuicios en México” por Eduard Ribas i Admetlla “Somos Invisibles”: La Discriminación y los Riesgos se Multiplican para los Indígenas LGBTQ+” por Albinson Linares “Una Vida Transgénero: ‘Es Momento de que nos Dejemos Ver'” por Marcos Billy Guzman Outstanding Spanish-Language Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia:“Alexa: Su Vida y la Justicia que no llega a un Año de su Asesinato” por Marcos Billy Guzmán y Adlín González “Expulsados México: Cómo la Comunidad Transgénero se Unió para Ayudar a los Migrantes” por Patricia Clarembaux, Anna Clare Spelman, y Celemente Sánchez “Marcha del Orgullo LGBTI: Día de Festejo, Pero También de Protesta” por Jair Cabrera Torres “Ser Mujer, ser Trans y ser Mapuche” por Natalia Barrera Francis, Paula Daibert, y Claudia Escobar “Vogue en el Paro Nacional y Transmilenio: ¿Qué hay detrás?” por Jahira Quintero, Laura Salomón, y Dani Jara Special Recognition (Spanish-Language):“Celebrando el Mes del Orgullo”