GLAAD has announced its list of 2015 Media Award nominees. Take a look at the extensive list.
This morning GLAAD announced its nominees for the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
Among the top contenders, via a press release, are Transparent; ABC’s How to Get Away with Murder; HBO’s Game of Thrones, Looking, and The Normal Heart; Academy Award nominee The Imitation Game and Golden Globe nominee Pride; Love is Strange, starring John Lithgow and Alfred Molina; Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word and True Trans with Laura Jane Grace, both documentaries about transgender people; Nickelodeon and The Disney Channel for Nick News with Linda Ellerbee and Good Luck Charlie respectively; To Russia with Love, Oprah Prime, and Outsports.com for interviews with out athletes; MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry; and Sam Smith for his critically acclaimed album In the Lonely Hour.
“For nearly 30 years, the GLAAD Media Awards have raised the bar for inclusion in news and entertainment, transforming LGBT representation in media and moving the dial for acceptance across the globe,” said GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “It’s been a remarkable year for equality, and nowhere is that more evident than in the visibility LGBT people have gained across media. This year’s nominees, including expanded categories in Outstanding Comedy and Drama Series, reflect the widening diversity of LGBT images and storylines that are closing the gap to full acceptance.”
“GLAAD announced 104 nominees in 21 English-language categories, and 40 Spanish-language nominees in 10 categories. In the English-language categories, cable networks earned 35 nominations, broadcast networks garnered 15 nominations. Streaming services received three nominations,” GLAAD notes.
In the Outstanding Blog category are nominees The Art of Transliness, Autostraddle, Box Turtle Bulletin, Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters, and My Fabulous Disease.Â
The Awards this year will be held in Los Angeles on March 21 and in New York on May 9.
Congratulations to all the nominees!
Watch the announcement:
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