On July 30, GLAAD hosted a virtual ceremony to announce the award recipients of the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The event streamed live on GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube, and will also air on Logo on Monday, August 3 at 8pm ET.
During the virtual ceremony, GLAAD spotlighted the award recipients for the following categories:
Outstanding Film - Wide Release: Booksmart (United Artists Releasing)
Outstanding Drama Series: Pose (FX)
Outstanding Comedy Series: Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series w/o a regular LGBTQ character): "Two Doors Down" Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (Netflix)
Outstanding Music Artist: Lil Nas X, 7 (Columbia)
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: “One-on-One with Mayor Pete Buttigieg” The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
Outstanding Magazine Article: “The Trans Obituaries Project” by Raquel Willis (OUT)
Special Recognition: Special (Netflix)
Special Recognition: Karen Ocamb, former news editor, Los Angeles Blade
Special Recognition: Mark Segal, founder and publisher, Philadelphia Gay News
Prior to the virtual ceremony, GLAAD announced the award recipients of the remaining GLAAD Media Awards categories on Twitter, which featured acceptance speeches from each of the award recipients. Previously announced award recipients and their acceptance speeches can be found below (in order of announcement). For a full list of nominees, click here.
Outstanding TV Movie: Transparent: Musicale Finale (Amazon)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding TV Movie goes to... Transparent: Musicale Finale! Congratulations to the entire @transparent_tv team.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
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Outstanding Film - Limited Release: Rafiki (Film Movement)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Film - Limited Release goes to... @rafikimovie! Watch @wanuri's acceptance speech.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
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Outstanding Documentary: State of Pride (YouTube Originals)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Documentary goes to... @YouTube's #StateOfPride! Congratulations @raymondbraun and @PortalA!
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
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Outstanding Spanish-Language Digital Journalism - Video or Multimedia: “América a Fondo: Brigitte Baptiste, el Rostro de la (bio) Diversidad” por David Casasús (EFE)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Spanish-Language Digital Journalism - Video or Multimedia goes to... “América a Fondo: Brigitte Baptiste, el Rostro de la (bio) Diversidad” por @DavideCasasus (EFE) pic.twitter.com/XNMwSJrZan
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism Segment: “Amor Sin Condición” Noticiero Univision 33 (Univision)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism Segment goes to... “Amor Sin Condición” Noticiero Univision 33 - @Univision pic.twitter.com/IqPPuwiT7J
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
Outstanding Newspaper Article: “Military Reports No Discharges Under Trans Ban — But Advocates Have Doubts” by Chris Johnson (Washington Blade)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Newspaper Article goes to @chrisjohnson82 of the @WashBlade for the article “Military Reports No Discharges Under Trans Ban — But Advocates Have Doubts.” Congratulations!
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
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Outstanding Spanish-Language Digital Journalism Article: “Soy Gay y Estoy Orgulloso de Poder Decirlo: Jorge Luis Martínez, patinador mexicano” por Mario Villagrán (GQ Mexico)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Spanish-Language Digital Journalism Article goes to ... “Soy Gay y Estoy Orgulloso de Poder Decirlo: Jorge Luis Martínez, patinador mexicano” por Mario Villagrán @GQMexico pic.twitter.com/FGv3s6Mex2
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
Outstanding Limited Series: Tales of the City (Netflix)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Limited Series goes to... #TalesoftheCity! Watch the legendary @ArmisteadMaupin accept the award on behalf of the entire team.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
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Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Interview: “Cómo y Cuándo Salir del Clóset” Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Interview goes to... “Cómo y Cuándo Salir del Clóset” @UnNuevoDia @Telemundo pic.twitter.com/qpeHuhaHIY
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 29, 2020
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming [TIE]: The Bravest Knight (Hulu) and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming goes to... #TheBravestKnight and #HSMTMTS. Watch High School Musical: The Musical: The Series' acceptance speech.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming goes to... #TheBravestKnight and #HSMTMTS. Watch The Bravest Knight's acceptance speech.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism – Newsmagazine [TIE]: “Después de Stonewall” (CNN en Español) and “Orgullo” Despierta América (Univision)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism – Newsmagazine goes to... “Después de Stonewall” @CNNEE pic.twitter.com/506BGKGlOJ
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism – Newsmagazine goes to... “Orgullo” @despiertamerica @Univision pic.twitter.com/8ECPvL66Nj
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
Outstanding Reality Program: Are You the One? (MTV)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Reality Program goes to... @AREUTHE1!
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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Outstanding 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)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Comic Book goes to... Star Wars: Doctor Aphra pic.twitter.com/HQuX7vyA6Z
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
Outstanding Broadway Production: The Inheritance, by Matthew Lopez
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Broadway Production goes to... @inheritanceplay!
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode: “Jonathan Van Ness: Honey, She's An Onion With All Sorts of Layers” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode goes to... “@jvn: Honey, She's An Onion With All Sorts of Layers” @colbertlateshow. Watch @StephenAtHome react to the win.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Am I Next? Trans and Targeted” Nightline (ABC)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine goes to... “Am I Next? Trans and Targeted” @Nightline @ABC. Watch @JujuChangABC and @tyraaross talk about the award and honor the memory of Muhlaysia Booker. pic.twitter.com/aRWAI1Lds5
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Advocate
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage goes to... @TheAdvocateMag! Congratulations to The Advocate team.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: “Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Wedlock’ Kids Aren’t Citizens” by Scott Bixby (TheDailyBeast.com)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Digital Journalism Article goes to... “Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Wedlock’ Kids Aren’t Citizens” by @scottbix for @thedailybeast.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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Outstanding Video Game: The Outer Worlds (Private Division)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Video Game goes to... @OuterWorlds.
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series: El Corazón Nunca Se Equivoca (Univision)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series goes to... El Corazón Nunca Se Equivoca (@Univision)
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
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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)
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Digital Journalism – Video or Multimedia goes to... “Stonewall 50: The Revolution” produced by @sekiyad, @brookesopelsa, @elizabeth_kuhr, Shahrzad Elghanayan, @wesleyjoliver, @tfitzsimons, @victorlimjoco (@NBCOUT and Nightly Films) pic.twitter.com/2VnnITAnIK
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020
Outstanding Blog: My Fabulous Disease
The #GLAADawards for Outstanding Blog goes to... @MyFabDisease. Congratulations Mark! pic.twitter.com/4onGOXdpTj
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 30, 2020