GLAAD To Present Awards For Portrayal Of LGBT People, Issues

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – "Blockers," "Crazy Rich Asians," "Deadpool 2," "The Girl in the Spider's Web" and "Love, Simon" will compete Thursday evening for the top film honor at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards, which recognize fair and accurate representations of LGBTQ people and issues.

The movies are nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for outstanding wide-release film. Notably absent from the list of nominees is "Bohemian Rhapsody," the biopic about the rock band Queen and iconic lead singer Freddie Mercury. GLAAD announced in January the film was withdrawn from consideration due to renewed allegations of sexual misconduct against director Bryan Singer.

Rami Malek won the Oscar for best actor for his portrayal of Mercury.

Competing for top limited-release film will be "1985," "Boy Erased," "Can You Ever Forgive Me?," "Disobedience," "The Favourite," "Hearts Beat Loud," "A Kid Like Jake," "The Miseducation of Cameron Post," "Saturday Church" and "We the Animals."

The GLAAD Media Awards also recognize television shows, musicians, comic books, video games, blogs and print and digital journalism.

Nominated in the drama series category are "Billions," "Black Lightning," "Grey's Anatomy," "The Handmaid's Tale," "Instinct," "Pose," "Shadowhunters," "Star," "Supergirl" and "Wynonna Earp." Comedy series nominees are "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend," "Dear White People," "Modern Family," "One Day at a Time," "Schitt's Creek," "Superstore," "This Close," "Vida" and "Will & Grace."

During the ceremony, superstar couple Beyonce and Jay-Z will be presented with the GLAAD Vanguard Award for their work to make "a significant difference in promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people." Emmy-winning actor Sean Hayes, best known for his work on NBC's "Will & Grace," will receive GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award for promoting LGBTQ acceptance.

Ross Mathews, a judge on "RuPaul's Drag Race," will host the ceremony. Among those expected to serve as presenters are Allison Janney, Gigi Gorgeous, Shangela, Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Gwyneth Paltrow and Olivia Munn.

Here is a complete list of nominees:

Outstanding Film - Wide Release

• "Blockers" (Universal)
• "Crazy Rich Asians" (Warner Bros.)
• "Deadpool 2" (20th Century Fox)
• "The Girl in the Spider's Web" (Sony Pictures)
• "Love, Simon" (20th Century Fox)

Outstanding Film - Limited Release

• "1985" (Wolfe Releasing)
• "Boy Erased" (Focus Features)
• "Can You Ever Forgive Me?" (Fox Searchlight)
• "Disobedience" (Bleecker Street)
• "The Favourite" (Fox Searchlight)
• "Hearts Beat Loud" (Gunpowder & Sky)
• "A Kid Like Jake" (IFC Films)
• "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" (FilmRise)
• "Saturday Church" (Samuel Goldwyn Films)
• "We the Animals" (The Orchard)

Outstanding Drama Series

• "Billions" (Showtime)
• "Black Lightning" (The CW)
• "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC)
• "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu)
• "Instinct" (CBS)
• "Pose" (FX)
• "Shadowhunters" (Freeform)
• "Star" (Fox)
• "Supergirl" (The CW)
• "Wynonna Earp" (Syfy)

Outstanding Comedy Series

• "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (Fox/ABC)
• "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (The CW)
• "Dear White People" (Netflix)
• "Modern Family" (ABC)
• "One Day at a Time" (Netflix)
• "Schitt's Creek" (Pop)
• "Superstore" (NBC)
• "This Close" (Sundance Now)
• "Vida" (Starz)
• "Will & Grace" (NBC)

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series w/o a regular LGBTQ character)

• "King in the North" Fresh Off the Boat (ABC)
• "Prom" Fuller House (Netflix)
• "Service" Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC)
• "She" The Good Doctor (ABC)
• "Someplace Other Than Here" The Guest Book (TBS)

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series

• "American Horror Story: Apocalypse" (FX)
• "The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story" (FX)
• "Life-Size 2" (Freeform)
• "Sense8" (Netflix)
• "A Very English Scandal" (Amazon Prime)

Outstanding Documentary

• "Believer" (HBO)
• "Call Her Ganda" (Breaking Glass Pictures)
• "My House" (Viceland)
• "Quiet Heroes" (Logo)
• "When the Beat Drops" (Logo)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming

• "Adventure Time" (Cartoon Network)
• "Andi Mack" (The Disney Channel)
• "Anne with an E" (Netflix)
• "She-Ra" (Netflix)
• "Steven Universe" (Cartoon Network)

Outstanding Reality Program

• "American Idol" (ABC)
• "I Am Jazz" (TLC)
• "Love & Hip Hop" (VH1)
• "Queer Eye" (Netflix)
• "RuPaul's Drag Race" (VH1)

Outstanding Music Artist

• Brandi Carlile, By the Way, I Forgive You (Low Country Sound/Elektra)
• Brockhampton, Iridescence (RCA)
• Christine and the Queens, Chris (Because Music)
• Hayley Kiyoko, Expectations (Atlantic)
• Janelle Monae, Dirty Computer (Bad Boy Records)
• Kim Petras, Turn Off the Light, Vol. 1 (BunHead)
• Shea Diamond, Seen It All (Asylum Worldwide)
• Sophie, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides (Future Classics)
• Troye Sivan, Bloom (Capitol Records)
• Years & Years, Palo Santo (Polydor)

Outstanding Comic Book

• Batwoman, written by Marguerite Bennett, K. Perkins (DC Comics)
• Bingo Love, written by Tee Franklin (Image Comics)
• Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles, written by Mark Russell (DC Comics)
• Fence, written by C.S. Pacat (BOOM! Studios)
• Iceman, written by Sina Grace (Marvel Comics)
• Lumberjanes: The Infernal Compass, written by Lilah Sturges (BOOM! Studios)
• Oh S#!t It's Kim & Kim, written by Magdalene Visaggio (Black Mask Comics)
• Runaways, written by Rainbow Rowell (Marvel Comics)
• Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, written by Kieron Gillen, Simon Spurrier (Marvel Comics)
• Strangers in Paradise XXV, written by Terry Moore (Abstract Studio)

Outstanding Video Game

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey (Ubisoft)
• The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset (Bethesda Softworks)
• Guild Wars 2: Path of Fire (ArenaNet)
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire (Versus Evil)
• The Sims Mobile (Electronic Arts)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode

• "Mike Pence and `A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo" Last Week Thursday evening with John Oliver (HBO)
• "NRA Problems, Chicken Bone Problems, Birmingham Problems" Wyatt Cenac's Problem Areas (HBO)
• "Trans Rights Under Attack" Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS)
• "Troye Sivan Hopes 'Boy Erased' Reaches All Parents" The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
• "Valedictorian Seth Owen" The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)

Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine

• ``Conversion Therapy: God Only Knows" CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
• ``Gender: The Space Between" CBS News (CBS)
• ``Legacy of Hope" Nightline (ABC)
• ``Respect" SC Featured (ESPN)
• ``South Texas Pride" [series] KSAT News (KSAT-TV [San Antonio, Texas])

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

• ``Historic Number of LGBTQ Candidates on Ballots This Year" NBC Nightly News (NBC)
• ``Mississippi Town Denies Pride Parade" Vice News Thursday evening (HBO)
• ``Olympian Adam Rippon" New Day (CNN)
• ``Same-sex Couple Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling" CNN Thursday evening with Don Lemon (CNN)
• ``Trump: 'Looking Very Seriously' at Changing Transgender Definition" Velshi & Ruhle (MSNBC)

Outstanding Newspaper Article

• ``He Took a Drug to Prevent AIDS. Then He Couldn't Get Disability Insurance." by Donald G. McNeil Jr. (The New York Times)
• ``LGBTQ Parents Challenge Stereotypes in China" by Sue-Lin Wong, Jason Lee (Reuters)
• ``'More Than Fear': Brazil's LGBT Community Dreads Looming Bolsonaro Presidency" by Marina Lopes (The Washington Post)
• ``Pistons' Reggie Bullock to Transgender Community: 'I see y'all as people that I love'" by Malika Andrews (Chicago Tribune)
• ``Transgender Students Asked Betsy DeVos for Help. Here's What Happened." by Caitlin Emma (Politico)

Outstanding Magazine Article

• ``21 Transgender Stars, Creators Sound Off on Hollywood: 'I Want to Portray These Characters, and I'm Ready'" by Chris Gardner, Rebecca Sun, Lindsay Weinberg, Joelle Goldstein, Bryan White (The Hollywood Reporter)
• ``Can a Transgender Woman Get Justice in Texas?" by Nate Blakeslee (Texas Monthly)
• ``Ex-Scientologist Michelle LeClair Says Church Officials Humiliated Her After She Came Out as Gay" by Johnny Dodd, Tierney McAfee (People)
• ``Lena Waithe is Changing the Game" by Jacqueline Woodson (Vanity Fair)
• ``They are the Champions" by Katie Barnes (ESPN The Magazine)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage

• Billboard
• Ebony
• Entertainment Weekly
• GQ
• Variety

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article

• ``Across U.S., LGBTQ Christians Try to Change Hearts and Minds From the Pews" by Julie Compton (NBCNews.com)
• ``Bermuda Same-sex Marriage Ban Means Trouble for Tourism and Cruise Ships" by Ryan Ruggiero (CNBC.com)
• ``Deadnamed" by Lucas Waldron, Ken Schwencke (ProPublica.org)
• ``LGBTQ Caravan Migrants Marry While Waiting for Asylum in Tijuana" by Sarah Kinosian (INTOmore.com)
• ``Workplaces Need to Prepare for the Non-Binary Future" by Samantha Allen (TheDailyBeast.com)

Outstanding Digital Journalism - Video or Multimedia

• ``I Was Jailed for Raising the Pride Flag in Egypt" by Amro Helmy (Buzzfeed Video)
• ``The Latinx Drag Queens Spearheading HIV Activism on the Border" by Paola Ramos (Vice.com)
• ``March for Our Lives and LGBT activism: 'They're definitely linked for me,' says Emma Gonzalez" by Beth Greenfield (Yahoo! Lifestyle)
• ``Marielle and Monica: The LGBT Activists Resisting Bolsonaro's Brazil" by Fabio Erdos, Marina Costa, Charlie Phillips, Jacqueline Edenbrow (TheGuardian.com)
• ``Trans Model Aaron Philip is Making a Space for Disabilities on the Runway" (NowThis)

Outstanding Blog

• Gays With Kids
• Holy Bullies and Headless Monsters
• My Fabulous Disease
• Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
• TransGriot
• Special Recognition
• Nanette (Netflix)
• TransMilitary (Logo)

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