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We person nan nominees for nan 37th annual GLAAD Media Awards, which grant fair, meticulous and inclusive representations of nan LGBTQ organization successful film, TV, music, videogames, podcasts, publicity and more. See nan afloat database of 31 categories below.
Vying for nan Outstanding Wide-Release Film prize are Blue Moon, Cristy, Clown successful a Cornfield, Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, The History of Sound, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Kiss of nan Spider Woman, On Swift Horses, Twinless and The Wedding Banquet. Up for nan Limited-Release Film grant are Cactus Pears, Fairyland, Griffin successful Summer, I Wish You All nan Best, A Nice Indian Boy, Plainclothes, Ponyboi, The Queen of My Dreams, Young Hearts and Sorry, Baby.
Winners wil beryllium feted astatine nan 37th GLAAD Media Awards ceremonial connected March 5 successful Los Angeles. The group does not coming awards for acting.
Netflix leads nan measurement among distributors and networks/streamers pinch 23 noms, followed by nan mixed HBO/Max pinch 14, Apple TV (11) and Hulu (nine).
Among nan winners for TV, euphony and different media catefories astatine last year’s 36th GLAAD Awards were Hacks, Agatha All Along, Baby Reindeer, Doechii, Will & Harper, The View, RuPaul’s Drag Race, The Advocate and NBC News.
Here are nan nominees for nan 2026 GLAAD Awards:
Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release
Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)
Christy (Black Bear Pictures)
Clown successful a Cornfield (RLJE Films/Shudder)
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Focus Features)
The History of Sound (Mubi)
I Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony Pictures Releasing)
Kiss of nan Spider Woman (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions/LD Entertainment)
On Swift Horses (Sony Pictures Classics)
Twinless (Roadside Attractions)
The Wedding Banquet (Bleecker Street)
Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release
Cactus Pears (Strand Releasing)
Fairyland (Lionsgate/WILLA)
Griffin successful Summer (Vertical)
I Wish You All nan Best (Lionsgate)
A Nice Indian Boy (Blue Harbor Entertainment)
Plainclothes (Magnolia Pictures)
Ponyboi (Fox Entertainment Studios)
The Queen of My Dreams (Product of Culture/WILLA)
Sorry, Baby (A24)
Young Hearts (Strand Releasing)
Outstanding Film – Streaming aliases TV
10Dance (Netflix)
The Christmas Baby (Hallmark Channel)
Echo Valley (Apple TV)
Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)
A Keller Christmas Vacation (Hallmark Channel)
Noah’s Arc: The Movie (Paramount+)
Oh. What. Fun. (Prime Video)
The Old Guard 2 (Netflix)
The Parenting (HBO Max)
Queen of Coal (Netflix)
Outstanding Documentary
Amy Bradley is Missing (Netflix)
Come See Me successful nan Good Light (Apple TV)
Enigma (HBO)
Heightened Scrutiny (Fourth Act Film)
I’m Your Venus (Netflix)
In Transit (Prime Video)
Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf (Peacock)
“A Mother Apart” POV (PBS)
Pee-Wee arsenic Himself (HBO)
Sally (National Geographic)
Outstanding New TV Series
Boots (Netflix)
Chad Powers (Hulu)
Clean Slate (Prime Video)
The Four Seasons (Netflix)
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)
The Hunting Wives (Netflix)
I Love LA (HBO)
Long Story Short (Netflix)
Mid-Century Modern (Hulu)
Overcompensating (Prime Video)
Pluribus (Apple TV)
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Big Boys (Hulu)
Ghosts (CBS)
Hacks (HBO)
Hazbin Hotel (Prime Video)
Loot (Apple TV)
Palm Royale (Apple TV)
The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
Survival of nan Thickest (Netflix)
The Upshaws (Netflix)
Outstanding Drama Series
Brilliant Minds (NBC)
The Buccaneers (Apple TV)
Doctor Who (Disney+)
The Gilded Age (HBO)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz)
The Sandman (Netflix)
Severance (Apple TV)
Stranger Things (Netflix)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Outstanding Limited aliases Anthology Series
The Beast successful Me (Netflix)
Chief of War (Apple TV)
Devil successful Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)
Hal & Harper (Mubi)
“Hotel Reverie” Black Mirror (Netflix)
Lost Boys and Fairies (Britbox)
Mr Loverman (Britbox)
Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)
Prime Target (Apple TV)
Wayward (Netflix)
Outstanding Reality Program
Back to nan Frontier (Magnolia Network)
House connected Fire (BET+)
Jay & Pamela (TLC)
June Farms (Prime Video)
Love connected nan Spectrum (Netflix)
Next Gen NYC (Bravo)
Selling Sunset (Netflix)
Southern Charm (Bravo)
Southern Hospitality (Bravo)
The Ultimatum: Queer Love (Netflix)
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
American Ninja Warrior (NBC)
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans (AMC+/Shudder)
Dancing pinch nan Stars (ABC)
Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark+)
I Kissed a Boy (Hulu)
I Kissed a Girl (Hulu)
Project Runway (Freeform)
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
The Traitors (Peacock)
The Voice (NBC)
Outstanding Children’s Programming
Be@rbrick (Apple TV)
Firebuds (Disney Jr.)
“Ghost Town” Mermicorno: Starfall (HBO Max)
“No Wrong Way to Be You” Sesame Street (HBO Max)
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney Jr./Disney+)
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action
Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Disney+/Hulu)
Jane (Apple TV)
School Spirits (Paramount+)
“Selamiut” Washington Black (Hulu)
XO, Kitty (Netflix)
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Animated
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake (HBO Max)
The Bravest Knight (Hulu)
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Netflix)
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel)
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder (Disney+)
Outstanding Music Artist
Conan Gray, Wishbone (Republic Records)
Durand Bernarr, BLOOM (Durand Bernarr / DSING RECORDS / Create Music Group Inc.)
Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Who Believes successful Angels (Interscope Records)
Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You (Daughters of Cain)
G Flip, Dream Ride (G Flip / AWAL Recordings)
Lady Gaga, MAYHEM (Streamline / Interscope Records)
Maren Morris, DREAMSICLE (Columbia Records)
Reneé Rapp, Bite Me (Interscope Records)
Ty Herndon, THIRTY, Vol. 1 (Club44 Records)
Young Miko, Do Not Disturb (The Wave Music Group / Capitol Records)
Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
Amaarae (Golden Angel LLC / Interscope Records)
Chris Housman (Chris Housman)
Destin Conrad (Above Ground Ent / EMPIRE)
Eli (Zelig Music & RCA Records)
Frankie Grande (Republic Records)
Guitarricadelafuente (Sony Music Entertainment)
KATSEYE (Hybe x Geffen Records)
Shygirl (Nuxxe / Because Music)
Snow Wife (Snowglobe)
Wet Leg (Domino Recording Co)
Outstanding Broadway Production
Liberation, by Bess Wohl
Oedipus, by Robert Icke
Purpose, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Redwood, book by Tina Landau, euphony by Kate Diaz
Smash, book by Rick Elice and Bob Martin, euphony and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Outstanding Podcast
Bald & The Beautiful (Studio 71)
Las Culturistas (iHeart)
The Daily Beans Podcast (MSW Media)
Handsome Podcast (Headgum)
Outlaws pinch TS Madison (iHeart)
The Read (Loud Speakers Network)
Shut Up Evan (Acast)
So True pinch Caleb Hearon (Wave)
Tactful Pettiness (PodcastOne)
We Can Do Hard Things (Audacy)
Outstanding Podcast Episode
“All-American Grift: We Investigated Trump’s Favorite Sports Troll” Pablo Torre Finds Out (Meadowlark Media)
“Carl Nassib” The Pivot Podcast (Shots Studio)
“Chappell Roan: Are People Scared of Me?” Call Her Daddy (The Unwell Network / SiriusXM)
“Dispatches From nan Living Memory of Trans People of Color” Code Switch (NPR)
“Matthew, Daniel, & Islan” Crime Junkie (Audiochuck)
“Niecy Nash-Betts Opens Up About nan Love That Changed Everything” House Guest (Scott Evans/Spotify)
“The Paper Doll: Dylan Mulvaney” Between Us pinch Heather and Terry Dubrow (iHeartPodcasts)
“Rachel Maddow: Trump’s Alaska Summit With Putin Is an ‘Abject Humiliation'” Pivot (New York Magazine / Vox Media)
“Reneé Rapp” Good Hang pinch Amy Poehler (The Ringer / Spotify)
“Straight Panic, Gay Excellence” I’ve Had It (PodcastOne)
Outstanding Video Game
Ambrosia Sky: Act One (Soft Rains)
Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Ubisoft)
The August Before (Silly Little Games/Catoptric Games)
Cabernet (Party for Introverts/Akupara Games)
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (One aliases Eight/Alliance Arts)
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Lost Records: Bloom and Rage (Don’t Nod)
Old Skies (Wadjet Eye Games)
Road to Empress (New One Studio)
The Roottrees are Dead (Evil Trout Inc.)
Outstanding Comic Book
Absolute Green Lantern, by Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay, Jason Howard, Riley Rossmo, Sid Kotian, Iñaki Azpiazu, Pressy, Lucas Gattoni (DC Comics)
Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices, by Anthony Oliveira, Elsa Sjunneson, Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, Pablo Collar, Charles Stewart III, Alti Firmansyah, Minkyu Jung, KJ Díaz, Ruth Redmond, Dono Sánchez-Almara, Ariana Maher, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Infinity Comics)
The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Letizia Cadonici, Aditya Bidikar, Jordie Bellaire, Dylan Todd (Image Comics)
Exceptional X-Men, by Eve L. Ewing, Carmen Carnero, Federica Mancin, Nolan Woodard, Travis Lanham (Marvel Comics)
Minor Arcana, by Jeff Lemire, Patricio Delpeche, Letizia Cadonici, Steve Wands (BOOM! Studios)
The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Children of nan Night, by Tate Brombal based connected an thought by James Tynion IV, Isaac Goodhart, Priscilla Petraites, Miquel Muerto, Aditya Bidikar (Dark Horse Comics)
Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Brian Level, Atagun Ilhan, Mark Buckingham
Arif Prianto, Lee Loughridge, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Tom Napolitano (DC Comics)
Runaways, by Rainbow Rowell, Elena Casagrande, Roberta Ingranata, Lee Ferguson, Dee Cunniffe, Travis Lanham (Marvel Comics)
Secret Six, by Nicole Maines, Stephen Segovia, Cian Tormey, Roger Cruz, Rain Beredo, Steve Wands (DC Comics)
Wynd: The Power of nan Blood, by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Andworld Design, Nancy Mojica, Madison Goyette (BOOM! Studios)
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
Cannon, by Lee Lai (Drawn & Quarterly)
Dan successful Green Gables, by Rey Terciero, Claudia Aguirre (Penguin Workshop)
First Kiss pinch Fangs, by Marker Snyder (Holiday House)
Gaysians, by Mike Curato (Algonquin Books)
Hey, Mary!, by Andrew Wheeler, Rye Hickman, Hank Jones, Frank Cvetkovic (Oni Press)
It Rhymes pinch Takei, by George Takei, Steven Scott, Justin Eisinger, Harmony Becker, José Villarrubia (Top Shelf Productions)
Low Orbit, by Kazimir Lee (Top Shelf Productions)
A Song for You and I, by K. O’Neill (Random House Graphic)
Spent, by Alison Bechdel, Holly Rae Taylor, Jon Chad (Mariner Books)
Trans History: From Ancient Times to nan Present Day, by Alex L. Combs, Andrew Eakett, Tif Bucknor (Candlewick Press)
Outstanding Variety aliases Talk Show Episode
“Greg Mathis Jr. Opens Up About Living As His Authentic Self” Tamron Hall (Syndicated)
“Guest Host Alan Cumming connected Attacks Against nan Trans Community & Bringing Kindness Back successful America” Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
“JHud Surprises Black Gay Weddings Founders pinch Special Anniversary Gift” The Jennifer Hudson Show (Syndicated)
“Kelly Clarkson Celebrates Trans Day of Visibility With ‘TRANSA’ Creator Massima Bell” The Kelly Clarkson Show (Syndicated)
Las Culturistas Culture Awards (Bravo/Peacock)
“Laverne Cox and George Wallace Star In Norman Lear’s Final Show, ‘Clean Slate'” The View (ABC)
“Max Salvador and Victoria SanJuan” Watch What Happens Live pinch Andy Cohen (Bravo)
“New York Pride Week and Corporate Sponsors Pull Back by Trump” The Late Show pinch Stephen Colbert (CBS)
“Trans Athletes” Last Week Tonight pinch John Oliver (HBO)
“Transgender Soldiers Explain Why Trump’s Military Ban is Bogus” The Daily Show (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate
Cosmo
Gaye Magazine
The Hollywood Reporter
Out
People
Poz
Rolling Stone
Time
Variety
Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form
“Heart of Pride” (CBS 7 Philadelphia)
“HIV Unwrapped” +Life (Hulu / ABC Localish)
“Late to nan Party: Coming Out Later successful Life” (ABC)
“Living successful Pryde” (GBH Boston)
“Living Proof” (Hulu)
“Pride 2025 – Rise Up: Pride successful Protest.” (ABC 7 New York)
“Pride Edition 2025 | Storytellers” LatiNation (LATV)
“Shaye & Amanda Scott” It’s Ok To Ask Questions (NBC 5 Chicago)
“Still Marching: A NY1 Pride Month Special” (Spectrum News NY1)
“A Transgender Marine Speaks Out” (NBC 7 San Diego)
Outstanding TV Journalism – Segment aliases Special
“Community during fascism: Actress Laverne Cox connected nan value of WorldPride successful Trump’s D.C.” The Weekend (MS NOW)
“Final thrust from SF to LA for AIDS/LifeCycle, but nan conflict to extremity HIV/AIDS continues” (ABC 7 San Francisco)
“High Stakes astatine nan Supreme Court: Conversion Therapy” ABC News Live (ABC)
“How life is changing for trans Americans nether nan Trump administration” PBS News Hour (PBS)
“‘I still want to serve’: Transgender servicemembers look uncertain early nether Trump admin” Meet nan Press NOW (NBC News NOW)
“LGBTQ-inclusive wide held successful Rome” Good Morning America (ABC)
“Meet Harper Watters, nan barrier-breaker astatine nan Houston Ballet” TODAY pinch Jenna & Friends (NBC)
“Minnesota Rep. Leigh Finke reacts to backlash against trans community” Talking Points (CBS 4 Minnesota)
“Transgender man speaks retired aft passport lists incorrect gender nether Trump policy” CBS Evening News (CBS)
“‘Violation of owed process’: Lawyer of cheery constitution creator deported speaks out” MS NOW Reports (MS NOW)
Outstanding Online aliases Print Journalism Article
“As nan first retired trans personification successful Congress, Sarah McBride is fresh to conflict for us” by Christopher Wiggins (Advocate)
“Detransition is rare, but it’s driving anti-trans argumentation anyway” by Orion Rummler (19thNews.org)
“He fled Iraq aft he was jailed for being gay. Now Donald Trump is making his life hell.” by Daniel Villareal (LGBTQNation.com)
“I Spent Eight Years successful Conversion Therapy Mistaking Shame for Faith” by TImothy Schraeder Rodriguez (TIME)
“King of Olympus” by Robert W. Fieseler (64 Parishes)
“Queer successful coming danger: Richmond’s LGBTQ+ organization uncovering safe spaces successful difficult times” by Justin Lo (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
“The Rainbows They Tried to Erase” by David Clarke (OutSmart Magazine)
“Tramell Tillman connected His Emotional Coming Out Story, ‘Severance’ Delays and Acting With Tom Cruise nan Day After He Got ‘Mission: Impossible’ Script” by Clayton Davis (Variety)
“Trans group didn’t inquire to get pulled into immoderate of this” by Mel Woods (Xtra)
“Vivian Jenna Wilson connected Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Protecting Trans Youth and Taking connected nan Right Online” by Ella Yurman (Teen Vogue)
Outstanding Online Journalism – Video aliases Multimedia
“12 Days of Pride” [series] (BET.com)
“Being Out” [series] (OutSports.com)
“Decades In, These Women’s Love Was ‘Hidden Once, Hidden Twice'” (NPR.org)
“Extended interview: ‘Oh, Mary!’ Tony nominee Cole Escola” (CBSNews.com)
“From Struggling With Psoriasis to Becoming Soraya Sis: How This Drag Artist Learned to Embrace Their Skin” (EverydayHealth.com)
“Logo Legend – Jinkx Monsoon” (LogoTV.com)
“A Mother and Her Trans Teen Decide to Leave nan U.S.” (NewYorker.com)
“Pride 50 2025: Celebrate Queer Changemakers” [series] (Queerty.com)
“Transcestors & Trailblazers: 30 Lives, 30 Legacies” (TransLash.org)
“Viral Video of Her Torture Shocked Colombia. The Killings Didn’t Stop There” (CNN.com)
Outstanding Independent Journalism (formerly Outstanding Blog)
Assigned Media
Buckeye Flame
Charlotte’s Web Thoughts
Erin successful nan Morning
Impact Media
Queer Kentucky
Queer Review
Trans News Network
Under nan Desk News
Xtra Magazine
Special Recognition
The Drowsy Chaperone successful Concert (Breaking nan Binary Theatre)
Gaydar pinch Anania
SPANISH-LANGUAGE CATEGORIES
Outstanding Scripted Television Series // Serie de Televisión con Guión Sobresaliente
El fin del amor (Prime Video)
Mariliendre (Atresplayer)
Mujeres con hombreras (HBO Max)
Olympo (Netflix)
Serpientes y Escaleras (Netflix)
Outstanding TV Journalism // Periodismo Televisivo Sobresaliente
“Brasil: iglesias promueven la detransición de género” En Foco (FRANCE 24 Español)
“De maquillar reinas de belleza a preso en El Salvador” Noticias Telemundo (Telemundo)
“La historia del Stonewall Inn y la importancia de Nueva York para la comunidad LGBTQ+” Noticiero Univision 41 (Univision)
“Ni hombre, ni mujer: Intersexual” Noticias Telemundo (Telemundo)
“Ola arcoíris recorre América: ¿en qué punto están los derechos LGBTIQ+ en el continente?” Ellas Hoy (France 24 Español)
“Orgullo 2025 Avances, Desafíos y Caminos” Spectrum Noticias (Spectrum)
“El Orgullo, colores de libertad.” (CNN en Español)
“Raúl González revela por qué calló sobre su orientación sexual” Despierta América (TelevisaUnivision)
“Spirit Day una fecha para combatir el bullying a la comunidad LGBTQ+” Hoy Dia (Telemundo)
“Wendy Guevara, la sexta desigual” Desiguales (TelevisaUnivision)
Outstanding Online Journalism Article // Artículo sobresaliente de periodismo digital
“10 íconos LGBT+ que marcaron la historia de México” por Yet Akatzin Almazán (Homosensual.com)
“Las cosas positivas de la masculinidad que descubrí al transicionar como hombre trans” por Ronald Alexander Ávila-Claudio (BBC.com)
“Cuando la rebeldía perdura: envejecer siendo LGBTIQ+” por Mariana Escobar Bernoske (ElEspectador.com)
“El largo camino de las familias diversas para adoptar en México: ‘Lo que se busca es que los niños tengan un hogar'” por Paola Alín (ElPaís.com)
“Latinas trans denuncian que administración Trump ‘envalentona’ más ataques y discriminación en NYC” por Edwin Martínez (ElDiarioNY.com)
“My Coming Out Story” Quién [serie] (Quien.com)
“La Niñez Trans Existe” por David Cordero-Mercado
“La realidad de muchos jóvenes de la comunidad LGBTQ en México: poca aceptación acquainted e ideas de suicidio” por Karen Esquivel (CNN.com)
“Que Nadie Te Diga Que no–El cine transfeminista de Gaby Castillo” por Andrea Dominguez y Andrés Camilo Gómez (sentiido.com)
“Un tercio de los mexicanos ha presenciado algún acto de violencia contra el colectivo LGTBIQ+” por Elena San José (El País.com)
Outstanding Online Journalism – Video aliases Multimedia // Periodismo integer sobresaliente: vídeo o multimedia
“Amor y crianza diversa: la historia de cómo Sergio y Juan Pablo adoptaron a Amalia” (El Espectador)
“Hemos Estado. Nuestra historia nunca se detiene” (Pride Mx)
“Hombre o mujer, ¿y nada más? Historia sobre el género y la identidad” (DW Español)
“El Nuevo Reggaeton Sin Censura” DOSIS Con Michelle Galvan (Univision)
“¿Tienes HIV, Mijo? A Mother’s Journey” Living y Ready (LatiNation)
Reconocimiento Especial
Andry José Hernández Romero
Before We Forget (Twenty Nine Palms Ent.)
