“Bottoms,” “Ru Paul’s Drag Race,” “Ted Lasso,” and Reneé Rapp took residence high prizes on the GLAAD Media Awards, which this yr celebrates the thirty fifth anniversary of the annual award present.
Awards have been handed out Thursday evening on the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills. The present was hosted by actor and comic Wayne Brady.
Oprah Winfrey acquired the Vanguard award, which was launched by iconic Chicago drag performer Chili Pepper and movie star host Paolo Presta. Tv star Niecy Nash-Betts acquired the Stephen F. Kolzak Award offered by Sharon Stone.
“Many individuals don’t know this however 35 years in the past, my brother Jeffrey Lee handed away when he was simply 29-years-old from AIDS,” Winfrey mentioned.
“Rising up on the time we did locally we did, we didn’t have the language to grasp or to talk about sexuality and gender in the best way that we do now,” she continued. “On the time, I actually didn’t know the way deeply my brother internalized the disgrace that he felt about being homosexual. I want he may have lived to witness these liberated occasions and to be right here with me tonight.”
Nash-Betts invited her spouse, Jessica Betts, to face up whereas recalling the couple’s romance and refusal to maintain their relationship a secret. “You’re the purpose, Jessica, that I’m standing right here tonight feeling just like the queer of the yr,” Nash-Betts mentioned. “Thanks! Let’s proceed to combat to normalize love.”
Whereas politics and much proper threats to LGBTQ equality have been woven all through many speeches and remarks in the course of the night, Rapp referred to as for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire whereas accepting the award for excellent music artist. “I’d wish to take the chance to point out help and name for an instantaneous ceasefire and everlasting ceasefire in Gaza,” she mentioned to applause.
Oprah Winfrey speaks onstage on the thirty fifth Annual GLAAD Media Awards held on the Beverly Hilton Lodge on March 14, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.
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The evening additionally featured particular musical performances from Chloe Bailey and Kate Hudson.
Since 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards has honored a big selection of media equivalent to movie, tv, journalism and music that pretty and precisely characterize the LGBTQ group, highlighting these people who stand on the forefront of the continuing battle for inclusivity.
See a full listing of winners beneath.
Excellent Restricted or Anthology Collection: “Fellow Vacationers” (Showtime)
Excellent Comedy Collection: “Ted Lasso” (Apple TV+)
Excellent Drama Collection: “Yellowjackets” (Showtime)
Excellent Actuality Competitors Program: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (World of Marvel)
Excellent Movie – Vast Theatrical Launch: “Bottoms” (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
Excellent Movie – Restricted Theatrical Launch: “Monica” (IFC Movies)
Excellent Music Artist: Renné Rapp
Excellent Breakthrough Music Artist: David Archuleta
Excellent Youngsters’s Programing: “Ada Twist: Scientist” (Netflix)
Excellent Youngsters & Household Programming or Movie – Animated: “Hailey’s On It!” (Disney Channel)
Excellent Journal Total Protection: Out
Excellent Video Recreation: “Baldur’s Gate 3” (Larian Stuidos)
Excellent Comedian E-book: “Star Wars: Physician Aphra (Marvel Comics)
Excellent Unique Graphic Novel/Anthology: “4 Colour Heroes” (Fanbase Press)
Spanish Language – Excellent Scripted Tv Collection: “La Noches De Tefia” (Atresplayer)
Spanish Language – Excellent TV Journalism: “Adolescentes trans relatan su experiencia – Noticiero Telemundo” (Telemundo)
Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media: +Life Media
Particular Recognition: “The Dads” (Netflix)
Particular Recognition: “Love in Gravity” (ViiV Healthcare)
Particular Recognition: “Relighting Candles” (Hulu)
Particular Recognition: “Renaissance: A Movie by Beyonce” (AMC Theatres)
Particular Recognition: The Tennessee Holler
Particular Recognition: “Sure I’m: The Ric Weiland Story” (Virgil Movies)
Particular Recognition: “Drag Latina” (Revry / LATV)
Particular Recognition: “Enamorándonos” (UniMás)
Particular Recognition: “El sabor del la Navidad” (ViX)
Particular Recognition: “Wendy, perdida pero famosa” (ViX)
The remaining winners will likely be introduced at GLAAD’s New York Ceremony on Might 11.
