29th GLAAD Media Awards

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29th GLAAD Media Awards
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The 29th GLAAD Media Awards was the 2018 annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards, presented by GLAAD honoring the 2017 media season. The awards honor films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues relevant to the community.

Contents

GLAAD announced over 100 nominees in 21 English-language categories in January 2018. [1] [2] Some of the awards were presented in Los Angeles on April 12, 2018. The remaining awards were presented in New York City on May 5, 2018 hosted by Ross Mathews. [3] The Outstanding Kids & Family Programming Award category was introduced for the first time in this ceremony.

At the April 12 ceremony, Britney Spears received the Vanguard Award and Jim Parsons the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, presented by Ricky Martin and Ryan Murphy respectively. [4] At the May 5 ceremony, Ava DuVernay was honored with the Excellence in Media Award while Samira Wiley was recognized with the Vito Russo Award, presented by Senator Cory Booker and Alexis Bledel respectively. [5] Jay-Z’s mother, Gloria Carter, accepted for her and her son the Special Recognition for the song "Smile". [6]

Winners and nominees

Winners are presented in bold. [7]

Film

    Television

    AwardNominees
    Outstanding Comedy Series
    Outstanding Drama Series
    Outstanding Kids & Family Programming
    Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
    Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
    Outstanding Documentary
    Outstanding Reality Program
    Outstanding Daily Drama

    Other

    AwardNominees
    Outstanding Blog
    Outstanding Comic Book
    Outstanding Music Artist
    Outstanding Talk Show Episode
    Outstanding Journalism Newsmagazine
    Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
    • "Murders Raise Alarm for Transgender Community", NBC Nightly News
    • "The Abolitionists Face the Love Army", KAPP-KVEW Local News
    • "DJ Zeke Thomas Goes Public", Good Morning America
    • "Transgender Murders in Louisiana Part of Disturbing Trend", CBS Evening News
    • "Transgender Rights under Fire in Trump Era", AM Joy
    Outstanding Newspaper Article
    Outstanding Magazine Article
    • "Forbidden Lives: The Gay Men Who Fled Chechnya's Purge" by Masha Gessen, The New Yorker
    • "America's Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic" by Linda Villarosa, The New York Times Magazine
    • "Beyond 'He' or 'She': The Changing Meaning of Gender and Sexuality" by Katy Steinmetz, Time
    • "Free Radical" by Nathan Heller, Vogue
    • "Trans, Teen, and Homeless" by Laura Rena Murray, Rolling Stone
    Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
    Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
    • "Why Bisexual Men Are Still Fighting to Convince Us They Exist" by Samantha Allen, Splinter News
    • "The Ballad of Bobby Brooks, the First Gay Student-Body President of Texas A&M" by Lauren Larson, GQ.com
    • "For Those We Lost and Those Who Survived: The Pulse Massacre One Year Later" by James Michael Nichols, HuffPost Queer Voices
    • "I Am a Girl Now,' Sage Smith Wrote. Then She Went Missing." by Emma Eisenberg, Splinter News
    • "Meet the Transgender Student Who Fought Discrimination at His Maryland High School (and Won)" by Nico Lang, INTO
    Outstanding Digital Journalism - Multimedia
    • "'This Is How We Win': Inside Danica Roem's Historic Victory" by Diana Tourjée, Broadly.Vice.com
    • "Former Patriots and Chiefs Tackle Ryan O'Callaghan Comes Out as Gay" by Cyd Zeigler, SB Nation
    • "Made to Model: Trans Beauty in Fashion", LogoTV.com
    • "Transgender Day of Remembrance" by Saeed Jones, BuzzFeed News
    • "US Travel Ban Leaves LGBT Refugees in Limbo" by Nina dos Santos, CNN.com
    Special Recognition
    Vanguard Award
    Stephen F. Kolzak Award
    Vito Russo Award
    Excellence in Media Award

    References

    1. "And the #glaadawards nominees are..." GLAAD. Archived from the original on January 24, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
    2. Chuba, Kirsten (January 19, 2018). "GLAAD Media Awards Nominees: Full List". Variety. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
    3. Nordyke, Kimberly (May 5, 2018). "GLAAD Media Awards: 'Call Me By Your Name' Wins Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2018.
    4. Goodman, Matt (April 13, 2018). "Highlights: Ricky Martin Present Vanguard Award to Britney Spears at 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards". GLAAD.org. Retrieved April 12, 2021.
    5. Variety Staff (May 6, 2018). "Ava DuVernay, Samira Wiley, 'Call Me by Your Name' Honored at GLAAD Media Awards". Variety . Retrieved January 24, 2024.
    6. Lee Lenker, Maureen (May 5, 2018). "Jay-Z, Ava DuVernay, John Oliver among 2018 GLAAD Media Award recipients in New York". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved January 24, 2024.
    7. Nordyke, Kimberly (May 5, 2018). "GLAAD Media Awards: 'Call Me by Your Name' Wins Best Film". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved January 24, 2024.