Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year

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Dorian Award for LGBTQ Film of the Year
Awarded forBest LGBTQ Film of the Year
Country United States
Presented byGay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)
First awarded2009
Currently held by All of Us Strangers (2023)
Website galeca.org

LGBTQ Film of the Year is one of the main categories of Dorian Awards, and it has been given annually since 2009. It was called LGBT-Themed Film of the Year from 2009 to 2011, and LGBT Film of the Year in 2012 and 2013. For the group's 2021 and 2022 awards, the category was temporarily named Best Film, mirroring the revised timelines of other film honors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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