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 award2009
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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Winners and nominees

YearFilmDirectorRef
2010
A Single Man Tom Ford [1]
Outrage Kirby Dick [2]
Precious Lee Daniels
2011
I Love You Phillip Morris Glenn Ficarra, John Requa [3]
Howl Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman [4]
The Kids Are All Right Lisa Cholodenko
A Marine Story Ned Farr
La Mission Peter Bratt
Undertow (Contracorriente) Javier Fuentes-León
2012
Weekend Andrew Haigh [5]
Albert Nobbs Rodrigo García [6]
Beginners Mike Mills
Pariah Dee Rees
Tomboy Céline Sciamma
2013
Keep the Lights On Ira Sachs [7]
Any Day Now Travis Fine [8]
Cloud Atlas Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Gayby Jonathan Lisecki
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky
2014
Blue Is the Warmest Colour Abdellatif Kechiche [9]
Dallas Buyers Club Jean-Marc Vallée [10]
Kill Your Darlings John Krokidas
Laurence Anyways Xavier Dolan
Philomena Stephen Frears
2015
Pride Matthew Warchus [11]
The Imitation Game Morten Tyldum [12]
Love Is Strange Ira Sachs
Stranger by the Lake (L'Inconnu du lac) Alain Guiraudie
The Way He Looks (Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho) Daniel Ribeiro
2016
Carol Todd Haynes [13]
The Danish Girl Tom Hooper [14]
Freeheld Peter Sollett
Grandma Paul Weitz
Tangerine Sean Baker
2017
Moonlight Barry Jenkins [15]
Being 17 (Quand on a 17 ans) André Téchiné [16]
Closet Monster Stephen Dunn
The Handmaiden (Agassi) Park Chan-wook
Other People Chris Kelly
2018
Call Me by Your Name Luca Guadagnino [17]
Battle of the Sexes Valerie Faris, Jonathan Dayton [18]
BPM (Beats per Minute) Robin Campillo
A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica) Sebastián Lelio
God's Own Country Francis Lee
2019
Can You Ever Forgive Me? Marielle Heller [19]
Boy Erased Joel Edgerton [19]
Disobedience Sebastián Lelio
The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos
Love, Simon Greg Berlanti
2020
Portrait of a Lady on Fire Celine Sciamma [20]
Booksmart Olivia Wilde [21]
End of the Century (Fin de siglo) Lucio Castro
Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) Pedro Almodóvar
Rocketman Dexter Fletcher
2021
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom George C. Wolfe [22]
Ammonite Francis Lee [23]
The Boys in the Band Joe Mantello
I Carry You with Me (Te Llevo Conmigo) Heidi Ewing
Supernova Harry Macqueen
Uncle Frank Alan Ball
2022
Flee Jonas Poher Rasmussen [24]
Benedetta Paul Verhoeven [25]
Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) Pedro Almodóvar
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
Shiva Baby Emma Seligman
2023
Everything Everywhere All at Once Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert [26]
Benediction Terence Davies [26]
Bros Nicholas Stoller
The Inspection Elegance Bratton
Tár Todd Field
2024
All of Us Strangers Andrew Haigh [27]
Bottoms Emma Seligman [28]
Passages Ira Sachs
Rustin George C. Wolfe
Saltburn Emerald Fennell
2025
I Saw the TV Glow Jane Schoenbrun [29]
Challengers Luca Guadagnino [29]
Emilia Pérez Jacques Audiard
Love Lies Bleeding Rose Glass
Queer Luca Guadagnino

References

  1. Jeff Dennhardt, "GLEE and 'Grey Gardens' Win Dorian Awards". Broadway World , January 22, 2010.
  2. "Past Winners". Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.
  3. Gregg Kilday, "‘Glee,’ ‘I Am Love’ Score Dorian Awards". The Hollywood Reporter , January 18, 2011.
  4. Gregg Kilday, "‘Kids Are All Right,’ ‘Black Swan’ Top Gay & Lesbian Critics Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter , January 11, 2011.
  5. Jeremy Kinser, "Weekend Named Best Film by Gay and Lesbian Critics Group". The Advocate , January 17, 2012.
  6. Kimberly Potts, "Muppets, Bieber, 'Skin I Live In' Among 2012 Dorian Award Nominees". Reuters, January 11, 2012.
  7. "Gay critics bestow film, TV Dorian Awards". United Press International, January 20, 2013.
  8. Gregg Kilday, "Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Announce Dorian Award Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter , January 9, 2013.
  9. "'12 Years a Slave' wins big at Dorian Awards". Toronto Sun , January 21, 2014.
  10. Jethro Nededog, "Dorian Awards: Gay and Lesbian Critics Announce TV and Film Nominations". TheWrap , January 14, 2014.
  11. Ryan Lattanzio, "Gay and Lesbian Critics Go for Ava DuVernay, ‘The Comeback,’ ‘Transparent,’ Xavier Dolan and More". IndieWire , January 20, 2015.
  12. John R. Kennedy, "Canadians Xavier Dolan, Tatiana Maslany among Dorian Awards nominees". Global News, January 12, 2015.
  13. Daniel Reynolds, "Carol Sweeps Gay Critics' Dorian Awards". The Advocate , January 19, 2016.
  14. Gregg Kilday, "‘Carol’ Earns Multiple Mentions as Dorian Award Nominees Are Unveiled". The Hollywood Reporter , January 12, 2016.
  15. Jude Dry, "‘Moonlight’ Sweeps Gay and Lesbian Critics Association’s Dorian Awards". IndieWire , January 27, 2017.
  16. Will Stroude, "‘Moonlight’ leads Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics’ Dorian Award nominations". Attitude , January 13, 2017.
  17. Jude Dry, "‘Call Me by Your Name’ Sweeps Gay and Lesbian Critics Association’s Dorian Awards". IndieWire , January 31, 2018.
  18. Gregg Kilday, "‘Call Me by Your Name’ Leads Dorian Award Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter , January 29, 2018.
  19. 1 2 Gregg Kilday, "Dorian Awards: ‘The Favourite’ Named Film of the Year". The Hollywood Reporter , January 8, 2019.
  20. Kimberly Nordyke, "‘Parasite’ Tops Dorian Awards With 5 Wins". The Hollywood Reporter , January 8, 2020.
  21. Umberto Gonzalez, "‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire,’ ‘Parasite’ Lead Dorian Award Nominations". TheWrap , January 3, 2020.
  22. Jazz Tangcay, "‘Nomadland’ and ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Named Top Films at Dorian Awards". Variety , April 18, 2021.
  23. Daniel Reynolds, "Dorian Film Awards 2021: Minari Leads Nods Among LGBTQ+ Critics". The Advocate , February 11, 2021.
  24. Patrick Hipes, "‘The Power Of The Dog’, ‘Flee’ Top Winners List At GALECA’s Dorian Awards". Deadline Hollywood , March 17, 2022.
  25. Valerie Complex, "‘Power of the Dog,’ ‘Flee’ Lead GALECA LGBTQ Critics’ Dorian Award Film Nominations". Deadline Hollywood , February 22, 2022.
  26. 1 2 Tyler Coates, "‘Dorian Awards: ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Sweeps LGBTQ Critics’ Prizes". The Hollywood Reporter , February 23, 2023.
  27. Stephanie Kaloi and Mike Roe, "LGBTQ+ Critics Awards 2024: Greta Gerwig Wins Director of the Year, ‘All Of Us Strangers’ Takes Top Film Prizes". TheWrap , February 26, 2024.
  28. Tyler Coates, "Dorian Film Awards: ‘All of Us Strangers’ Tops Nominations". The Hollywood Reporter , February 5, 2024.
  29. 1 2 John Paul King, "LGBTQ Critics Society announces 16th annual Dorian Film Awards winners". The Washington Blade , February 14, 2025.