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Award for LGBT representation in media

GLAAD Media Award
Current: 35th GLAAD Media Awards
Awarded for Outstanding representations of the LGBTQ community in media
Country United States
Presented by GLAAD
First awarded 1990
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The GLAAD Media Award is a US accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives.[1] In addition to film and television, the Awards also recognize achievements in other branches of the media and arts, including theatre, music, journalism and advertising.[2]

Honorees are selected by a process involving over 700 GLAAD Media Award voters and volunteers and are evaluated using four criteria: "Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations" of the LGBT community, "Boldness and Originality" of the project, significant "Cultural Impact" on mainstream culture, and "Overall Quality" of the project. Results are then certified by a "Review Panel" who determine the final list of recipients based on voting results and their own "expert opinions".[3][4]

The 1st GLAAD Media Awards ceremony honoring the 1989 season was held in 1990, and recognized 34 nominees in 7 competitive categories.[5]

The first GLAAD Media Awards were presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation in 1990 to honor the 1989 season, and were envisioned as a way to recognize various branches of the media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.[6]

The 1st Annual Awards ceremony recognized 34 nominees in 7 competitive categories and was a relatively "small" affair.[6] At the 20th Annual Awards ceremony presented in 2009, GLAAD Award Honoree, Phil Donahue said of the first Annual ceremony: "It's unbelievable to think about the power and the warp speed of this revolution. Twenty years ago when I proudly accepted the first GLAAD Media Award…it was a very small crowd. There are more photographers here tonight than there were people then".[7][8]

For the first six years, winners were announced prior to the ceremony. Beginning with the 7th Annual Awards held in 1996, the change was made to its current format, announcing the winners in competitive categories at the ceremony. The 15th Annual Awards held in 2004 marked the first year nominations were expanded to recognize media in Spanish-language categories.[6] The 16th Annual Awards held in 2005 marked the first year that the ceremonies were televised, first airing on the LGBT-themed Logo channel on July 24, 2005.[9]

The original GLAAD Media Award stood approximately 6-inches (15 cm) tall, consisting of a flat, 5-inch (13 cm) square-shaped crystal sculpture with a design of five concentric circles on a "newsprint" background. The sculpture was traditionally etched with the year it was presented followed by the words "GLAAD Media Award" and was mounted perpendicular to its flat, quadrant shaped base.[7][10][11]

The award remained unchanged until 2009, when an all new statuette designed by David Moritz of Society Awards was unveiled for the 20th annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies. The current statuette stands 12-inches (30.5 cm) tall, consisting of a 9-inch (23 cm) die-cast zinc sculpture, hand finished with a satin texture, plated with a nickel and rhodium finish, and mounted on a 3-inch (7.6 cm) tall, black-stained ash, trapezoidal shaped base.[7][12]

Nominees are selected by GLAAD "Nominating Juries" consisting of over 90 volunteers with interest and expertise in the particular category they are judging. Nominating Juries may select up to ten nominees in each category since 2015; previous presentations only allowed up to five. If no projects are deemed worthy of nomination in a particular category, the jury may choose to not award that category. At the end of the year, the Nominating Juries submit their list of recommended nominees to GLAAD's staff and Board of Directors for approval.[3][4]

In addition to media monitoring by the juries, GLAAD issues a "Call for Entries", inviting media outlets to submit their work for consideration, however, GLAAD may nominate a mainstream media project even if it is not submitted as part of the call for entries. GLAAD does not monitor media created by and for the LGBT community for defamation, therefore, media outlets created by and for an LGBT audience must submit in order to be considered for nomination.[3][4]

Candidates considered for nomination are evaluated using four criteria: "Fair, Accurate and Inclusive Representations", meaning that the diversity of the LGBT community is represented, "Boldness and Originality", meaning the project breaks new ground by exploring LGBT subject matter in non-traditional ways, "Cultural Impact", meaning the project impacts an audience that may not regularly be exposed to LGBT issues, and "Overall Quality", meaning a project of extremely high quality which adds impact and significance to the images and issues portrayed.[3][4]

Over 600 GLAAD Media Award voters participate in the selection of Honorees from the pool of Nominees in each category via online balloting. Voters are made up of three groups: GLAAD staff and board, GLAAD Alliance and Media Circle members, and GLAAD volunteers & allies (which include former Honorees, media industry allies, volunteers from the "Nominating Juries" and "Event Production Teams").[3][4]

These results are then reviewed for certification by a "Review Panel" which consists of the GLAAD Board co-chairs, senior GLAAD program and communications staff, and media industry experts. Members of the Review Panel are expected to view all of the nominees in each category, and the final list of award recipients is determined by the Review Panel based on the results of the online balloting and their own "expert opinions".[3][4]

The first Annual Awards recognized Honorees in just 7 competitive categories, all for television.[6] Over the years, the competitive categories have been expanded to recognize various other branches of the media including, film, theatre, music, print media, digital media, and advertising, as well as establishing additional categories recognizing Spanish-language media and a "Special Recognition" category for media representations that may not meet the criteria of pre-existing categories.[2] Unlike similar awards, the GLAAD Media Awards do not honor individual cast or crew in competitive categories for film or television performances.

While many of the categories have been expanded over time, several early categories have been "merged" or phased out altogether. One notable example being the omission of the "Outstanding Daytime Drama" category in 2011, reflecting the steady decline in popularity of English-language daytime soaps. As of 2018, GLAAD considers nominations in a total of 27 English-language categories and 12 Spanish-language categories, however, If no projects within a category are deemed worthy of recognition, GLAAD may choose to not award the category that year.[2][3] As of 2023, there are 33 competitive categories:[13]

Film

Television

Other

Journalism

In addition to the GLAAD Media Awards' competitive categories, special non-competitive "Honorary Awards" have also been presented since the first Awards ceremony. Beginning with just one Honorary Award, then known as the "Special Honoree Award" presented at the first annual GLAAD Media Awards, the Honorary Awards have also been expanded to recognize the diversity of contributions of respective Honorees. The most notable of these Special Honorary Awards are:

Ally Award

Presented twice at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York to Brett Ratner & Mariah Carey. It is presented to a media figure who has consistently used their platform to support and advance LGBT equality and acceptance.[15]

Advocate for Change Award

Presented at the Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards in 2013. Its inaugural recipient was former U.S. President Bill Clinton for his record of promoting tolerance, including advocating same-sex marriage and calling for the Supreme Court of the United States to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act.[16] The award was presented to Madonna in 2019.[17]

Davidson/Valentini Award

Presented annually at the San Francisco GLAAD Media Awards. It is named in memory of Craig Davidson, GLAAD's first executive director, and his partner Michael Valentini, a GLAAD supporter. It is presented to an openly LGBT individual who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community.

Excellence in Media Award

Presented annually at the New York GLAAD Media Awards. It is presented to individuals in the media and entertainment industries who through their work have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community.

Golden Gate Award

Presented annually at the San Francisco GLAAD Media Awards. It is presented to media professionals who have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community.

Pioneer Award

Presented at the GLAAD Media Awards. It is presented to a pioneering individual, group or outlet that has made a significant contribution to the development of LGBT-inclusive media images prior to the existence of the GLAAD Media Awards.

Stephen F. Kolzak Award

Presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards. It is named after Stephen Kolzak, the Los Angeles casting director who devoted the last part of his life to fighting AIDS-phobia and homophobia in the entertainment industry. The award is given to an openly LGBT member of the entertainment or media community for his or her work toward eliminating homophobia.

Vanguard Award

Presented annually at the Los Angeles GLAAD Media Awards. It is presented to a member of the entertainment community who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for LGBT people.

Visibilidad Award

Presented at the GLAAD Media Awards. It is presented to an openly LGBT Spanish-language media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equal rights for the LGBT community.

Vito Russo Award

Presented annually at the GLAAD Media Awards. It is named in memory of Vito Russo, a founding member of GLAAD, and presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality for the LGBT community.

GLAAD Media Award Honoree Laverne Cox at the 25th GLAAD Media Awards, Los Angeles, April 12, 2014.

Award recipients are announced at the annual GLAAD Media Awards banquet ceremonies usually held in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco to honor achievements from January 1 to December 31 of the previous calendar year.[3][4] Over the years, ceremonies have also been held in Washington, D.C., and Miami. Each year's hosts and presenters are usually selected from former Honorees, celebrities and/or prominent public figures known for their contributions to the LGBT community.

The announcement of award recipients in all competitive categories is withheld until the ceremonies. Although presented annually in three cities, time constraints dictate that not all of the awards are presented onstage. Categories presented onstage in their respective cities are chosen to reflect the range of GLAAD's work with the media, representing a mix of entertainment, news, and Spanish-language awards. Recipients who are not announced onstage are instead announced by a listing in the ceremony's program book.[4]

The 16th Annual Awards held in 2005 were the first year that the ceremonies were televised, first airing on the Logo channel on July 24, 2005.[9] Logo continued to air the telecast annually, editing together each city's respective ceremonies for each year into one annual show, as well as airing a retrospective special in 2005 titled "The Best of the GLAAD Media Awards" which documented the history of the first 15 years of the Awards. Logo ceased to televise the ceremony in 2008 when the Bravo network acquired exclusive broadcast rights to air the 19th Annual Awards telecast.[18]

GLAAD Media Awards Ceremonies
Ceremony Venue City Date
1st GLAAD Media Awards Time & Life Building New York City 1990April 29, 1990
2nd GLAAD Media Awards (Unknown)Beverly Hilton Hotel New York CityLos Angeles 1991April 21, 1991
3rd GLAAD Media Awards Windows on the WorldBeverly Hilton Hotel New York City Los Angeles April 6, 1992April 11, 1992
4th GLAAD Media Awards Beverly Hilton HotelThe Plaza Hotel Los AngelesNew York City March 20, 1993March 28, 1993
5th GLAAD Media Awards The Plaza HotelCentury Plaza Hotel New York CityLos Angeles March 13, 1994March 19, 1994
6th GLAAD Media Awards Century Plaza HotelWaldorf-Astoria HotelNational Press Club Los AngelesNew York CityWashington, D.C. March 12, 1995March 16, 1995March 19, 1995
7th GLAAD Media Awards Waldorf-Astoria HotelCentury Plaza HotelNational Press Club New York CityLos AngelesWashington, D.C. March 7, 1996March 10, 1996March 13, 1996
8th GLAAD Media Awards Century Plaza HotelNational Press ClubSheraton Hotel and Towers Los AngelesWashington, D.C.New York City March 16, 1997March 26, 1997March 31, 1997
9th GLAAD Media Awards Hilton HotelGeorge Washington MarriottCentury Plaza Hotel New York CityWashington, D.C.Los Angeles March 30, 1998April 4, 1998April 19, 1998
10th GLAAD Media Awards Hilton HotelCentury Plaza HotelJW Marriott New York CityLos AngelesWashington, D.C. March 28, 1999April 17, 1999May 8, 1999
11th GLAAD Media Awards Hilton HotelCentury Plaza HotelJW MarriottArgent Hotel New York CityLos AngelesWashington, D.C.San Francisco April 2, 2000April 15, 2000May 13, 2000June 3, 2000
12th GLAAD Media Awards Hilton HotelCentury Plaza HotelLisner AuditoriumWestin St. Francis New York CityLos AngelesWashington, D.C.San Francisco April 16, 2001April 28, 2001May 12, 2001June 9, 2001
13th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisKodak TheatreWestin St. Francis New York CityLos AngelesSan Francisco April 1, 2002April 13, 2002June 1, 2002
14th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisKodak TheatreWestin St. Francis New York CityLos AngelesSan Francisco April 7, 2003April 26, 2003May 31, 2003
15th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisKodak TheatreWestin St. Francis Los AngelesNew York CitySan Francisco March 27, 2004April 12, 2004June 5, 2004
16th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisKodak TheatreWestin St. Francis New York CityLos AngelesSan Francisco March 28, 2005April 30, 2005June 11, 2005
17th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisKodak TheatreRitz-Carlton HotelJW Marriott New York CityLos AngelesMiamiSan Francisco March 27, 2006April 8, 2006May 25, 2006June 10, 2006
18th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisKodak TheatreWestin St. FrancisJW Marriott New York CityLos AngelesSan FranciscoMiami March 26, 2007April 14, 2007April 28, 2007May 10, 2007
19th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisSeminole Hard Rock HotelKodak TheatreJW Marriott New York CityMiamiLos AngelesSan Francisco March 17, 2008April 12, 2008April 26, 2008May 10, 2008
20th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisNokia TheatreHilton Towers New York CityLos AngelesSan Francisco March 28, 2009April 18, 2009May 9, 2009
21st GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisCentury Plaza HotelWestin St. Francis New York CityLos AngelesSan Francisco March 13, 2010April 18, 2010June 5, 2010
22nd GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisWestin Bonaventure HotelSan Francisco Marriott Marquis New York CityLos AngelesSan Francisco March 19, 2011April 10, 2011May 14, 2011
23rd GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisWestin Bonaventure HotelSan Francisco Marriott Marquis New York CityLos AngelesSan Francisco March 24, 2012April 21, 2012June 2, 2012
24th GLAAD Media Awards Marriott MarquisJW MarriottHilton Towers New York CityLos AngelesSan Francisco March 16, 2013April 20, 2013May 11, 2013
25th GLAAD Media Awards The Beverly HiltonWaldorf Astoria New York Los AngelesNew York City April 12, 2014May 3, 2014
26th GLAAD Media Awards The Beverly HiltonWaldorf Astoria New York Los AngelesNew York City March 21, 2015May 9, 2015
27th GLAAD Media Awards The Beverly HiltonWaldorf Astoria New York Los AngelesNew York City April 4, 2016May 14, 2016
28th GLAAD Media Awards The Beverly HiltonNew York Hilton Midtown Los AngelesNew York City April 1, 2017May 6, 2017
29th GLAAD Media Awards The Beverly HiltonNew York Hilton Midtown Los AngelesNew York City April 12, 2018May 5, 2018
30th GLAAD Media Awards The Beverly HiltonNew York Hilton Midtown Los AngelesNew York City March 28, 2019May 4, 2019
31st GLAAD Media Awards N/A online[a] July 30, 2020
32nd GLAAD Media Awards N/A online[a] April 8, 2021
33rd GLAAD Media Awards The Beverly HiltonNew York Hilton Midtown Los AngelesNew York City April 2, 2022May 6, 2022
34th GLAAD Media Awards The Beverly HiltonNew York Hilton Midtown Los AngelesNew York City March 30, 2023May 13, 2023
35th GLAAD Media Awards New York City New York City May 12, 2024

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