‘Heartstopper,’ ‘Fire Island’ top 34th GLAAD Media Awards in New York
After the first set of 34th annual GLAAD Media Award winners were announced in Los Angeles in March, the east coast had their turn for winners on Saturday night in New York City, with Netflix’s Heartstopper winning for Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action.
The first season of the YA comic turned Netflix hit show also received multiple Children’s and Family Emmy Awards earlier this year and it’s highly anticipated second season premieres August 3.
There was a tie for Outstanding Film – Streaming/TV, with both Fire Island and Anything’s Possible triumphing, Schmigadoon/Schmicago‘s Dove Cameron was named Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist and Tony winner A Strange Loop won Outstanding Broadway Production.
Singer/songwriter Maren Morris received the Excellence in Media Award and Queer Eye‘s Jonathan Van Ness received the Vito Russo Award during the ceremony hosted by actor Harvey Guillén (What We Do in the Shadows).
This weekend’s winners join the winners from March 30 that included The White Lotus, Los Espookys, A League of Their Own and 9-1-1: Lone Star (see full list below). The ceremony was hosted by Harvey Guillén, and featured a special performance from Idina Menzel, and hosted by Ketel One Family Made Vodka at the Hilton Midtown in New York.
New York Ceremony GLAAD Media Award Winners:
Outstanding Film – Streaming/TV: Fire Island and Anything’s Possible (TIE)
Outstanding Reality Series: We’re Here (HBO)
Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode: The Problem with Jon Stewart (AppleTV+)
Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia: “Logo’s Trans Youth Town Hall”
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action: Heartstopper (Netflix)
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Animated: Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix)
Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist: Dove Cameron (Columbia Records)
Outstanding Broadway Production: A Strange Loop
Outstanding Video Game: “Apex Legends” (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: “HIV in the Deep South,” In Real Life (Scripps News)
Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form: “PRIDE | To Be Seen,” Soul of a Nation (ABC)
Outstanding Live TV Journalism – Segment or Special: “The Last Thing Before We Go: Stephanie Ruhle Talks Spirit Day,” The 11th Hour (MSNBC)
Outstanding Print Article: “Pediatricians Who Serve Trans Youth Face Increasing Harassment. Lifesaving Care Could Be on the Line” by Madeleine Carlisle (TIME)
Los Angeles Ceremony GLAAD Media Award Winners:
Outstanding New TV Series: A League of Their Own (Prime Video)
Outstanding Comedy Series: What We Do in The Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Film – Wide Release: Bros (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Documentary: Framing Agnes (Kino Lorber)
Outstanding Film – Limited Release: The Inspection (A24)
Outstanding Reality Program – Competition: Dancing with the Stars (Disney+)
Outstanding Music Artist: Fletcher, Girl of My Dreams (Capitol Records)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: The White Lotus (HBO MAX)
Outstanding Comic Book: Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Atagun Ilhan, Brian Level, Stefano Gaudiano, Jay Leisten, Arif Prianto, Ivan Plascencia, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (DC Comics)
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology: Young Men in Love (A Wave Blue World)
Outstanding Children’s Programming: “Adoptasaurus Rex” Dino Ranch (Disney Junior)
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: The Advocate
Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series: Los Espookys (HBO)
Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism: “Vico Ortiz” Primer Impacto (Univision)
Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media: Los Angeles Blade and Washington Blade
Special Recognition: Alejandra Caraballo
Special Recognition: Drag Story Hour
Special Recognition: Rothaniel (HBO)
Special Recognition: #Letters4TransKids
Special Recognition: The Lesbian Bar Project
Special Recognition (Spanish-Language): “En Sus Palabras” (Univision)
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