And considering Star Trek Beyond’s gay content was pretty much blink and you’ll miss it, it shows just how few LGBT characters and issues were in Hollywood-backed and/or widely distributed films last year. That compares to last year, when Carol (which won), The Danish Girl, Dope, Freeheld and Grandma all competed for the award.
GLAAD did find plenty of good films for its ‘Outstanding Film – Limited Release’ shortlist (The Handmaiden, Naz & Maalik, Other People, Spa Night, Those People), but none of those movies had studio backing and had very limited exposure in cinemas. (GLAAD uses their own formula for Wide and Limited release, taking into account ‘number of screens played, budget, and visibility’).
“At a time when progress is at a critical juncture, it is imperative that Hollywood tell more LGBTQ stories that reflect the community’s rich diversity — and build understanding that brings all communities closer together,” GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement. She adds, “This year’s nominees have created images and storylines that challenge misconceptions and broaden understanding, accelerating acceptance and equality for LGBTQ people across the globe.”
Last year GLAAD essentially sent Hollywood a ‘must do better’ notice with their latest Studio Responsibility index, which covered 2015 releases, and on this evidence, they’ll be doing the same for their next one.
Take a look at the full list of GLAAD Media Awards nominees below.
OUTSTANDING FILM – WIDE RELEASE
Moonlight
Star Trek Beyond
OUTSTANDING FILM – LIMITED RELEASE
The Handmaiden
Naz & Maalik
Other People
Spa Night
Those People
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Grace and Frankie
Modern Family
One Mississippi
The Real O’Neals
Steven Universe
Survivor’s Remorse
Take My Wife
Transparent
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
The Fosters
Grey’s Anatomy
Hap and Leonard
How to Get Away with Murder
The OA
Orphan Black
Shadowhunters
Shameless
Supergirl
Wynonna Earp
OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL EPISODE
(in a series without a regular LGBTQ character)
Attention Deficit, The Loud House
Bar Fights, Drunk History
Johnson & Johnson, Black-ish
San Junipero, Black Mirror
Vegan Cinderella, Easy
OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Eyewitness
London Spy
Looking: The Movie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again
Vicious: The Finale
OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures
Out of Iraq
The Same Difference
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four
The Trans List
OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
Gaycation
I Am Cait
I Am Jazz
The Prancing Elites Project
Strut
OUTSTANDING MUSIC ARTIST
Against Me!, Shape Shift with Me
Blood Orange, Freetown Sound
Brandy Clark, Big Day in a Small Town
Tyler Glenn, Excommunication
Ty Herndon, House on Fire
Elton John, Wonderful Crazy Night
Lady GaGa, Joanne
Frank Ocean, Blonde
Sia Furler, This Is Acting
Tegan and Sara, Love You to Death
OUTSTANDING DAILY DRAMA
The Bold and the Beautiful
OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW EPISODE
Angelica Ross, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Cookie Johnson, Super Soul Sunday
North Carolina and Georgia Anti-LGBTQ Laws, Late Night with Seth Meyers
Tony Marrero, Orlando Shooting Survivor, The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Trey Pearson, The View
OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM – NEWSMAGAZINE
Bingham, SC Featured
Church and States, VICE News Tonight
Gavin Grimm’s Fight, VICE News Tonight
Life as Matt, E:60
Switching Teams, 60 Minutes
OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM SEGMENT
Gay Community in U.S. ‘Forged in Fire’ , The Rachel Maddow Show
Interview with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, Anderson Cooper 360
Many in LGBT Community Fear Changes under Trump, NBC Nightly News
Terror in Orlando, PBS NewsHour
Troop Turnaround: U.S. Military Transgender Ban Ended by Pentagon, CBS This Morning
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