Britney Spears, Jim Parsons, and “This Is Us” were among honorees and winners at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Friday night, held at the Beverly Hilton.
The ceremony, which recognizes and honors media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representation, was a star-studded event. Hosted by Wanda Sykes, the show also honored winners like the Thanksgiving episode of “Master of None,” which guest starred Angela Bassett as a mother struggling to accept her daughter’s sexuality. The episode, written by Lena Waithe, accepted the outstanding individual episode prize. Other winners included the Oscar-winning Chilean film “A Fantastic Woman,” a feature about a transgender singer who faces discrimination and scorn after the sudden death of her boyfriend.
Other attendees included Halle Berry, Ryan Murphy, Waithe, Olympian Adam Rippon, Chloe Grace Moretz, Wilson Cruz, and Anthony Rapp.
The full list of winners and honorees are as follows:
Vanguard Award: Britney Spears Stephen F.
The ceremony, which recognizes and honors media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representation, was a star-studded event. Hosted by Wanda Sykes, the show also honored winners like the Thanksgiving episode of “Master of None,” which guest starred Angela Bassett as a mother struggling to accept her daughter’s sexuality. The episode, written by Lena Waithe, accepted the outstanding individual episode prize. Other winners included the Oscar-winning Chilean film “A Fantastic Woman,” a feature about a transgender singer who faces discrimination and scorn after the sudden death of her boyfriend.
Other attendees included Halle Berry, Ryan Murphy, Waithe, Olympian Adam Rippon, Chloe Grace Moretz, Wilson Cruz, and Anthony Rapp.
The full list of winners and honorees are as follows:
Vanguard Award: Britney Spears Stephen F.
- 4/13/2018
- by Ricardo Lopez
- Variety Film + TV
The 29th GLAAD Media Awards named NBC’s This Is Us as outstanding drama and Disney’s Andi Mack as outstanding kids & family programming as two highlights of its annual event, held Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.
Recipients were announced in 12 of this year’s 25 media categories. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the Lgbtq community and the issues that affect their lives. They also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the Lgbtq community that build support for equality.
GLAAD Media Award nominees were published, released, or broadcast between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.
GLAAD announced a Special Recognition Award for Jay-z’s song and music video Smile, featuring his mother, Gloria Carter, who used the song to come out as a lesbian, and a Special Recognition Award to the animated short film In A Heartbeat.
Recipients were announced in 12 of this year’s 25 media categories. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of the Lgbtq community and the issues that affect their lives. They also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories from the Lgbtq community that build support for equality.
GLAAD Media Award nominees were published, released, or broadcast between January 1, 2017 and December 31, 2017.
GLAAD announced a Special Recognition Award for Jay-z’s song and music video Smile, featuring his mother, Gloria Carter, who used the song to come out as a lesbian, and a Special Recognition Award to the animated short film In A Heartbeat.
- 4/13/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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