Tonight, GLAAD hosted a virtual ceremony to announce the award recipients of the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards. The event streamed live on GLAAD’s Facebook and YouTube, and will also air on Logo on Monday, August 3 at 8pm ET. The virtual ceremony for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards was hosted by comedians Fortune Feimster and Gina Yashere, and featured special performances from Chloe x Halle, Shea Diamond, and Ben Platt.
During the virtual ceremony, GLAAD spotlighted the award recipients for seven competitive categories.
- Lil Nas X took home the award for Outstanding Music Artist
- The cast and producers of Pose accepted the award for Outstanding Drama Series for a second year in a row
- Schitt’s Creek won for Outstanding Comedy Series
- Booksmart took home the award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release
- Dolly Parton accepted the award for Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character) for the Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings episode “Two Doors Down”
- Rachel Maddow received the award for Outstanding TV Journalism Segment for her one-on-one interview with Pete Buttigieg
- Raquel Willis won the award for Outstanding Magazine Article for her Out Magazine article “The Trans Obituaries Project”
During the ceremony, Ryan O’Connell also accepted a Special Recognition honor for his Netflix series Special. Journalists Mark Segal and Karen Ocamb were also awarded Special Recognition honors for their individual work, as well as the critical role that LGBTQ media play in driving LGBTQ acceptance forward.
Check out some of the highlights from the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony below:
Chloe x Halle perform Do It with RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Vanessa Vanjie Mateo, Mayhem Miller and Naomi Smalls:
.@chloexhalle performing as @spicegirls with @naomismallsduh, @VanessaVanjie and @TheOnlyMayhem? PERFECT ending to the #GLAADawards pic.twitter.com/msPAulOgWc
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 31, 2020
Shea Diamond performs “I Am America”, introduced by Demi Lovato:
.@ddlovato introduces @iamsheadiamond for a powerful performance of “I Am America” from #WereHere at the #GLAADawards. pic.twitter.com/8kjqa49oCc
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 31, 2020
Demi Lovato said while presenting: “I specifically want to remind trans youth that you matter. I know things are crazy hard right now, and you may not have your usual support system around you…but don’t let anyone, especially the Trump administration, fool you into thinking you are anything less than perfect and meant to be. Be proud of who you are, keep your voices loud and strong, and know that we’re out here fighting for you.”
Gabrielle Union and Dwyane Wade present the award for Outstanding Drama Series to the cast of Pose:
While appearing at the #GLAADawards with @itsgabrielleu, @DwyaneWade said, “We stand as allies with the LGBTQ+ community as proud parents of a transgender child.” pic.twitter.com/PLmxIraNwx
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 31, 2020
.@itsgabrielleu and @DwyaneWade presented the #GLAADawards for Outstanding Drama Series to @PoseOnFX pic.twitter.com/0ZI6pSJiM2
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 31, 2020
Dwyane Wade said while presenting: “We stand as allies with the LGBTQ+ community as proud parents of a transgender child. Our daughter Zaya is leading us in our journey, and we’re doing all we can to give every one of our kids the ability to live their truth. I didn’t always understand how to do that – but I thank Zaya for teaching me, and GLAAD for elevating the images and messages that accelerate acceptance in every family.”
Lil Nas X accepts the award for Outstanding Music Artist:
Watch @charli_xcx present the #GLAADawards for Outstanding Music Artist to @LilNasX pic.twitter.com/x1GwbWrDHl
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 31, 2020
Rachel Maddow accepts the award for Outstanding TV Journalism Segment:
.@Maddow accepted the #GLAADawards for Outstanding TV Journalism Segment and implored people to “vote, organize and run for office.” pic.twitter.com/HbcffnCprz
— GLAAD (@glaad) July 31, 2020
The virtual ceremony for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards featured appearances by Kandi Burruss, Cara Delevingne, Kaitlyn Dever, Sonya Deville, Beanie Feldstein, Jennifer Garner, Theo Germaine, August Getty, Gigi Gorgeous Getty & Nats Getty, Jonica T. Gibbs, Harvey Guillén, Dan Levy, Demi Lovato, Rachel Maddow, Lil Nas X, Ryan O’Connell, Dolly Parton, Peppermint, the cast and producers of Pose, Geena Rocero, Angelica Ross, Lilly Singh, Benito Skinner, Brian Michael Smith, Darryl Stephens, Charli XCX, Dwyane Wade & Gabrielle Union, Lena Waithe, Olivia Wilde, Raquel Willis, and GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.
Prior to the virtual ceremony, GLAAD announced the winners of the remaining GLAAD Media Awards categories on Twitter, which featured acceptance speeches from each of the award recipients, including Stephen Colbert (Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode), El Corazón Nunca Se Equivoca‘s Aristemo (Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series), Tales of the City author Armistead Maupin (Outstanding Limited Series), Juju Chang & Dominique Jackson (Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine), The Advocate team (Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage), and more. Previously announced winners and their acceptance speeches can be found here, and the full list of winners can be found below:
Outstanding Film – Wide Release: Booksmart (United Artists Releasing)
Outstanding Film – Limited Release: Rafiki (Film Movement)
Outstanding Drama Series: Pose (FX)
Outstanding Comedy Series: Schitt’s Creek (Pop)
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series w/o a regular LGBTQ character): “Two Doors Down” Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings (Netflix)
Outstanding TV Movie: Transparent: Musicale Finale (Amazon)
Outstanding Limited Series: Tales of the City (Netflix)
Outstanding Documentary: State of Pride (YouTube Originals)
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming [TIE]: The Bravest Knight (Hulu) and High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Disney+)
Outstanding Reality Program: Are You the One? (MTV)
Outstanding Music Artist: Lil Nas X, 7 (Columbia)
Outstanding Comic Book: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra, by Simon Spurrier, Emilio Laiso, Andrea Broccardo, Wilton Santos, Caspar Wijngaard, Marc Deering, Don Ho, Walden Wong, Chris Bolson, Scott Hanna, Elsa Charretier, Rachelle Rosenberg, Chris O’Halloran, Stephane Paitreau, Lee Loughridge, Edgar Delgado, Jim Campbell, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Comics)
Outstanding Video Game: The Outer Worlds (Private Division)
Outstanding Broadway Production: The Inheritance, by Matthew Lopez
Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode: “Jonathan Van Ness: Honey, She’s An Onion With All Sorts of Layers” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “Am I Next? Trans and Targeted” Nightline (ABC)
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: “One-on-One with Mayor Pete Buttigieg” The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
Outstanding Newspaper Article: “Military Reports No Discharges Under Trans Ban — But Advocates Have Doubts” by Chris Johnson (Washington Blade)
Outstanding Magazine Article: “The Trans Obituaries Project” by Raquel Willis (OUT)
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: Advocate
Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: “Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your ‘Out of Wedlock’ Kids Aren’t Citizens” by Scott Bixby (TheDailyBeast.com)
Outstanding Digital Journalism – Video or Multimedia: “Stonewall 50: The Revolution” produced by Sekiya Dorsett, Brooke Sopelsa, Elizabeth Kuhr, Shahrzad Elghanayan, Wesley Oliver, Tim Fitzsimons, Victor Limjoco (NBC OUT and Nightly Films)
Outstanding Blog: My Fabulous Disease
Special Recognition: Special (Netflix)
Special Recognition: Karen Ocamb, former news editor, Los Angeles Blade
Special Recognition: Mark Segal, founder and publisher, Philadelphia Gay News
Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series: El Corazón Nunca Se Equivoca (Univision)
Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism – Newsmagazine [TIE]: “Después de Stonewall” (CNN en Español) and “Orgullo” Despierta América (Univision)
Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Interview: “Cómo y Cuándo Salir del Clóset” Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo)
Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism Segment: “Amor Sin Condición” Noticiero Univision 33 (Univision)
Outstanding Spanish-Language Digital Journalism Article: “Soy Gay y Estoy Orgulloso de Poder Decirlo: Jorge Luis Martínez, patinador mexicano” por Mario Villagrán (GQ Mexico)
Outstanding Spanish-Language Digital Journalism – Video or Multimedia “América a Fondo: Brigitte Baptiste, el Rostro de la (bio) Diversidad” por David Casasús (EFE)
The nominees for the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards were published, released, or broadcast between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019. For a full list of nominees at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards, click here.
The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented by Delta Air Lines, Gilead, P&G, and Wells Fargo. GLAAD is also grateful to: Major Partners The Ariadne Getty Foundation and Skittles; Titanium Partners Bud Light, Kaiser Permanente, NBA/WNBA, Netflix, PwC, Signet Jewelers; and Gold Partners Coca-Cola, MLB, Nickelodeon, and Nielsen. Special Thanks to Accenture.
The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards will also air on Logo on Monday, August 3 at 8pm ET.