27th GLAAD Media Awards

The 27th GLAAD Media Awards is the 2016 annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards, presented by GLAAD honoring the 2015 season. The awards honored films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues relevant to the community. GLAAD announced 144 nominees in 31 English and Spanish language categories for the awards. The awards were presented at ceremonies in Los Angeles on April 2 and New York on May 14. The nominees were announced on January 27, 2016.[1] American singer Demi Lovato, who was honored with the GLAAD Vanguard Award, performed "Stone Cold" at the Los Angeles ceremonies on April 2, 2016.[2]

Winners and nominees

Winners are presented in bold.

English-language categories

Award Nominees
Outstanding Film - Wide Release
  • Carol
    • The Danish Girl
    • Dope
    • Freeheld
    • Grandma
Outstanding Film - Limited Release
  • Tangerine
    • 52 Tuesdays
    • Appropriate Behavior
    • Boy Meets Girl
    • Drunktown's Finest
Outstanding Drama Series
Outstanding Comedy Series
  • Transparent
    • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
    • Faking It
    • Grace and Frankie
    • Looking
    • Master of None
    • Modern Family
    • Orange Is The New Black
    • Please Like Me
    • Vicious
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
  • "The Prince of Nucleotides" of Royal Pains
  • "Gender" of The Carmichael Show
  • "Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell" of Black-ish
  • "Rock-a-Bye-Baby" of NCIS: New Orleans
  • "We Build, We Fight" of NCIS
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
  • Bessie
    • Banana
    • Cucumber
Outstanding Documentary
Outstanding Comic
  • Harley Quinn
    • Lumberjanes
    • Angela: Queen of Hel
    • Midnighter
    • The Wicked + The Divine
Outstanding Reality Program
Outstanding Daily Drama

Special awards

Award Winner
Ally Award Mariah Carey (New York night) [3]
Excellence in Media Award Robert De Niro
Vanguard Award Demi Lovato
Stephen F. Kolzak Award Ruby Rose

References

  1. ^ "2016 GLAAD Media Award Nominations". Vulture.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  2. ^ The Hollywood Reporter (April 4, 2016). "Demi Lovato, Caitlyn Jenner Receive 2016 GLAAD Media Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
  3. ^ "Mariah Carey to be honored at 27th annual #glaadawards in New York". 21 April 2016.