GLAAD Nominates Autostraddle.com For “Outstanding Blog,” Other Things For Other Awards
Today nominees for the 24th Annual GLAAD Awards were announced and this year’s nominees are without a doubt the best nominees in the history of Defamation, because this year, Autostraddle.com is nominated for Outstanding Blog! As per ushe, we’re repping the lady-on-lady contingent with pride and requesting you all pray and cross your fingers for us!
Outstanding Blog Nominees
Autostraddle.com – That’s us!
blac(k)ademic – Critical essays on transgender, race and intersectionality from Dr. Kortney Ryan Ziegler
Rod 2.0 – “Rod McCullom is a multimedia journalist who reports on politics, pop culture, race, sexuality, health and global development.”
The New Civil Rights Movement – Published regularly since November 2008, “This website is dedicated to keeping you informed of all the issues in the gay rights arena, especially marriage.
Towleroad – “Towleroad began in 2003 and is now a leading online news source offering a broad range of information on politics, pop culture, gay culture, media, entertainment, photography, fashion, technology, men, music, and travel.”
some of the ladies who make autostraddle magic happen
Although basically the whole world revolves around us and our nomination, there were many other humans and products and programs nominated for GLAAD Awards! We’ve listed all the english-language awards below, with our picks indicated by bold & asteriks.
Outstanding Film – Wide Release
Cloud Atlas // Warner Brothers
ParaNorman // Focus Features
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel // Fox Searchlight
Perks of Being a Wallflower // Summit**
Your Sister’s Sister // IFC FIlms
Perks of Being A Wallflower
Outstanding Film – Limited Release
Any Day Now // Music Box Films
Keep The Lights On // Music Box Films
Mosquita y Mari // Wolfe Releasing**
Musical Chairs // Paladin
North Sea Texas // Strand Releasing
Mosquita y Mari
Outstanding Drama Series
Degrassi // Teen Nick**
Grey’s Anatomy // ABC
Smash // ABC
The L.A. Complex // The CW
True Blood // HBO
Sexually Fluid Imogen, Transgender Adam, Lesbian Fiona in ‘Degrassi’
Outstanding Comedy Series
Glee // Fox
Go On // NBC
Happy Endings // ABC**
Modern Family // ABC
The New Normal // NBC
julie goldman was in happy endings for ten seconds last week!
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series with a regular LGBT character)
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Me What to Do” // Raising Hope // Fox
“Family Matters” // Drop Dead Diva // Lifetime**
“L’Affaire Du Coeur” // Franklin & Bash // TNT
“Lost and Found” // Touch // Fox
“Ruby Slippers” // The Mentalist // CBS
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
American Horror Story: Asylum // FX**
Hit and Miss // DirecTV
Political Animals // USA
out actress Sarah Paulson on “American Horrror Story”
Outstanding Documentary
Chely Wright: Wish Me Away // First Run Features**
Codebreaker // TODpix
Hit So Hard //Variance Films
How to Survive a Plague // Sundance Selects
Vito // HBO
Outstanding Reality Program
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo // TLC
Pregnant in Heels // Bravo
Small Town Security // AMC
The Amazing Race // CBS**
The Real L Word // Showtime
Josh Kilmer-Purcell & Brent Ridge on “The Amazing Race”
Outstanding Talk Show Episode
“At Home With Neil Patrick Harris, His Fiance David Burtka & Their Twins // Oprah’s Next Chapter // OWN
“Autoshop Restores Bullied Gay Teen’s Car For Free” // The Ellen Degeneres Show // syndicated**
“Bishop Gene Robinson” // The Daily Show // Comedy Central
“Marriage Equality” // The Suze Orman Show // CNBC
“The Husband Who Is Now a Woman and the Daughter who is Now a Son” // The Jeff Probst Show // syndicated
Outstanding Music Artist
Adam Lambert // Trespassing**
Frank Ocean // Channel Orange**
Gossip // A Joyful Noise**
Rufus Wainwright // Out of The Game
Scissor Sisters // Magic Hour
beyonce made this you guys
Outstanding Comic Book
Astonishing X-Men // Marjorie Liu // X-Men
Batwoman // W. Haden Blackman, J.H Williams III // DC Comics**
Buffy the Vampire Slayer // Andrew Chambliss, Scott Allie, Jane Espenson, Drew Z. Greenberg // Dark Horse**
Earth 2 // James Robinson // DC Comics
Kevin Keller // Dan Parent // Archie Comics
Outstanding Daily Drama
The Bold & the Beautiful // CBS**
Days of Our Lives // NBC
Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine
“Almost Equal” // Chronicle // WCVB TV-5 [Boston, Mass.]
“Being Transgender in America” // Melissa Harris-Perry // MSNBC
“End of an Error” // The Rachel Maddow Show // MSNBC**
“Golden Star” // Rock Center with Brian Williams // NBC
“The Last Closet”// Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel // HBO
From “Transgender in America”
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
“Civil Rights Icon Supports Gay Marriage” // CNN Newsroom // CNN
“Controversial Pastor Preaches Against Gays” // Anderson Cooper 360 // CNN
“Matthew Mitcham Olympics Profile” // NBC Olympics // NBC
“Obama Endorses Marriage Equality” // Good Morning America // ABC
“Scout Mom Dismissed” // MSNBC Live // MSNBC**
Outstanding Newspaper Article
“Black Church Reaches Out to Gay, Transgender Teens” by Meghan E. Irons // The Boston Globe
“Game Changer” by Andy Mannix // City Pages [Minneapolis, Minn.]
“Generation Halsted” (series) // Windy City Times [Chicago, Ill.]**
“Most Local School Districts Ignore State’s Anti-Gay Bullying Law” by Phillip Zonkel // Press-Telegram [Long Beach, Calif.]
“Turned Away, He Turned to the Bible” by Douglas Quenqua // The New York Times
Outstanding Newspaper Columnist
Bill Nemitz // Portland Press Herald [Portland, Maine]
Dan Rodricks // The Baltimore Sun
Eugene Robinson // The Washington Post
Frank Bruni // The New York Times
Leonard Pitts, Jr. // The Miami Herald
Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage
Portland Press Herald [Portland, Maine]
Sioux City Journal
The Baltimore Sun
The Boston Globe
USA Today
Outstanding Magazine Article
“Netherland” by Rachel Aviv // The New Yorker
“School of Hate” by Sabrina Rubin Erdely // Rolling Stone**
“The First Gay President” by Andrew Sullivan // Newsweek
“The Marriage Plot: Inside This Year’s Epic Campaign for Gay Equality” by Molly Ball // The Atlantic
“The Transgender Athlete” by Pablo S. Torre and David Epstein // Sports Illustrated
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
New York**
People
Seventeen
The Advocate/Out
The New Yorker
Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
“Boardroom Battle: Directors Clash Over Gay Rights” by Ryan Ruggiero // CNBC.com
“Eight Months in Solitary” by Andrew Harmon // Advocate.com
“The Beautiful Daughter: How My Korean Mother Gave Me the Courage to Transition” by Andy Marra // HuffingtonPost.com
“Why Aren’t We Fighting for CeCe McDonald?” by Marc Lamont Hill // Ebony.com**
“Workplace Protections for LGBT Workers Remain Stalled” by Chris Geidner // BuzzFeed.com
Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia
“‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’: Transgender Officers on Secretly Serving in the U.S. Military” by Marc Lamont Hill // Live.HuffingtonPost.com
“Athletes at Core of ‘Fearless’ Photo Project” by Patrick Dorsey and Jeff Sheng // ESPN.com
“Edie Takes on DOMA” In the Life // ITLMedia.org
“Gay Rights in the US, State by State” // GuardianNews.com
“The Advocate 45” (series) // Advocate.com
The GLAAD Award winners will be distributed and honored in three ceremonies: New York on March 16th, Los Angeles on 420, and San Francisco on May 11th. Y’all, we were nominated for a GLAAD AWARD!!
