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GLAAD Media Awards: Batwoman, Booksmart, Euphoria, and more score nominations

By Shaun Stacy

(L-R): Katherine Moennig as Shane McCutcheon, Jennifer Beals as Bette Porter, Leisha Hailey as Alice Pieszecki, Leo Sheng as Micah Lee, Jacqueline Toboni as Sarah Finley, Arienne Mandi as Dani N--ez and Rosanny Zayas as Sophie Suarez in THE L WORD: GENERATION Q. Photo Credit: Kharen Hill/SHOWTIME.
(L-R): Katherine Moennig as Shane McCutcheon, Jennifer Beals as Bette Porter, Leisha Hailey as Alice Pieszecki, Leo Sheng as Micah Lee, Jacqueline Toboni as Sarah Finley, Arienne Mandi as Dani N--ez and Rosanny Zayas as Sophie Suarez in THE L WORD: GENERATION Q. Photo Credit: Kharen Hill/SHOWTIME. /
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With LGBTQ+ representation in television and movies at an all-time high, GLAAD announces the nominees for their 31st annual Media Awards.

GLAAD announced their nominees for its 31st annual Media Awards on Wednesday. The awards aim to recognize and single out films and television series for fair and accurate LGBTQ+ representation. This year includes 176 nominees in 30 categories, including returning awards for Broadway productions. The Media Awards will be handed out during two separate ceremonies, one in New York City on March 19 and one in Los Angeles on April 16.

Some of the nominees for this year’s awards are as follows:

Outstanding Film-Wide Release

  • Bombshell
  • Booksmart
  • Downton Abbey
  • Judy 
  • Rocketman

Outstanding Drama Series

  • Batwoman
  • Billions
  • Euphoria
  • Killing Eve
  • The L Word: Generation Q
  • The Politician
  • Pose
  • Shadowhunters
  • Star Trek: Discovery
  • Supergirl

Outstanding Comedy Series

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • Dear White People
  • Dickinson
  • One Day at a Time
  • The Other Two
  • Schitt’s Creek
  • Sex Education
  • Superstore
  • Vida
  • Work in Progress

Outstanding Music Artist

  • Adam Lambert
  • Brittany Howard
  • Kevin Abstract
  • Kim Petras
  • King Princess
  • Lil Nas X
  • Melissa Etheridge
  • Mika
  • Tegan and Sara
  • Young M.A.

Outstanding Comic Book

  • The Avant-Guards by Carly Usdin
  • Bloom by Kevin Panetta
  • Crowded by Christopher Sebela
  • Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass by Mariko Tamaki
  • Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
  • Liebestrasse by Greg Lockard
  • Lumberjanes by Shannon Watters and Kat Leyh
  • Runaways by Rainbow Rowell
  • Star Wars: Doctor Aphra by Simon Spurrier
  • The Wicked + Divine by Kieron Gillen

A complete list of nominees can be found here, with winners being announced at the upcoming ceremonies.

It’s interesting to see a nice mix of old and new television shows. Nominees returning this year include Shadowhunters‘ final season, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and Supergirl (Supercorp rising?). Meanwhile, shows like Batwoman and The L Word: Generation Q are only halfway through their inaugural seasons.

New streaming service Apple TV+ scored a nomination for Hailee Steinfeld’s Dickinson, while One Day at a Time finally got more of the recognition it deserves (we’re still not over Netflix cancelling it). The controversial yet compelling Euphoria also scored its first nomination, thanks to Zendaya and company’s gritty and frank portrayal of what its like to be a teenager in the age of social media. Sadly, its bittersweet to see Rainbow Rowell’s stint on Runaways be nominated the same year the Hulu TV series is canceled.

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