Schitt’s Creek, Umbrella Academy among nominees for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards

Schitt's Creek -- "Open Mic" -- Image Number: SCH406_0229.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer and Daniel Levy as David Rose -- Photo: 2020 Pop Media Group LLC.
Schitt's Creek -- "Open Mic" -- Image Number: SCH406_0229.jpg -- Pictured (L-R): Noah Reid as Patrick Brewer and Daniel Levy as David Rose -- Photo: 2020 Pop Media Group LLC. /
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Awards season is on the horizon, and GLAAD has published the list of nominees for the 32nd annual GLAAD Media Awards, which, per the organization’s website, “honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community and the issues that affect their lives.”

Like most award shows, the GLAAD Media Awards cover television series, limited series, films, documentaries, and more, all spanning a number of genres. There are plenty of recognizable films and series on this year’s list of nominees, including Schitt’s Creek, which swept the comedy category during the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards.

Other comedy television series included on the list are Sex Education, Everything’s Gonna Be Okay, Harley Quinn, Dead to Me, and Love, Victor. Drama series nominees include hits like The Umbrella Academy, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Star Trek: Discovery, Supergirl, and Wynonna Earp. Some notable limited series, like The Haunting of Bly Manor and Little Fires Everywhere, were also recognized.

In the film categories, LGBTQ+ hits like Happiest Season, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, The Old Guard, and The Prom were nominated for awards. Limited-release films had even more nominees, with AmmoniteThe Boys in the Band, and The Half of It being some of the biggest names on the list.

Check out all of the GLAAD nominees in the film and television categories below.

"Outstanding Film – Wide ReleaseThe Craft: Legacy (Sony Pictures)Happiest Season (Hulu/TriStar Pictures)Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (Netflix)The Old Guard (Netflix)The Prom (Netflix)Outstanding Film – Limited ReleaseAmmonite (NEON)And Then We Danced (Music Box Films)The Boys in the Band (Netflix)The Half of It (Netflix)I Carry You With Me (Sony Pictures Classics)Kajillionaire (Focus Features)The Life Ahead (Netflix)Lingua Franca (ARRAY/Netflix)Monsoon (Strand Releasing)The True Adventures of Wolfboy (Vertical Entertainment)Outstanding DocumentaryCircus of Books (Netflix)Disclosure (Netflix)Equal (HBO Max)For They Know Not What They Do (First Run Features)Howard (Disney+)Mucho Mucho Amor (Netflix)Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street (Virgil FIlms/Shudder)Visible: Out on Television (Apple TV+)We Are The Radical Monarchs (PBS POV)Welcome to Chechnya (HBO)Outstanding Comedy SeriesBig Mouth (Netflix)Dead to Me (Netflix)Everything’s Gonna Be Okay (Freeform)Harley Quinn (HBO Max)Love, Victor (Hulu)Saved by the Bell (Peacock)Schitt’s Creek (Pop)Sex Education (Netflix)Superstore (NBC)Twenties (BET)Outstanding Drama Series9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX)Killing Eve (BBC America)P-Valley (Starz)Ratched (Netflix)Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access)Supergirl (The CW)The Umbrella Academy (Netflix)Vida (Starz)The Wilds (Amazon)Wynonna Earp (Syfy)Outstanding TV MovieAlice Júnior (Netflix)Bad Education (HBO)The Christmas House (Hallmark Channel)The Christmas Setup (Lifetime)Dashing in December (Paramount Network)La Leyenda Negra (HBO Latino/HBO Max)The Thing About Harry (Freeform)Uncle Frank (Amazon Studios)Unpregnant (HBO Max)Your Name Engraved Herein (Netflix)Outstanding Limited or Anthology SeriesDispatches from Elsewhere (AMC)The Haunting of Bly Manor (Netflix)Hollywood (Netflix)I May Destroy You (HBO)Little Fires Everywhere (Hulu)Outstanding Reality ProgramDeaf U (Netflix)Legendary (HBO Max)Queer Eye (Netflix)RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1)We’re Here (HBO)Outstanding Children’s Programming“Challenge of the Senior Junior Woodchucks!” DuckTales (Disney XD)“Dogbot” Clifford The Big Red Dog (PBS)“Nancy Plays Dress Up” Fancy Nancy (Disney Junior)The Not-Too-Late Show with Elmo (HBO Max)Summer Camp Island (HBO Max)Outstanding Kids & Family ProgrammingCraig of the Creek (Cartoon Network)Diary of a Future President (Disney+)First Day (Hulu)Kipo and The Age of Wonderbeasts (DreamWorks Animation/Netflix)The Loud House (Nickelodeon)“Mary Anne Saves the Day” The Baby-Sitters Club (Netflix)“Obsidian” Adventure Time: Distant Lands (HBO Max)The Owl House (Disney Channel)She-Ra & The Princesses of Power (DreamWorks Animation/Netflix)Steven Universe (Cartoon Network)Outstanding Music ArtistAdam Lambert, Velvet (More Is More/Empire)Brandy Clark, Your Life Is a Record (Warner Records)Halsey, Manic (Capitol)Kehlani, It Was Good Until It Wasn’t (Atlantic)Lady Gaga, Chromatica (Streamline/Interscope)Miley Cyrus, Plastic Hearts (RCA)Pabllo Vittar, 111 (BMT/Sony Music Brasil)Peppermint, A Girl Like Me: Letters to My Lovers (PEG Records)Ricky Martin, Pausa (Sony Latin)Sam Smith, Love Goes (Capitol)Outstanding Breakthrough Music ArtistArca, KiCk i (XL)Chika, Industry Games (Warner Records)FLETCHER, The (S)ex Tapes (Capitol)Keiynan Lonsdale, Rainbow Boy (Keiynan Lonsdale)Kidd Kenn, Child’s Play (Island Records)Orville Peck, Show Pony (Columbia/Sub Pop)Phoebe Bridgers, Punisher (Dead Oceans)Rina Sawayama, Sawayama (Dirty Hit/Avex Trax)Trixie Mattel, Barbara (PEG Records)Victoria Monét, Jaguar (Tribe Records)Outstanding Video GameAssassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft)Borderlands 3: Guns, Love, and Tentacles (2K Games)Bugsnax (Young Horses)Hades (Supergiant Games)If Found… (Annapurna Interactive)Ikenfell (Humble Games)Immortals Fenyx Rising (Ubisoft)The Last of Us Part II (Sony Interactive Entertainment)Tell Me Why (Xbox Game Studios)World of Warcraft: Shadowlands (Blizzard Entertainment)"

The GLAAD Media Awards also honor outstanding journalism focused on the LGBTQ+ community. You can view the full list of nominees on the organization’s website.

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GLAAD Media Award winners will be revealed during a virtual ceremony this April. What are some shows or films you hope to see take home the gold? Sound off in the comments below!