At the 36th GLAAD Media Awards held last night, Will & Harper walked away the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary. The documentary film directed by Josh Greenbaum, follows friends actor Will Ferrell and writer Harper Steele as they take a road trip following Steele’s recent gender transition.
The coming-of-age comedy drama film My Old Ass directed by Megan Park won for Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release. The film stars Maisy Stella as an 18-year-old girl who encounters her 39-year-old self portrayed by Aubrey Plaza, during a mushroom trip.
The drama Crossing directed by Levan Akin won the award for Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release. In the film, a retired teacher searching to find her long-lost niece, goes to Istanbul, where she meets a lawyer fighting for trans rights.
Actress Cynthia Erivo received the GLAAD’s Stephen F. Kolzak award and accepted the honor saying, “This is for those who have not yet even begun to find the road, be encouraged and be patient with yourself, it will show itself. I know this event is to celebrate the work and I am endlessly grateful for that honor and for this celebration, but the real work is making the ground we leave in our wake level enough for the next person who finds their way to the path we have made. For the person who is searching and searching and has not found it yet. This room is full of people who can and will, if they choose, and I hope they will, because I do, be lanterns to light up your journey and your path on your way to showing the world who you are.”
Winners of 36th GLAAD Media Awards
Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release
My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios) – WINNER
Outstanding Comedy Series
Hacks (Max) – WINNER
Outstanding Drama Series9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox) – WINNER
Agatha All Along (Disney+) – WINNER
Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV
The Groomsmen: Second Chances (Hallmark) – WINNER
Outstanding Documentary
Will & Harper (Netflix) – WINNER
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
Baby Reindeer (Netflix) – WINNER
Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release
Crossing (MUBI) – WINNER
Outstanding Reality Program
The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo) – WINNER
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV) – WINNER
Outstanding Children’s Programming
The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (Nickelodeon) – WINNER
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Live Action
Heartstopper (Netflix) – WINNER
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming or Film – Animated
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Netflix) – WINNER
Outstanding Music Artis
Doechii, Alligator Bites Never Heal (Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records) – WINNER
Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
Durand Bernarr (DSing Records) – WINNER
Outstanding Broadway Production
Lempicka, book by Carson Kreitzer, Matt Gould, music by Matt Gould, lyrics by Carson Kreitzer – WINNER
Outstanding Podcast
Baby, This is Keke Palmer (Wondery) – WINNER
Outstanding Video Game
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts) – WINNER
Outstanding Comic Book
Suicide Squad: Dream Team, by Nicole Maines, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, José Luís, Adriano Di Benedetto, Adriano Lucas, Becca Carey (DC Comics) – WINNER
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans, [anthology] (A Wave Blue World) – WINNER
Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode
“Elliot Page Talks Season 4 of ‘The Umbrella Academy,’ Fighting Anti-LGBTQ Legislation” The View (ABC) – WINNER
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
“Big Gay Football” CBS Sports (CBS) – WINNER
Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form
“The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein” 48 Hours (CBS) – WINNER
Outstanding Live TV Journalism – Segment or Special
“Sarah McBride reflects on Becoming First Openly Transgender Person Elected To Congress” PBS NewsHour (PBS) – WINNER
Outstanding Print Article
“‘Changing The Narrative’: Advocates Fight HIV Stigma in Dallas’ Latino Community” by Abraham Nudelstejer (The Dallas Morning News) – WINNER
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate – WINNER
Outstanding Online Journalism Article
“Friends Remember Nex Benedict, Oklahoma Student Who Died After School Fight, as ‘Fiery Kid’” by Jo Yurcaba (NBCNews.com) – WINNER
Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia
“Rainbow Girls: 10 Years of Protection and Prejudice” The Picture Show (NPR.org) – WINNER
Outstanding Independent Journalism
The 19th – WINNER
Special Recognition
“DRAG: The Musical”
OUTLOUD
Q.Digital
“Red Ink: A Tribute to Cecilia Gentili”
The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center
The New York Liberty
SPANISH-LANGUAGE CATEGORIES (CATEGORÍAS EN ESPAÑOL)
Serie de televisión con guión sobresaliente (Outstanding Scripted Television Series
El secreto del río (Netflix) – WINNER
Periodismo televisivo sobresaliente (Outstanding TV Journalism)
“Más Allá de los Pronombres” Noticias Telemundo Colorado (Telemundo Colorado) – WINNER
Artículo sobresaliente de periodismo digital (Outstanding Online Journalism Article)
“Jóvenes latinos gay ven un porcentaje creciente de nuevos casos de VIH en EEUU” por Devna Bose, Laura Bargfeld, Phillip Reese, y Vanessa G. Sánchez (APNews.com, KFFHealthNews.org & Univision.com) – WINNER
Periodismo digital sobresaliente – video o multimedia (Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia)
“La investigadora que buscaba su identidad” por Natalia Orozco, Cristina Gleinig y Carlos Delgado (Fuerza Latina – DW Español) – WINNER
Reconocimiento Especial /Special Recognition
“The Q Agenda” (LatiNation)
“La Verdrag” (Canal Once)