37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees 2026: Quinta Brunson Honored With Vanguard Award, Gaye Magazine Nominated

The 37th GLAAD Media Awards arrive March 5 in Los Angeles, honoring 291 nominees across 32 categories, with Quinta Brunson receiving the Vanguard Award and Black LGBTQ+ storytellers, artists and journalists prominently represented across film, television, music and media.

The 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards will take place March 5 in Los Angeles, spotlighting 291 nominees across 32 categories and reaffirming the organization’s mission to accelerate acceptance and visibility for LGBTQ+ people in media.

This year’s ceremony is led by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Quinta Brunson, who will receive the Vanguard Award for her impact on inclusive storytelling in mainstream entertainment. Brunson, creator and star of “Abbott Elementary,” has been recognized for centering fully realized LGBTQ characters within network television’s most-watched comedy spaces. Comedian and writer Bowen Yang, honored alongside Matt Rogers with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, is also among the leading figures celebrated this year for amplifying queer joy and cultural commentary across platforms.

GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a statement that the nominees reflect a media landscape where “LGBTQ stories are a winning strategy for a global audience who demands bold and original storytelling.”

The ceremony, presented by official sponsor Hornitos Tequila, will stream on Hulu on March 21. GLAAD executives Sarah Kate Ellis, Rich Ferraro, and Anthony Allen Ramos serve as executive producers, with Jose Useche as producer in partnership with STAMP Event Co.

Black LGBTQ+ excellence across categories

Black LGBTQ+ creators and artists are prominently featured throughout this year’s nominations.

In Outstanding Music Artist, Durand Bernarr earned a nomination for “BLOOM,” while Reneé Rapp is nominated for “Bite Me.” Young Miko appears among the nominees for Outstanding Music Artist, and Destin Conrad is recognized in the Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist category. Eli, also nominated for Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist, is slated to perform at the ceremony.

In television, “Survival of the Thickest,” led by Michelle Buteau, is nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series. “The Upshaws,” starring Wanda Sykes and Mike Epps, also earned a nomination in the same category. “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” is nominated for Outstanding Drama Series.

In podcasting, “The Read,” co-hosted by Kid Fury and Crissle West, is nominated for Outstanding Podcast. “Outlaws with TS Madison” is also nominated in the same category.

Documentary nominees include “Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf,” highlighting the Black trans activist and model, and “I’m Your Venus,” which explores the life and legacy of Venus Xtravaganza.

Across journalism categories, coverage centering trans communities, including segments featuring Laverne Cox and Rep. Leigh Finke, underscores ongoing national conversations about LGBTQ+ rights.

Gilead partnership highlights HIV awareness

GLAAD announced that Gilead Sciences will partner with the organization to sponsor the awards and bring HIV awareness, stigma reduction, and treatment education to the red carpet, with a focus on the Southern United States and vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted by HIV. The collaboration will spotlight prevention and care resources as part of the event’s broader commitment to public health equity.

Special recognition and Spanish-language categories

Four projects will receive Special Recognition honors this year: Andry José Hernández Romero; “Before We Forget” (Twenty Nine Palms Ent.); “The Drowsy Chaperone in Concert” (Breaking the Binary Theatre); and “Gaydar with Anania.”

Spanish-language categories continue to expand the awards’ global reach, with nominees including “El fin del amor,” “Mariliendre,” “Mujeres con hombreras,” “Olympo,” and “Serpientes y Escaleras” for Outstanding Scripted Television Series. Journalism nominees span Telemundo, Univision, France 24 Español, CNN en Español, and Spectrum Noticias, among others.

Gaye Magazine nominated

Gaye Magazine is proud to be nominated in the category of Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage alongside The Advocate, Cosmo, The Hollywood Reporter, OUT, People, Poz, Rolling Stone, TIME, and Variety.

Since 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have become the most visible annual LGBTQ awards show in the world, honoring projects released between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2025.

Below is the complete list of nominees for the 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards:

Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release

Blue Moon; Christy; Clown in a Cornfield; Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale; The History of Sound; I Know What You Did Last Summer; Kiss of the Spider Woman; On Swift Horses; Twinless; The Wedding Banquet.

Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release

Cactus Pears; Fairyland; Griffin in Summer; I Wish You All the Best; A Nice Indian Boy; Plainclothes; Ponyboi; The Queen of My Dreams; Sorry, Baby; Young Hearts.

Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV

10Dance; The Christmas Baby; Echo Valley; Hedda; A Keller Christmas Vacation; Noah’s Arc: The Movie; Oh. What. Fun.; The Old Guard 2; The Parenting; Queen of Coal.

Outstanding Documentary

Amy Bradley is Missing; Come See Me in the Good Light; Enigma; Heightened Scrutiny; I’m Your Venus; In Transit; Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf; “A Mother Apart” POV; Pee-Wee as Himself; Sally.

Outstanding New TV Series

Boots; Chad Powers; Clean Slate; The Four Seasons; Heated Rivalry; The Hunting Wives; I Love LA; Long Story Short; Mid-Century Modern; Overcompensating; Pluribus.

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary; Big Boys; Ghosts; Hacks; Hazbin Hotel; Loot; Palm Royale; The Righteous Gemstones; Survival of the Thickest; The Upshaws.

Outstanding Drama Series

Brilliant Minds; The Buccaneers; Doctor Who; The Gilded Age; The Last of Us; Power Book III: Raising Kanan; The Sandman; Severance; Stranger Things; Yellowjackets.

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

The Beast in Me; Chief of War; Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy; Hal & Harper; “Hotel Reverie” Black Mirror; Lost Boys and Fairies; Mr Loverman; Nine Perfect Strangers; Prime Target; Wayward.

Outstanding Reality Program

Back to the Frontier; House on Fire; Jay & Pamela; June Farms; Love on the Spectrum; Next Gen NYC; Selling Sunset; Southern Charm; Southern Hospitality; The Ultimatum: Queer Love.

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

American Ninja Warrior; The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans; Dancing with the Stars; Finding Mr. Christmas; I Kissed a Boy; I Kissed a Girl; Project Runway; RuPaul’s Drag Race; The Traitors; The Voice.

Outstanding Children’s Programming

Be@rbrick; Firebuds; “Ghost Town” Mermicorno: Starfall; “No Wrong Way to Be You” Sesame Street; Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures.

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action

Goosebumps: The Vanishing; Jane; School Spirits; “Selamiut” Washington Black; XO, Kitty.

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Animated

Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake; The Bravest Knight; Jurassic World: Chaos Theory; Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur; The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder.

Outstanding Music Artist

Conan Gray; Durand Bernarr; Elton John & Brandi Carlile; Ethel Cain; G Flip; Lady Gaga; Maren Morris; Reneé Rapp; Ty Herndon; Young Miko.

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist

Amaarae; Chris Housman; Destin Conrad; Eli; Frankie Grande; Guitarricadelafuente; KATSEYE; Shygirl; Snow Wife; Wet Leg.

Outstanding Broadway Production

Liberation; Oedipus; Purpose; Redwood; Smash.

Outstanding Podcast

Bald & The Beautiful; Las Culturistas; The Daily Beans Podcast; Handsome Podcast; Outlaws with TS Madison; The Read; Shut Up Evan; So True with Caleb Hearon; Tactful Pettiness; We Can Do Hard Things.

Outstanding Podcast Episode

“All-American Grift: We Investigated Trump’s Favorite Sports Troll”; “Carl Nassib”; “Chappell Roan: Are People Scared of Me?”; “Dispatches From the Living Memory of Trans People of Color”; “SERIAL KILLER: The Doodler”; “Niecy Nash-Betts Opens Up About the Love That Changed Everything”; “The Paper Doll: Dylan Mulvaney”; “Rachel Maddow: Trump’s Alaska Summit With Putin Is an ‘Abject Humiliation’”; “Reneé Rapp”; “Straight Panic, Gay Excellence.”

Outstanding Video Game

Ambrosia Sky: Act One; Assassin’s Creed Shadows; The August Before; Cabernet; The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily; Hades II; Lost Records: Bloom and Rage; Old Skies; Road to Empress; The Roottrees are Dead.

Outstanding Comic Book

Absolute Green Lantern; Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices; The Department of Truth; Exceptional X-Men; Minor Arcana; The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Children of the Night; Poison Ivy; Runaways; Secret Six; Wynd: The Power of the Blood.

Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology

Cannon; Dan in Green Gables; First Kiss with Fangs; Gaysians; Hey, Mary!; It Rhymes with Takei; Low Orbit; A Song for You and I; Spent; Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day.

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode

Tamron Hall; Jimmy Kimmel Live; The Jennifer Hudson Show; The Kelly Clarkson Show; Las Culturistas Culture Awards; The View; Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen; The Late Show with Stephen Colbert; Last Week Tonight with John Oliver; The Daily Show.

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage

The Advocate; Cosmo; Gaye Magazine; The Hollywood Reporter; OUT; People; Poz; Rolling Stone; TIME; Variety.

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form

“Heart of Pride”; “HIV Unwrapped”; “Late to the Party: Coming Out Later in Life”; “Living in Pryde”; “Living Proof”; “Pride 2025 – Rise Up: Pride in Protest.”; “Pride Edition 2025 | Storytellers”; “Shaye & Amanda Scott”; “Still Marching: A NY1 Pride Month Special”; “A Transgender Marine Speaks Out.”

Outstanding TV Journalism – Segment or Special

The Weekend (MS NOW); ABC 7 Los Angeles / ABC 7 San Francisco; ABC News Live; PBS News Hour; Meet the Press NOW; Good Morning America; TODAY with Jenna & Friends; Talking Points; CBS Evening News; MS NOW Reports.

Outstanding Online or Print Journalism Article

Works by Christopher Wiggins; Orion Rummler; Daniel Villareal; Timothy Schraeder Rodriguez; Robert W. Fieseler; Justin Lo; David Clarke; Clayton Davis; Mel Woods; Ella Yurman.

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia

BET.com; OutSports.com; NPR.org; CBSNews.com; EverydayHealth.com; LogoTV.com; NewYorker.com; Queerty.com; TransLash.org; CNN.com.

Outstanding Independent Journalism

Assigned Media; The Buckeye Flame; Charlotte’s Web Thoughts; Erin in the Morning; Impact Media; Queer Kentucky; The Queer Review; Trans News Network; Under The Desk News with V Spehar; Xtra Magazine.

Spanish-Language Categories

Outstanding Scripted Television Series: El fin del amor; Mariliendre; Mujeres con hombreras; Olympo; Serpientes y Escaleras.
Outstanding TV Journalism: Multiple nominees across FRANCE 24 Español, Telemundo, Univision, CNN en Español and Spectrum Noticias.
Outstanding Online Journalism Article: Nominees from Homosensual.com, BBC.com, ElEspectador.com, ElPaís.com, ElDiarioNY.com, Quien.com, ElNuevoDia.com, CNN.com, and sentiido.com.

Outstanding Online Journalism – Video or Multimedia: El Espectador; Pride Mx; DW Español; Univision; LatiNation.

Special Recognition

Andry José Hernández Romero; Before We Forget; The Drowsy Chaperone in Concert; Gaydar with Anania.

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