27th GLAAD Media Awards

The 27th GLAAD Media Awards is the 2016 annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards, presented by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation honoring the 2015 season. The awards honored films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues relevant to the community. GLAAD announced 144 nominees in 31 English and Spanish language categories for the awards. The awards were presented at ceremonies in Los Angeles on April 2 and New York on May 14. The nominees were announced on January 27, 2016.^[1] American singer Demi Lovato, who was honored with the GLAAD Vanguard Award, performed "Stone Cold" at the Los Angeles ceremonies on April 2, 2016.^[2]

Winners and nominees

English-language categories

Award	Nominees
Outstanding Film - Wide Release	Carol The Danish Girl Dope Freeheld Grandma
Outstanding Film - Limited Release	Tangerine 52 Tuesdays Appropriate Behavior Boy Meets Girl Drunktown's Finest
Outstanding Drama Series	Sense8 Arrow Black Sails Empire The Fosters Grey's Anatomy How to Get Away With Murder Nashville Orphan Black Shameless
Outstanding Comedy Series	Transparent Brooklyn Nine-Nine Faking It Grace and Frankie Looking Master of None Modern Family Orange Is The New Black Please Like Me Vicious
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)	'"The Prince of Nucleotides" of Royal Pains' "Gender" of The Carmichael Show "Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell" of Black-ish "Rock-a-Bye-Baby" of NCIS: New Orleans "We Build, We Fight" of NCIS
Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series	Bessie Banana Cucumber
Outstanding Documentary	Kumu Hina Limited Partnership Mala Mala Tab Hunter Confidential Tig
Outstanding Reality Program	I Am Cait (tie) I Am Jazz (tie) New Girls on the Block The Prancing Elites Project Transcendent
Outstanding Daily Drama	The Bold and the Beautiful

Special awards

Award	Winner
Ally Award	Mariah Carey (New York night) ^[3]
Excellence in Media Award	Robert De Niro
Vanguard Award	Demi Lovato
Stephen F. Kolzak Award	Ruby Rose

References

↑ "2016 GLAAD Media Award Nominations". Vulture.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
↑ The Hollywood Reporter (April 4, 2016). "Demi Lovato, Caitlyn Jenner Receive 2016 GLAAD Media Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 5, 2016.
↑ https://www.glaad.org/blog/mariah-carey-be-honored-27th-annual-glaadawards-new-york

GLAAD Media Awards

Ceremonies	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Competitive Awards	Outstanding Film - Wide Release Outstanding Film - Limited Release Outstanding Documentary

Special Awards	Davidson/Valentini Award Excellence in Media Award Golden Gate Award Stephen F. Kolzak Award Vanguard Award Vito Russo Award

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