Transparent, Amazon’s comedy drama from Jill Soloway starring Jeffrey Tambor as a father who comes out as transgender, came away with 4 Dorian awards from the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) today. The show won TV Comedy of the Year, TV Director of the Year for Jill Soloway, TV Performer of the Year for Jeffrey Tambor and LGBQT TV Show of the year. In addition, Soloway won the Wilde Artist of the Year Award honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theater and/or television.
Check out Joey’s review of the series here.
Other TV winners include The Normal Heart, Lisa Kudrow, Neil Patrick Harris, Getting On, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and Jane the Virgin.
GALECA’S 2014/15 DORIAN AWARD NOMINEES AND WINNERS:
TV DRAMA OF THE YEAR
- Fargo – FX
- The Good Wife – CBS
- How To Get Away with Murder – ABC
- Mad Men – AMC
- The Normal Heart – HBO
TV COMEDY OF THE YEAR
- The Comeback – HBO
- Modern Family – ABC
- Orange is the New Black – Netflix
- Transparent – Amazon
- Veep – HBO
TV DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- Lisa Cholodenko, Olive Kitteridge – HBO
- Jodie Foster, Orange is the New Black -Netflix
- Andrew Haigh, Looking – HBO
- Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart – HBO
- Jill Soloway, Transparent – Amazon
TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTOR
- Matthew Bomer, The Normal Heart – HBO
- Matthew McConaughey, True Detective – HBO
- Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart – HBO
- Kevin Spacey, House of Cards – Netflix
- Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent – Amazon
TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTRESS
- Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder – ABC
- Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback – HBO
- Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife – CBS
- Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black – BBC America
- Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge – HBO
TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR
- Beyonce, MTV Video Music Awards – MTV
- Neil Patrick Harris, “Sugar Daddy,” The Tony Awards – CBS
- Jessica Lange, “Life on Mars,” American Horror Story: Freak Show – FX
- Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Madonna, et al., “Same Love,” The Grammys – CBS
- Prince, Saturday Night Live – NBC
LGBTQ TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
- Looking – HBO
- Modern Family – ABC
- Orange is the New Black – Netflix
- Please Like Me – Pivot
- Transparent – Amazon
UNSUNG TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
- Getting On – HBO
- Looking – HBO
- Orphan Black – BBC America
- Please Like Me – Pivot
- Transparent – Amazon
TV CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW OF THE YEAR
- Anderson Cooper 360 – CNN
- The Colbert Report – Comedy Central
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO
- The Rachel Maddow Show – MSNBC
CAMPTY TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
- American Horror Story: Freak Show
- How to Get Away with Murder
- Jane the Virgin
- Peter Pan Live!
- Penny Dreadful
FILM OF THE YEAR
- Birdman – Fox Searchlight
- Boyhood – Sundance Selects/IFC
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – Fox Searchlight
- The Imitation Game – The Weinstein Company
- Pride – CBS Films
FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTOR
- Steve Carell, Foxcatcher – Sony Pictures Classics
- Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game – The Weinstein Company
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler – Open Road
- Michael Keaton, Birdman – Fox Searchlight
- Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything – Focus Features/Universal
FILM PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR – ACTRESS
- Essie Davis, The Babadook – Sundance Selects/IFC
- Anne Dorval, Mommy – Roadside Attractions
- Julianne Moore, Still Alice – Sony Pictures Classics
- Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl – 20th Century Fox
- Reese Witherspoon, Wild – Fox Searchlight
FILM DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
- Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel – Fox Searchlight
- Ava DuVernay, Selma – Paramount
- David Fincher, Gone Girl – 20th Century Fox
- Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman – Fox Searchight
- Richard Linklater, Boyhood – Sundance Selects/IFC
LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
- The Imitation Game – The Weinstein Company
- Love is Strange – Sony Pictures Classics
- Pride – CBS Films
- Stranger by the Lake – Strand Releasing
- The Way He Looks – Strand Releasing
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
- Force Majeure – Magnolia Pictures
- Ida – Music Box Films
- Mommy – Roadside Attractions
- Stranger by the Lake – Strand Releasing
- Two Days, One Night – Sundance Selects/IFC
UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR
- Obvious Child – A24
- Love is Strange – Sony Pictures Classics
- Pride – CBS Films
- The Skeleton Twins – Roadside Attractions
- Snowpiercer – Radius/TWC
DOCUMENTARY FILM OF THE YEAR
(theatrical release, TV airing or DVD release)
- The Case Against 8 – HBO
- CitizenFour – Radius/TWC
- Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me – Sundance Selects
- Life Itself – Magnolia Pictures
- Regarding Susan Sontag – HBO
VISUALLY STRIKING FILM OF THE YEAR
(honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography)
- Birdman – Fox Searchlight
- The Grand Budapest Hotel – Fox Searchlight
- Interstellar – Paramount
- Snowpiercer – Radius/TWC
- Under the Skin – A24
CAMPY FLICK OF THE YEAR
- Annie
- Gone Girl
- Into the Woods
- Maleficent
- Tammy
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR
- Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
- Perfume Genius, “Queen”
- Sia, “Chandelier”
- Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
- Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”
THE “WE’RE WILDE ABOUT YOU!” RISING STAR AWARD
- Ansel Elgort
- Jack Falahee
- Ellar Coltrane
- Jack O’Connell
- Gina Rodriguez
- Finn Wittrock
WILDE WIT OF THE YEAR
(honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
- Stephen Colbert
- Rachel Maddow
- Bill Maher
- John Oliver
- Jon Stewart
WILDE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theater and/or television)
- Xavier Dolan
- Neil Patrick Harris
- Richard Linklater
- Jill Soloway
- Tilda Swinton
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