PARK CITY, UTAH - Awards season darlings "Brokeback Mountain" and "Capote" are among the movies that will be vying for outstanding film honors at the 17th annual GLAAD Media Awards.The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced its nominations Monday evening at a press conference in Park City, Utah, site of the Sundance Film Festival.
Outstanding-film nominees were divided into two categories with "Brokeback" and "Capote" competing with "The Family Stone," "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" and "Rent" for wide-release honors.
Limited-release contenders are: "Beautiful Boxer," "Mysterious Skin," "Saving Face," "Walk on Water" and "Transamerica" - the latter already having garnered a Golden Globe award for its star Felicity Huffman.
The awards recognize mainstream media that GLAAD feels gives fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.
In the television categories, cable networks led the way this year with 16 nominations, while the broadcast networks had 13 nominations overall.
Competing for best drama series are "Commander in Chief," "The L Word," "Queer as Folk," "Six Feet Under" and "South of Nowhere." Outstanding comedy series nominees are "Out of Practice," "Shameless" and "Will & Grace."
Series without a regular gay character that received a nomination for outstanding individual episode were "Law & Order," "Cold Case," "My Name Is Earl," "What I Like About You" and "Without a Trace."
Outstanding reality show nominees are "The Amazing Race 7," "America's Next Top Model 5," "Wife Swap," "Queer Eye" and "30 Days."
Other categories include outstanding daily drama, outstanding documentary, outstanding talk-show episode, outstanding TV journalism and several categories for print journalists. Music artists, local theater, advertising and Spanish-language programs are also being recognized.
"Fair, accurate and inclusive media images have incredible cultural power," said GLAAD president Neil G. Giuliano. "This year's GLAAD Media Awards nominees are changing the world, and it's our privilege to honor them."
The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 27 and in Los Angeles on April 8 at the Kodak Theatre. There will also be award ceremonies in Miami on May 25 and in San Francisco on June 10.
The awards will be televised on Logo, MTV Networks' cable channel for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender viewers and their allies, and will also air on VH1 for the first time. The Logo airdate is 9 p.m. April 15. VH1 will air the show at 11 p.m. April 16.
from Los Angeles Daily News
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