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The full winners list has been revealed for the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards<\/strong><\/a><\/em>. <\/p>\n The annual event honors \u201cthose in the media who have shown exemplary achievements for fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n Hallmark Channel actor Jonathan Bennett<\/strong><\/a> served as the host of the event and he was also nominated for his Hallmark movie A Keller Christmas Vacation <\/em>and his Hallmark series Finding Mr. Christmas<\/em>. <\/p>\n Some of the big winners of the night included Heated Rivalry<\/em> and the JLo<\/strong><\/a> movie Kiss of the Spider Woman<\/em>. <\/p>\n Quinta Brunson<\/strong><\/a> was honored with the Vanguard Award and Las Culturista<\/em>s podcast hosts Bowen Yang<\/strong><\/a> and Matt Rogers<\/strong><\/a> received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award. Demi Lovato<\/strong><\/a> opened the show with a performance. <\/p>\n Head inside to check out the full list of winners\u2026<\/em><\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n Check out the full list of winners below!<\/p>\n Outstanding Film \u2013 Wide Theatrical Release<\/strong><\/p>\n Blue Moon Outstanding Film \u2013 Limited Theatrical Release<\/strong><\/p>\n Cactus Pears Outstanding Film \u2013 Streaming or TV<\/strong><\/p>\n 10Dance Outstanding Documentary<\/strong><\/p>\n Amy Bradley is Missing Outstanding New TV Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Boots Outstanding Comedy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Abbott Elementary Outstanding Drama Series<\/strong><\/p>\n Brilliant Minds Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series<\/strong><\/p>\n The Beast in Me Outstanding Reality Program<\/strong><\/p>\n Back to the Frontier Outstanding Reality Competition Program<\/strong><\/p>\n American Ninja Warrior Outstanding Children\u2019s Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n Be@rbrick Outstanding Kids & Family Programming \u2013 Live Action<\/strong><\/p>\n Goosebumps: The Vanishing Outstanding Kids & Family Programming \u2013 Animated<\/strong><\/p>\n Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake \u2013 WINNER<\/strong> Outstanding Music Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n Conan Gray, Wishbone Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist<\/strong><\/p>\n Amaarae Outstanding Broadway Production<\/strong><\/p>\n Liberation, by Bess Wohl \u2013 WINNER<\/strong> Outstanding Podcast<\/strong><\/p>\n Bald & The Beautiful Outstanding Podcast Episode<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAll-American Grift: We Investigated Trump\u2019s Favorite Sports Troll\u201d Pablo Torre Finds Out Outstanding Video Game<\/strong><\/p>\n Ambrosia Sky: Act One Outstanding Comic Book<\/strong><\/p>\n Absolute Green Lantern, by Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay, Jason Howard, Riley Rossmo, Sid Kotian, I\u00f1aki Azpiazu, Pressy, Lucas Gattoni Outstanding Original Graphic Novel\/Anthology<\/strong><\/p>\n Cannon, by Lee Lai Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cGreg Mathis Jr. Opens Up About Living As His Authentic Self\u201d Tamron Hall Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage<\/strong><\/p>\n The Advocate Outstanding TV Journalism \u2013 Long-Form<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHeart of Pride\u201d Outstanding TV Journalism \u2013 Segment or Special<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cCommunity during fascism: Actress Laverne Cox on the importance of WorldPride in Trump\u2019s D.C.\u201d The Weekend \u2013 WINNER<\/strong> Outstanding Online or Print Journalism Article<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cAs the first out trans person in Congress, Sarah McBride is ready to fight for us\u201d by Christopher Wiggins \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
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 \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
On Swift Horses
Twinless
The Wedding Banquet<\/p>\n
Fairyland
Griffin in Summer
I Wish You All the Best
A Nice Indian Boy \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Plainclothes
Ponyboi
The Queen of My Dreams
Sorry, Baby
Young Hearts<\/p>\n
The Christmas Baby
Echo Valley
Hedda
A Keller Christmas Vacation
Noah\u2019s Arc: The Movie
Oh. What. Fun.
The Old Guard 2
The Parenting
Queen of Coal \u2013 WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n
Come See Me in the Good Light \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Enigma
Heightened Scrutiny
I\u2019m Your Venus
In Transit
Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf
\u201cA Mother Apart\u201d POV
Pee-Wee as Himself
Sally<\/p>\n
Chad Powers
Clean Slate
The Four Seasons
Heated Rivalry \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
The Hunting Wives
I Love LA
Long Story Short
Mid-Century Modern
Overcompensating
Pluribus<\/p>\n
Big Boys
Ghosts
Hacks
Hazbin Hotel
Loot
Palm Royale \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
The Righteous Gemstones
Survival of the Thickest
The Upshaws<\/p>\n
The Buccaneers
Doctor Who
The Gilded Age
The Last of Us
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
The Sandman
Severance
Stranger Things \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Yellowjackets<\/p>\n
Chief of War
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Hal & Harper
\u201cHotel Reverie\u201d Black Mirror
Lost Boys and Fairies
Mr Loverman
Nine Perfect Strangers
Prime Target
Wayward \u2013 WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n
House on Fire
Jay & Pamela
June Farms
Love on the Spectrum
Next Gen NYC
Selling Sunset
Southern Charm
Southern Hospitality \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
The Ultimatum: Queer Love<\/p>\n
The Boulet Brothers\u2019 Dragula: Titans
Dancing with the Stars
Finding Mr. Christmas
I Kissed a Boy
I Kissed a Girl
Project Runway
RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race
The Traitors \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
The Voice<\/p>\n
Firebuds \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
\u201cGhost Town\u201d Mermicorno: Starfall
\u201cNo Wrong Way to Be You\u201d Sesame Street
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures<\/p>\n
Jane
School Spirits
\u201cSelamiut\u201d Washington Black
XO, Kitty \u2013 WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n
The Bravest Knight
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder<\/p>\n
Durand Bernarr, BLOOM
Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels
Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I\u2019ll Always Love You
G Flip, Dream Ride
Lady Gaga, MAYHEM
Maren Morris, DREAMSICLE
Rene\u00e9 Rapp, Bite Me
Ty Herndon, THIRTY, Vol. 1
Young Miko, Do Not Disturb \u2013 WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n
Chris Housman
Destin Conrad
Eli
Frankie Grande
Guitarricadelafuente
KATSEYE \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Shygirl
Snow Wife
Wet Leg<\/p>\n
Oedipus, by Robert Icke
Purpose, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Redwood, book by Tina Landau, music by Kate Diaz
Smash, book by Rick Elice and Bob Martin, music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman<\/p>\n
Las Culturistas
The Daily Beans Podcast
Handsome Podcast \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Outlaws with TS Madison
The Read
Shut Up Evan
So True with Caleb Hearon
Tactful Pettiness
We Can Do Hard Things<\/p>\n
\u201cCarl Nassib\u201d The Pivot Podcast
\u201cChappell Roan: Are People Scared of Me?\u201d Call Her Daddy \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
\u201cDispatches From the Living Memory of Trans People of Color\u201d Code Switch
\u201cSERIAL KILLER: The Doodler\u201d Crime Junkie
\u201cNiecy Nash-Betts Opens Up About the Love That Changed Everything\u201d House Guest
\u201cThe Paper Doll: Dylan Mulvaney\u201d Between Us with Heather and Terry Dubrow
\u201cRachel Maddow: Trump\u2019s Alaska Summit With Putin Is an \u2018Abject Humiliation\u2019\u201d Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway
\u201cRene\u00e9 Rapp\u201d Good Hang with Amy Poehler
\u201cStraight Panic, Gay Excellence\u201d I\u2019ve Had It \u2013 WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n
Assassin\u2019s Creed Shadows
The August Before
Cabernet
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
Hades II
Lost Records: Bloom and Rage \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Old Skies
Road to Empress
The Roottrees are Dead<\/p>\n
Avengers Academy: Marvel\u2019s Voices, by Anthony Oliveira, Elsa Sjunneson, Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, Pablo Collar, Charles Stewart III, Alti Firmansyah, Minkyu Jung, KJ D\u00edaz, Ruth Redmond, Dono S\u00e1nchez-Almara, Ariana Maher, Joe Caramagna \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Letizia Cadonici, Aditya Bidikar, Jordie Bellaire, Dylan Todd
Exceptional X-Men, by Eve L. Ewing, Carmen Carnero, Federica Mancin, Nolan Woodard, Travis Lanham
Minor Arcana, by Jeff Lemire, Patricio Delpeche, Letizia Cadonici, Steve Wands
The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Children of the Night, by Tate Brombal based on an idea by James Tynion IV, Isaac Goodhart, Priscilla Petraites, Miquel Muerto, Aditya Bidikar
Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Brian Level, Atagun Ilhan, Mark Buckingham, Arif Prianto, Lee Loughridge, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Tom Napolitano
Runaways, by Rainbow Rowell, Elena Casagrande, Roberta Ingranata, Lee Ferguson, Dee Cunniffe, Travis Lanham
Secret Six, by Nicole Maines, Stephen Segovia, Cian Tormey, Roger Cruz, Rain Beredo, Steve Wands
Wynd: The Power of the Blood, by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Andworld Design, Nancy Mojica, Madison Goyette<\/p>\n
Dan in Green Gables, by Rey Terciero, Claudia Aguirre
First Kiss with Fangs, by Marker Snyder
Gaysians, by Mike Curato \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Hey, Mary!, by Andrew Wheeler, Rye Hickman, Hank Jones, Frank Cvetkovic
It Rhymes with Takei, by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger
Low Orbit, by Kazimir Lee
A Song for You and I, by K. O\u2019Neill
Spent, by Alison Bechdel, Holly Rae Taylor, Jon Chad
Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, by Alex L. Combs, Andrew Eakett, Tif Bucknor<\/p>\n
\u201cGuest Host Alan Cumming on Attacks Against the Trans Community & Bringing Kindness Back in America\u201d Jimmy Kimmel Live \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
\u201cJHud Surprises Black Gay Weddings Founders with Special Anniversary Gift\u201d The Jennifer Hudson Show
\u201cKelly Clarkson Celebrates Trans Day of Visibility With \u2018TRANSA\u2019 Creator Massima Bell\u201d The Kelly Clarkson Show
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
\u201cLaverne Cox and George Wallace Star In Norman Lear\u2019s Final Show, \u2018Clean Slate\u2019\u201d The View
\u201cMax Salvador and Victoria SanJuan\u201d Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
\u201cNew York Pride Week and Corporate Sponsors Pull Back by Trump\u201d The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
\u201cTrans Athletes\u201d Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
\u201cTransgender Soldiers Explain Why Trump\u2019s Military Ban is Bogus\u201d The Daily Show<\/p>\n
Cosmo
Gaye Magazine
The Hollywood Reporter
OUT
People \u2013 WINNER<\/strong>
Poz
Rolling Stone
TIME
Variety<\/p>\n
\u201cHIV Unwrapped\u201d
\u201cLate to the Party: Coming Out Later in Life\u201d
\u201cLiving in Pryde\u201d
\u201cLiving Proof\u201d
\u201cPride 2025 \u2013 Rise Up: Pride in Protest.\u201d
\u201cPride Edition 2025 | Storytellers\u201d LatiNation
\u201cShaye & Amanda Scott\u201d It\u2019s Ok To Ask Questions
\u201cStill Marching: A NY1 Pride Month Special\u201d
\u201cA Transgender Marine Speaks Out\u201d \u2013 WINNER<\/strong><\/p>\n
\u201cFinal ride from SF to LA for AIDS\/LifeCycle, but the fight to end HIV\/AIDS continues\u201d
\u201cHigh Stakes at the Supreme Court: Conversion Therapy\u201d ABC News Live
\u201cHow life is changing for trans Americans under the Trump administration\u201d PBS News Hour
\u201c\u2018I still want to serve\u2019: Transgender servicemembers face uncertain future under Trump admin\u201d Meet the Press NOW
\u201cLGBTQ-inclusive mass held in Rome\u201d Good Morning America
\u201cMeet Harper Watters, the barrier-breaker at the Houston Ballet\u201d TODAY with Jenna & Friends
\u201cMinnesota Rep. Leigh Finke reacts to backlash against trans community\u201d Talking Points
\u201cTransgender man speaks out after passport lists wrong gender under Trump policy\u201d CBS Evening News
\u201c\u2018Violation of due process\u2019: Lawyer of gay makeup artist deported speaks out\u201d MS NOW Reports<\/p>\n
\u201cDetransition is rare, but it\u2019s driving anti-trans policy anyway\u201d by Orion Rummler
\u201cHe fled Iraq after he was jailed for being gay. Now Donald Trump is making his life hell.\u201d by Daniel Villareal
\u201cI Spent Eight Years in Conversion Therapy Mistaking Shame for Faith\u201d by TImothy Schraeder Rodriguez
\u201cKing of Olympus\u201d by Robert W. Fieseler
\u201cQueer in present danger: Richmond\u2019s LGBTQ+ community finding safe spaces in difficult times\u201d by Justin Lo
\u201cThe Rainbows They Tried to Erase\u201d by David Clarke
\u201cTramell Tillman on His Emotional Coming Out Story, \u2018Severance\u2019 Delays and Acting With Tom Cruise the Day After He Got \u2018Mission: Impossible\u2019 Script\u201d by Clayton Davis
\u201cTrans people didn\u2019t ask to get pulled into any of this\u201d by Mel Woods
\u201cVivian Jenna Wilson on Being Elon Musk\u2019s Estranged Daughter, Protecting Trans Youth and Taking on the Right Online\u201d by Ella Yurman<\/p>\n<\/div>\n