The 16th Annual

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(2005) were presented at three separate ceremonies: March 28 in

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; April 30 in

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; and June 11 in

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. The awards were presented to honor "fair, accurate and inclusive" representations of gay individuals in the media.

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was honored with the Excellence in Media Award; given to "individuals in the media and entertainment industries who through their work have increased the visibility and understanding of the LGBT community."

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was given the Vito Russo Award; given to "an openly lesbian, gay or bisexual member of the entertainment or media community for outstanding contributions toward eliminating homophobia." The following is a list of the awards given:

Special Recognition

* Vanguard Award -

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Davidson/Valentini Award The GLAAD Davidson/Valenti Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation at the GLAAD Media Awards ceremony held in San Francisco. It is named in memory of Craig Davidson, GLAAD's first exe ...

Alec Mapa Alejandro "Alec" Mapa (; born July 10, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He got his first professional break when he was cast to replace B. D. Wong for the role of Song Liling in the Broadway production of ''M. Butterfly''. He gaine ...

* Vito Russo Award -

* Excellence in Media Award -

* Golden Gate Award -

Jennifer Beals Jennifer Beals (born December 19, 1963) is an American actress and former teen model. She made her film debut in ''My Bodyguard'' (1980), before receiving critical acclaim for her role in ''Flashdance'' (1983), for which she won NAACP Image Awa ...

* Stephen F. Kolzak Award -

Bill Condon William Condon (born October 22, 1955) is an American director and screenwriter. Condon is known for writing and/or directing numerous successful and acclaimed films including '' Gods and Monsters'', ''Chicago'', '' Kinsey'', ''Dreamgirls'', ' ...

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Awards

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Film Awards

* Outstanding Film - Wide Release ** ''

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) ** '' Kinsey'' (

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) ** ''

Saved! ''Saved!'' is a 2004 American independent satirical black comedy film directed by Brian Dannelly, and starring Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Eva Amurri, Martin Donovan, and Mary-Louise Parker. Its plot follows a teenage ...

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) * Outstanding Film - Limited Release ** '' Bad Education'' (

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Bear Cub ''Bear Cub'' ( es, Cachorro) is a 2004 Spanish comedy-drama film co-written and directed by Miguel Albaladejo. The plot follows a bearish gay man who ends up looking after his nephew while his sister goes away to India and in turn makes him ...

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) ** ''

Blue Gate Crossing ''Blue Gate Crossing'' () is a 2002 Taiwanese film by writer-director Yee Chin-yen. It was nominated for ''Best Asian Film'' at the 23rd Hong Kong Film Awards held in 2004. Cast * Chen Bolin as Zhang Shihao * Gwei Lun-mei as Meng Kerou * Yolin ...

'' (

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) ** '' Brother to Brother'' (Wolfe Releasing) ** ''

The Mudge Boy ''The Mudge Boy'' is a 2003 American drama film directed by Michael Burke, based on Burke's 1998 short film ''Fishbelly White'' which was featured in the compilation ''Boys Life 5''. It stars Emile Hirsch, Tom Guiry, and Richard Jenkins. It was pr ...

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)

Television Awards

* Outstanding Drama Series ** ''

Kevin Hill ''Kevin Hill'' is an American legal drama that aired on UPN from September 29, 2004 to May 18, 2005. It was filmed and produced in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Synopsis The series stars Taye Diggs as the title character, a lawyer who has to balanc ...

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) ** ''

The L Word ''The L Word'' is a television drama that aired on Showtime from January 18, 2004 to March 8, 2009. The series follows the lives of a group of lesbian and bisexual women who live in West Hollywood, California. The premise originated with Ilene Ch ...

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) ** '' Queer as Folk'' (Showtime) ** '' Six Feet Under'' (

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) ** ''

The Wire ''The Wire'' is an American Crime film, crime drama Television show, television series created and primarily written by author and former police reporter David Simon. The series was broadcast by the cable network HBO in the United States. ''The ...

'' (HBO) * Outstanding Comedy Series ** ''

Will & Grace ''Will & Grace'' is an American television sitcom created by Max Mutchnick and David Kohan. Set in New York City, the show focuses on the friendship between best friends Will Truman (Eric McCormack), a gay lawyer, and Grace Adler (Debra Messing), ...

'' * Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular gay character) ** "Daniela", ''

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CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainmen ...

) ** "It's Raining Men", ''Cold Case'' (CBS) ** "Lost Boys", ''

Jack & Bobby ''Jack & Bobby'' is an American drama television series created by Greg Berlanti, Vanessa Taylor, Steven A. Cohen, and Brad Meltzer. It aired on The WB from September 12, 2004, to May 11, 2005. The series’ title is a reference to real-life pol ...

'' (

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) ** "Old Flame with a New Wick", ''

Two and a Half Men ''Two and a Half Men'' is an American television sitcom that originally aired on CBS for twelve seasons from September 22, 2003, to February 19, 2015. Originally starring Charlie Sheen in the lead role alongside Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones, the ...

'' (CBS) ** "The Real World Rittenhouse", ''

Strong Medicine ''Strong Medicine'' is an American medical drama with a focus on feminism, feminist politics, health issues and class conflict that aired on the Lifetime Television, Lifetime network from 2000 to 2006. It was created and produced in part by Who ...

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) * Outstanding Television Movie or Mini-Series ** ''The Blackwater Lightship'' (CBS) ** ''Jack'' (Showtime) * Outstanding Reality Program ** ''

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'' (Showtime) ** '' Big Brother 5'' (CBS) ** ''

Queer Eye for the Straight Guy ''Queer Eye'' is an American reality television series that premiered on the cable television network Bravo in July 2003. Originally ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'', the title was later shortened to broaden the overall scope. The series was cre ...

'' (

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) ** '' The Real World: Philadelphia'' (

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) ** '' Survivor: Vanuatu'' (CBS) * Outstanding Documentary ** ''No Secret Anymore: The Times of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon'' (

Sundance Channel Sundance Channel can refer to: * Sundance TV, formerly known as Sundance Channel (United States). * Sundance Channel (Canada) * Sundance Channel (Netherlands) * Sundance Channel (Europe) * Sundance Channel (Iberia) * Sundance Channel (Asia) Sundanc ...

) ** ''The Opposite Sex: Rene's Story'' (Showtime) ** ''Paternal Instinct'' (

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) ** ''Tarnation'' (Wellspring Media) ** ''True Life: I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married'' (MTV) * Outstanding Daily Drama ** ''

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) ** ''

One Life to Live ''One Life to Live'' (often abbreviated as ''OLTL'') is an American soap opera broadcast on the ABC television network for more than 43 years, from July 15, 1968, to January 13, 2012, and then on the internet as a web series on Hulu and iTunes ...

'' (ABC) * Outstanding Talk Show Episode ** "The 11-Year-Old Who Wants a Sex Change", ''

The Oprah Winfrey Show ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', often referred to as ''The Oprah Show'' or simply ''Oprah'', is an American daytime broadcast syndication, syndicated talk show that aired nationally for 25 seasons from September 8, 1986, to May 25, 2011, in Chicag ...

'' ** "Alan Cumming", '' The Graham Norton Effect'' (

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) ** "I was Born a Woman...Today I'm a Man", '' Maury'' * Outstanding TV Journalism ** ''AIDS: A Pop Culture History'' (

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) ** "Scenes from a Marriage", ''

Dateline NBC ''Dateline NBC'' is a weekly American television news magazine/reality legal show that is broadcast on NBC. It was previously the network's flagship general interest news magazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasion ...

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) ** "They Didn't Ask, He Didn't Tell", ''

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'' (CBS) ** "Trapped", '' 48 Hours Investigates'' (CBS) ** "Without Mercy", ''

'' (NBC)

Print

* Outstanding Magazine Article ** "At Home in Two Worlds", by Dirk Johnson and Adam Piore (''

Newsweek ''Newsweek'' is an American weekly online news magazine co-owned 50 percent each by Dev Pragad, its president and CEO, and Johnathan Davis (businessman), Johnathan Davis, who has no operational role at ''Newsweek''. Founded as a weekly print m ...

'') ** "Coming Out in Corporate America", by Cliff Edwards (''

BusinessWeek ''Bloomberg Businessweek'', previously known as ''BusinessWeek'', is an American weekly business magazine published fifty times a year. Since 2009, the magazine is owned by New York City-based Bloomberg L.P. The magazine debuted in New York City ...

'') ** "Growing Up With Mom & Mom", by Susan Dominus (''

The New York Times Magazine ''The New York Times Magazine'' is an American Sunday magazine Supplement (publishing), supplement included with the Sunday edition of ''The New York Times''. It features articles longer than those typically in the newspaper and has attracted man ...

'') ** "Homophobia of All Hues", by Christopher Lisotta (''

The Nation ''The Nation'' is an American liberal biweekly magazine that covers political and cultural news, opinion, and analysis. It was founded on July 6, 1865, as a successor to William Lloyd Garrison's '' The Liberator'', an abolitionist newspaper tha ...

'') ** "Should Their Love be Legal?", by Jessica Dulong (''

CosmoGIRL! ''CosmoGirl'', also stylized as ''CosmoGIRL!'', was an American magazine based in New York City, published from 1999 until 2008. The teenage spin-off of ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine, it targeted teenage girls and featured fashion and celebrities. It ...

'') * Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage ** ''

The Chronicle of Higher Education ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' is a newspaper and website that presents news, information, and jobs for college and university faculty and student affairs professionals (staff members and administrators). A subscription is required to rea ...

'' ** ''The Nation'' ** ''Newsweek'' ** ''

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'' ** ''

Time Time is the continued sequence of existence and events that occurs in an apparently irreversible succession from the past, through the present, into the future. It is a component quantity of various measurements used to sequence events, to ...

'' * Outstanding Newspaper Article ** "Fatherly Love", by Richard A. Marini (''

San Antonio Express-News The ''San Antonio Express-News'' is a daily newspaper in San Antonio, Texas. It is owned by the Hearst Corporation and has offices in San Antonio and Austin, Texas. The ''Express-News'' is the third largest newspaper in the state of Texas, with ...

'') ** "A Grim Prognosis", by Laura Bond (''Westword'') ** "In the Bible Belt, Acceptance is Hard-Won", by Anne Hull (''

The Washington Post ''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large nati ...

'') ** "LAPD Still Biased, Gays Allege", by Nora Zamichow (''

Los Angeles Times The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the Un ...

'') ** "Two Brothers, Two Weddings, One Family", by Thomas Farragher and Patricia Wen (''

Boston Globe ''The Boston Globe'' is an American daily newspaper founded and based in Boston, Massachusetts. The newspaper has won a total of 27 Pulitzer Prizes, and has a total circulation of close to 300,000 print and digital subscribers. ''The Boston Glob ...

'') * Outstanding Newspaper Columnist ** Ellen Goodman (''Boston Globe'') ** Derrick Z. Jackson (''Boston Globe'') ** Patrick Moore (''Los Angeles Times'', ''

Newsday ''Newsday'' is an American daily newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties on Long Island, although it is also sold throughout the New York metropolitan area. The slogan of the newspaper is "Newsday, Your Eye on LI", and f ...

'') ** Deb Price (''

The Detroit News ''The Detroit News'' is one of the two major newspapers in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan. The paper began in 1873, when it rented space in the rival ''Detroit Free Press'' building. ''The News'' absorbed the '' Detroit Tribune'' on Februa ...

'') ** Frank Rich (''

The New York Times ''The New York Times'' (''the Times'', ''NYT'', or the Gray Lady) is a daily newspaper based in New York City with a worldwide readership reported in 2020 to comprise a declining 840,000 paid print subscribers, and a growing 6 million paid ...

'') * Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage ** ''Boston Globe'' ** ''The New York Times'' ** ''

San Francisco Chronicle The ''San Francisco Chronicle'' is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. It was founded in 1865 as ''The Daily Dramatic Chronicle'' by teenage brothers Charles de Young and M. H. de Young, Michael H. de ...

'' ** ''

The Seattle Times ''The Seattle Times'' is a daily newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, United States. It was founded in 1891 and has been owned by the Blethen family since 1896. ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in Washington (s ...

'' ** ''

South Florida Sun-Sentinel The ''Sun Sentinel'' (also known as the ''South Florida Sun Sentinel'', known until 2008 as the ''Sun-Sentinel'', and stylized on its masthead as ''SunSentinel'') is the main daily newspaper of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, as well as surrounding Br ...

'' * Outstanding Advertising - Print ** "Are You Putting Us On?" - Kenneth Cole ** "Jill" -

Grand Marnier Grand Marnier () is a French brand of liqueurs. The brand's best-known product is Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge, an orange-flavored liqueur created in 1880 by Alexandre Marnier-Lapostolle. It is made from a blend of Cognac brandy, distilled esse ...

** "Menotte Bracelets" -

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** "This is Love. It's Not Up for a Vote." -

Shreve, Crump & Low Shreve, Crump & Low, a Boston, Massachusetts business, is the oldest purveyor of luxury goods in North America, responsible for trophies such as the Davis Cup and the Cy Young Award.

* Outstanding Comic Book ** ''Ex Machina'' (Wildstorm/

DC Comics DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...

) ** ''Hard Time'' (DC Comics) ** ''Luba'' (Fantagraphics Books) ** ''My Faith in Frankie'' (''Vertigo''/DC Comics) ** ''Strangers in Paradise'' (Abstract Studio)

Digital

* Outstanding Digital Journalism Article ** "The Cutting Edge", by Claudia Kolker (

Slate.com ''Slate'' is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States. It was created in 1996 by former '' New Republic'' editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. In 20 ...

) ** "No Straight Answers", by Randy B. Hecht (

AARP AARP (formerly called the American Association of Retired Persons) is an interest group in the United States focusing on issues affecting those over the age of fifty. The organization said it had more than 38 million members in 2018. The magazin ...

.com) ** "Rainbow and Red", by Emily Alpert (IntheFray.com) ** "Sex, Lies and the 'Down Low'", by Whitney Joiner (

Salon.com ''Salon'' is an American politically progressive/liberal news and opinion website created in 1995. It publishes articles on U.S. politics, culture, and current events. Content and coverage ''Salon'' covers a variety of topics, including re ...

) ** "Sylvester: Living Proof", by James Earl Hardy (Africana.com) * Outstanding Advertising - Electronic ** "Bouncer" -

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** "Coco" -

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** "Penn Pals" -

Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation Visit Philadelphia, formally known as the Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation (GPTMC), is a private, non-profit organization that promotes leisure travel to the five-county Philadelphia metropolitan area (Bucks, Chester, Delawar ...

** "Watch and Learn: Gay Marriage" - MTV

Music & Theater

* Outstanding Music Artist **

Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist. Her eponymous debut album was released in 1988 and became an underground success. It peaked at No. 22 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and its lead ...

, '' Lucky'' **

George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling musici ...

, ''

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'' **

Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters were an American pop rock band formed in 2001. Its members include Jake Shears and Ana Matronic as vocalists, Babydaddy as multi-instrumentalist, Del Marquis as lead guitar/bassist, and Randy Real (who replaced Paddy Boom) as dr ...

, ''

'' **

Le Tigre Le Tigre (, ; French for "The Tiger") is an American electronic rock band formed by Kathleen Hanna (of Bikini Kill), Johanna Fateman and Sadie Benning in 1998 in New York City. Benning left in 2000 and was replaced by JD Samson for the rest ...

, '' This Island'' **

Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded 10 studio albums and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written two classical operas and set ...

, ''

Want Two ''Want Two'' is the fourth album by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. The album was released on November 16, 2004. Four of the tracks on this album were released in the summer of 2004 as the EP '' Waiting for a Want'' on t ...

'' * Outstanding Los Angeles Theater ** ''Last Summer at Bluefish Cove'' ** ''Like a Dog on Linoleum'' ** ''The Paris Letter'' ** ''Stage Directions'' ** ''Take Me Out'' * Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway and Off-Broadway ** ''Bare: A Pop Opera'' ** ''La Cage Aux Folles'' ** ''The Normal Heart'' ** ''The Tricky Part'' ** ''Where Do We Live?'' * Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off-Broadway ** ''Bald Diva!'' ** ''The Big Voice: God or Merman?'' ** ''Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead'' ** ''Love According to Luc'' ** ''Us''

External links

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