The 26th GLAAD Media Awards was the 2015 annual presentation of the

GLAAD Media Award The GLAAD Media Award is an accolade bestowed by GLAAD to recognize and honor various branches of the media for their outstanding representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their live ...

s, presented by

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honoring the 2014 season. The awards honored films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the

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community and issues relevant to the community. GLAAD announced 144 nominees in 31 English and Spanish language categories for the awards. It was the first presentation to allow for up to 10 nominees per category, expanding from the prior shortlisting of up to 5 nominees. It was presented at ceremonies in

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on March 21 and New York on May 9. The nominees were announced on January 21, 2015.

Winners and nominees

The winners are indicated in bold.

English-language categories

Special Awards

References

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