Los Angeles, May 10, 2008 – GLAAD
Media Award recipients in four categories were announced at the 19th Annual
GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night at the San Francisco Marriott. Additional
awards were presented in New York on March 17, South Florida on April 12, and in
Los Angeles on April 26.
A complete press release will be posted by 2 PM PT and photos from
the event by 5 PM PT on Monday, May 12, 2008 at http://www.glaad.org.
Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Awards presented on stage and the
individuals that accepted the awards:
- Vanguard Award: Sharon Stone (presented by Alan
Cumming)
- Davidson/Valentini Award: Ilene Chaiken (presented by
Jennifer Beals)
- Golden Gate Award: James Schamus (presented by
Marcus Hu)
- Pioneer Award: David Mixner (presented by Judith
Light)
- Outstanding Television Movie, Mini-Series or Anthology: The DL
Chronicles (here!) [Accepted by: show creators Deondray Gossett
and Quincy LeNear]
- Outstanding Talk Show Episode: "Born in the Wrong Body" The
Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated) [Accepted by: episode guests Jake
Rostovsky and Peggy Rostovsky]
- Outstanding Magazine – Overall Coverage: The Advocate
[Accepted by: Editor Anne Stockwell]
- Outstanding Advertising – Electronic: "Change" Levis
[Accepted by: President of Levis Brand U.S. Robert Hanson]
- Special Recognition: Theatre Rhinoceros [Accepted by:
Executive Director John Fisher]
Previously GLAAD announced an exclusive agreement with Bravo, its new
broadcast partner, which will telecast the 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on
June 27, 2008. The announcement was made jointly by GLAAD President Neil G.
Giuliano and General Manager of Bravo Media Frances Berwick. The national media
advocacy organization has presented the GLAAD Media Awards annually since 1990,
but this will be the first televised airing of the celebration on a fully
distributed national cable network.
A complete list of award recipients, including those announced at the New
York event on March 17, in South Florida on April 12, and in Los Angeles on
April 26 may be found at http://www.glaad.org/mediaawards.
The GLAAD Media Awards honor individuals and projects in media for their
fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. GLAAD Media Award
nominees were published, released or broadcast between Jan. 1, 2007 and Dec. 31,
2007.
About GLAAD
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against
Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate, and
inclusive representation of people and events in the media as a means of
eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual
orientation. For more information, please visit www.glaad.org.
About Bravo
Bravo is a program service of NBC
Universal Cable Entertainment, a division of NBC Universal, one of the world's
leading media and entertainment companies in the development, production, and
marketing of entertainment, news, and information to a global audience. Bravo
has been an NBC cable network since December 2002 and was the first television
service dedicated to film and the performing arts when it launched in December
1980. For more information, visit www.BravoTV.com.
