The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has announced the nominees for its 37th Annual Media Awards. The awards recognize fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ individuals and issues across various media platforms.
The 37th GLAAD Media Awards feature 291 nominees across 32 categories, encompassing film, television, gaming, music, podcasting, journalism, and Spanish-Language media.
Key Nominees Include:
- Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release: I Know What You Did Last Summer, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and On Swift Horses.
- Outstanding New TV Series: Heated Rivalry, The Hunting Wives, and Pluribus.
- Outstanding Comedy Series: Abbott Elementary, Hacks, and Palm Royale.
- Outstanding Drama Series: Severance, Stranger Things, and The Last of Us.
- Outstanding Music Artist: Conan Gray, Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Lady Gaga, and Young Miko.
- Outstanding Podcast: Las Culturistas, Handsome Podcast, and We Can Do Hard Things.
- Outstanding Video Game: Assassin’s Creed Shadows and Hades II.
- Outstanding Broadway Production: Purpose and Smash.
Event Details
The 37th Annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony is scheduled to take place in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Hornitos® Tequila is listed as an official sponsor. Nominations are based on works published, released, or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, 2025.
Special Recognition
GLAAD also announced four projects receiving Special Recognition honors for their contributions to LGBTQ acceptance and visibility. These include Andry José Hernández Romero, “Before We Forget” (Twenty Nine Palms Ent.), “The Drowsy Chaperone in Concert” (Breaking the Binary Theatre), and “Gaydar with Anania.”