2016 GLAAD Media Awards Winners

 The 27th annual GLAAD Media Awards winners were announced on Saturday in Los Angeles. The show was televised for the first time in nearly a decade, airing in a broadcast April 4 on Logo.

The awards recognize and honor media for their fair and accurate representations of the LGBT community and lives, according to GLAAD.

The ceremony presented Demi Lovato was honored with with the Vanguard Award, andOrange in the New Black star Ruby Rose received the Stephen F. Kolzak award, given to an LGBT media professional who has made a difference in promoting equality and acceptance. Sense8’s Lilly Wachowski also made her first public appearance at the awards show since coming out as transgender last month.

Here is the complete winner’s list for the 27th annual GLAAD Media Awards.

 

Vanguard Award
Demi Lovato (presented by Nick Jonas)

Stephen F. Kolzak Award
Ruby Rose (presented by GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis)

Outstanding Reality Program (TIE)
I Am Cait (E!)
I Am Jazz (TLC) [accepted by: Caitlyn Jenner and Jazz Jennings]

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series
Bessie (HBO) [accepted by: Queen Latifah]

Outstanding Drama Series
Sense8 (Netflix) [accepted by: Lilly Wachowski, co-creator of Sense8]

Outstanding Spanish-Language Television Interview
“Orientación sexual y acoso escolar” Realidades en Contexto (CNN en Español) [accepted by: CNN en Español anchor Mercedes Soler and Marcos Saldivar]

Outstanding Film– Wide Release
Carol (The Weinstein Company)

Outstanding Comedy Series
Transparent (Amazon Instant Video)

Outstanding Documentary
Kumu Hina (PBS)

Outstanding Daily Drama
The Bold and The Beautiful (CBS)

Outstanding Music Artist
Troye Sivan, Blue Neighbourhood (Capitol Records)

Outstanding Comic Book
Lumberjanes, written by Noelle Stevenson, Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh (BOOM! Studios)

Outstanding Talk Show Episode
“Janet Mock” Super Soul Sunday (OWN)

SPANISH-LANGUAGE NOMINEES

Outstanding Novela
Rastros de mentiras (MundoMax)

Outstanding Music Artist
Ricky Martin, A quien quiera escuchar (Sony Music Latin)

Outstanding Local Television Interview
“La nueva transgeneración” Enfoque Los Ángeles (KVEA-Telemundo 52 [Los Ángeles])

Outstanding Local TV Journalism
“Cada 29 horas” Noticias 19 (KUVS-Univision 19 [Sacramento])

Outstanding Newspaper Article
“Padres transgénero – El único requisito para ser papá es el amor por los hijos” by Virginia Gaglianone (La Opinión)

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
“Perú: violaciones correctivas: El terrible método para ‘curar’ a las lesbianas” by Leire Ventas (BBCMundo.com)