TV icon and LGBT advocate George Takei received the Vito Russo Award at the 2014 Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City, the award was presented by Stafford Arima, director of the upcoming Broadway musical Allegiance starring Takei.
Boy George introduced Kylie Minogue who performed at the show, as did Grammy Award-winning singer Kacey Musgraves, the first country star to perform at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York.
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Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Award recipients announced on Saturday in New York:
- Vito Russo Award: George Takei
- Outstanding Film - Limited Release: Concussion (RADiUS-The Weinstein Company)
- Outstanding Comedy Series: Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
- Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character): "Snow Angels" Elementary(CBS)
- Outstanding Film – Wide Release: Philomena (The Weinstein Company)
- Outstanding Talk Show Episode: "First Openly Gay NBA Player Jason Collins and his Family" Oprah's Next Chapter (OWN)
- Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: "Transgender at 11: Listening to Jazz" 20/20 (ABC)
- Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: "Gay Rights at Work" MSNBC Live (MSNBC)
- Outstanding Magazine Article: "The Hidden War Against Gay Teens" by Alex Morris (Rolling Stone)
- Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: The New Yorker
- Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "Sex, Lies and HIV: When What You Don’t Tell Your Partner is a Crime" by Sergio Hernandez (Buzzfeed.com / ProPublica.org)
- Outstanding Blog: The New Civil Rights Movement
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In Los Angeles, out actress Ellen Page presented Laverne Cox with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award tonight at the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Rita Moreno presented the Vanguard Award to Jennifer Lopez, and GLAAD National Spokesperson Wilson Cruz presented the Pioneer Award to legendary TV producer Norman Lear.
Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Award recipients announced on Saturday in Los Angeles:
- Pioneer Award: Norman Lear
- Vanguard Award: Jennifer Lopez
- Stephen F. Kolzak Award: Laverne Cox
- International Advocate for Change Award: Manny de Guerre, founder of the Side by Side LGBT Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia
- Outstanding Documentary: TIE: Bridegroom (Virgil Films / OWN) and Call Me Kuchu (Cinedigm)
- Outstanding Drama Series: The Fosters (ABC Family)
- Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series: Behind the Candelabra (HBO)
- Outstanding Reality Program: Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce (Fuse)
- Outstanding Daily Drama: Days of Our Lives (NBC)
- Outstanding Newspaper Article: "LGBTQ in the Capital" (series) by Melissa Griffiths (Juneau Empire [Juneau, Alaska])
- Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia: "We Are Here: LGBTI in Uganda" by Sunnivie Brydum, D. David Robinson (Advocate.com)
- Outstanding Music Artist: Tegan and Sara, Heartthrob (Warner Bros. Records)
- Outstanding Comic Book: Young Avengers, written by Kieron Gillen (Marvel Comics)
