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The 16th Dorian Awards FILM: Nominations 17.Jan.25 • Winners 13.Feb.25 TV: Nominations 28.Jun.24 • Winners 12.Aug.24 THEATRE: Nominations 13.May.25 • Winners 3.Jun.25 The Dorian Awards aim to honour film and television "from mainstream to gaystream". Galeca: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics is comprised of more 100 professional entertainment journalists globally, with an aim to generate camaraderie in an unsettling media environment, preserve and champion the art of constructive criticism, and remind the world the LGBTQ community has a significant history of enhancing culture at large. Notes by Rich: Starting in 2020, the Dorians have separate film, television and theatre awards, with categories that look at quality, camp-value and position in the LGBTQ community. So of course these are never your normal sets of nominees! There's an intriguing mix of queer titles throughout all of the nominations (even outside the increasing number of LGBTQ categories, which seem oddly redundant when they echo mainstream nominees and winners). And there's a general willingness to look outside the popular movies and series ("Unsung" nominees are particularly worth seeking out). Yes, it's fun to vote for these! And the winners tend to represent my tastes more than other awards I vote in. See also: Galeca TOP TENS • Words and pics from the 2017 DORIANS WINNERS' TOAST Rich Cline has been a member of Galeca since January 2014 • Galeca is a founding member of CGEM
Dorian Film Awards W I N N E R S . . . 5/8: THE SUBSTANCE 2/10: I SAW THE TV GLOW 2/6: CHALLENGERS 2/5: WICKED 2/2: WILL & HARPER 1/7: EMILIA PEREZ 1/4: NICKEL BOYS 1/3: PROBLEMISTA 1/2: FLOW THE PEOPLE'S JOKER 1/1: I'M STILL HERE N O M I N E E S . . . 5: ANORA THE BRUTALIST 4: MY OLD ASS QUEER 2: DUNE: PART TWO HARD TRUTHS HUNDREDS OF BEAVERS LOVE LIES BLEEDING NOSFERATU QUEENDOM SING SING 1: A REAL PAIN • ALL SHALL BE WELL • ALL WE IMAGINE AS LIGHT • BABYGIRL • CHASING CHASING AMY • CONCLAVE • CROSSING • DAHOMEY • DAUGHTERS • DIDI • FEMME • FRIDA • INSIDE OUT 2 • LOVE LIES BLEEDING • MADAME WEB • MEGALOPOLIS • MEMOIR OF A SNAIL • MERCHANT IVORY • NATIONAL ANTHEM • THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN • THE SEED OF THE SACRED FIG • SUGARCANE • THELMA • TRAP • VERMIGLIO • WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL • THE WILD ROBOT	2 0 2 4 F I L M N O M I N E E S
	F I L M Anora Challengers I Saw the TV Glow Nickel Boys The Substance	L G B T Q F I L M Challengers Emilia Perez I Saw the TV Glow Love Lies Bleeding Queer
	N O N - E N G L I S H F I L M All We Imagine as Light Emilia Perez Flow I'm Still Here The Seed of the Sacred Fig	L G B T Q N O N - E N G L I S H F I L M Crossing Emilia Perez Queendom Vermiglio All Shall Be Well
	D O C U M E N T A R Y Dahomey Daughters The Remarkable Life of Ibelin Sugarcane Will & Harper	L G B T Q D O C U M E N T A R Y Chasing Chasing Amy Frida Merchant Ivory Queendom Will & Harper
	A N I M A T E D F I L M Flow Inside Out 2 Memoir of a Snail Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl The Wild Robot	G E N R E F I L M Dune: Part Two I Saw the TV Glow Nosferatu The Substance Wicked
	U N S U N G F I L M Didi Hundreds of Beavers My Old Ass Problemista Thelma	U N S U N G L G B T Q F I L M Femme My Old Ass National Anthem The People's Joker Problemista
	L E A D I N G P E R F O R M A N C E Adrien Brody - The Brutalist Daniel Craig - Queer Colman Domingo - Sing Sing Karla Sofia Gascon - Emilia Perez Cynthia Erivo - Wicked Marianne Jean-Baptiste - Hard Truths Nicole Kidman - Babygirl Mikey Madison - Anora Demi Moore - The Substance Justice Smith - I Saw the TV Glow	S U P P O R T I N G P E R F O R M A N C E Michele Austin - Hard Truths Yura Borisov - Anora Kieran Culkin - A Real Pain Ariana Grande - Wicked Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor - Nickel Boys Brigette Lundy-Paine - I Saw the TV Glow Clarence Maclin - Sing Sing Guy Pearce - The Brutalist Margaret Qualley - The Substance Zoe Saldana - Emilia Perez
	D I R E C T O R Brady Corbet - The Brutalist Coralie Fargeat - The Substance Luca Guadagnino - Challengers RaMell Ross - Nickel Boys Jane Schoenbrun - I Saw the TV Glow	S C R E E N P L A Y Anora - Sean Baker Challengers - Justin Kuritzkes Conclave - Peter Straughan I Saw the TV Glow - Jane Schoenbrun The Substance - Coralie Fargeat
	M U S I C The Brutalist Challengers Emilia Perez I Saw the TV Glow Wicked	L G B T Q S C R E E N P L A Y Challengers - Justin Kuritzkes I Saw the TV Glow - Jane Schoenbrun Love Lies Bleeding - Rosa Glass Problemista - Julio Torres Queer - Justin Kuritzkes
	V I S U A L L Y S T R I K I N G F I L M The Brutalist Dune: Part Two Nosferatu Nickel Boys The Substance	C A M P I E S T F L I C K Hundreds of Beavers Madame Web Megalopolis The Substance Trap
	R I S I N G S T A R Jonathan Bailey - Wicked Vera Drew - The People's Joker Karla Sofia Gascon - Emilia Perez Brigette Lundy-Paine - I Saw the TV Glow Mikey Madison - Anora Katy O'Brian - Love Lies Bleeding Drew Starkey - Queer	W I L D E A R T I S T A W A R D Colman Domingo Luca Guadagnino Coralie Fargeat Jane Schoenbrun Tilda Swinton
	L G B T Q T R A I L B L A Z E R Vera Drew Cynthia Erivo Luca Guadagnino Jane Schoenbrun Julio Torres Previous winners: Pedro Almodovar, Colman Domingo, Janelle Monae, Isabel Sandoval	T I M E L E S S S T A R Demi Moore Previous winners: Harvey Fierstein, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Ian McKellen, Catherine O'Hara, Meryl Streep, George Takei, Lily Tomlin, John Waters, Betty White, Leslie Jordan, Rita Moreno
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Dorian TV Awards M U L T I - N O M I N E E S . . . 6: BABY REINDEER THE BEAR HACKS INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE 5: ABBOTT ELEMENTARY FELLOW TRAVELERS SHOGUN 4: WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS 3: THE CURSE FALLOUT ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING PALM ROYALE RESERVATION DOGS RIPLEY TRUE DETECTIVE: NIGHT COUNTRY 2: 96TH ACADEMY AWARDS CHUCKY DOCTOR WHO ELITE FEUD: CAPOTE VS THE SWANS THE GILDED AGE HEARTSTOPPER LOOT TORE YOUNG ROYALS	2 0 2 4 T V N O M I N E E S
	T V D R A M A Interview with the Vampire The Curse Fallout The Gilded Age Heartstopper Shogun	T V C O M E D Y Abbott Elementary The Bear Hacks Reservation Dogs What We Do in the Shadows
	M O V I E / M I N I S E R I E S Baby Reindeer Fellow Travelers Feud: Capote vs the Swans Ripley True Detective: Night Country	L G B T Q T V S H O W Interview with the Vampire Baby Reindeer Fellow Travelers Hacks Heartstopper
	D R A M A P E R F O R M A N C E Jacob Anderson, Interview with the Vampire Matt Bomer, Fellow Travelers Jodie Foster, True Detective: Night Country Richard Gadd, Baby Reindeer Ncuti Gatwa, Doctor Who Lily Gladstone, Under the Bridge Tom Hollander, Feud: Capote vs the Swans Anna Sawai, Shogun Andrew Scott, Ripley Emma Stone, The Curse	C O M E D Y P E R F O R M A N C E Matt Berry, What We Do in the Shadows Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary Ayo Edebiri, The Bear Renee Elise Goldsberry, Girls5Eva Devery Jacobs, Reservation Dogs Maya Rudolph, Loot Martin Short, Only Murders in the Building Jean Smart, Hacks Jeremy Allen White, The Bear Kristen Wiig, Palm Royale
	D R A M A S U P P O R T I N G Jonathan Bailey, Fellow Travelers Christine Baranski, The Gilded Age Elizabeth Debicki, The Crown Jessica Gunning, Baby Reindeer Moeka Hoshi, Shogun Jennifer Jason Leigh, Fargo Nama Mau, Baby Reindeer Jinkx Monsoon, Doctor Who Kali Reis, True Detective: Night Country Benny Safdie, The Curse	C O M E D Y S U P P O R T I N G Joel Kim Booster, Loot Carol Burnett, Palm Royale Hannah Einbinder, Hacks Harvey Guillen, What We Do in the Shadows Janelle James, Abbott Elementary Jamie Lee-Curtis, The Bear Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary Ebon Moss-Bachrach, The Bear Megan Stalter, Hacks Meryl Streep, Only Murders in the Building
	N O N - E N G L I S H S H O W Elite Lupin Shogun Tore Young Royals	L G B T Q N O N - E N G L I S H Drag Latina Elite Past Lies Tore Young Royals
	T V D O C U M E N T A R Y Black Twitter: A People's History Girls State The Greatest Night in Pop Jim Henson Idea Man Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV	L G B T Q D O C U M E N T A R Y Beyond the Aggressives: 25 Years Later Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show Last Call: When A Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed The Stroll
	C U R R E N T A F F A I R S S H O W The Daily Show Hot Ones Late Night with Seth Meyers The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	R E A L I T Y S H O W RuPaul's Drag Race Queer Eye Top Chef The Traitors We're Here
	A N I M A T E D S H O W Blue Eye Samurai Bobs Burgers Harley Quinn Scott Pilgrim Takes Off X-Men 97	G E N R E S H O W Interview with the Vampire The Fall of the House of Usher Fallout What We Do in the Shadows Chucky
	U N S U N G T V S H O W Interview with the Vampire Chucky Our Flag Means Death Reservation Dogs We Are Lady Parts	C A M P I E S T T V S H O W Bridgerton Chucky Feud: Capote vs the Swans Palm Royale The Traitors
	B E S T W R I T T E N S H O W Abbott Elementary Baby Reindeer The Bear Fellow Travelers Hacks	V I S U A L L Y S T R I K I N G T V Interview with the Vampire Fallout Palm Royale Ripley Shogun True Detective: Night Country
	T V M U S I C P E R F O R M A N C E Miley Cyrus, Flowers - 66th Annual Grammy Awards Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell, What Was I Made For? - 96th Academy Awards Ryan Gosling, I'm Just Ken - 96th Academy Awards Steve Martin, Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It? - Only Murders in the Building Maya Rudolph, Mother - Saturday Night Live	W I L D E W I T A W A R D Joel Kim Booster Quinta Brunson Ayo Edebiri Hannah Einbinder Julio Torres
	L G B T Q T R A I L B L A Z E R RuPaul Charles Margaret Cho Alan Cumming Emma D'Arcy Ncuti Gatwa Previous winner: Jerrod Carmichael, Elliot Page	T V I C O N Gillian Anderson Angela Bassett Carol Burnett LeVar Burton Julia Louis-Dreyfus Previous winners: Christine Baranski, Jennifer Coolidge, Cassandra Peterson
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3rd Dorian Theater Awards W I N N E R S . . . 3/6: JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN 3/5: CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL 2/6: SUNSET BLVD 2/4: GYPSY 1/7: DEATH BECOMES HER 1/4: MAYBE HAPPY ENDING 1/2: EUREKA DAY OPERATION MINCEMEAT THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY VANYA M U L T I - N O M I N E E S . . . 6: PURPOSE 4: CULT OF LOVE 3: DEAD OUTLAW • DRAG: THE MUSICAL • ENGLISH • GRANGEVILLE • JUST IN TIME • LIBERATION • REAL WOMEN HAVE CURVES • THE BIG GAY JAMBOREE • WE HAD A WORLD • YELLOW FACE 2: A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE • THE FIRES • FLOYD COLLINS • THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA • PIRATES! THE PENZANCE MUSICAL • ROMEO + JULIET • WINE IN THE WILDERNESS
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	B R O A D W A Y M U S I C A L Death Becomes Her Dead Outlaw Just in Time Maybe Happy Ending Operation Mincemeat Real Women Have Curves	B R O A D W A Y P L A Y English The Hills of California John Proctor Is the Villain The Picture of Dorian Gray Purpose
	M U S I C A L R E V I V A L Floyd Collins Gypsy Pirates! The Penzance Musical Sunset Blvd	P L A Y R E V I V A L Eureka Day Our Town Romeo + Juliet Yellow Face
	M U S I C A L L E A D P E R F O R M A N C E Darren Criss - Maybe Happy Ending Andrew Durand - Dead Outlaw Tom Francis - Sunset Blvd Jonathan Groff - Just in Time Megan Hilty - Death Becomes Her Audra McDonald - Gypsy Jasmine Amy Rogers - Boop! The Musical Nicole Scherzinger - Sunset Blvd Helen J Shen - Maybe Happy Ending Jennifer Simard - Death Becomes Her	M U S I C A L F E A T U R E D P E R F O R M A N C E Natalie Venetia Belcon - Buena Vista Social Club Jeb Brown - Dead Outlaw Gracie Lawrence - Just in Time Justina Machado - Real Women Have Curves Jak Malone - Operation Mincemeat Jinkx Monsoon - Pirates! The Penzance Musical Lea Salonga - Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends Christopher Sieber - Death Becomes Her Taylor Trensch - Floyd Collins David Thaxton - Sunset Blvd Michael Urie - Once Upon a Mattress Joy Woods - Gypsy
	P L A Y L E A D P E R F O R M A N C E Kit Connor - Romeo + Juliet Laura Donnelly - The Hills of California Mia Farrow - The Roommate Daniel Dae Kim - Yellow Face Sydney Lemmon - Job Louis McCartney - Stranger Things: The First Shadow Jon Michael Hill - Purpose LaTanya Richardson Jackson - Purpose Sadie Sink - John Proctor Is the Villain Sarah Snook - The Picture of Dorian Gray	P L A Y F E A T U R E D P E R F O R M A N C E Alana Arenas - Purpose Tala Ashe - English Molly Bernard - Cult of Love Jessica Hecht - Eureka Day Francis Jue - Yellow Face Marjan Neshat - English Bob Odenkirk - Glengarry Glen Ross Zachary Quinto - Cult of Love Fina Strazza - John Proctor Is the Villain Amalia Yoo - John Proctor Is the Villain Kara Young - Purpose
	B R O A D W A Y E N S E M B L E Cult of Love Death Becomes Her John Proctor Is the Villain Real Women Have Curves Sunset Blvd	B R O A D W A Y S H O W S T O P P E R Death Becomes Her - For the Gaze Gypsy - Rose's Turn John Proctor Is the Villain - Green Light Maybe Happy Ending - Chasing Fireflies Sunset Blvd - Sunset Boulevard
	O F F – B R O A D W A Y P R O D U C T I O N Cats: The Jellicle Ball Grangeville Liberation Vanya Wine in the Wilderness	L G B T Q P R O D U C T I O N B R O A D W A Y : Cult of Love Death Becomes Her Purpose Redwood Smash O F F – B R O A D W A Y : Cats: The Jellicle Ball Drag: The Musical Grangeville The Fires We Had a World
	O F F – B R O A D W A Y L E A D P E R F O R M A N C E Patsy Ferran - A Streetcar Named Desire Susannah Flood - Liberation Brandon Flynn - Kowalski Joanna Gleason - We Had a World Marla Mindelle - The Big Gay Jamboree Paul Mescal - A Streetcar Named Desire Andrew Scott - Vanya Paul Sparks - Grangeville Alaska - Drag: The Musical Olivia Washington - Wine in the Wilderness	O F F – B R O A D W A Y F E A T U R E D P E R F O R M A N C E Betsy Aidem - Liberation Billy Crudup - Henrik Ibsen's Ghosts Andre De Shields - Cats: The Jellicle Ball Drew Elhamalawy - We Live in Cairo Sydney James Harcourt - Cats: The Jellicle Ball Jujubee - Drag: The Musical Ahmad Kamal - Sumo Julia Lester - All Nighter Paris Nix - The Big Gay Jamboree Jeanine Serralles - We Had a World Kyra Sedgwick - All of Me Tempress Chastity Moore - Cats: The Jellicle Ball Jenny Lee Stern - Forbidden Broadway: Merrily We Stole A Song Jason Veasey - The Fires Natalie Walker - The Big Gay Jamboree
	L G B T Q T H E A T E R A R T I S T Michael Arden Tommy Dorfman Jonathan Groff Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Jinkx Monsoon	L G B T Q T R A I L B L A Z E R Andre De Shields Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Jinkx Monsoon Andrew Scott Paul Tazewell George C Wolfe Previous winners: J Harrison Ghee, Paula Vogel
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