SHADOWS ON THE WALL | REVIEWS | NEWS | FESTIVAL | AWARDS | Q&A | ABOUT | TALKBACK
Shadows AwardsShadows @ Galeca
shadows at the online film criticsfipresci london critics baftas oscars shadows awards The 17th Dorian Awards


FILM: Nominations 14.Jan.26 • Winners 3.Mar.26
TV: Nominations 13.Jun.25 • Winners 8.Jul.25
THEATRE: Nominations 13.May.26 • Winners 1.Jun.26

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: Since 2020, the Dorians have had 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 productions ("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
galeca

W I N N E R S . . .

7/9
SINNERS
2/5
SORRY, BABY
2/3
WEAPONS
1/4
SENTIMENTAL VALUE
TWINLESS
1/2
COME SEE ME IN THE GOOD LIGHT
IF I HAD LEGS I'D KICK YOU
KPOP DEMON HUNTERS
PILLION
1/1
MISERICORDIA
THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
PETER HUJAR'S DAY

N O M I N E E S . . .

10
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER
6
MARTY SUPREME
4
HAMNET
HEDDA
3
BLUE MOON
FRANKENSTEIN
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE
2
IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
WICKED: FOR GOOD
1
28 YEARS LATER • ARCO • AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH • BLACK BAG • BRING HER BACK • CACTUS PEARS • COVER-UP • ELIO • FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES • HEIGHTENED SCRUTINY • THE HOUSEMAID • I WAS BORN THIS WAY • THE LIBRARIANS • LITTLE AMELIE OR THE CHARACTER OF RAIN • LIZA: A TRULY TERRIFIC ABSOLUTELY TRUE STORY • LURKER • MY MOM JAYNE • THE MYSTERIOUS GAZE OF THE FLAMINGO • A NICE INDIAN BOY • NO OTHER CHOICE • PLAINCLOTHES • PREDATORS • SAUNA • THE SECRET AGENT • SIRAT • TRAIN DREAMS • VIET AND NAM • THE WEDDING BANQUET • ZOOTOPIA 2

2 0 2 6   F I L M   N O M I N E E S

F I L M

Hamnet
Marty Supreme
One Battle After Another
WINNER Sinners
Sorry, Baby

L G B T Q   F I L M

Blue Moon
Hedda
WINNER Pillion
Sorry, Baby
Twinless

N O N - E N G L I S H   F I L M

It Was Just an Accident
No Other Choice
WINNER Sentimental Value
Sirat
The Secret Agent

L G B T Q   N O N - E N G L I S H   F I L M

Cactus Pears
WINNER Misericordia
Sauna
The Mysterious Gaze of the Flamingo
Viet and Nam

D O C U M E N T A R Y

Come See Me in the Good Light
Cover-Up
My Mom Jayne
WINNER The Perfect Neighbor
Predators

L G B T Q   D O C U M E N T A R Y

WINNER Come See Me in the Good Light
Heightened Scrutiny
I Was Born This Way
The Librarians
Liza: A Truly Terrific Absolutely True Story

A N I M A T E D   F I L M

Arco
Elio
WINNER KPop Demon Hunters
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain
Zootopia 2

G E N R E   F I L M

28 Years Later
Bring Her Back
Frankenstein
WINNER Sinners
Weapons

U N S U N G   F I L M

Black Bag
If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Lurker
The Testament of Ann Lee
WINNER Twinless

U N S U N G   L G B T Q   F I L M

A Nice Indian Boy
Kiss of the Spider Woman
WINNER Peter Hujar's Day
Plainclothes
The Wedding Banquet

L E A D I N G
P E R F O R M A N C E

WINNER Rose Byrne - If I Had Legs I'd Kick You
Timothee Chalamet - Marty Supreme
Leonardo DiCaprio - One Battle After Another
Jessie Buckley - Hamnet
Ethan Hawke - Blue Moon
Michael B Jordan - Sinners
Dylan O'Brien - Twinless
Renate Reinsve - Sentimental Value
Amanda Seyfried - The Testament of Ann Lee
Tessa Thompson - Hedda

S U P P O R T I N G
P E R F O R M A N C E

Benicio del Toro - One Battle After Another
Jacob Elordi - Frankenstein
Ariana Grande-Butera - Wicked: For Good
Nina Hoss - Hedda
Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas - Sentimental Value
WINNER Amy Madigan - Weapons
Wunmi Mosaku - Sinners
Sean Penn - One Battle After Another
Stellan Skarsgard - Sentimental Value
Teyana Taylor - One Battle After Another

D I R E C T O R

Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
WINNER Ryan Coogler - Sinners
Jafar Panahi - It Was Just an Accident
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Chloe Zhao - Hamnet

S C R E E N P L A Y

Hamnet - Chloe Zhao, Maggie O'Farrell
Marty Supreme - Josh Safdie, Ronald Bronstein
One Battle After Another - Paul Thomas Anderson
WINNER Sinners - Ryan Coogler
Sorry, Baby - Eva Victor

F I L M   M U S I C

KPop Demon Hunters - Marcelo Zarvos, Ejae, et al
Marty Supreme - Daniel Lopatin
One Battle After Another - Jonny Greenwood
WINNER Sinners - Ludwig Goransson
The Testament of Ann Lee - Daniel Blumberg

L G B T Q   S C R E E N P L A Y

Blue Moon - Robert Kaplow
Hedda - Nia DeCosta
Pillion - Harry Lighton
WINNER Sorry, Baby - Eva Victor
Twinless - James Sweeney

V I S U A L L Y   S T R I K I N G   F I L M

Avatar: Fire and Ash
Frankenstein
One Battle After Another
WINNER Sinners
Train Dreams

C A M P I E S T   F L I C K

Final Destination: Bloodlines
Kiss of the Spider Woman
The Housemaid
WINNER Weapons
Wicked: For Good

R I S I N G   S T A R

Odessa A'zion - Marty Supreme
Miles Caton - Sinners
Chase Infiniti - One Battle After Another
Tonatiuh - Kiss of the SPider Woman
WINNER Eva Victor - Sorry, Baby

W I L D E   A R T I S T   A W A R D

WINNER Ryan Coogler
Cynthia Erivo
Jinkx Monsoon
Jafar Panahi
Pedro Pascal

L G B T Q   T R A I L B L A Z E R

WINNER Gregg Araki
Jonathan Bailey
Kristen Stewart
Tessa Thompson
Eva Victor

Previous winners: Pedro Almodovar, Colman Domingo, Cynthia Erivo, Janelle Monae, Isabel Sandoval

T I M E L E S S   S T A R  

WINNER Tim Curry



Previous winners: Harvey Fierstein, Jane Fonda, Jodie Foster, Nathan Lane, Angela Lansbury, Cloris Leachman, Ian McKellen, Demi Moore, Catherine O'Hara, Meryl Streep, George Takei, Lily Tomlin, John Waters, Betty White, Leslie Jordan, Rita Moreno

D O R I A N   F I L M   •   T V   •   T H E A T R E   A W A R D S
Dorian TV Awards
galeca

W I N N E R S . . .

4/6:
HACKS
2/6:
SEVERANCE
2/5:
THE PITT
2/2:
PEE WEE AS HIMSELF
THE TRAITORS
1/6:
ANDOR
1/5:
ADOLESCENCE
OVERCOMPENSATING
1/3:
ELITE
1/1:
HARLEY QUINN
LAST WEEK TONIGHT
SQUID GAME


M U L T I - N O M I N E E S . . .

6:
THE WHITE LOTUS
5:
THE STUDIO
4:
AGATHA ALL ALONG
THE LAST OF US
SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE
3:
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY
DYING FOR SEX
MID-CENTURY MODERN
THE PENGUIN
THE REHEARSAL
2:
RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE

2 0 2 5   T V   N O M I N E E S

T V   D R A M A

Andor
The Last of Us
WINNER The Pitt
Severance
The White Lotus


T V   C O M E D Y

Abbott Elementary
WINNER Hacks
The Rehearsal
Somebody Somewhere
The Studio

M O V I E   /   M I N I S E R I E S

WINNER Adolescence
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
Dying for Sex
The Penguin
Rebel Ridge


L G B T Q   T V   S H O W

Agatha All Along
WINNER Hacks
Heartstopper
Overcompensating
Somebody Somewhere

D R A M A   P E R F O R M A N C E

Colin Farrell, The Penguin
Stephen Graham, Adolescence
Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story
Diego Luna, Andor
Cristin Milioti, The Penguin
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us
Adam Scott, Severance
Michelle Williams, Dying for Sex
WINNER Noah Wyle, The Pitt


C O M E D Y   P E R F O R M A N C E

Uzo Aduba, The Residence
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear
Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere
Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal
Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Along
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face
Seth Rogen, The Studio
Benito Skinner, Overcompensating
WINNER Jean Smart, Hacks

D R A M A   S U P P O R T I N G

Owen Cooper, Adolescence
Carrie Coon, The White Lotus
Taylor Dearden, The Pitt
Erin Doherty, Adolescence
Walton Goggins, The White Lotus
Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt
Genevieve O'Reilly, Andor
Parker Posey, The White Lotus
Jenny Slate, Dying for Sex
WINNER Tramell Tillman, Severance


C O M E D Y   S U P P O R T I N G

Ike Barinholtz, The Studio
Colman Domingo, The Four Seasons
WINNER Hannah Einbinder, Hacks
Holmes, Overcompensating
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary
Kathryn Hahn, The Studio
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere
Linda Lavin, Mid-Century Modern
Catherine O'Hara, The Studio
Meg Stalter, Hacks

N O N - E N G L I S H   S H O W

Threesome
My Brilliant Friend
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Elite
Pachinko
WINNER Squid Game


L G B T Q   N O N - E N G L I S H

Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
The Boyfriend
WINNER Elite
The Secret of the River
When No One Sees Us

T V   D O C U M E N T A R Y

Deaf President Now!
Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes
WINNER Pee Wee as Himself
The Rehearsal
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night


L G B T Q   D O C U M E N T A R Y

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara
Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution
WINNER Pee Wee as Himself
Queer Planet

C U R R E N T   A F F A I R S   S H O W

The Daily Show
Hot Ones
John Mulaney Presents: Everyone's in LA
Late Night with Seth Meyers
WINNER Last Week Tonight with John Oliver


R E A L I T Y   S H O W

The Amazing Race
The Great British Baking Show
RuPaul's Drag Race
Top Chef
WINNER The Traitors

A N I M A T E D   S H O W

Big Mouth
Bob's Burgers
WINNER Harley Quinn
The Simpsons
Star Trek: Lower Decks


G E N R E   S H O W

Agatha All Along
WINNER Andor
Black Mirror
The Last of Us
Severance

U N S U N G   T V   S H O W

English Teacher
Evil
Fantasmas
Mid-Century Modern
WINNER Overcompensating


C A M P I E S T   T V   S H O W

Doctor Odyssey
Mid-Century Modern
Overcompensating
RuPaul's Drag Race
WINNER The Traitors

B E S T   W R I T T E N   S H O W

Andor
WINNER Hacks
The Pitt
Severance
The White Lotus


V I S U A L L Y   S T R I K I N G   T V

Adolescence
Agatha All Along
Andor
WINNER Severance
The White Lotus


T V   M U S I C   P E R F O R M A N C E

Beyonce, Cowboy Carter medley - Ravens vs Texans
Doechii, Catfish/Denial Is a River - 67th Annual Grammys
WINNER Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Oz medley - 97th Oscars
Kathryn Hahn, Patti LuPone, Ali Ahn, Sasheer Zamata,
   The Ballad of the Witches' Road - Agatha All Along
Kendrick Lamar, Halftime Show - Super Bowl LIX


W I L D E   W I T   A W A R D

Quinta Brunson
Alan Cumming
Hannah Einbinder
WINNER Cole Escola
Nathan Fielder


L G B T Q   T R A I L B L A Z E R

Jonathan Bailey
Greg Berlanti
WINNER Ncuti Gatwa
Bella Ramsey
Mike White
Bowen Yang

Previous winners: Jerrod Carmichael, Alan Cumming, Elliot Page

T V   I C O N

Gillian Anderson
Angela Bassett
Alan Cumming
Sarah Michelle Gellar
WINNER Jean Smart

Previous winners: Christine Baranski, Carol Burnett, Jennifer Coolidge, Cassandra Peterson
D O R I A N   F I L M   •   T V   •   T H E A T R E   A W A R D S
4th Dorian Theater Awards
galeca

M U L T I - N O M I N E E S . . .

9:
SCHMIGADOON!
8:
THE LOST BOYS
7:
THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
6:
PRINCE FAGGOT
RAGTIME
5:
DEATH OF A SALESMAN
4:
THE BALUSTERS
BOWL EP
COLD WAR CHOIR PRACTICE
CATS: THE JELLICLE BALL
SATURDAY CHURCH
TWO STRANGERS (CARRY A CAKE
   ACROSS NEW YORK)
3:
BEAU: THE MUSICAL
BECKY SHAW
BECOMING EVE
CHESS
FALLEN ANGELS
GIANT
HEATHERS: THE MUSICAL
LITTLE BEAR RIDGE ROAD
OEDIPUS
PUNCH
TITANIQUE
THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM
    COUNTY SPELLING BEE
2:
BUG
THE QUEEN OF VERSAILLES

2 0 2 6   T H E A T R E   N O M I N E E S

B R O A D W A Y   M U S I C A L

The Lost Boys
Schmigadoon!
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Outstanding Broadway Play
The Balusters
Giant
Little Bear Ridge Road
Punch

B R O A D W A Y   P L A Y

The Balusters
Giant
Little Bear Ridge Road
Punch

M U S I C A L   R E V I V A L

Chess
Ragtime
The Rocky Horror Show

P L A Y   R E V I V A L

Death of a Salesman
Becky Shaw
Fallen Angels
Marjorie Prime
Oedipus

M U S I C A L   L E A D
P E R F O R M A N C E

Sara Chase, Schmigadoon!
Kristin Chenoweth, The Queen of Versailles
Nicholas Christopher, Chess
Luke Evans, The Rocky Horror Show
Joshua Henry, Ragtime
Stephanie Hsu, The Rocky Horror Show
Caissie Levy, Ragtime
Sam Tutty, Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
Brandon Uranowitz, Ragtime

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

Melissa Barrera, Titanique
Shoshana Bean, The Lost Boys
Ali Louis Bourzgui, The Lost Boys
Max Clayton, Schmigadoon!
Rachel Dratch, The Rocky Horror Show
Ana Gasteyer, Schmigadoon!
Leiomy, Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Ben Levi Ross, Ragtime
Benjamin Pajak, The Lost Boys
Layton Williams, Titanique

P L A Y   L E A D
P E R F O R M A N C E

Rose Byrne, Fallen Angels
Carrie Coon, Bug
Will Harrison, Punch
Nathan Lane, Death of a Salesman
John Lithgow, Giant
Lesley Manville, Oedipus
Laurie Metcalf, Little Bear Ridge Road
Kelli O'Hara, Fallen Angels
Daniel Radcliffe, Every Brilliant Thing
Mark Strong, Oedipus

P L A Y   F E A T U R E D
P E R F O R M A N C E

Christopher Abbott, Death of a Salesman
Marylouise Burke, The Balusters
Danny Burstein, Marjorie Prime
Alden Ehrenreich, Becky Shaw
Linda Emond, Becky Shaw
Jessica Hecht, Dog Day Afternoon
Laurie Metcalf, Death of a Salesman
Cynthia Nixon, Marjorie Prime
Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone
June Squibb, Marjorie Prime

B R O A D W A Y   E N S E M B L E

Death of a Salesman
The Balusters
Ragtime
The Rocky Horror Show
Schmigadoon!

B R O A D W A Y   S H O W S T O P P E R

Anthem - Chess
Memory - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
River Deep, Mountain High - Titanique
Songs of the Jellicles and the Jellicle Ball - Cats: The Jellicle Ball
Skimbleshanks the Railway Cat - Cats: The Jellicle Ball

B R O A D W A Y   S C O R E

Death of a Salesman by Caroline Shaw
The Lost Boys by The Rescues
Schmigadoon! by Cinco Paul
The Queen of Versailles by Stephen Schwartz
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan

B R O A D W A Y   B O O K

The Lost Boys by David Hornsby and Chris Hoch
Schmigadoon! by Cinco Paul
Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) by Jim Barne & Kit Buchan

B R O A D W A Y   S C R I P T

The Balusters by David Lindsay-Abaire
Giant by Mark Rosenblatt
Little Bear Ridge Road by Samuel D Hunter
Punch by James Graham

B R O A D W A Y   D E S I G N

Bug
Cats: The Jellicle Ball
The Lost Boys
The Rocky Horror Show
Schmigadoon!

L G B T Q   P R O D U C T I O N
B R O A D W A Y

Little Bear Ridge Road
The Rocky Horror Show
Schmigadoon!
The Lost Boys

L G B T Q   P R O D U C T I O N
O F F – B R O A D W A Y

Beau: The Musical
Becoming Eve
Bowl EP
Prince Faggot
Saturday Church
Ta-dah!

O F F – B R O A D W A Y   M U S I C A L

Beau: The Musical
The Last Bimbo of the Apocalypse
Mexodus
Saturday Church
The Seat of Our Pants

O F F – B R O A D W A Y   P L A Y

Are the Bennett Girls OK?
Bowl EP
Cold War Choir Practice
Meet the Cartozians
Prince Faggot

O F F – B R O A D W A Y   R E V I V A L

Bat Boy: The Musical
Heathers:, The Musical
Oratorio for Living Things
Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park)
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee

O F F – B R O A D W A Y   W R I T I N G

Becoming Eve by Eve Weinstein
Bowl EP by Nazareth Hassan
Caroline by Preston Max Allen
Cold War Choir Practice by Ro Reddick
Practice by Keenan Tyler Oliphant
Prince Faggot by Jordan Tannahill

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

Bryson Battle, Saturday Church
Quincy Tyler Bernstein, Well I'll Let You Go
Alana Raquel Bowers, Cold War Choir Practice
Will Brill, Kramer/Fauci
Tommy Dorfman, Becoming Eve
David Greenspan, I'm Assuming You Know David Greenspan
Ryan J. Haddad, Hold Me in the Water
Marin Ireland, Queens
John McCrea, Prince Faggot
Matt Rodin, Beau: The Musical

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

Caroline Aaron, The Reservoir
Sierra Boggess, Prosperous Fools
Justin Cooley, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
K Todd Freeman, Prince Faggot
J Harrison Ghee, Saturday Church
David Greenspan, Prince Faggot
Judy Kuhn, The Baker's Wife
McKenzie Kurtz, Heathers: The Musical
Casey Likes, Heathers: The Musical
Deirdre O'Connell, Glass. Kill. What If If Only. Imp.
Jasmine Amy Rogers, The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
David Turner, Mother Russia

O F F – B R O A D W A Y   D E S I G N

Beau: The Musical
Bowl EP
Cold War Choir Practice
Masquerade
Prince Faggot

L G B T Q   T H E A T E R   A R T I S T

Michael Arden
Shayok Misha Chowdhury
Luke Evans
Qween Jean
Constantine Rousouli
Brandon Uranowitz

Previous winners: Jonathan Groff, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins

L G B T Q   T R A I L B L A Z E R

Michael Arden
Junior LaBeija
Nathan Lane
Joe Mantello
Sam Pinkleton

Previous winners: Andre De Shields, J Harrison Ghee, Paula Vogel
D O R I A N   F I L M   •   T V   •   T H E A T R E   A W A R D S

galeca site
© 2026 by Rich Cline, Shadows on the Wall
HOME | REVIEWS | NEWS | FESTIVAL | AWARDS | Q&A | ABOUT | TALKBACK