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The 16th Dorian Awards FILM: Nominations 17.Jan.25 • Winners 13.Feb.25 TV: Nominations 13.Jun.25 • Winners 8.Jul.25 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 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 The Pitt Severance The White Lotus	T V C O M E D Y Abbott Elementary Hacks The Rehearsal Somebody Somewhere The Studio
	M O V I E / M I N I S E R I E S 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 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 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 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 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 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 Squid Game	L G B T Q N O N - E N G L I S H Becoming Karl Lagerfeld The Boyfriend 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 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 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 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 The Traitors
	A N I M A T E D S H O W Big Mouth Bob's Burgers Harley Quinn The Simpsons Star Trek: Lower Decks	G E N R E S H O W Agatha All Along 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 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 The Traitors
	B E S T W R I T T E N S H O W Andor 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 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 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 Cole Escola Nathan Fielder
	L G B T Q T R A I L B L A Z E R Jonathan Bailey Greg Berlanti 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 Jean Smart Previous winners: Christine Baranski, Carol Burnett, 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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