TV icon and LGBT advocate George Takei received the Vito Russo Award at tonight's 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City, the award was presented by Stafford Arima, director of the upcoming Broadway musical Allegiance starring Takei.
Photos and videos will be posted to glaad.org/mediaawards in coming days.
Global superstar Kylie Minogue 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.
Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in Los Angeles:
- 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
Spanish Language:
- Outstanding Novela: Amores Verdaderos (Univision)
- Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Episode: "Una pareja gay celebrara el Día del Padre luego de luchar por sus derechos" Despierta América (Univision)
- Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: "Rompiendo Estereotipos" Aquí y Ahora (Univision)
- Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Desiguales por imperativo legal" by Jose Ángel Gonzalo García de León (Diario Las Américas)
- Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "Richard Blanco: el poeta latino y gay que conquisto a Barack Obama" by Daniel Basteiro (voces.huffingtonpost.com)
The 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are presented nationally by Ketel One Vodka, Wells Fargo, and Hilton Worldwide. The New York City event is presented locally by Delta Airlines and Bud Light.
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