Dorian Awards
The Dorian Awards are an annual endeavor organized by the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA). GALECA is a national association of professional journalists and critics covering film and television for print, online and broadcast outlets in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. As of August 2016, GALECA counted over 160 members in its ranks.
Format
The Dorian Awards are given to the group's choices for the finest in film and television accessible in the U.S., across a variety of categories, from general to LGBTQ-centric. In addition to more traditional categories such as Film of the Year and TV Comedy of the Year, Dorians are given to more unusual categories, including Unsung TV Show of the Year, Visually Striking Film of the Year and Campy Flick of the Year, an honor that has generated some amusement from the press.[1]
Rather than present an official awards ceremony, GALECA hosts its annual "Winners Toast," an informal afternoon party in Los Angeles for members, winners, nominees and associates usually held within a week after the Academy Awards.[2][3] The event is held several weeks after the winners are announced.
As with other critics circles, GALECA has no entry process for its awards per se, though the organization has its nomination requirements. Considered films must have had at minimum a limited theatrical release of one week during the given year. Documentary of the Year nominations can either be film, TV (including online) or DVD releases.
Trivia
Honorary GALECA members and advisors include esteemed former film critic Kevin Thomas, celebrated columnist Michael Musto, groundbreaking lesbian journalist Judy Wieder (former editor-in-chief of The Advocate), and professor of literature Joseph Bristow, one of the world's leading authorities on Oscar Wilde.[4]
GALECA's Dorian Award certificate includes GALECA's trademark black bow tie.
The Dorian Award is named in honor of the writer Oscar Wilde, in reference to his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
To commemorate the 2015 film and TV awards season, GALECA revealed its first "Top 10" list, The Top 10 Movies About the Academy Awards. Included were such films as The Oscar, California Suite, For Your Consideration and The Bodyguard.[5]
James Franco, recipient of GALECA's special Wilde Artist of the Year award in 2013, thanked the group by posting a mini art piece noting his honor on Instagram. [6]
George Takei, the gay rights activist and costar of the TV series Star Trek, thanked GALECA in a YouTube video for naming him their 2014 choice for Timeless Star, the association's career achievement award.[7]
History
GALECA and its annual Dorian Awards were founded in 2008 in Hollywood, California, by John Griffiths, television critic for Us Weekly magazine and longtime contributor to Emmy magazine of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.[8]
The first Dorian Awards, for 2009 productions, were announced in January 2010 (nominees were revealed the previous month).[9] GALECA's Dorian Award nominees and winners for 2010 productions were announced in January 2011.[10] Following suit, 2011's Dorian Award nominees and ultimate honorees were revealed in January 2012.[11][12] The Dorian nominees and winners for 2012 productions were announced in January 2013, and so on.[13][14][15]
2015
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Film of the Year | Carol |
| Film Director of the Year | Todd Haynes / Carol |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Leonardo DiCaprio / The Revenant |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Cate Blanchett / Carol |
| LGBTQ Film of the Year | Carol |
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Son of Saul |
| Screenplay of the Year | Phyllis Nagy / Carol |
| Documentary of the Year | Amy |
| Visually Striking Film of the Year (honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography) | Mad Max: Fury Road |
| Unsung Film of the Year | Tangerine |
| Campy Flick of the Year | Magic Mike XXL |
| TV Drama of the Year (TIE) | Fargo (FX) Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) |
| TV Comedy of the Year | Transparent (Amazon Studios) |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actor | Jeffrey Tambor / Transparent (Amazon) |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Taraji P. Henson / Empire (Fox) |
| TV Current Affairs Show of the Year | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) |
| LGBTQ Show of the Year | Transparent (Amazon) |
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Looking (HBO) |
| TV Musical Moment of the Year | Aretha Franklin, "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" / 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors (CBS) |
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Empire (Fox) |
| We're Wilde About You / Rising Star Award | Alicia Vikander |
| Wilde Wit of the Year (honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse) | Amy Schumer |
| Wilde Artist of the Year (honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theatre and/or television) | Todd Haynes |
| Timeless Star (to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom and wit) | Jane Fonda |
2014
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Film of the Year | Boyhood |
| Film Director of the Year | Ava DuVernay / Selma |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Eddie Redmayne / The Theory of Everything |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Julianne Moore / Still Alice |
| LGBTQ Film of the Year | Pride |
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Mommy |
| Documentary of the Year | The Case Against 8 |
| Visually Striking Film of the Year (honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography) | The Grand Budapest Hotel |
| Unsung Film of the Year | Pride |
| Campy Flick of the Year | Into the Woods |
| TV Drama of the Year | The Normal Heart (HBO) |
| TV Comedy of the Year | Transparent (Amazon Studios) |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Lisa Kudrow / The Comeback (HBO) |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actor | Jeffrey Tambor / Transparent (Amazon) |
| TV Director of the Year | Jill Soloway / Transparent |
| LGBTQ TV Show of the Year | Transparent (Amazon) |
| TV Currents Events Show of the Year | The Daily Show (Comedy Central) |
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Getting On (HBO) |
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Jane the Virgin (CW) |
| TV Musical Performance of the Year | Neil Patrick Harris, "Sugar Daddy" / 68th Annual Tony Awards (CBS) |
| Video of the Year | "Chandelier" / Sia |
| We're Wilde About You / Rising Star Award | Gina Rodriguez |
| Wilde Wit of the Year (honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse) | John Oliver |
| Wilde Artist of the Year (honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theatre and/or television) | Jill Soloway |
| Timeless Award (honoring an actor or performer whose exemplary career has been marked by character, wisdom and wit) | George Takei |
2013
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Film of the Year | 12 Years a Slave |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Matthew McConaughey / Dallas Buyers Club |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Cate Blanchett / Blue Jasmine |
| LGBT Film of the Year | Blue Is the Warmest Colour |
| Foreign Language Film of the Year | Blue Is the Warmest Colour |
| Documentary of the Year | Bridegroom |
| Visually Striking Film of the Year (honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography) | Gravity |
| Campy Flick of the Year | I'm So Excited |
| Unsung Film of the Year (TIE) | Kill Your Darlings Short Term 12 |
| TV Drama of the Year (TIE) | Behind the Candelabra (HBO) Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) |
| TV Comedy of the Year | Girls (HBO) |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actor | Michael Douglas / Behind the Candelabra (HBO) |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Jessica Lange / American Horror Story: Coven (FX) |
| TV Musical Performance of the Year | Shirley Bassey, “Goldfinger”, 85th Academy Awards (ABC) |
| LGBT TV Show of the Year | Orange Is the New Black (Netflix) |
| Campy TV Show of the Year | American Horror Story: Coven (FX) |
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Getting On (HBO) |
| We're Wilde About You / Rising Star Award | Laverne Cox |
| Wilde Wit of the Year (honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse) | Rachel Maddow |
| Wilde Artist of the Year (honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theatre and/or television) | James Franco |
| Timeless Award (honoring an actor or performer whose exemplary career has been marked by character, wisdom and wit) | Lily Tomlin |
2012
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Film of the Year | Argo |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actor | Daniel Day-Lewis / Lincoln |
| Film Performance of the Year – Actress | Anne Hathaway / Les Misérables |
| LGBT Film of the Year | Keep the Lights On |
| Documentary of the Year | How to Survive a Plague |
| Visually Striking Film of the Year (honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography) | Life of Pi |
| Campy Flick of the Year (TIE) | Magic Mike The Paperboy |
| Unsung Film of the Year | Bernie |
| TV Drama of the Year (TIE) | American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) Homeland (Showtime) |
| TV Comedy of the Year | Girls (HBO) |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actor | Damian Lewis / Homeland (Showtime) |
| TV Performance of the Year – Actress | Jessica Lange / American Horror Story: Asylum (FX) |
| TV Musical Performance of the Year | Jennifer Hudson, "Tribute to Whitney Houston" / 54th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS) |
| LGBT TV Show of the Year (TIE) | Modern Family (ABC) The New Normal (NBC) |
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Liz & Dick (Lifetime) |
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Happy Endings (ABC) |
| TV or Movie Title of the Year | Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (ABC) |
| We're Wilde About You / Rising Star Award | Ezra Miller |
| Wilde Wit of the Year (honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse) | Jon Stewart |
| Wilde Artist of the Year (honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theatre and/or television) | Ryan Murphy |
| Timeless Award (honoring an actor or performer whose exemplary career has been marked by character, wisdom and wit) | Sir Ian McKellen |
2011
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Film of the Year | Weekend |
| Film Performance of the Year | Meryl Streep / The Iron Lady |
| LGBT-Themed Film of the Year | Weekend |
| Documentary of the Year | We Were Here |
| LGBT-Themed Documentary of the Year | We Were Here |
| Unsung Film of the Year | 50/50 |
| Campy Flick of the Year | The Muppets |
| TV Drama of the Year | American Horror Story (FX) |
| TV Comedy of the Year | Modern Family (ABC) |
| TV Musical Program of the Year (TIE) | Glee (Fox) Lady Gaga Presents the Monster Ball Tour (HBO) |
| TV Performance of the Year | Jessica Lange / American Horror Story (FX) |
| LGBT-Themed TV Show of the Year | Modern Family (ABC) |
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Revenge (ABC) |
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Suburgatory (ABC) |
| The We're Wilde About You Rising Star Award | Michael Fassbender |
| Wilde Wit of the Year Award | Kathy Griffin |
| Timeless Award | Betty White |
2010
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Film of the Year | I Am Love |
| Film Performance of the Year | Annette Bening / The Kids Are All Right |
| LGBT-Themed Film of the Year | I Love You Phillip Morris |
| Documentary of the Year | Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work |
| LGBT-Themed Documentary of the Year | 8: The Mormon Proposition |
| Unsung Film of the Year | Easy A |
| Campy Flick of the Year | Burlesque |
| TV Drama of the Year | The Good Wife (CBS) |
| TV Musical or Comedy of the Year | Glee (Fox) |
| TV Drama Performance of the Year | Michael C. Hall / Dexter (Showtime) |
| TV Comedy Performance of the Year (TIE) | Chris Colfer / Glee (Fox) Jane Lynch / Glee (Fox) |
| LGBT-Themed TV Show of the Year | Glee (TV series) (Fox) |
| Unsung TV Show of the Year | Hung (HBO) |
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Hot in Cleveland (Lifetime) |
| We're Wilde About You / Rising Star Award | Darren Criss |
| Wilde Wit of the Year (honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse) | Rachel Maddow |
| Timeless Award (honoring an actor or performer whose exemplary career has been marked by character, wisdom and wit) | Angela Lansbury |
2009
| Category | Winner |
|---|---|
| Film of the Year | A Single Man |
| Film Performance of the Year | Colin Firth / A Single Man |
| LGBT-Themed Film of the Year | A Single Man |
| Campy Flick of the Year | Obsessed |
| TV Drama of the Year | Grey Gardens (HBO) |
| TV Musical or Comedy of the Year | Glee (Fox) |
| TV Performance of the Year: Drama | Drew Barrymore / Grey Gardens (HBO) |
| TV Comedy Performance of the Year: Musical or Comedy | Jane Lynch / Glee (Fox) |
| LGBT-Themed TV Show of the Year | Prayers for Bobby (Lifetime) |
| Campy TV Show of the Year | Glee (Fox) |
| We're Wilde About You / Rising Star Award | Gabourey Sidibe |
| Wilde Wit of the Year (honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse) | Rachel Maddow |
| Timeless Award (honoring an actor or performer whose exemplary career has been marked by character, wisdom and wit) | Cloris Leachman |
References
- ↑ The New York Times, January 19, 2011, by Melena Ryzik, "And The Campy Award Goes To . . . "
- ↑ Frontiers, March 12, 2014, By Stephan Horbelt, "Avant-garde Celebs Gather at GALECA's Winners Toast"
- ↑ The Seattle Lesbian, March 4, 2015, "Transparent, The Comeback, The Case Against 8 Stars Join Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics ‘Winners Toast’"
- ↑ UCLA Department of English: People University of California Los Angeles. Retrieved February 22, 2013
- ↑ Out, February 21, "The Top 10 Movies ABOUT the Academy Awards"
- ↑ James Franco TV, Instagram, January 21, 2014
- ↑ Monsters and Critics, March 3, 2015, by April Neale, "George Takei Thanks Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association"
- ↑ The Advocate, December 21, 2009, "Gay Critics Association Announces First Awards" Los Angeles
- ↑ The Wrap, January 20, 2010, by Lisa Horowitz, / "Single Man, Glee, Grey Gardens Top Dorian Awards"
- ↑ Knegt, Peter, "I Am Love, Annette Bening Lead Gay & Lesbian Critics Awards" IndieWire, January 19, 2011. Retrieved February 25, 2013
- ↑ Cornet, Roth, "Albert Nobbs, Beginners and Weekend in Gay & Lesbian Critics Nominations" HitFix, January 10, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013
- ↑ Variety, January 16, 2012, by Christy Grosz, "GALECA Announces 2011 Film & TV Winners" Los Angeles
- ↑ The Hollywood Reporter, January 9, 2013, by Gregg Kilday, "Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Announce Dorian Award Nominees"
- ↑ The Hollywood Reporter, January 18, 2013, by Gregg Kilday, "Argo Named Best Film by Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association"
- ↑ Out, January 20, 2015, by Out.com editors, "Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Name Boyhood Film of the Year; Transparent is Tops in TV With 5 Awards"