GLAAD Media Awards 2026: Full Winners List Revealed for Best in LGBTQ Storytelling!
The full winners list has been revealed for the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards.
The annual event honors “those in the media who have shown exemplary achievements for fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect our lives.”
Hallmark Channel actor Jonathan Bennett served as the host of the event and he was also nominated for his Hallmark movie A Keller Christmas Vacation and his Hallmark series Finding Mr. Christmas.
Some of the big winners of the night included Heated Rivalry and the JLo movie Kiss of the Spider Woman.
Quinta Brunson was honored with the Vanguard Award and Las Culturistas podcast hosts Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award. Demi Lovato opened the show with a performance.
Head inside to check out the full list of winners…
Check out the full list of winners below!
Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release
Blue Moon
Christy
Clown in a Cornfield
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
The History of Sound
I Know What You Did Last Summer
Kiss of the Spider Woman – WINNER
On Swift Horses
Twinless
The Wedding Banquet
Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release
Cactus Pears
Fairyland
Griffin in Summer
I Wish You All the Best
A Nice Indian Boy – WINNER
Plainclothes
Ponyboi
The Queen of My Dreams
Sorry, Baby
Young Hearts
Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV
10Dance
The Christmas Baby
Echo Valley
Hedda
A Keller Christmas Vacation
Noah’s Arc: The Movie
Oh. What. Fun.
The Old Guard 2
The Parenting
Queen of Coal – WINNER
Outstanding Documentary
Amy Bradley is Missing
Come See Me in the Good Light – WINNER
Enigma
Heightened Scrutiny
I’m Your Venus
In Transit
Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf
“A Mother Apart” POV
Pee-Wee as Himself
Sally
Outstanding New TV Series
Boots
Chad Powers
Clean Slate
The Four Seasons
Heated Rivalry – WINNER
The Hunting Wives
I Love LA
Long Story Short
Mid-Century Modern
Overcompensating
Pluribus
Outstanding Comedy Series
Abbott Elementary
Big Boys
Ghosts
Hacks
Hazbin Hotel
Loot
Palm Royale – WINNER
The Righteous Gemstones
Survival of the Thickest
The Upshaws
Outstanding Drama Series
Brilliant Minds
The Buccaneers
Doctor Who
The Gilded Age
The Last of Us
Power Book III: Raising Kanan
The Sandman
Severance
Stranger Things – WINNER
Yellowjackets
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
The Beast in Me
Chief of War
Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy
Hal & Harper
“Hotel Reverie” Black Mirror
Lost Boys and Fairies
Mr Loverman
Nine Perfect Strangers
Prime Target
Wayward – WINNER
Outstanding Reality Program
Back to the Frontier
House on Fire
Jay & Pamela
June Farms
Love on the Spectrum
Next Gen NYC
Selling Sunset
Southern Charm
Southern Hospitality – WINNER
The Ultimatum: Queer Love
Outstanding Reality Competition Program
American Ninja Warrior
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans
Dancing with the Stars
Finding Mr. Christmas
I Kissed a Boy
I Kissed a Girl
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Traitors – WINNER
The Voice
Outstanding Children’s Programming
Be@rbrick
Firebuds – WINNER
“Ghost Town” Mermicorno: Starfall
“No Wrong Way to Be You” Sesame Street
Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
Jane
School Spirits
“Selamiut” Washington Black
XO, Kitty – WINNER
Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Animated
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake – WINNER
The Bravest Knight
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Outstanding Music Artist
Conan Gray, Wishbone
Durand Bernarr, BLOOM
Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels
Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You
G Flip, Dream Ride
Lady Gaga, MAYHEM
Maren Morris, DREAMSICLE
Reneé Rapp, Bite Me
Ty Herndon, THIRTY, Vol. 1
Young Miko, Do Not Disturb – WINNER
Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist
Amaarae
Chris Housman
Destin Conrad
Eli
Frankie Grande
Guitarricadelafuente
KATSEYE – WINNER
Shygirl
Snow Wife
Wet Leg
Outstanding Broadway Production
Liberation, by Bess Wohl – WINNER
Oedipus, by Robert Icke
Purpose, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Redwood, book by Tina Landau, music by Kate Diaz
Smash, book by Rick Elice and Bob Martin, music and lyrics by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman
Outstanding Podcast
Bald & The Beautiful
Las Culturistas
The Daily Beans Podcast
Handsome Podcast – WINNER
Outlaws with TS Madison
The Read
Shut Up Evan
So True with Caleb Hearon
Tactful Pettiness
We Can Do Hard Things
Outstanding Podcast Episode
“All-American Grift: We Investigated Trump’s Favorite Sports Troll” Pablo Torre Finds Out
“Carl Nassib” The Pivot Podcast
“Chappell Roan: Are People Scared of Me?” Call Her Daddy – WINNER
“Dispatches From the Living Memory of Trans People of Color” Code Switch
“SERIAL KILLER: The Doodler” Crime Junkie
“Niecy Nash-Betts Opens Up About the Love That Changed Everything” House Guest
“The Paper Doll: Dylan Mulvaney” Between Us with Heather and Terry Dubrow
“Rachel Maddow: Trump’s Alaska Summit With Putin Is an ‘Abject Humiliation’” Pivot with Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway
“Reneé Rapp” Good Hang with Amy Poehler
“Straight Panic, Gay Excellence” I’ve Had It – WINNER
Outstanding Video Game
Ambrosia Sky: Act One
Assassin’s Creed Shadows
The August Before
Cabernet
The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
Hades II
Lost Records: Bloom and Rage – WINNER
Old Skies
Road to Empress
The Roottrees are Dead
Outstanding Comic Book
Absolute Green Lantern, by Al Ewing, Jahnoy Lindsay, Jason Howard, Riley Rossmo, Sid Kotian, Iñaki Azpiazu, Pressy, Lucas Gattoni
Avengers Academy: Marvel’s Voices, by Anthony Oliveira, Elsa Sjunneson, Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, Pablo Collar, Charles Stewart III, Alti Firmansyah, Minkyu Jung, KJ Díaz, Ruth Redmond, Dono Sánchez-Almara, Ariana Maher, Joe Caramagna – WINNER
The Department of Truth, by James Tynion IV, Martin Simmonds, Letizia Cadonici, Aditya Bidikar, Jordie Bellaire, Dylan Todd
Exceptional X-Men, by Eve L. Ewing, Carmen Carnero, Federica Mancin, Nolan Woodard, Travis Lanham
Minor Arcana, by Jeff Lemire, Patricio Delpeche, Letizia Cadonici, Steve Wands
The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos: Children of the Night, by Tate Brombal based on an idea by James Tynion IV, Isaac Goodhart, Priscilla Petraites, Miquel Muerto, Aditya Bidikar
Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Brian Level, Atagun Ilhan, Mark Buckingham, Arif Prianto, Lee Loughridge, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Tom Napolitano
Runaways, by Rainbow Rowell, Elena Casagrande, Roberta Ingranata, Lee Ferguson, Dee Cunniffe, Travis Lanham
Secret Six, by Nicole Maines, Stephen Segovia, Cian Tormey, Roger Cruz, Rain Beredo, Steve Wands
Wynd: The Power of the Blood, by James Tynion IV, Michael Dialynas, Andworld Design, Nancy Mojica, Madison Goyette
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology
Cannon, by Lee Lai
Dan in Green Gables, by Rey Terciero, Claudia Aguirre
First Kiss with Fangs, by Marker Snyder
Gaysians, by Mike Curato – WINNER
Hey, Mary!, by Andrew Wheeler, Rye Hickman, Hank Jones, Frank Cvetkovic
It Rhymes with Takei, by George Takei, Harmony Becker, Steven Scott, and Justin Eisinger
Low Orbit, by Kazimir Lee
A Song for You and I, by K. O’Neill
Spent, by Alison Bechdel, Holly Rae Taylor, Jon Chad
Trans History: From Ancient Times to the Present Day, by Alex L. Combs, Andrew Eakett, Tif Bucknor
Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode
“Greg Mathis Jr. Opens Up About Living As His Authentic Self” Tamron Hall
“Guest Host Alan Cumming on Attacks Against the Trans Community & Bringing Kindness Back in America” Jimmy Kimmel Live – WINNER
“JHud Surprises Black Gay Weddings Founders with Special Anniversary Gift” The Jennifer Hudson Show
“Kelly Clarkson Celebrates Trans Day of Visibility With ‘TRANSA’ Creator Massima Bell” The Kelly Clarkson Show
Las Culturistas Culture Awards
“Laverne Cox and George Wallace Star In Norman Lear’s Final Show, ‘Clean Slate’” The View
“Max Salvador and Victoria SanJuan” Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
“New York Pride Week and Corporate Sponsors Pull Back by Trump” The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
“Trans Athletes” Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
“Transgender Soldiers Explain Why Trump’s Military Ban is Bogus” The Daily Show
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate
Cosmo
Gaye Magazine
The Hollywood Reporter
OUT
People – WINNER
Poz
Rolling Stone
TIME
Variety
Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form
“Heart of Pride”
“HIV Unwrapped”
“Late to the Party: Coming Out Later in Life”
“Living in Pryde”
“Living Proof”
“Pride 2025 – Rise Up: Pride in Protest.”
“Pride Edition 2025 | Storytellers” LatiNation
“Shaye & Amanda Scott” It’s Ok To Ask Questions
“Still Marching: A NY1 Pride Month Special”
“A Transgender Marine Speaks Out” – WINNER
Outstanding TV Journalism – Segment or Special
“Community during fascism: Actress Laverne Cox on the importance of WorldPride in Trump’s D.C.” The Weekend – WINNER
“Final ride from SF to LA for AIDS/LifeCycle, but the fight to end HIV/AIDS continues”
“High Stakes at the Supreme Court: Conversion Therapy” ABC News Live
“How life is changing for trans Americans under the Trump administration” PBS News Hour
“‘I still want to serve’: Transgender servicemembers face uncertain future under Trump admin” Meet the Press NOW
“LGBTQ-inclusive mass held in Rome” Good Morning America
“Meet Harper Watters, the barrier-breaker at the Houston Ballet” TODAY with Jenna & Friends
“Minnesota Rep. Leigh Finke reacts to backlash against trans community” Talking Points
“Transgender man speaks out after passport lists wrong gender under Trump policy” CBS Evening News
“‘Violation of due process’: Lawyer of gay makeup artist deported speaks out” MS NOW Reports
Outstanding Online or Print Journalism Article
“As the first out trans person in Congress, Sarah McBride is ready to fight for us” by Christopher Wiggins – WINNER
“Detransition is rare, but it’s driving anti-trans policy anyway” by Orion Rummler
“He fled Iraq after he was jailed for being gay. Now Donald Trump is making his life hell.” by Daniel Villareal
“I Spent Eight Years in Conversion Therapy Mistaking Shame for Faith” by TImothy Schraeder Rodriguez
“King of Olympus” by Robert W. Fieseler
“Queer in present danger: Richmond’s LGBTQ+ community finding safe spaces in difficult times” by Justin Lo
“The Rainbows They Tried to Erase” by David Clarke
“Tramell Tillman on His Emotional Coming Out Story, ‘Severance’ Delays and Acting With Tom Cruise the Day After He Got ‘Mission: Impossible’ Script” by Clayton Davis
“Trans people didn’t ask to get pulled into any of this” by Mel Woods
“Vivian Jenna Wilson on Being Elon Musk’s Estranged Daughter, Protecting Trans Youth and Taking on the Right Online” by Ella Yurman