The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA.org • Facebook • Twitter), comprised of over 130 professional critics and entertainment journalists nationwide, today released its choices for the best in movies and television of 2015.
GALECA 2015/16 DORIAN AWARDS (WINNERS IN BOLD)
FILM OF THE YEAR
The Big Short / Paramount, Regency
Brooklyn / FOX Searchlight
• Carol / The Weinstein Company
Mad Max: Fury Road / Warner Bros., Village Roadshow
Spotlight / Open Road, Participant, First Look
DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
(Film or Television)
Sean Baker, Tangerine / Magnolia Pictures
• Todd Haynes, Carol / The Weinstein Company
Alejandro Gonzalez Iñárritu, The Revenant / Fox
Tom McCarthy, Spotlight / Open Road, Participant, First Look
George Miller, Mad Max: Fury Road / Warner Bros., Village Roadshow
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - ACTRESS
• Cate Blanchett, Carol / The Weinstein Company
Brie Larson, Room / A24
Rooney Mara, Carol / The Weinstein Company
Charlotte Rampling, 45 Years / Sundance Selects
Saoirse Ronan, Brooklyn / FOX Searchlight
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - ACTOR
Matt Damon, The Martian / Fox
• Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant / Fox
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs / Universal
Tom Hardy, Legend / Universal, Cross Creek
Eddie Redmayne, The Danish Girl / Focus, Working Title
LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
• Carol / The Weinstein Company
The Danish Girl / Focus, Working Title
Freeheld / Summit
Grandma / Sony Pictures Classics
Tangerine / Magnolia Pictures
FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM OF THE YEAR
The Assassin / Central Motion Pictures, Well Go USA
Mustang / Cohen Media Group
Phoenix / Sundance Selects
• Son of Saul / Sony Pictures Classics
Viva / Magnolia Pictures
SCREENPLAY OF THE YEAR
Emma Donoghue, Room / A24
• Phyllis Nagy, Carol / The Weinstein Company
Charles Randolph and Adam McKay, The Big Short / Paramount, Regency
Josh Singer & Tom McCarthy, Spotlight / Open Road, Participant, First Look
Aaron Sorkin, Steve Jobs / Universal
DOCUMENTARY OF THE YEAR
(theatrical release, TV airing or DVD release)
• Amy / A24
Best of Enemies / Magnolia Pictures, Magnet
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of BELIEF / HBO
Making a Murderer / Netflix
WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE? / Netflix
VISUALLY STRIKING FILM OF THE YEAR
(honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography)
Carol / The Weinstein Company
The Danish Girl / Focus, Working Title
• Mad Max: Fury Road / Warner Bros., Village Roadshow
The Martian / Fox
The Revenant / Fox
UNSUNG FILM OF THE YEAR
The Diary of a Teenage Girl / Sony Pictures ClassicsEx Machina / A24
Grandma / Sony Pictures Classics
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl / FOX Searchlight
• Tangerine (Magnolia)
CAMPY FLICK OF THE YEAR
The Boy Next Door
Fifty Shades of Grey
• Magic Mike XXL
Jupiter Ascending
Stonewall
TV DRAMA OF THE YEAR (TIE)
• FARGO / FX
THE LEFTOVERS / HBO
MAD MEN / AMC
MR. ROBOT / USA
• ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK / Netflix
TV COMEDY OF THE YEAR
GRACE AND FRANKIE / Netflix
MASTER OF NONE / Netflix
• TRANSPARENT / Amazon
UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT / Netflix
VEEP / HBO
TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - ACTOR
Titus Burgess, UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT / Netflix
Jon Hamm, MAD MEN / AMC
Rami Malek, MR. ROBOT / USA
• Jeffrey Tambor, TRANSPARENT / Amazon
Justin Theroux, THE LEFTOVERS / HBO
TV PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR - ACTRESS
Viola Davis, HOW TO GET AWAY WITH MURDER / ABC
Jane Fonda, GRACE AND FRANKIE / Netflix
• Taraji P. Henson, EMPIRE / Fox
Krysten Ritter, Jessica Jones / Netflix
Lily Tomlin, GRACE AND FRANKIE / Netflix
TV CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW OF THE YEAR
Anderson Cooper 360 / CNN
THE DAILY SHOW / Comedy Central
• LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER / HBO
THE RACHEL MADDOW SHOW / MSNBC
REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER / HBO
LGBTQ TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
GRACE AND FRANKIE / Netflix
Looking / HBO
ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK / Netflix
SENSE8 / Netflix
• TRANSPARENT / Amazon
UNSUNG TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
BROAD CITY / Comedy Central
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND / CW
Getting On / HBO
• Looking / HBO
UNREAL / Lifetime
TV MUSICAL MOMENT OF THE YEAR
- Adele: "Hello / " Adele Live in New York City / NBC
• Aretha Franklin: "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman," 38th Annual KENNEDY CENTER HONORS / CBS
- Lady Gaga: The Sound of Music 50th anniversary tribute, 87th Annual Academy Awards / ABC
- Sydney Lucas and the Cast of Fun Home: "Ring of Keys" 69th Annual TONY AWARDS / CBS
- John Legend and Common: "Glory" (Original song nominee, Selma): 87th Annual Academy Awards / ABC
CAMPY TV SHOW OF THE YEAR
American Horror Story: Hotel
• EMPIRE
SCREAM Queens
Sense8
"WE'RE WILDE ABOUT YOU!" RISING STAR AWARD
Rami Malek
Kitana Kiki Rodriguez
Mya Taylor
Jacob Tremblay
• Alicia Vikander
WILDE WIT OF THE YEAR
(honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Billy Eichner
Rachel Maddow
Tig Notaro
John Oliver
• Amy Schumer
WILDE ARTIST OF THE YEAR
(honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theater and/or television)
Andrew Haigh
• Todd Haynes
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Tig Notaro
Amy Schumer
TIMELESS STAR
(to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom and wit)
Jane Fonda (previously announced)
GALECA'S MISSION
GALECA, an established 501 C-6 nonprofit, aims to generate camaraderie in an unsettling media environment, champion constructive film and TV criticism and elevate entertainment journalism as a whole. Via panels, screenings, events and its occasional "Ten Best" lists, GALECA also strives to remind the world that the LGBTQ-munity has a significant history of helping improve pop culture at large. After all, how would the world fare without knowing what's campy?
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