The 27th GLAAD Media Awards is the 2016 annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards, presented by GLAAD honoring the 2015 season. The awards honored films, television shows, musicians and works of journalism that fairly and accurately represent the LGBT community and issues relevant to the community. GLAAD announced 144 nominees in 31 English and Spanish language categories for the awards. The awards were presented at ceremonies in Los Angeles on April 2 and New York on May 14. The nominees were announced on January 27, 2016. American singer Demi Lovato, who was honored with the GLAAD Vanguard Award, performed "Stone Cold" at the Los Angeles ceremonies on April 2, 2016.
Winners and nominees Winners are presented in bold.
English-language categories Award Nominees Outstanding Film - Wide ReleaseCarol The Danish Girl Dope Freeheld Grandma Outstanding Film - Limited ReleaseTangerine 52 Tuesdays Appropriate Behavior Boy Meets Girl Drunktown's Finest Outstanding Drama SeriesSense8 Arrow Black Sails Empire The Fosters Grey's Anatomy How to Get Away With Murder Nashville Orphan Black Shameless Outstanding Comedy SeriesTransparent Brooklyn Nine-Nine Faking It Grace and Frankie Looking Master of None Modern Family Orange Is The New Black Please Like Me ViciousOutstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)"The Prince of Nucleotides" of Royal Pains "Gender" of The Carmichael Show "Please Don't Ask, Please Don't Tell" of Black-ish "Rock-a-Bye-Baby" of NCIS: New Orleans "We Build, We Fight" of NCISOutstanding TV Movie or Mini-SeriesBessie Banana CucumberOutstanding DocumentaryKumu Hina Limited Partnership Mala Mala Tab Hunter Confidential Tig Outstanding ComicHarley Quinn Lumberjanes Angela: Queen of Hel Midnighter The Wicked + The DivineOutstanding Reality ProgramI Am Cait (tie) I Am Jazz (tie) New Girls on the Block The Prancing Elites Project TranscendentOutstanding Daily DramaThe Bold and the Beautiful
Special awards Award Winner Ally Award Mariah Carey (New York night) Excellence in Media Award Robert De Niro Vanguard Award Demi Lovato Stephen F. Kolzak Award Ruby Rose
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