The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series is an annual award that honors miniseries and anthology series for excellence in the treatment of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) characters and themes. It is one of several categories of the annual GLAAD Media Awards, which are presented by GLAAD—an American non-governmental media monitoring organization—at ceremonies held primarily in New York City and Los Angeles between March and May.
GLAAD recognized the ABC miniseries The Women of Brewster Place at the 1st GLAAD Media Awards in 1990. In 1994, Fox's Doing Time on Maple Drive became the first television film to be recognized by GLAAD, in the Outstanding TV Movies category. Following this, various television films and miniseries would be recognized as separate categories. By the 14th GLAAD Media Awards, in 2003, GLAAD merged the two categories into one named Outstanding Television Film, with HBO's film The Laramie Project winning. At the 19th GLAAD Media Awards in 2008, the category was expanded to also include anthology series, with Here's The DL Chronicles winning. The award remained as such until the 31st GLAAD Media Awards in 2020, where it was separated into two distinct categories: one for television films, the other for limited or anthology series. Further changes took place in 2023 during the 34th GLAAD Media Awards, where television films became part of the Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV category. Despite these reorganizations, GLAAD considers the television films recognized from 2020 to 2022 as part of this award category.
For a limited or anthology series to be eligible, it must include at least one LGBT character in a leading, supporting, or recurring capacity. The award may be accepted by any of the series' producers, writers, or actors. Limited and anthology series selected by GLAAD are evaluated based on four criteria: "Fair, Accurate, and Inclusive Representations" of the LGBT community, "Boldness and Originality" of the project, significant "Impact" on mainstream culture, and "Overall Quality" of the project. GLAAD monitors mainstream media to identify which series will be nominated, while also issuing a Call for Entries that encourages media outlets to submit programmes for consideration. By contrast, in order for series created by and for LGBT audiences to be considered for nomination, they must be submitted after the Call for Entries. Winners are determined by a plurality vote by GLAAD staff and its board, Shareholders Circle members, volunteers and affiliated individuals.
Since its inception, the award has been given to 37 works. The only anthology series to have received multiple nominations are FX's American Horror Story and HBO's The White Lotus, both of which have only won once. American Horror Story won for its second season—subtitled Asylum—in 2013, while The White Lotus won for its second season at the 34th GLAAD Media Awards in 2023.
Winners and nominations + Table key Indicates the winner
1990s + Award year Work Network 1990(1st) ABC 1991(2nd) Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit PBS 1993(4th) Doing Time on Maple Drive Fox 1994(5th) And the Band Played On HBO 1995(6th) Tales of the City PBS 1996(7th) Serving in Silence: The Margarethe Cammermeyer Story NBC 1997(8th) Two Mothers for Zachary ABC Losing Chase Showtime 1998(9th) Any Mother's Son Lifetime Breaking the Code PBS In the Gloaming HBO Showtime 1999(10th) More Tales of the City Showtime Blind Faith Showtime Gia HBO Labor of Love Lifetime My Own Country Showtime
2000s + Award year Work Network 2000(11th) Execution of Justice Showtime Starz 2001(12th) If These Walls Could Talk 2 HBO Chutney Popcorn Sundance TV Common Ground Showtime Holiday Heart Lifetime 2002(13th) What Makes a Family Lifetime Anatomy of a Hate Crime MTV Further Tales of the City Showtime FX Stranger Inside HBO 2003(14th) HBO Starz Bobbie's Girl Showtime NBC 2004(15th) Angels in America HBO Cambridge Spies BBC America Normal HBO Soldier's Girl Showtime Tipping the Velvet BBC America 2005(16th) Jack Showtime CBS 2006(17th) BBC America Partner(s) Lifetime 2007(18th) Lifetime Wedding Wars A&E 2008(19th) Here Daphne Logo BBC America 2009(20th) East Side Story Logo Affinity Logo Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery Here Oh Happy Day Logo On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery Here
2010s + Award year Work Network 2010(21st) Prayers for Bobby Lifetime Logo Pedro MTV Torchwood: Children of Earth BBC America 2012(23rd) Cinema Verite HBO 2013(24th) American Horror Story: Asylum FX Hit & Miss Audience Political Animals USA 2014(25th) Behind the Candelabra HBO In the Flesh BBC America 2015(26th) HBO 2016(27th) Bessie HBO Banana Logo Cucumber 2017(28th) Eyewitness USA London Spy BBC America Looking: The Movie HBO Fox Vicious: The Finale PBS 2018(29th) When We Rise ABC American Horror Story: Cult FX Feud: Bette and Joan Godless Netflix Queers BBC America 2019(30th) FX American Horror Story: Apocalypse FX Life-Size 2 Freeform Sense8: Amor Vincit Omnia Netflix Amazon
2020s + Award year Work Network 2020(31st) Limited Series Tales of the City Netflix Mrs. Fletcher HBO CBS When They See Us Netflix Years and Years HBO TV Movie Transparent: Musical Finale Amazon Prime Video Deadwood: The Movie HBO Let It Snow Netflix Rent: Live Fox Trapped: The Alex Cooper Story Lifetime 2021(32nd) Limited Series I May Destroy You HBO Dispatches from Elsewhere AMC Netflix Hollywood Little Fires Everywhere Hulu TV Movie Uncle Frank Amazon Studios Alice Júnior Netflix Bad Education HBO Hallmark Channel Lifetime Dashing in December Paramount Network La Leyenda Negra HBO Latino/HBO Max Freeform Unpregnant HBO Max Your Name Engraved Herein Netflix 2022(33rd) TV Movie Single All the Way Netflix Hallmark Channel Netflix Nash Bridges USA Network Under the Christmas Tree Lifetime Limited or Anthology Series It's a Sin HBO Max Dopesick Hulu Halston Netflix Little Birds Starz Love Life HBO Max Master of None Presents: Moments in Love Netflix Rūrangi Hulu Station Eleven HBO Max Vigil Peacock HBO 2023(34th) HBO American Horror Story: NYC FX Hulu Peacock Welcome to Chippendales Hulu 2024(35th) Fellow Travelers ShowtimeBlack Cake Hulu Bodies Netflix BritBox Netflix FX on Hulu Amazon Prime Video Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Netflix Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Transatlantic 2025(36th) Baby Reindeer Netflix Becoming Karl Lagerfeld Disney+ Carol & The End of the World Netflix Eric Expats Amazon Prime Video Feud: Capote vs The Swans FX Get Millie Black Max Mary & George Starz Apple TV+ Under the Bridge Hulu2026(37th)The Beast in Me (TV series)NetflixChief of WarApple TV+Devil in Disguise: John Wayne GacyPeacockHal & HarperMubi“Hotel Reverie” Black MirrorAmazon Prime VideoLost Boys and FairiesBritBoxMr LovermanNine Perfect StrangersHuluPrime TargetApple TV+WaywardNetflix
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