The 36th GLAAD Media Awards is the 2025 annual presentation of the GLAAD Media Awards by GLAAD honoring 2024 films, television shows, video games, musicians and works of journalism that fairly, accurately and inclusively represent the LGBT community and issues relevant to the community.
Unlike in previous years, the awards was presented in one ceremony on March 27, 2025, in Los Angeles, California, rather than two separate ceremonies in Beverly Hills, California and New York City. Special recognition was given to DRAG: The Musical, La Verdrag" (Canal Once), OUTLOUD, "Red Ink: A Tribute to Cecilia Gentili," The Stonewall National Monument Visitor Center, "The Q Agenda" (LatiNation), and the New York Liberty.
The category of "Outstanding Blog" was renamed as "Outstanding Independent Journalism" to expand eligibility to more digital news and commentary outlets covering LGBTQ issues.
Winners and nominees The eligibility period for the 36th GLAAD Media Awards ran from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. All nominees and winners are listed below.
Film My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios) Cuckoo (Neon) Drive-Away Dolls (Focus Features) Love Lies Bleeding (A24) Mean Girls (Paramount Pictures) Problemista (A24) Queer (A24) Wicked (Universal Pictures) Crossing (MUBI) 20,000 Species of Bees (Film Movement) Backspot (XYZ Films) Before I Change My Mind (Epic Pictures) Big Boys (Dark Star Pictures) Close to You (Greenwich Entertainment) Fitting In (Blue Fox Entertainment) High Tide (Strand Releasing) Housekeeping for Beginners (Focus Features) A Place of Our Own (Dark Star Pictures) The Groomsmen: Second Chances (Hallmark) Am I Ok? (Max) Fancy Dance (Apple TV+) Good Grief (Netflix) The Holiday Exchange (Amazon Prime Video / Peacock) Mother of the Bride (Netflix) Ricky Stanicky (Amazon Prime Video) Season's Greetings from Cherry Lane (Hallmark) Sweethearts (Max) Wynonna Earp: Vengeance (Tubi)
Television Agatha All Along (Disney+) Black Doves (Netflix) Brilliant Minds (NBC) Diarra from Detroit (BET+) Fantasmas (HBO) Hazbin Hotel (Amazon Prime Video) How to Die Alone (Hulu) Kaos (Netflix) No Good Deed (Netflix) Palm Royale (Apple TV+) Baby Reindeer (Netflix) Becoming Karl Lagerfeld (Disney+) Carol & The End of the World (Netflix) Eric (Netflix) Expats (Amazon Prime Video) Feud: Capote vs The Swans (FX) Get Millie Black (Max) Mary & George (Starz) The New Look (Apple TV+) Under the Bridge (Hulu) Hacks (Max) Abbott Elementary (ABC) Ghosts (CBS) Loot (Apple TV+) The Sex Lives of College Girls (Max) Shrinking (Apple TV+) Somebody Somewhere (HBO) Sort Of (Max) We Are Lady Parts (Peacock) What We Do in the Shadows (FX) 9-1-1: Lone Star (Fox) Arcane (Netflix) The Chi (Showtime) Doctor Who (BBC/Disney+) Found (NBC) Heartbreak High (Netflix) Interview with the Vampire (AMC) Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount+) The Umbrella Academy (Netflix) Wicked City (ALLBLK) The Real Housewives of New York City (Bravo) Bargain Block (HGTV) Big Freedia Means Business (Fuse) The Boyfriend (Netflix) Queer Eye (Netflix) Selling Sunset (Netflix) Southern Charm (Bravo) Wayne Brady: The Family Remix (Freeform) We're Here (HBO) Wiggin' Out with Tokyo Stylez (We TV) RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV) The Amazing Race (CBS) The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (Shudder / AMC+) The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras (MTV) Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark+) Hell's Kitchen: Head Chef's Only (Fox) I Kissed a Boy (Hulu) I Kissed a Girl (Hulu) Top Chef (Bravo) The Voice (NBC) Will & Harper (Netflix) "Breaking the News" Independent Lens (PBS) "Campbell Addy" Photographer (National Geographic) Chasing Chasing Amy (Level 33 Entertainment) Down in the Valley (Starz) Hidden Master: The Legacy of George Platt Lynes (Greenwich Entertainment) "Hummingbirds" POV (PBS) Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero (HBO) Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution (Netflix) "Who I am Not" POV (PBS) "Elliot Page Talks Season 4 of The Umbrella Academy, Fighting Anti-LGBTQ Legislation" The View (ABC) The 77th Tony Awards (CBS) The 98th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC) "Bernie Sanders Rips the Democratic Establishment; Trump Allies Claim Massive Mandate: A Closer Look" Late Night with Seth Meyers (NBC) "D.C. Woman Turns Childhood Home Into Communal Living For LGBTQ+ Seniors" The Kelly Clarkson Show (syndicated) "DNA: This is Not My Child / Mom, Why Can't You Accept Me?" Karamo (syndicated) "Laverne Cox Unpacks Anti-LGBTQ+ Legislation, Bullying & Transness for Spirit Day" The Daily Show (Comedy Central) "Libraries" Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) "Queer Teacher Gets a Life-Changing Surprise!" The Jennifer Hudson Show (syndicated) "A Special Monologue for the Republican in Your Life" Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC)
Children's and Youth Programming The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish (Nickelodeon) "Aunt Praline's Sweetie Pie" Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the Big City (Paramount+) Firebuds (Disney Jr.) "I'm Pogey" Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock (Apple TV+) Let's Go, Bananas! (Cartoonito) Monster High (Nickelodeon) "Our Family Musical" Sesame Street (Max) "Princess Royal Wedding" Princess Power (Netflix) Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (Disney Jr. / Disney+) Vida the Vet (Netflix) Heartstopper (Netflix) Empire Waist (Blue Fox Entertainment) "If You Love Me" Beyond Black Beauty (Amazon Prime Video) Jane (Apple TV+) "Louds in Love" The Really Loud House (Nickelodeon) Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Netflix) The Bravest Knight (Hulu) The Dragon Prince (Netflix) Fright Krewe (Hulu / Peacock) Kiff: The Haunting of Miss McGravy's House (Disney Channel) "I Wanna Dance with My Buddy" Hailey's On It! (Disney Channel) The Loud House (Nickelodeon) Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur (Disney Channel) "Powerless" Monsters at Work (Disney Channel) "Summer of Heart Eyes" Primos (Disney Channel)
Other Lempicka, book by Carson Kreitzer, Matt Gould, music by Matt Gould, lyrics by Carson Kreitzer (tie) Oh, Mary!, by Cole Escola (tie) Cult of Love, by Leslye Headland Illinoise, book by Justin Peck, Jackie Sibblies Drury, music and lyrics by Sufjan Stevens Mother Play, by Paula Vogel Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts) Caravan SandWitch (Studio Plane Toast / Dear Villagers) Dread Delusion (Lovely Hellplace / DreadXP) Dustborn (Red Thread Games / Spotlight by Quantic Dream) Fear the Spotlight (Cozy Game Pals / Blumhouse Games) Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine / Square Enix) Minds Beneath Us (BearBone Studio) Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo) Sorry We're Closed (à la mode games / Akupara Games) Until Then (Polychroma Games / Maximum Entertainment) Suicide Squad: Dream Team, by Nicole Maines, Eddy Barrows, Eber Ferreira, José Luís, Adriano Di Benedetto, Adriano Lucas, Becca Carey (DC Comics) Alan Scott: The Green Lantern, by Tim Sheridan, Cian Tormey, Jordi Tarragona, Raúl Fernandez, John Livesay, Matt Herms, Chris Sotomayor, Lucas Gattoni (DC Comics) Avengers Academy: Marvel's Voices, by Anthony Oliveira, Carola Borelli, Bailie Rosenlund, IG Guara, Alba Glez, Elisabetta D'Amico, Pablo Collar, Karen S. Darboe, Carlos Lopez, KJ Díaz, Ian Herring, Frank William, Ariana Maher, Joe Caramagna (Marvel Infinity Comics) Captain Marvel, by Alyssa Wong, Jan Bazaldua, Ruairí Coleman, Roberto Poggi, Bryan Valenza, Carlos Lopez, Ariana Maher (Marvel Comics) I Heart Skull-Crusher, by Josie Campbell, Alessio Zonno, Angel De Santiago, Jim Campbell (BOOM! Studios) The Nice House by the Sea, by James Tynion IV, Álvaro Martínez Bueno, Jordie Bellaire, Andworld Design (DC Comics) NYX, by Jackson Lanzing, Collin Kelly, Francesco Mortarino, Enid Balám, Elisabetta D'Amico, Michael Shelfer, Raúl Angulo, Joe Sabino (Marvel Comics) The Oddly Pedestrian Life of Christopher Chaos, by Tate Brombal based on an idea by James Tynion IV, Isaac Goodhart, Soo Lee, Naomi Franq, Miquel Muerto, Patricio Delpeche, Héctor Barros, Aditya Bidikar (Dark Horse Comics) Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Luana Vecchio, Haining, Arif Prianto, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (DC Comics) Spectregraph, by James Tynion IV, Christian Ward, Aditya Bidikar (DSTLRY) Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories About Growing Up Trans, [anthology] (A Wave Blue World) Ash's Cabin, by Jen Wang (First Second) Bad Dream: A Dreamer Story, by Nicole Maines, Rye Hickman (DC Comics) Deadendia: The Divine Order, by Hamish Steele (Union Square & Co.) The Deep Dark, by Lee Knox Ostertag (Graphix) The Fox Maidens, by Robin Ha (HarperAlley) Lunar Boy, by Jes Wibowo and Cin Wibowo (HarperAlley) My Fairy Godfather, by Robert Mailer Anderson, Jon Sack (Fantagraphics) The Ribbon Skirt, by Cameron Mukwa (Graphix) The Science of Ghosts, by Lilah Sturges, El Garing, Alitha Martinez, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou, Jimmy Betancourt (Legendary Comics) Doechii, Alligator Bites Never Heal (Top Dawg Entertainment/Capitol Records) Adam Lambert, AFTERS (More is More) Billie Eilish, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (Darkroom/Interscope) Elton John, Never Too Late: Soundtrack to the Disney+ Documentary (UMG Recordings) Joy Oladokun, OBSERVATIONS FROM A CROWDED ROOM (Verve Forecast/Republic Records) Kali Uchis, ORQUÍDEAS (Geffen Records) Omar Apollo, God Said No (Warner Records) Orville Peck, Stampede (Warner Records) Tove Lo, HEAT (Pretty Swede Records) Victoria Monét, JAGUAR II: Deluxe (Lovett Music/RCA Records) Durand Bernarr (DSing Records) Beabadoobee (Dirty Hit) The Blessed Madonna (Major Recordings / Warner Record) Gigi Perez (Gigi Perez PS/Island) The Last Dinner Party (Island Records) Medium Build (Island Records) Michaela Jaé (TribeDisciples) Remi Wolf (Island Records) Villano Antillano (La Buena Fortuna Music) Young Miko (Wave Music Group/Capitol Records) Baby, This is Keke Palmer (Wondery) But We Loved (iHeart) Las Culturistas (iHeart) Made it Out (Made It Out Media) Queer West (Audible) Rooted Recovery Stories (Promises Behavioral Health/The Cast Collective) "The Science Of Transgender Healthcare, Puberty Blockers, & Conversion Therapy with Dr. Jack Turban" The Checkup with Dr. Mike (DM Operations Inc.) Sibling Rivalry (Studio 71) Surface Level Tres Leches
Journalism "Big Gay Football" CBS Sports (CBS) "Becoming Che" SC Featured (ESPN) "Demystifying Trans Identities" (Spectrum News 1 Ohio) "Pete and Chasten Buttigieg on Fatherhood" CBS News Sunday Morning (CBS) "Project Asylum: Transgender Asylum Seekers Find Hope Through San Francisco's LGBTQ Asylum Project" CBS News Bay Area (KPIX-TV CBS 5 Bay Area) "Small Town in Arkansas a Safe Haven For LGBTQ+ Residents" GMA3 (ABC) "Spectrum Indigenous Celebrates Pride Month With Two Spirit Powwows" KREM 2 News (KREM-TV CBS 2 Spokane) "Stonewall House" NBC News Now (NBC) "Transgender Pastor In California Builds Inclusive Church For LGBTQ+ Community" CBS Mornings (CBS) "Vogue Realness: Billy Porter & LGBTQIA Community Celebrate Dancer O'Shae Sibley" America In Black (BET+) "The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein" 48 Hours (CBS) "American Problems, Trans Solutions" Local, USA (PBS via WORLD Channel) "The Cure for HIV" Scripps News Reports (Scripps News) "Chella Man" It's Ok to Ask Questions (WMAQ-TV NBC 5 Chicago) "Proud Legacy: A NY1 Special" (Spectrum News NY1) "Sarah McBride reflects on Becoming First Openly Transgender Person Elected To Congress" PBS NewsHour (PBS) "Africa's Anti-LGBTQ Laws: Impact on Uganda's Economy, Ghana Wants Bill Accelerated" Horizons Middle East & Africa (Bloomberg Television) "Algerian Boxer Imane Khelif Names J.K. Rowling and Elon Musk in Cyberbullying Suit" NBC News Now (NBC) "Democrats are Learning The Wrong Message on Trans Youth" Inside with Jen Psaki (MSNBC) "Finding Love & Light in Unexpected Places: Small Towns Celebrate Pride Across America" Good Morning America (ABC) "Ina Fried Talks Imane Khelif" The Saturday/Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart (MSNBC)