Harvey Weinstein and Jennifer Lawrence presented former President Bill Clinton with the Advocate for Change Award tonight at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, presented nationally by Ketel One and Wells Fargo and locally by Delta Air Lines.
Photos and video will be posted to glaad.org/mediaawards in coming days.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Charlize Theron presented the Stephen F. Kolzak Award to entertainment lawyer Steve Warren. Warren, a graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, served as the first out gay man on the Board of Trustees for the Center for Early Education and currently serves as the first out gay man on the Board of Trustees at the Archer School for Girls. Warren joined GLAAD's Board of Directors in 2010, and currently serves on the Executive Committee.
Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in Los Angeles:
- Advocate for Change Award: Bill Clinton
- Stephen F. Kolzak Award: Steve Warren
- Outstanding Film - Wide Release: The Perks of Being a Wallflower(Summit Entertainment)
- Outstanding Comedy Series: The New Normal(NBC)
- Outstanding Individual Episode: "Don’t Ask, Don't Tell Me What to Do" Raising Hope(Fox)
- Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series: American Horror Story: Asylum(FX)
- Outstanding Daily Drama: Days of Our Lives(NBC)
- Outstanding Talk Show Episode: "At Home with Neil Patrick Harris, His Fiancé David Burtka, & Their Twins" Oprah's Next Chapter (OWN)
- Outstanding Los Angeles Theater: The Children by Michael Elyanow
Spanish Language
- Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Episode: "Confirma su identidad como mujer" Showbiz (CNN en Español)
- Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: TIE:"Los transexuales buscan su identidad en medio de ignorancia y prejuicios" Encuentro (CNN en Español) and "La vida en rosa" Aquí y Ahora(Univision)
- Outstanding Newspaper Article: "Gays y padres excelentes" by Pilar Marrero (La Opinión)
Drew Barrymore hosted the event. Special guests included former President Bill Clinton; Harvey Weinstein; Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games); performers Darren Criss (Glee) and Kelly Rowland; Leonardo DiCaprio (Inception, Django Unchained); Charlize Theron (Monster); Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha, Jayson Blair and Georgia King (The New Normal); Chaz Bono (Dancing with the Stars, Being Chaz); Ryan Murphy (Glee, The New Normal, American Horror Story); GLAAD's National Spokespersons and Strategic Giving Officers Wilson Cruz (My So-Called Life) and Omar Sharif Jr.; Calpernia Addams; Alex Newell and Naya Rivera (Glee); Brad Bell, Jane Espenson (Husbands); Shane Bitney Crone (Bridegroom); Matt Bomer (White Collar); Freddie Smith (Days of Our Lives); Crystal Chappell, Joanna Johnson and Linsey Godfrey (The Bold and the Beautiful); Stephen Chbosky, Mae Whitman, Johnny Simmons and Logan Lerman (The Perks of Being a Wallflower); Sara Ramirez, Ellen Pompeo and Eric Dane (Grey's Anatomy); Toni D'orsay, Jen Richards (Trans 100); Beth Ditto (Gossip); Trevor Donovan (90210); Kirsten Dunst (On the Road); Kat Graham (The Vampire Diaries); Chris Evans (The Avengers); Scott Evans (One Life to Live); Fortune Feimster (Chelsea Lately); Elle Fanning (Ginger and Rosa); Barrett Foa (NCIS: Los Angeles); Rebecca Gayheart (G.B.F., Dead Like Me); Sara Gilbert (The Talk); Brad Goreski (It's a Brad, Brad World); Cloris Leachman, Shannon Woodward and Harvey Guillen (Raising Hope); Perez Hilton; Joshua Jackson (Fringe); Avan Jogia (Twisted); Ali Larter (Resident Evil); Hayes MacArthur (Go On); Tobey Maguire (Spiderman); Ross Matthews; Maria Menounos; Cori McGinn and Kaci Boccumini (The Real L Word); Lana Parrilla (Once Upon a Time); Linda Perry, Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike); Teri Polo and Sherri Saum (The Fosters); Thomas Roberts; Bamby Salcedo; Molly Shannon (Will & Grace); Hal Sparks (Queer as Folk); Khristianne Uy (The Taste); Betty White (Hot in Cleveland); Craig Zadan (Smash) and more.
Photos and videos of the event will be posted soon at glaad.org/mediaawards.
Additional awards were presented in New York on March 16. The final awards will be presented in San Francisco on May 11 at the Hilton San Francisco - Union Square where Adam Lambert will receive the Davidson/Valentini Award and the San Francisco Giants will receive the Corporate Leader Award.
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. GLAAD Media Award nominees were published, released or broadcast between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.
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