Chaz Bono and The Hunger Games star Josh Hutcherson were among the honorees at the 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards held April 21, 2012 in Los Angeles. Hutcherson was given the Vanguard Award as the co-founder of the Straight But Not Narrow organization and for speaking out in support of LGBT equality, while Bono received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award as an “openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality.”
Accepting his award, Hutcherson said, “I want to thank my best friends Avan Jogia, Andre Pochon, and Heather Wilk for starting Straight But Not Narrow. It’s an amazing organization. We wanted to create a place where straight people felt safe coming out and saying ‘It’s okay to be gay.’ And I didn’t know one, so we decided we were going to make one and we have. It’s gaining momentum and it means the world to me.”
Hutcherson added, “I want to thank GLAAD and everybody tonight who shared their story with us, and really showed us that the work that we’re doing makes a difference. That’s why I’m up here. I’ll make hopefully a million more movies but this is what I want to do with my life, just changing the world and hopefully changing what people think. So, this is to everybody who’s ever had a struggle in life being yourself. I think that the most beautiful thing a human being can do is just be who you are inside. So please, everybody, just be yourselves and encourage everyone else to do the same. Thank you.”
Watch Cher presenting the Stephen F Kolzak Award to Chaz Bono:
GLAAD Media Awards Recipients
Stephen F. Kolzak Award
Chaz Bono (presented by Cher and Rep. Mary Bono Mack)
Vanguard Award
Josh Hutcherson (presented by Benicio Del Toro)
Outstanding Film – Wide Release
Beginners (Focus Features) [accepted by: writer and director, Mike Mills]
Outstanding Documentary
Becoming Chaz (OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network) [accepted by: directors Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, and Chaz Bono]
Outstanding Comedy Series
Modern Family (ABC) [accepted by: Jesse Tyler Ferguson]
Outstanding Individual Episode
TIE: “Prom” Drop Dead Diva (Lifetime) [accepted by: producer Josh Berman and Brooke Elliott] and “Beards” Hot in Cleveland (TV Land) [accepted by: Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White]
Award Recipients announced March 24th at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York
Vito Russo Award
Craig Zadan & Neil Meron (presented by Bernadette Peters and John Stamos)
Special Recognition Award
openly gay 17-year-old anti-bullying advocate, Katy Butler (presented by Harvey Weinstein)
Outstanding Film – Limited Release
Pariah (Focus Features) [accepted by: Adepero Oduye and Kim Wayans]
Outstanding Reality Program
Dancing with the Stars (ABC) [accepted by: Carson Kressley]
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
“Battle Against Bullying” ABC World News with Diane Sawyer (ABC) [accepted by: reporter Josh Elliott]
Outstanding Magazine Article
TIE: “15th Anniversary of the Passage of the Defense of Marriage Act” (series) by Chris Geidner (Metro Weekly) [accepted by: Chris Geidner] and “Black & Gay in Corporate America” by Carolyn M. Brown (Black Enterprise) [accepted by: Carolyn M. Brown]
Outstanding TV Movie Or Mini Series
Cinema Verite (HBO)
Outstanding Talk Show Episode
“Coming Out on the Oprah Show: 25 Years of Unforgettable Guests” The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine
“The ‘Sissy Boy’ Experiments” Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN)
Outstanding Newspaper Article
“Led by the Child Who Simply Knew” by Bella English (The Boston Globe)
Outstanding Newspaper Columnist
Frank Bruni (The New York Times)
Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage
The New York Times
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate/Out
Outstanding Digital Journalism-Multimedia
“Injustice at Every Turn” (ITLMedia.org)
Outstanding Blog
Towleroad (http://www.towleroad.com/) and Mombian (http://www.mombian.com)
Outstanding Music Artist
Lady Gaga, Born This Way (Interscope Records)
Outstanding Comic Book
Batwoman by J.H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman(DC Comics)
Outstanding Los Angeles Theatre
No Word in Guyanese for Me by Wendy Graf
Outstanding New York Theatre
Broadway & Off Broadway: The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures by Tony Kushner
Outstanding New York Theatre: Off-Off Broadway
Southern Comfort book and lyrics by Dan Collins, music by Julianne Wick Davis
Spanish Language
Outstanding Daytime Talk Show Episode
“Lesbianas celebran 10 años” Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
Outstanding Talk Show Interview
“Entrevista con Raquel Gómez y Mony Ruiz Velasco” Al Punto (Univision)
Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine
“Asesino” Primer Impacto (Univision)
Outstanding TV Journalism Segment
“Ángeles del cambio” Noticiero 34 (KMEX TV-34 [Los Angeles, Calif.])
Outstanding Newspaper Article
TIE: “Casamiento e hijos biológicos para pareja gay hispana de EEUU” by Claudia Torrens( Associated Press) and “Madre hay una sola, no necesariamente” by Virginia Gaglianone(La Opinión)
Outstanding Magazine Article
“Nueva York ♥ la igualdad” by Michelle Oyola (People en Español)
Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
“Las 7 señales de un niño transgénero” by Paula Andalo(Univision.com)
Outstanding Music Artist
Ricky Martin, Música + Alma + Sexo (Sony Music Latin)
Special Recognition
El Diario la Prensa
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“The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD’s work to amplify stories of LGBT people and issues that build support for equality.”
