I'm thrilled with our TV choices (SCHITT'S CREEK! POSE! Sandra Oh!), and I am mostly happy with our film choices, although only half of these went my way. I will revisit "The Favourite" at some point...but it wasn't in my Top Films of the Year. Loved Richard E. Grant...Timothee winning was certainly a long shot. Loved ROMA and glad to see it win a couple of things. Ethan Hawke wasn't my pick, but both he and Regina King needed some extra buzz during Oscar nominations week.
Check out all of the winners!
THE FAVOURITE * (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
Director of the Year
(Film or Television)
ALFONSO CUARÓN, ROMA * (NETFLIX)
Film Performance of the Year — Actress
OLIVIA COLMAN, THE FAVOURITE * (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
Film Performance of the Year — Actor
ETHAN HAWKE, FIRST REFORMED * (A24)
Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actress
REGINA KING, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK * (ANNAPURNA PICTURES)
Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actor
RICHARD E. GRANT, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? * (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
LGBTQ Film of the Year ***
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME? * (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
Foreign Language Film of the Year
ROMA * (NETFLIX)
Screenplay of the Year
DEBORAH DAVIS AND TONY MCNAMARA, THE FAVOURITE * (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
Documentary of the Year
WON'T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? * (FOCUS FEATURES)
LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
MCQUEEN * (BLEECKER STREET MEDIA)
Visually Striking Film of the Year
ANNIHILATION * (PARAMOUNT)
Unsung Film of the Year
WIDOWS * (20TH CENTURY FOX)
Campy Flick of the Year
A SIMPLE FAVOR * (LIONSGATE)
TV Drama of the Year
POSE * (FX)
TV Comedy of the Year
SCHITT'S CREEK * (POP)
TV Performance of the Year — Actor
BILLY PORTER, POSE * (FX)
TV Performance of the Year — Actress
SANDRA OH, KILLING EVE * (BBC AMERICA)
LGBTQ TV Show of the Year
POSE * (FX)
Unsung TV Show of the Year ***
SCHITT'S CREEK * (POP)
TV Current Affairs Show of the Year
FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE * (TBS)
TV Musical Performance of the Year
BILLY PORTER, MJ RODRIGUEZ AND OUR LADY J, “HOME”, POSE * (FX)
Campy TV Show of the Year
RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE * (VH1, LOGO)
The "We’re Wilde About You!" Rising Star Award
AWKWAFINA *
Wilde Wit of the Year
(Honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
HANNAH GADSBY *
Wilde Artist of the Year
(Honoring a truly groundbreaking force in film, stage and/or television)
RYAN MURPHY *
Timeless Star
(Given to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom and wit)
HARVEY FIERSTEIN
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 (Hollywood, CA) GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, comprised of over 200 gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally entertainment journalists in the U.S., Canada, Australia and U.K., has announced its 10th Dorian Award winners across 26 TV and film categories. Select GALECA winners and nominees will be celebrated at the group’s freewheeling Winners Toast this Saturday, January 12, an invitation-only party at the Paley restaurant in Hollywood’s historic Columbia Square. Frank DeCaro, of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and SiriusXM’s The Frank DeCaro Show fame, will be the master of ceremonies.
The Favourite lived up to its title with GALECA’s Dorian Award voters, who named the cheeky historical romp Film of the Year and bestowed its star, Olivia Colman, with the Film Performance of the Year—Actress tiara for her biting turn as Queen Anne. The sumptuous movie treat also scored Screenplay of the Year honors for Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara.
Alfonso Cuarón, writer and helmer of Roma, the drama of a privileged family and their tragedy-stricken maid in 1970s Mexico City, was chosen Director of the Year, while the film itself was deemed the Foreign Language Film of the Year. Ethan Hawke took Film Performance of the Year—Actor for his work as a priest on the verge of madness in director Paul Schrader’s First Reformed. In supporting film performance categories, the winners were Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk and Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me? The latter film, the fact-based dark comedy about a struggling New York writer who turns to forgery, was named GALECA’s Dorian Award winner for LGBTQ Film of the Year.
In documentary categories, the biographical tributes Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and McQueen proved triumphant. As for GALECA’s unique category winners: The sci-fi hit Annihilation struck as Visually Striking Film of the Year; the female heist thriller Widows rallied as Unsung Film of the Year; and A Simple Favor, an outrageous mystery starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, nabbed the Society’s affectionate Campy Flick of the Year honor.
Over on the TV side, FX’s Pose and Pop’s Schitt’s Creek both scored big with GALECA members. Pose—a drama set against the lively streets of New York City circa 1979—stood as TV Drama of the Year and LGBTQ Drama of the Year, also also helped its producer, Ryan Murphy, to his second Dorian Award win for Wilde Artist of the Year (Murphy is the first person to win this title twice in GALECA’s 10-year history). Pose’s star, Billy Porter, took two Dorians—one for TV Performance of the Year—Actor and a shared win with his costars MJ Rodriguez and Our Lady J for their moving rendition of “Home” on the series.
Creek meanwhile, took TV Comedy of the Year as well as Unsung TV Comedy. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee impressed as TV Current Affairs Show of the Year for the third year in a row. Campy TV Show champ: RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Awkwafina, the rapper turned breakout star of the hit comedy film Crazy Rich Asians, was crowned GALECA’s “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star. Fresh-faced Australian comic Hannah Gadsby, who made a mark with her own well-received Netflix special last year, was named Wilde Wit of the Year.
Harvey Fierstein was the group’s latest choice for Timeless Star, the group’s career achievement award. Previous recipients include Jane Fonda, Dame Angela Lansbury and Sir Ian McKellen.
GALECA, The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, previously known as the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, includes members who review, write and/or report on film and television for a diverse number of media outlets, including BuzzFeed, The Daily Beast, Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, The Advocate, CNN, the Associated Press, People, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Collider, Vanity Fair, Screen Crush, The Los Angeles Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, New Now Next, The Guardian and the BBC. For more information, visit GALECA.org. Also find us at #DorianAwards, and enjoy our posts via @DorianAwards on Facebook • Twitter • Instagram
ABOUT FRANK DECARO
Comedian, pop culture pundit and radio/TV personality Frank DeCaro has spent the last three years touring North America as the opening act for Lisa Lampanelli. He is best known for his 12 years as the host of the daily national radio program The Frank DeCaro Show on Sirius XM, and his lauded, six-year stint as the movie critic on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central. He is the author of five books including The Dead Celebrity Cookbook, Unmistakably Mackie: The Fashion and Fantasy of Bob Mackie, A Boy Named Phyllis: A Suburban Memoir, and Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business, due from Rizzoli in spring 2019. Follow DeCaro @frankdecaroshow and visit his website, www.frankdecaro.com.
ABOUT GALECA
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics sponsors the Dorian Awards, honoring the best in film and television. The nonprofit group counts over 200 active critics and journalists writing for legitimate media outlets in the United States, Canada, Australia and the U.K. GALECA aims to generate camaraderie and solidarity in an unsettling media environment, champion constructive criticism and elevate the craft of entertainment journalism. Via panels, screenings and the annual Dorian Awards Winners Toast, GALECA also strives to remind at-risk youth, bullies and bigots that our Q-munity has a rich history of putting great and unique entertainment on everyone’s radar. After all, how would the world fare without knowing what's campy? Keep in touch via GALECA.org, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
The Favourite lived up to its title with GALECA’s Dorian Award voters, who named the cheeky historical romp Film of the Year and bestowed its star, Olivia Colman, with the Film Performance of the Year—Actress tiara for her biting turn as Queen Anne. The sumptuous movie treat also scored Screenplay of the Year honors for Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara.
Alfonso Cuarón, writer and helmer of Roma, the drama of a privileged family and their tragedy-stricken maid in 1970s Mexico City, was chosen Director of the Year, while the film itself was deemed the Foreign Language Film of the Year. Ethan Hawke took Film Performance of the Year—Actor for his work as a priest on the verge of madness in director Paul Schrader’s First Reformed. In supporting film performance categories, the winners were Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk and Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me? The latter film, the fact-based dark comedy about a struggling New York writer who turns to forgery, was named GALECA’s Dorian Award winner for LGBTQ Film of the Year.
In documentary categories, the biographical tributes Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and McQueen proved triumphant. As for GALECA’s unique category winners: The sci-fi hit Annihilation struck as Visually Striking Film of the Year; the female heist thriller Widows rallied as Unsung Film of the Year; and A Simple Favor, an outrageous mystery starring Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick, nabbed the Society’s affectionate Campy Flick of the Year honor.
Over on the TV side, FX’s Pose and Pop’s Schitt’s Creek both scored big with GALECA members. Pose—a drama set against the lively streets of New York City circa 1979—stood as TV Drama of the Year and LGBTQ Drama of the Year, also also helped its producer, Ryan Murphy, to his second Dorian Award win for Wilde Artist of the Year (Murphy is the first person to win this title twice in GALECA’s 10-year history). Pose’s star, Billy Porter, took two Dorians—one for TV Performance of the Year—Actor and a shared win with his costars MJ Rodriguez and Our Lady J for their moving rendition of “Home” on the series.
Creek meanwhile, took TV Comedy of the Year as well as Unsung TV Comedy. Full Frontal With Samantha Bee impressed as TV Current Affairs Show of the Year for the third year in a row. Campy TV Show champ: RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Awkwafina, the rapper turned breakout star of the hit comedy film Crazy Rich Asians, was crowned GALECA’s “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star. Fresh-faced Australian comic Hannah Gadsby, who made a mark with her own well-received Netflix special last year, was named Wilde Wit of the Year.
Harvey Fierstein was the group’s latest choice for Timeless Star, the group’s career achievement award. Previous recipients include Jane Fonda, Dame Angela Lansbury and Sir Ian McKellen.
ABOUT FRANK DECARO
Comedian, pop culture pundit and radio/TV personality Frank DeCaro has spent the last three years touring North America as the opening act for Lisa Lampanelli. He is best known for his 12 years as the host of the daily national radio program The Frank DeCaro Show on Sirius XM, and his lauded, six-year stint as the movie critic on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central. He is the author of five books including The Dead Celebrity Cookbook, Unmistakably Mackie: The Fashion and Fantasy of Bob Mackie, A Boy Named Phyllis: A Suburban Memoir, and Drag: Combing Through the Big Wigs of Show Business, due from Rizzoli in spring 2019. Follow DeCaro @frankdecaroshow and visit his website, www.frankdecaro.com.
ABOUT GALECA
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics sponsors the Dorian Awards, honoring the best in film and television. The nonprofit group counts over 200 active critics and journalists writing for legitimate media outlets in the United States, Canada, Australia and the U.K. GALECA aims to generate camaraderie and solidarity in an unsettling media environment, champion constructive criticism and elevate the craft of entertainment journalism. Via panels, screenings and the annual Dorian Awards Winners Toast, GALECA also strives to remind at-risk youth, bullies and bigots that our Q-munity has a rich history of putting great and unique entertainment on everyone’s radar. After all, how would the world fare without knowing what's campy? Keep in touch via GALECA.org, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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