Beginners, Albert Nobbs, Modern Family and Glee are among the GLAAD Media Award Nominees

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation announced the nominees for their 23rd Annual GLAAD Media Awards this morning and we saw some familiar faces. Previous TV winners, Glee and Modern Family were in the mix, along with previous nominees Grey’s Anatomy and Dancing with the Stars. In the Best Film (Wide release category), you have Oscar contenders Albert Nobbs, Beginners and J. Edgar duking it out while Best Film (Limited release) includes standout pictures Circumstance, Pariah, Tomboy, Gun Hill Road and my pic for the winner, Weekend. Take a look at several of the nominees below which feature some of my faves like Hot in Cleveland, The Glee Project and The Big C and for all the contenders and more info, head to the GLAAD site here…. The awards will be given out in 3 ceremonies over the next few months in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Stay tuned for the winners.

2012 GLAAD Media Award Nominees:

Outstanding Film Wide Release:
Albert Nobbs
Beginners
J. Edgar

Outstanding Film- Limited Release:
Circumstance
Gun Hill Road
Pariah
Tomboy
Weekend

Outstanding Drama Series

Degrassi
TeenNick
Grey’s Anatomy
ABC
Pretty Little Liars
ABC Family
Shameless
Showtime
Torchwood: Miracle Day
Starz

Outstanding Comedy Series

Exes and Ohs
Logo
Glee
Fox
Happy Endings
ABC
Modern Family
ABC
The Big C
Showtime

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)

“Acceptance” Man Up!
ABC
“Beards” Hot in Cleveland
TV Land
“Prom” Drop Dead Diva
Lifetime
“Recruited” NCIS
CBS
“The Boy Has Style” Are We There Yet?
TBS

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series

Cinema Verite
HBO

Outstanding Documentary

Becoming Chaz
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
The Strange History of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
HBO
The World’s Worst Place to be Gay?
Logo
Two Spirits
PBS
We Were Here
Red Flag Releasing

Outstanding Reality Program

Dancing with the Stars
ABC
Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys
Sundance Channel
The Glee Project
Oxygen
The Real L Word
Showtime
The Voice
NBC

Outstanding Talk Show Episode

“Chaz Bono” Late Show with David Letterman
CBS
“Children & Teens Caught in the Wrong Bodies” Anderson
syndicated
“Coming Out on the Oprah Show: 25 Years of Unforgettable Guests” The Oprah Winfrey Show
syndicated
“The Wedding of Scott Cronick & David Gorshein” Conan
TBS
“Zach Wahls” The Ellen DeGeneres Show
syndicated

Outstanding Daily Drama

All My Children
ABC
Days of Our Lives
NBC

Outstanding Music Artist

Beverly McClellan, Fear Nothing
Oarfin Records
Girl in a Coma, Exits & All the Rest
Blackheart Records
Hunx and His Punx, Too Young to Be in Love
Hardly Art
Lady Gaga, Born This Way
Interscope Records
MEN, Talk About Body
IAMSOUND Records

Outstanding Los Angeles Theater

Bonded
by Donald Jolly
House of the Rising Son
by Tom Jacobson
Killer Queen: The Story of Paco the Pink Pounder
by Peter Griggs
No Word in Guyanese for Me
by Wendy Graf
Who’s Your Daddy?
by Johnny O’Callaghan

Outstanding New York Theater: Broadway and Off-Broadway

Maple & Vine
by Jordan Harrison
Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical
by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott
Sons of the Prophet
by Stephen Karam
The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures
by Tony Kushner
Unnatural Acts: Harvard’s Secret Court of 1920
conceived by Tony Speciale

Outstanding New York Theater: Off-Off Broadway

She Kills Monsters
by Qui Nguyen
Southern Comfort
book and lyrics by Dan Collins, music by Julianne Wick Davis
The Dog and Pony Show (Bring Your Own Pony)
by Holly Hughes
The Escape Artist
book by John Kelly, songs by John Kelly & Carol Lipnik
The Momentum
by Boo Killebrew, Geoffrey Decas O’Donnell & Jordan Seavey

My Still Very Early November Oscar Predictions…

It’s almost Thanksgiving and the Oscar race is in full swing. Several big contenders are currently in theatres (Moneyball, The Descendants, The Help) and a couple open this week (The Artist, My Week with Marilyn). In fact all but three of the biggies (War Horse, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) have screened at festivals or for critics and media and those final ponies have such strong pedigrees that have to be considered front-runners nonetheless. With that said, check out my new predictions, my Oct predix and let me know what you think will grab the gold early next year. Also note, I have ranked them in order of likelihood of getting a nomination and watch for big changes as the critics awards and SAG and Golden Globe nominations start to come in. (Heck, J. Edgar is pretty much out of all the races now after a poor opening and rough critical reception. At least Leo still stands a chance)…

Best Picture:
1. The Artist
2. The Descendants
3. War Horse
4. The Help
5. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
6. Moneyball
7. Midnight in Paris
8. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
~spoilers: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2, My Week with Marilyn, The Adventures of Tin Tin, The Ides of March
*Note : this year the rules have changed again and the Best Picture nominees will vary from 5-10 films depending on the amount of support they get. (There’s a whole lot of weird math mumbojumbo involved). I feel like it will end up with 7 or 8.

Best Actor:
1. George Clooney (The Descendants)
2. Jean Dujardin (The Artist)~ new to the list
3. Brad Pitt (Moneyball)
4. Leonardo DiCaprio (J. Edgar)
5. Woody Harrelson (Rampart)
~spoilers: Gary Oldman (Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy), Michael Fassbender (Shame), Ryan Gosling (Drive)

Best Actress:
1. Meryl Streep (The Iron Lady)
2. Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn)
3. Viola Davis (The Help)
4. Glenn Close (Albert Nobbs)
5. Elizabeth Olsen (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
~spoilers: Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Charlize Theron (Young Adult), Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin), Keira Knightley (A Dangerous Method)

Best Supporting Actor:
1. Christopher Plummer (Beginners)
2. Kenneth Branagh (My Week with Marilyn)
3. Max VonSydow (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close)
4. John Hawkes (Martha Marcy May Marlene)
5. Albert Brooks (Drive) ~ new
~spoilers: Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady), George Clooney (The Ides of March), Alan Rickman (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Pt. 2), Patton Oswalt (Young Adult), Armie Hammer (J. Edgar), Nick Nolte (Warrior), Jonah Hill (Moneyball)
* this category remains very crowded and unclear with only Plummer a serious lock right now

Best Supporting Actress:
1. Octavia Spencer (The Help)
2. Janet McTeer (Albert Nobbs) ~ new
3. Vanessa Redgrave (Corolianus)~ new
4. Jessica Chastain (The Help)
5. Melissa McCarthy (Bridesmaids) ~new
~spoilers:  Berncie Bejo (The Artist), Shailene Woodley (The Descendants), Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life), Robin Wright (Rampart), Sandra Bullock (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), Angelica Huston (50/50), Judy Greer (The Descendants)

* This is the next category that is most up in the air with so many worthy contenders

Best Director:
1. Steven Speilberg (War Horse)
2. Michael Havinicius (The Artist) ~ new
3. Alexander Payne (The Descendants)
4. David Fincher (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo)
5. Tate Taylor (The Help)~ new
~spoilers: Stephen Daldry (Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close), Woody Allen (Midnight in Paris), Bennett Miller (Moneyball)

Best Original Screenplay:
1. The Artist
2. Midnight in Paris
3. Beginners
4. Young Adult ~ new
5. Bridesmaids (oh yes I said it!) ~ new
~spoilers: J. Edgar, Rampart, Rango, Martha Marcy May Marlene

Best Adapted Screenplay:
1. The Descendants
2. The Help
3. War Horse
4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
5. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close
~spoilers: My Week with Marilyn, Albert Nobbs, The Ides of March, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy