2026 GLAAD Media Awards: Lady Gaga, Jennifer Lopez’s ‘Spider-Woman,’ ‘The Upshaws,’ & ‘Abbott Elementary’ Among BIG Nominees

2026’s award season is in full swing, and GLAAD is the latest to make headlines for lifting the lid on news around their award show and its nominees.

Now in its 37th year, the annual ceremony – set to take place in Los Angeles (March 5) – is poised to continue its tradition of honoring “media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.”

With over 200 nominees being recognized across more than 30 categories, look inside to see if the your favorite TV, music, and film projects from 2025 made the cut.

Outstanding Film – Wide Theatrical Release

Blue Moon (Sony Pictures Classics)

Christy (Black Bear Pictures)

Clown in a Cornfield (RLJE Films/Shudder)

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Focus Features)

The History of Sound (Mubi)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Sony Pictures Releasing)

Kiss of the Spider Woman (Lionsgate/Roadside Attractions/LD Entertainment)

On Swift Horses (Sony Pictures Classics)

Twinless (Roadside Attractions)

The Wedding Banquet (Bleecker Street)

Outstanding Film – Limited Theatrical Release

Cactus Pears (Strand Releasing)

Fairyland (Lionsgate/WILLA)

Griffin in Summer (Vertical)

I Wish You All the Best (Lionsgate)

A Nice Indian Boy (Blue Harbor Entertainment)

Plainclothes (Magnolia Pictures)

Ponyboi (Fox Entertainment Studios)

The Queen of My Dreams (Product of Culture/WILLA)

Sorry, Baby (A24)

Young Hearts (Strand Releasing)

Outstanding Film – Streaming or TV

10Dance (Netflix)

The Christmas Baby (Hallmark Channel)

Echo Valley (Apple TV)

Hedda (Amazon MGM Studios)

A Keller Christmas Vacation (Hallmark Channel)

Noah’s Arc: The Movie (Paramount+)

Oh. What. Fun. (Prime Video)

The Old Guard 2 (Netflix)

The Parenting (HBO Max)

Queen of Coal (Netflix)

Outstanding Documentary

Amy Bradley is Missing (Netflix)

Come See Me in the Good Light (Apple TV)

Enigma (HBO)

Heightened Scrutiny (Fourth Act Film)

I’m Your Venus (Netflix)

In Transit (Prime Video)

Love & Rage: Munroe Bergdorf (Peacock)

“A Mother Apart” POV (PBS)

Pee-Wee as Himself (HBO)

Sally (National Geographic)

Outstanding New TV Series

Boots (Netflix)

Chad Powers (Hulu)

Clean Slate (Prime Video)

The Four Seasons (Netflix)

Heated Rivalry (Crave/HBO Max (US))

The Hunting Wives (Netflix)

I Love LA (HBO)

Long Story Short (Netflix)

Mid-Century Modern (Hulu)

Overcompensating (Prime Video)

Pluribus (Apple TV)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Abbott Elementary (ABC)

Big Boys (Hulu)

Ghosts (CBS)

Hacks (HBO)

Hazbin Hotel (Prime Video)

Loot (Apple TV)

Palm Royale (Apple TV)

The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)

Survival of the Thickest (Netflix)

The Upshaws (Netflix)

Outstanding Drama Series

Brilliant Minds (NBC)

The Buccaneers (Apple TV)

Doctor Who (Disney+)

The Gilded Age (HBO)

The Last of Us (HBO)

Power Book III: Raising Kanan (Starz)

The Sandman (Netflix)

Severance (Apple TV)

Stranger Things (Netflix)

Yellowjackets (Showtime)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series

The Beast in Me (Netflix)

Chief of War (Apple TV)

Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy (Peacock)

Hal & Harper (Mubi)

“Hotel Reverie” Black Mirror (Netflix)

Lost Boys and Fairies (Britbox)

Mr Loverman (Britbox)

Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu)

Prime Target (Apple TV)

Wayward (Netflix)

Outstanding Reality Program

Back to the Frontier (Magnolia Network)

House on Fire (BET+)

Jay & Pamela (TLC)

June Farms (Prime Video)

Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)

Next Gen NYC (Bravo)

Selling Sunset (Netflix)

Southern Charm (Bravo)

Southern Hospitality (Bravo)

The Ultimatum: Queer Love (Netflix)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program

American Ninja Warrior (NBC)

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans (AMC+/Shudder)

Dancing with the Stars (ABC)

Finding Mr. Christmas (Hallmark+)

I Kissed a Boy (Hulu)

I Kissed a Girl (Hulu)

Project Runway (Freeform)

RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)

The Traitors (Peacock)

The Voice (NBC)

Outstanding Music Artist

Conan Gray, Wishbone (Republic Records)

Durand Bernarr, BLOOM (Durand Bernarr / DSING RECORDS / Create Music Group Inc.)

Elton John & Brandi Carlile, Who Believes in Angels (Interscope Records)

Ethel Cain, Willoughby Tucker, I’ll Always Love You (Daughters of Cain)

G Flip, Dream Ride (G Flip / AWAL Recordings)

Lady Gaga, MAYHEM (Streamline / Interscope Records)

Maren Morris, DREAMSICLE (Columbia Records)

Reneé Rapp, Bite Me (Interscope Records)

Ty Herndon, THIRTY, Vol. 1 (Club44 Records)

Young Miko, Do Not Disturb (The Wave Music Group / Capitol Records)

Outstanding Breakthrough Music Artist

Amaarae (Golden Angel LLC / Interscope Records)

Chris Housman (Chris Housman)

Destin Conrad (Above Ground Ent / EMPIRE)

Eli (Zelig Music & RCA Records)

Frankie Grande (Casablanca Records)

Guitarricadelafuente (Sony Music Entertainment)

KATSEYE (HYBE x Geffen Records)

Shygirl (NUXXE / Because Music)

Snow Wife (SNOWGLOBE)

Wet Leg (Domino Recording Co)

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