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Sam Smith, 'Imitation Game,''Transparent' receive GLAAD
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[January 21, 2015]
By Patricia Reaney
NEW YORK (Reuters) -
British singer Sam Smith, historical thriller "The
Imitation Game" and the hit TV series "Transparent,"
"Game of Thrones" and "Orange is the New Black" were
among the nominees announced on Wednesday for 26th
annual GLAAD Awards.
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The lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender advocacy
organization said the equality and visibility of how the LGBT
community is portrayed in the media has improved.
"It has been a good year for LGBT media representation,
particularly on television and for the transgender community,"
said Nick Adams, GLAAD's director of communications and special
projects.
GLAAD announced 144 nominees in 31 English and Spanish language
categories for the awards that will be presented at ceremonies
in Los Angeles on March 21 and New York on May 9.
Best picture Oscar nominee "The Imitation Game" will vie with
the gay marriage film "Love is Strange," the British
comedy-drama "Pride," "The Skeleton Twins" about reunited
siblings and the Melissa McCarthy comedy "Tammy" for the best
wide-release film award.
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Smith is up against singer/songwriter Mary Lambert, folk singer
Mary Gauthier, rapper Angel Haze and punk rock band Against Me!
in the outstanding artist category.
To reflect the increasing diversity of LGBT storylines, GLAAD
expanded the comedy and drama series categories from five to 10
nominees this year.
"Modern Family," "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," MTV's "Faking It," "Glee"
and HBO's "Looking" received nods in the comedy category along
with Netflix's "Orange is The New Black," cable channel Pivot's
"Please Like Me," "Sirens," Amazon's Golden Globe winner
"Transparent" and "Vicious"
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Best drama series nominees include Showtime's "Shameless" ABC's
"Grey's Anatomy" and "How to Get Away with Murder," ABC Family's
"Pretty Little Liars" and "The Fosters" and HBO's "Game of Thrones."
Showtime's "Masters of Sex," BBC's "Orphan Black," "Last Tango in
Halifax" and "Degrassi" from digital cable and satellite television
channel TeenNick will also be competing for best drama.
HBO's "The Normal Heart" was the only nominee for TV movie or
mini-series.
In the documentary category "The Case Against 8," about the landmark
Supreme Case that overturned California's ban on same sex marriage,
was nominated along with "True Trans with Laura Jan Grace," and "To
Russia With Love," about the Sochi Olympic Games and the Russian
LGBT community.
"Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word," which follows the lives of seven
transgender youths and Showtime's "L Word Mississippi: Hate the
Sin," about gay women living in the southern United States also got
nods for outstanding documentary.
(Editing by Andrew Hay)
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