'Bombshell', 'Booksmart' and 'Rocketman', in the meantime, are among the nominees in the film categories, whereas 'Batwoman' and 'Killing Eve' are vying for Outstanding Drama Series.

AceShowbiz - Lil Nas X and Adam Lambert are among the musicians nominated for the 31st annual GLAAD Media Awards.

The stars were announced on the shortlist for the LGBTQ organisation's Outstanding Music Artist prize on Wednesday, January 8.

They are joined among the nominees by Brittany Howard, Kevin Abstract, Kim Petras, King Princess, Melissa Etheridge, Mika, Tegan and Sara, and rapper Young M.A.

Nominees in the two film categories, wide and limited release, include "Bombshell", "Booksmart", "Pain and Glory", "Brittany Runs a Marathon", "Downton Abbey", and the biopics of Judy Garland and Elton John - "Judy", and "Rocketman".

Up for Outstanding Drama Series are "Batwoman", "Billions", "Euphoria", "Killing Eve", "The L Word: Generation Q", "The Politician", "Pose", "Shadowhunters", "Star Trek: Discovery", and "Supergirl".

In a press release, Sarah Kate Ellis, GLAAD's President and CEO said the nominees were chosen for how they "shed light" on the lives of LGBTQ people and told stories that "educate, entertain, and affect positive cultural change".

"Brooklyn Nine-Nine", "Dear White People", and "Schitt's Creek" are among the nominees for the Outstanding Comedy Series award, with Billy Porter also given a nomination in the Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode category for an appearance on "The View".

The prizes will be handed out in two ceremonies, one in New York on March 19, and another in Los Angeles on April 16.

The full list of GLAAD Media Award Nominations 2020 is:

Outstanding Drama Series

Outstanding Film – Wide Release

Outstanding Film – Limited Release

Outstanding Documentary

  • "5B" (RYOT Films)
  • "Gay Chorus Deep South" (MTV)
  • "Leitis in Waiting" (PBS)
  • "State of Pride" (YouTube)
  • "Wig" (HBO)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series w/o a regular LGBTQ character)

Outstanding TV Movie

Outstanding Limited Series

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming

  • "Andi Mack" (The Disney Channel)
  • "The Bravest Knight" (Hulu)
  • "High School Musical: The Musical": The Series (Disney+)
  • "The Loud House" (Nickelodeon)
  • "Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone" Arthur (PBS)
  • "Rocko's Modern Life: Static Cling" (Netflix)
  • "She-Ra and the Princesses of Power" (Netflix)
  • "Steven Universe: The Movie" (Cartoon Network)
  • "A Tale of Two Nellas" Nella the Princess Knight (Nick Jr.)
  • "Twelve Forever" (Netflix)

Outstanding Reality Program

Outstanding Music Artist

  • Adam Lambert, "Velvet: Side A" (More is More/Empire)
  • Brittany Howard, "Jaime" (ATO)
  • Kevin Abstract, "ARIZONA BABY" (Question Everything/RCA)
  • Kim Petras, "Clarity" (Bunhead)
  • King Princess, "Cheap Queen" (Zelig/Columbia Records)
  • Lil Nas X, "7 (Columbia)
  • Melissa Etheridge, "The Medicine Show" (ME Records/Concord)
  • Mika, "My Name Is Michael Holbrook" (Casablanca/Republic Records)
  • Tegan and Sara, "Hey, I'm Just Like You" (Sire)
  • Young M.A, "Herstory in the Making" (M.A Music/3D)

Outstanding Comic Book

  • "The Avant-Guards", written by Carly Usdin (BOOM! Studios)
  • "Bloom", written by Kevin Panetta (First Second)
  • "Crowded", written by Christopher Sebela (Image Comics)
  • "Harley Quinn: Breaking Glass", written by Mariko Tamaki (DC Comics)
  • "Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me", written by Mariko Tamaki (First Second)
  • "Liebestrasse", written by Greg Lockard (ComiXology Originals)
  • "Lumberjanes", written by Shannon Watters, Kat Leyh (BOOM! Studios)
  • "Runaways", written by Rainbow Rowell (Marvel Comics)
  • "Star Wars: Doctor Aphra", written by Simon Spurrier (Marvel Comics)
  • "The Wicked + Divine", written by Kieron Gillen (Image Comics)

Outstanding Video Game

  • Apex Legends (Electronic Arts)
  • Borderlands 3 (2K Games)
  • The Outer Worlds (Private Division)
  • Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
  • The Walking Dead: The Final Season (Skybound Entertainment)

Outstanding Broadway Production

  • "Choir Boy", by Tarell Alvin McCraney
  • "The Inheritance", by Matthew Lopez
  • "Jagged Little Pill", book by Diablo Cody, lyrics by Alanis Morissette, music by Alanis Morissette, Glen Ballard
  • "Slave Play", by Jeremy O. Harris
  • "What the Constitution Means to Me", by Heidi Schreck

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode

Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine

  • "ABC News Pride Day" (WABC-TV [New York])
  • "All Her Sons" CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)
  • "Am I Next? Gay and Targeted in Chechnya" Nightline (ABC)
  • "Am I Next? Trans and Targeted" Nightline (ABC)
  • "Rainbow Railroad" 60 Minutes (CBS)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

  • "Black and Trans in Texas", "Vice News Tonight" (HBO)
  • "Don Lemon to Kevin Hart: Walking away right now is your choice", "CNN Tonight with Don Lemon" (CNN)
  • "Laverne Cox: We exist, we deserve human rights", "Up with David Gura" (MSNBC)
  • "One-on-One with Mayor Pete Buttigieg", "The Rachel Maddow Show" (MSNBC)
  • "Ryan Russell Reveals His Truth", "ESPN" (ESPN)

Outstanding Newspaper Article

  • "L.G.B.T.Q. Community Finds 'Sense of Home' in the Bronx" by Rick Rojas (The New York Times)
  • "Military Reports No Discharges Under Trans Ban -- But Advocates Have Doubts" by Chris Johnson (Washington Blade)
  • "Nearly 4 Million LGBTQ People Live in Rural America, and 'Everything is not bias and awful'" by Susan Miller (USA Today)
  • "Texas Leads the Nation in Transgender Murders. After the Latest Attack, the Dallas Trans Community Asks Why" by Lauren McGaughy (The Dallas Morning News)
  • "Trump Pledged to End the HIV Epidemic. San Francisco Could Get There First" by Maria L. La Ganga (Los Angeles Times)

Outstanding Magazine Article

  • "2019 Sportsperson of the Year: Megan Rapinoe" by Jenny Vrentas (Sports
  • Illustrated)
  • "In Her Element: Geena Rocero" by Geena Rocero (Playboy)
  • "Indya Moore Just Wants to Be Free" by Jada Yuan (ELLE)
  • "Mayor Pete Buttigieg's Unlikely, Untested, Unprecedented Presidential Campaign" by Charlotte Alter (TIME)
  • "The Trans Obituaries Project" by Raquel Willis (OUT)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage

  • Advocate
  • Billboard
  • Entertainment Weekly
  • OUT
  • Variety

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article

  • "Finding the Truth About Transgender Athletes in Women's Sports" [series] by Cyd Zeigler, Dawn Ennis (Outsports.com)
  • "How a New Class of Trans Male Actors Are Changing the Face of Television" by Trish Bendix (TIME.com)
  • "'This time is real': Taiwan Counts Down to Asia's First Same-Sex Weddings" by Beh Lih Yi (Openlynews.com)
  • "Trump Administration to LGBT Couples: Your 'Out of Wedlock' Kids Aren't Citizens" by Scott Bixby (TheDailyBeast.com)
  • "When Transgender Travelers Walk Into Scanners, Invasive Searches Sometimes Wait on the Other Side" by Lucas Waldron, Brenda Medina (ProPublica.org)

Outstanding Digital Journalism – Video or Multimedia

  • "Between Two Homes: The LGBTQ+ Refugees America Left Behind" by Judah Robinson (NowThis)
  • "LGBTQ+ Community Debates the Meaning of 'Queer', Military Bans, & More" by Arielle Duhaime-Ross (VICE)
  • "The Life Threatening Dangers Of Gay Conversion Therapy" by Grace Baldridge (Refinery29)
  • "Sound On: Community, Representation and Identity" by Terron Moore and Rakhee Jethwa (MTV News)
  • "Stonewall 50: The Revolution" produced by Sekiya Dorsett, Brooke Sopelsa, Elizabeth Kuhr, Shahrzad Elghanayan, Wesley Oliver, Tim Fitzsimmons (NBC OUT and Nightly Films)

Outstanding Blog Gays with Kids

  • JoeMyGod
  • My Fabulous Disease
  • Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents
  • Transgriot

Special Recognition

  • "Special" (Netflix)
  • Karen Ocamb, news editor, Los Angeles Blade
  • Mark Segal, founder and publisher, Philadelphia Gay News

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