--- description: GLAAD announced its list of nominees for their 2018 Media Awards, including "Lady Bird," "Call Me By Your Name" and "This Is Us." title: These Are the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards Nominees image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fc781220b9fc3ca/6988f8bc929fad4d95bef475/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Here Are the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards Nominees by [Lena Grossman](/author/lena-grossman/) ## Lena Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 19, 2018 3:50 PM CUT  President and CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis speaks on stage at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Hilton Midtown on May 6, 2017 in New York City. President and CEO of GLAAD Sarah Kate Ellis speaks on stage at the 28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Hilton Midtown on May 6, 2017 in New York City.Jason Kempin—GLAAD/Getty Images by [Lena Grossman](/author/lena-grossman/) ## Lena Grossman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 19, 2018 3:50 PM CUT LGBTQ advocacy organization [GLAAD](http://time.com/4794130/glaad-lgbtq-hollywood-films-underrepresented/ "undefined") announced their nominees live from the Sundance Film Festival for the 2018 [GLAAD Media Awards](http://glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees "undefined") Friday. The awards center around honoring fair and inclusive representations of the [LGBTQ community](http://time.com/5104657/donald-trump-lgbt-rights/ "undefined") and issues surrounding their lives. The awards ceremonies will be held in Los Angeles on April 12 and in New York on May 5\. “At a time when [anti-LGBTQ policies](http://time.com/4878914/lgbtq-people-rights-refuse-service/ "undefined") and [harassment](http://time.com/5091776/golden-globes-red-carpet-sexual-harassment/ "undefined") are on the rise, it is imperative that Hollywood and news media tell more LGBTQ stories that reflect the community’s rich diversity,” GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis said in a press release. Many of the GLAAD Awards nominees echo [Golden Globe winners and nominees](http://time.com/5088433/golden-globes-2018-winners/ "undefined"). Film nominations include [_Lady Bird_](http://time.com/5006939/lady-bird-captures-joy-pain-coming-of-age/ "undefined")_,_ which won the Golden Globe for Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical, as well as [_The Shape of Water_](http://time.com/4923582/the-shape-of-water-guillermo-del-toro-review/ "undefined") and[ _Call Me By Your Name_](http://time.com/5042707/call-me-by-your-name-shape-of-water-fearlessly-display-love/ "undefined"). [_The Handmaid’s Tale_](http://time.com/4734904/margaret-atwood-elisabeth-moss-handmaids-tale/ "undefined")_, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, This Is Us_ and [_Feud: Bette and Joan_](http://time.com/4688225/feud-jessica-lange-susan-sarandon-fx/ "undefined") are among the television honorees. News stories made the list, too. _The New Yorker_ and _Nightline_ were nominated for their coverage on [persecution of gay and bi men in Chechnya](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/21/world/europe/chechnya-russia-attacks-gays.html "undefined"). TIME was nominated for outstanding overall magazine coverage, and the March 2017 cover story “[Beyond ‘He’ or ‘She’: The Changing Meaning of Gender and Sexuality](http://time.com/magazine/us/4703292/march-27th-2017-vol-189-no-11-u-s/ "undefined")” by Katy Steinmetz received a nod for outstanding magazine article along with the [New York _Times Magazine_ story on the HIV epidemic](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/06/magazine/americas-hidden-hiv-epidemic.html "undefined") and [_Rolling Stone’s_ story on trans teens who were homeless](https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/trans-teen-homeless-americas-most-vulnerable-population-w504834 "undefined") and others. GLAAD announced a new category this year, which will honor LGBTQ-inclusive content in kids and family television. Nominees include Disney’s _Doc McStuffins_ and Cartoon Network’s _Steven Universe_. Jay Z will receive a Specialty Recognition award for his song and music video “Smile” which honors his mother, Gloria Carter, who recently came out as lesbian. Here’s the full list of nominees: **OUTSTANDING FILM – WIDE RELEASE** _Battle of the Sexes_ (Fox Searchlight) _Call Me by Your Name_ (Sony Pictures Classics) _Lady Bird_ (A24) _Professor Marston and the Wonder Women_ (Annapurna Pictures) _The Shape of Water_ (Fox Searchlight) **OUTSTANDING FILM – LIMITED RELEASE** _BPM_ (The Orchard) _A Fantastic Woman_ (Sony Pictures Classics) _God’s Own Country_ (Samuel Goldwyn Films/Orion Pictures) _Thelma_ (The Orchard) _The Wound_ (Kino Lorber) **OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES** _The Bold Type_ (Freeform) _Brooklyn Nine-Nine_ (FOX) _Crazy Ex-Girlfriend_ (The CW) _Modern Family_ (ABC) _One Day at a Time_ (Netflix) _One Mississippi_ (Amazon) _Superstore_ (NBC) _Survivor’s Remorse_ (Starz) _Transparent_ (Amazon) _Will & Grace_ (NBC) **OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES** _Billions_ (Showtime) _Doubt_ (CBS) _The Handmaid’s Tale_ (Hulu) _Nashville_ (CMT) _Sense8_ (Netflix) _Shadowhunters_ (Freeform) _Star_ (FOX) _Star Trek: Discovery_ (CBS All Access) _This Is Us_ (NBC) _Wynonna Earp_ (Syfy) **OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL EPISODE** (in a series without a regular LGBTQ character) “Chapter 8” _Legion_ (FX) “Grace” _Pure Genius_ (CBS) “Lady Cha Cha” _Easy_ (Netflix) “The Missionaries” _Room 104_ (HBO) “Thanksgiving” _Master of None_ (Netflix) **OUTSTANDING TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES** _American Horror Story: Cult_ (FX) _Feud: Bette and Joan_ (FX) _Godless_ (Netflix) _Queers_ (BBC America) _When We Rise_ (ABC) **OUTSTANDING KIDS & FAMILY PROGRAMMING** _Andi Mack_ (Disney Channel) “Chosen Family” _Danger & Eggs_ (Amazon) “The Emergency Plan” _Doc McStuffins_ (Disney Channel) _The Loud House_ (Nickelodeon) _Steven Universe_ (Cartoon Network) **OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY** _Chavela_ (Music Box Films) _Gender Revolution: A Journey with Katie Couric_ (National Geographic) _Kiki_ (Sundance Selects) “Real Boy” _Independent Lens_ (PBS) _This is Everything: Gigi Gorgeous_ (YouTube Red) **OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM** _Gaycation with Ellen Page_ (Viceland) _I Am Jazz_ (TLC) _RuPaul’s Drag Race_ (VH1) _Survivor: Game Changers_ (CBS) _The Voice_ (NBC) **OUTSTANDING MUSIC ARTIST** Miley Cyrus, _Younger Now_ (RCA Records) Halsey, _Hopeless Fountain Kingdom_ (Astralwerks Records) Honey Dijon, _The Best of Both Worlds_ (Classic Music Company) Kehlani, _SweetSexySavage_ (TSNMI/Atlantic Records) Kelela, _Take Me Apart_ (Warp Records) Kesha, _Rainbow_ (Kemosabe/RCA Records) Perfume Genius, _No Shape_ (Matador Records) Sam Smith, _The Thrill of It All_ (Capitol Records) St. Vincent, _MASSEDUCTION_ (Loma Vista Recordings) Wrabel, _We Could Be Beautiful_ (Epic/Sony Records) **OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOK** _America_, written by Gabby Rivera (Marvel Comics) _The Backstagers_, written by James Tynion IV (BOOM! Studios) _Batwoman_, written by Marguerite Bennett, James Tynion IV (DC Comics) _Black Panther: World of Wakanda_, written by Roxane Gay, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Yona Harvey, Rembert Browne (Marvel Comics) _Deadman: Dark Mansion of Forbidden Love_, written by Sarah Vaughn (DC Comics) _Goldie Vance_, written by Hope Larson, Jackie Ball (BOOM! Studios) _Iceman_, written by Sina Grace (Marvel Comics) _Lumberjanes_, written by Kat Leyh, Shannon Watters (BOOM! Studios) _Quantum Teens are Go_, written by Magdalene Visaggio (Black Mask Comics) _The Woods_, written by James Tynion IV (BOOM! Studios) **OUTSTANDING DAILY DRAMA** _The Bold and The Beautiful_ (CBS) _Days of Our Lives_ (NBC) _The Young & the Restless_ (CBS) **OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW EPISODE** [“Australia Marriage Equality”](http://glaad.hboawardsfyc.com/ "undefined") _Last Week Tonight with John Oliver_ (HBO) “Danica Roem” _The Opposition with Jordan Klepper_ (Comedy Central) “Laila and Logan Ireland, Transgender Military Couple” The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated) “Laverne Cox and Gavin Grimm” _The View_ (ABC) “Trans Veterans React to Ban” _The Daily Show with Trevor Noah_ (Comedy Central) **OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM – NEWSMAGAZINE** “A Boy Named Lucas” _20/20_ (ABC) “China Queer” _The Naked Truth_ (Fusion) “Gay Purge?” _Nightline_ (ABC) “The Pulse of Orlando: Terror at the Nightclub” _Anderson Cooper 360_ (CNN) “Trans Youth” _VICE on HBO_ (HBO) **OUTSTANDING TV JOURNALISM SEGMENT** “The Abolitionists Face the Love Army” _KAPP-KVEW Local News_ (KAPP-35/KVEW-42 \[Tri Cities/Yakima, Wash.\]) “DJ Zeke Thomas Goes Public” _Good Morning America_ (ABC) “Murders Raise Alarm for Transgender Community” _NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt_ (NBC) “Transgender Murders in Louisiana Part of Disturbing Trend” _CBS Evening New_s (CBS) “Transgender Rights under Fire in Trump Era” _AM Joy_ (MSNBC) **OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER ARTICLE** “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Journey of a Transgender Man” _by Lauren McGaughy (The Dallas Morning News)_ [“](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-lesbian-college-coaches-challenges-spt-0118-20170117-story.html "undefined")Lesbian College Coaches Still Face Difficult Atmosphere to Come Out[“](http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/college/ct-lesbian-college-coaches-challenges-spt-0118-20170117-story.html "undefined") by Shannon Ryan (_Chicago Tribune_) “Pulse Victims’ Families in Puerto Rico: ‘We Have to Cry Alone'” by Jennifer A. Marcial Ocasio (_Orlando Sentinel_) “Revised Guidance on HIV Proves Life-Transforming” by Lenny Bernstein (_The_ _Washington Post_) “The Silent Epidemic: Black Gay Men and HIV” \[series\] (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution) **OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE ARTICLE** “America’s Hidden H.I.V. Epidemic” by Linda Villarosa (_The New York Times Magazine_) “Beyond ‘He’ or ‘She’: The Changing Meaning of Gender and Sexuality” by Katy Steinmetz (_Time_) “Forbidden Lives: The Gay Men Who Fled Chechnya’s Purge” by Masha Gessen (_The_ _New Yorker_) “Free Radical” by Nathan Heller (_Vogue_) “Trans, Teen, and Homeless” by Laura Rena Murray (_Rolling Stone_) **OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE OVERALL COVERAGE** _The Advocate_ _Billboard_ _People_ _Teen Vogue_ _Time_ **OUTSTANDING DIGITAL JOURNALISM ARTICLE** “The Ballad of Bobby Brooks, the First Gay Student-Body President of Texas A&M” by Lauren Larson (GQ.com) “For Those We Lost and Those Who Survived: The Pulse Massacre One Year Later” by James Michael Nichols (HuffPost Queer Voices) “‘I Am a Girl Now,’ Sage Smith Wrote. Then She Went Missing.” by Emma Eisenberg (Splinter) “Meet the Transgender Student Who Fought Discrimination at His Maryland High School (and Won)” by Nico Lang (INTO) “Why Bisexual Men Are Still Fighting to Convince Us They Exist” by Samantha Allen (Splinter) **OUTSTANDING DIGITAL JOURNALISM – MULTIMEDIA** “Former Patriots and Chiefs Tackle Ryan O’Callaghan Comes Out as Gay” by Cyd Zeigler (Outsports/SB Nation) “Made to Model: Trans Beauty in Fashion” (LogoTV.com) “‘This Is How We Win’: Inside Danica Roem’s Historic Victory” by Diana Tourjée (Broadly.Vice.com) “Transgender Day of Remembrance” by Saeed Jones (_AM to DM_, BuzzFeed News) “US Travel Ban Leaves LGBT Refugees in Limbo” by Nina dos Santos (CNN.com) **OUTSTANDING BLOG** Autostraddle Gays With Kids My Fabulous Disease Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents Transgriot **SPECIAL RECOGNITION** _In a Heartbeat_ (written & directed by Esteban Bravo and Beth David) “Smile” by Jay-Z featuring Gloria Carter, _4:44_ (Roc Nation/Universal Music Group) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5108797/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5108797/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018/"},"headline":"Here Are the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards Nominees","datePublished":"2018-01-19T15:50:32.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:06:14.332Z","description":"Including \"Lady Bird,\" \"Call Me By Your Name\" and \"This Is Us\"","url":"https://time.com/5108797/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018/","keywords":["Newsfeed","awards","LGBTQ"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fc781220b9fc3ca/6988f8bc929fad4d95bef475/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lena Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/lena-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3fc781220b9fc3ca/6988f8bc929fad4d95bef475/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Dinner & Awards","caption":"28th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Dinner & Awards","creditText":"Jason Kempin—GLAAD/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5108797/glaad-media-awards-nominees-2018/","name":"Here Are the 2018 GLAAD Media Awards Nominees"}}]}] ```