GREG IN HOLLYWOOD

celebs! hugging! greg!

LATEST

GREG YOUR WAY

Take the feed! Subscribe

Get GIH news via Twitter

Follow Greg: Twitter Facebook

Greg on Flickr:

Sean Hayes to be presented with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards

GLAAD announced today that they will honor Emmy award-winning actor, prolific producer, author, and comedian Sean Hayes with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles on March 28.

“For many Americans, the TV character of Jack McFarland (on NBC’s Will & Grace) was one of the first out and proud gay men who they met and cheered for. Sean’s portrayal of Jack changed countless hearts and minds, and increased LGBTQ visibility at a time in history when representation and inclusion were low,” said GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “On screen and off screen, Sean uses his platforms to advance stories and messages that make the world laugh, make the world think, and further acceptance of all.”

The Stephen F. Kolzak Award is presented to a LGBTQ media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting LGBTQ acceptance. The award is named after a legendary casting director, who devoted his life to raising awareness in the entertainment industry about the discrimination faced by LGBTQ people as well as people living with HIV. Previous honorees include Jim Parsons, Laverne Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, Troye Sivan, Ruby Rose, Chaz Bono, Wanda Sykes, Melissa Etheridge, Pedro Zamora, Robert Greenblatt, Paris Barclay and Sir Ian McKellen.

GLAAD also announced the stars who will be in attendance at the Los Angeles ceremony, including the cast of Queer Eye, Jameela Jamil (The Good Place), Imagine Dragons front man and LGBTQ ally Dan Reynolds, and Nico Santos (Crazy Rich Asians, Superstore)

The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Events will be held in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 28 and continue in New York City on Saturday, May 4. GLAAD previously announced that Madonna would receive the Advocate for Change Award at the New York City event.

GLAAD previously announced 151 nominees for the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in 27 categories, including an inaugural category for Outstanding Video Game, along with Kids & Family Programming, Comedy and Drama Series, Documentary, Reality Series, Music Artist, Comic Book, print, broadcast, and online news, and five Spanish-language categories. For the first time ever, the GLAAD Media Awards’ Outstanding Film – Limited Release category expanded from five to ten nominees as a result of a welcome increase in fair, accurate, and inclusive LGBTQ images in film.

Nominees included Pose, Love SimonCrazy Rich Asians, Will & Grace, The FavouriteSchitt’s CreekThe Handmaid’s TaleNanette, Janelle Monáe, Hayley Kiyoko, Troye Sivan, American Idol,RuPaul’s Drag Race, She-Ra, Law & Order: SVU, Don Lemon, Stephen Colbert, Samantha Bee, Univision, MSNBC, EbonyGQ, CNN, and The New York Times.

For a full list of nominees: http://glaad.org/mediaawards/nominees

View this post on Instagram

‪Thank you SO much @glaad for honoring me with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award at the upcoming #GLAADawards! I’ve always hoped that my work was in some way making a positive impact. As you can imagine, this means the world to me. #WillandGrace ‬

A post shared by Sean Hayes (@seanhayes) on

FILE UNDER: Awards, GLAAD

Comments

(All comments are reviewed before being published, and I review submissions several times per day.)

Leave a Reply