Wednesday, August 17, 2022

GALECA Honors The Best of TV with Dorian Awards for "Yellowjackets," "Abbott Elementary" and "Heartstopper"



Heartstopper (c) Netflix / Yellowjackets (c) Showtime / Abbott Elementary (c) ABC


GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics today announced the winners of its 14th Dorian TV Awards for both mainstream and LGBTQIA+ programs. 


GALECA, comprised of 360 film, TV and pop culture critics and journalists in the U.S., Canada, Australia and U.K., chose Showtime’s "Yellowjackets" for Best TV Drama. ABC’s freshman "Abbott Elementary," star-creator Quinta Brunson’s sitcom about a devoted teacher navigating an underfunded public grade school in Philadelphia, earned Best TV Comedy. Another school-set hit, Netflix's "Heartstopper," scored Best LGBTQ TV Show for its tender tale of friendship, love and romance among a variety of Brit teens. 


COMPLETE LIST OF 14TH DORIAN TV AWARD WINNERS


BEST TV DRAMA 
Better Call Saul (AMC) 
Heartstopper (Netflix) 
Yellowjackets (Showtime) 
Severance (Apple TV+) 
Succession (HBO) 



BEST TV COMEDY 
Abbott Elementary (ABC) 
Barry (HBO) 
Hacks (HBO Max)
The Other Two (HBO Max) 
Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max) 



BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW 
Hacks (HBO Max) 
Heartstopper (Netflix) 
The Other Two (HBO Max) 
Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max) 
Somebody Somewhere (HBO) 
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) 



BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES 
Dopesick (Hulu) 
The Dropout (Hulu) 
Midnight Mass (Netflix) 
Station Eleven (HBO Max) 
The White Lotus (HBO) 



BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW 
Elite (Netflix) 
Lupin (Netflix) 
My Brilliant Friend (HBO) 
Pachinko (Apple TV+) 
Squid Game (Netflix) 



BEST UNSUNG TV SHOW 
Better Things (FX) 
The Other Two (HBO Max) 
Our Flag Means Death (HBO Max) 
Russian Doll (Netflix) 
Somebody Somewhere (HBO) 
We Are Lady Parts (Peacock) 



BEST TV PERFORMANCE 
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC) 
Kit Connor, Heartstopper (Netflix) 
Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere (HBO) 
Bill Hader, Barry (HBO) 
Lily James, Pam & Tommy (Hulu) 
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll (Netflix) 
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets (Showtime) 
Amanda Seyfried, The Dropout (HBO) 
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max) 
Zendaya, Euphoria (HBO) 


The White Lotus (c) HBO Max

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE 
Murray Bartlett, The White Lotus (HBO) 
Anthony Carrigan, Barry (HBO) 
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus (HBO) 
Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (HBO Max) 
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere (HBO) 
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC) 
Matthew Macfadyen Succession (HBO) 
Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets (Showtime) 
Rhea Seehorn, Better Call Saul (AMC) 
Sydney Sweeney, Euphoria (HBO) 



BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE 
BeyoncĂ©, “Be Alive,” 94th Academy Awards (ABC) 
Kristin Chenoweth and cast, “Tribulation,” Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+) 
Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller, “Don’t Give Up,” Somebody Somewhere (HBO) 
Jean Smart, “You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman,” Hacks (HBO Max) 
Cecily Strong and cast, “Corn Puddin’,” Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+) 
Hannah Waddingham and cast, “Never Gonna Give You Up,” Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) 



BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES 
The Andy Warhol Diaries (Netflix) 
The Beatles: Get Back (Disney+) 
How To with John Wilson (HBO) 
Spring Awakening: Those You’ve Known (HBO) 
We Need to Talk About Cosby (Showtime) 



BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS PROGRAM 
The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock) 
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) 
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) 
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) 
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS) 
The Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC) 
ZIWE (Showtime) 



BEST ANIMATED SHOW 
Arcane (Netflix) 
Big Mouth (Netflix) 
Bob’s Burgers (Fox) 
Q Force (Netflix) 
Tuca & Bertie (Adult Swim) 
What If … ? (Disney+) 



BEST REALITY SHOW 
Legendary (HBO Max) 
The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans (Paramount+) 
RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) 
Survivor (CBS) 
Top Chef: Houston (Bravo) 
We’re Here (HBO) 



MOST VISUALLY STRIKING TV SHOW 
Euphoria (HBO) 
The Gilded Age (HBO) 
Loki (Disney+) 
Severance (Apple TV+) 
Squid Game (Netflix) 


Girls5Eva (c) Peacock

CAMPIEST TV SHOW 
Diana: The Musical (Netflix) 
Euphoria (HBO) 
Girls5Eva (Peacock) 
Nine Perfect Strangers (Hulu) 
Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+) 



WILDE WIT AWARD 
To a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse 
Joel Kim Booster 
Quinta Brunson 
Jerrod Carmichael 
Jennifer Coolidge 
Bowen Yang 



GALECA TV ICON AWARD (TIE) 
Gillian Anderson 
Christine Baranski 
Lynda Carter 
Kim Cattrall 
Cassandra Peterson 



GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV TRAILBLAZER 
For creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity 
Jerrod Carmichael 
Margaret Cho 
Russell T Davies 
Kate McKinnon 
Bowen Yang


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