Wednesday, January 21, 2015

And the 2014 Dorian Awards Go To...


The members of the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, (GALECA), including myself and fellow Movie Dearest critic Chris Carpenter, have chosen their winners for the 6th Annual Dorian Awards, naming the best of the best in film and television for 2014. Richard Linklater's Boyhood, a frontrunner at the upcoming Academy Awards, was named Film of the Year, while Amazon's Transparent dominated the TV prizes with five awards.


Other winning movies include Pride (for both LGBTQ and Unsung Film of the Year), The Case Against 8 (Documentary), Xavier Dolan's Mommy (Foreign Language Film), The Grand Budapest Hotel (Visually Striking Film) and Into the Woods (Campy Film). Oscar favorites Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything) and Julianne Moore (Still Alice) took the Film Performance awards, while Selma's breakout director Ava DuVernay was honored with the first Director of the Year Dorian.

In addition to TV Comedy and LGBTQ TV Show of the Year, Transparent netted Jeffrey Tambor a Dorian to go along with his recently won Golden Globe. The Normal Heart was named TV Drama of the Year, with other prizes going to Lisa Kudrow (for the comeback of The Comeback), Neil Patrick Harris (for his Hedwig and the Angry Inch performance on last year's Tony Awards) and Sia (for her viral music video "Chandelier").

Congratulations to all the Dorian Awards! See the comments section below for a complete list.

1 comment:

Kirby Holt said...

GALECA’S 2014/15 DORIAN AWARD WINNERS:

Film of the Year

Boyhood

Film Performance of the Year - Actor

Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Film Performance of the Year – Actress

Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Film Director of the Year

Ava DuVernay, Selma

LGBTQ Film of the Year

Pride

Foreign Language Film of the Year

Mommy

Unsung Film of the Year

Pride -

Documentary of the Year

(theatrical release, TV airing or DVD release)

The Case Against 8

Visually Striking Film of the Year

(honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography)

The Grand Budapest Hotel

Campy Flick of the Year

Into the Woods

TV Drama of the Year

The Normal Heart - HBO

TV Comedy of the Year

Transparent

TV Director of the Year

Jill Soloway, Transparent

TV Performance of the Year - Actor

Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

TV Performance of the Year - Actress

Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback

TV Musical Performance of the Year

Neil Patrick Harris, “Sugar Daddy,” The Tony Awards

LGBTQ TV Show of the Year

Transparent

Unsung TV Show of the Year

Getting On

TV Current Affairs Show of the Year

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central

Campy TV Show of the Year

Jane the Virgin

Music Video of the Year

Sia, “Chandelier”

The “We're Wilde About You!” Rising Star Award

Gina Rodriguez

Wilde Wit of the Year

(honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)

John Oliver

Wilde Artist of the Year

(honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theater and/or television)

Jill Soloway

Timeless Award

(to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom and wit)

George Takei