THE GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday night welcomed a slew of stars, many of whom were wearing blue “&” pins showing their support of acceptance and equality for women, Muslims, immigrants and the LGBTQ community. Top winners at the ceremony, held at the Hilton Midtown in New York City, included “Call Me by Your Name” for best film in wide release, accepted by Oscar winner James Ivory and producer Peter Spears. Also at the ceremony, Jay-Z’s mom, Gloria Carter, accepted a Special Recognition Award for the rapper’s song “Smile,” featuring Carter, who used the song to come out as a lesbian. Ava DuVernay accepted the Excellence in Media Award, and Samira Wiley accepted the Vita Russo Award from her “The Handmaid’s Tale” co-star Alexis Bledel. Other winners included magazine Billboard, “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver,” “Anderson Cooper 360,” “NBC Night News With Lester Holt,” Katie Couric and Halsey. The animated short film “In a Heartbeat” also was the recipient of a Special Recognition Award. At a previous ceremony, held April 12 in Los Angeles, GLAAD honored Britney Spears with the Vanguard prize and Jim Parsons with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award. Other winners at the L.A. ceremony included “A Fantastic Woman,” named best feature in limited release, which earlier this year won the Oscar for best foreign-language movie. “This Is Us” was named best drama series, while “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” won for best comedy. “Andi Mack” and “Master of None” were also among the TV winners. (SD-Agencies) |