Wednesday, January 15, 2014

The 2013 Dorian Award Nominations


The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, of which I and Movie Dearest contributor Chris Carpenter are members, has announced the nominations for the 5th Annual Dorian Awards honoring the best in film and television for 2013.


Recent Dearie Award winners Blue is the Warmest Color, Dallas Buyers Club and Gravity are joined by American Hustle, Her, Laurence Anyways and 12 Years a Slave as the nominees for the top film award, with Blue, Dallas and Laurence also nominated for LGBT Film of the Year along with Kill Your Darlings and Philomena.

HBO's Liberace biopic Behind the Candelabra leads the nominations on the television side, and actress/comedienne Lily Tomlin was named this year's recipient of the Timeless Award, given to “an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom and wit.”

See the comments section below for the complete list of nominees. Winners will be announced January 21st.

4 comments:

Kirby Holt said...

TV Drama of the Year
American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Behind the Candelabra (HBO)
Breaking Bad (AMC)
Mad Men (AMC)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)

TV Comedy of the Year
The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Getting On (HBO)
Girls (HBO)
Ja'mie: Private School Girl (HBO)
Modern Family (ABC)
Veep (HBO)

TV Performance of the Year - Actor
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad (AMC)
Michael Douglas, Behind the Candelabra (HBO)
Jon Hamm, Mad Men (AMC)
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards (Netflix)

TV Performance of the Year - Actress
Vera Farmiga, Bates Motel (FX)
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black (BBC America)
Taylor Schilling, Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
Kerry Washington, Scandal (ABC)
Robin Wright, House of Cards (Netflix)

TV Musical Performance of the Year
Shirley Bassey, "Goldfinger," 82nd Academy Awards (CBS)
Neil Patrick Harris, "Bigger," 67th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Jane Krakowski, "Theme from Rural Juror," 30 Rock (NBC)
Jessica Lange and cast, "The Name Game," American Horror Story: Asylum (FX
Lea Michele, "To Make You Feel My Love," Glee (FX)

LGBT TV Show of the Year
Behind the Candelabra (HBO)
Bridegroom (OWN)
Modern Family (ABC)
Orange is the New Black (Netflix)
RuPaul's Drag Race (Logo)

Campy TV Show of the Year
American Horror Story: Coven (FX)
Behind the Candelabra (HBO)
House of Versace (Lifetime)
Sharknado (Syfy)
Smash (NBC)

Unsung TV Show of the Year
Broadchurch (BBC America)
The Carrie Diaries (CW)
Cougar Town (TBS)
Getting On (HBO)
Mom (CBS)
Orphan Black (BBC America)

The We're Wilde About You (Rising Star Award)
Adele Exarchopoulos
Dane DeHaan
Laverne Cox
Lupita Nyong’o
Tatiana Maslany

Visually Striking Film of the Year
(honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography)
Frozen (Disney)
Gravity (WB)
Inside Llewyn Davis (CBS)
Laurence Anyways (Breaking Glass)
The Great Gatsby (WB)

Wilde Wit of the Year
(honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Rachel Maddow
Bill Maher
Kate McKinnon
Dan Savage
Amy Schumer

Wilde Artist of the Year
(honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theater and/or television)
Alfonso Cuaron
Xavier Dolan
James Franco
Spike Jonze
Steve McQueen

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

Kirby Holt said...

GALECA/DORIAN AWARDS 2013 NOMINATIONS:

Film of the Year
American Hustle (Sony)
Blue is the Warmest Color (IFC)
Dallas Buyers Club (Focus)
Gravity (WB)
Her (WB)
Laurence Anyways (Breaking Glass)
12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight)

Film Performance of the Year - Actor
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street (Paramount)
Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight)
James Franco, Spring Breakers (A24)
Jared Leto, Dallas Buyer Club (Focus)
Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club (Focus)

Film Performance of the Year - Actress
Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine (Sony Classics)
Sandra Bullock, Gravity (WB)
Judi Dench, Philomena (Weinstein)
Adele Exarchopoulos, Blue is the Warmest Color (IFC)
Lupita Nyong'o, 12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight)

LGBT Film of the Year
Blue is the Warmest Color (IFC)
Dallas Buyers Club (Focus)
Kill Your Darlings (Sony Classics)
Laurence Anyways (Breaking Glass)
Philomena (Weinstein)

Foreign Language Film of the Year
Blue is the Warmest Color (IFC)
The Great Beauty (Janus)
The Hunt (Magnolia)
I'm So Excited! (Sony Classics)
Laurence Anyways (Breaking Glass)
Out in the Dark (Breaking Glass)

Documentary of the Year
(theatrical release, TV airing or DVD release)
The Act of Killing (Drafthouse)
Blackfish (Magnolia, CNN)
Bridegroom (Own, Virgil Films)
I Am Divine (Automat, Wolfe)
20 Feet from Stardom (Radius-TWC)

Campy Flick of the Year
August: Osage County (Weinstein)
The Canyons (IFC)
Carrie (Screen Gems)
The Great Gatsby (WB)
I'm So Excited! (Sony Classics)

Unsung Film of the Year
Frances Ha (IFC)
In A World . . . (Roadside Attractions)
Kill Your Darlings (Sony Classics)
Short Term 12 (Cinedigm)
The Spectacular Now (A24)

msmariah said...

Hi, great list. I'm rooting for 'Gravity' myself. That was my favorite movie of 2013. "Gravity" and "Europa Report."

It's good to come across your blog. I've really enjoyed reading through it. Following you now.

Kirby Holt said...

Ms. Mariah: Thanks for following us! ("Gravity" is my favorite movie too, btw)

- kch