Comcast NBCUniversal Receives 18 GLAAD Media Award Nominations

GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

The following nominations are a testament to our dedication to produce news segments and programs that reflect our country’s rich cultures.
 

Outstanding Comedy Series

• Sirens (USA Network)

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)

• "Let’s Have a Baby," Playing House (USA Network)

Outstanding Daily Drama

• Days of Our Lives (NBC)

Outstanding Talk Show Episode

• "Robin Roberts" The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine

• "Infield & Out: Baseball for All," Morning Joe (MSNBC)
• Transgender Society, [series] Ronan Farrow Daily (MSNBC)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

• "Change is Coming to the South," Melissa Harris-Perry (MSNBC)
• "Fired for Being Gay?" MSNBC Live (MSNBC)

Outstanding Digital Journalism – Multimedia

• "Left Behind: LGBT Homeless Youth Struggle to Survive on the Streets" by Miranda Leitsinger (NBCNews.com)
• "With Technology I Didn’t Have to Sell My Body" by Kerri Pang (MSNBC.com)
   

26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Spanish-Language Nominees 

Outstanding Daytime Program Episode

• "Cementerio homófobo," Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)
• "Maestro despedido por [ser] gay," Caso Cerrado (Telemundo)

Outstanding Television Interview

• "Abigail Pereira participante transgénero de Yo Soy El Artista," Suelta La Sopa Extra (Telemundo)
• "En cuerpo ajeno," Un Nuevo Día (Telemundo)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Newsmagazine

• "Orlando Cruz habla de su vida," Al Rojo Vivo (Telemundo)

Outstanding TV Journalism Segment

• "Posibles sanciones," Noticiero Telemundo (Telemundo)

Outstanding Local TV Journalism

• "En centros de detención," Noticias Telemundo Arizona (KTAZ-Telemundo 39 [Phoenix])
• "Justicia para Zoraida Reyes," Noticiero Telemundo (KVEA-Telemundo 52 [Los Angeles])

The 26^th Annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held on March 21, 2015 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles and in New York on May 9, 2015 at the Waldorf Astoria New York. 

Click here to see a full nominee list for the 26^th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.