iW NEWS | GLAAD Announces Media Award Nominees

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) announced the nominees and honorees for its 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at a press conference held at Queer Lounge in Park City, Utah. The three nominees for best film in wide release were “Across The Universe,” “The Jane Austen Book Club” and “Stardust,” while nominees for best film in limited release were “The Bubble,” “Dirty Laundry,” “Itty Bitty Titty Committee,” “Nina’s Heavenly Delights” and “Whole New Thing.” The documentary nominees were “Camp Out,” “Cruel and Unusual: Transgender Women in Prison,” “For The Bible Tells Me So,” “Freddie Mercury: Magic Remixed” and “Small Town Gay Bar.” “This year’s extraordinary nominees exemplify the important strides we have made as a community toward creating a truly inclusive society,” said GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano in a statement.  The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will be held in New York on March 17, 2008 at the Marriott Marquis; in South Florida at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on April 12; in Los Angeles on April 26 at the Kodak Theatre; and in San Francisco on May 10 at the San Francisco Marriott. For a complete list of nominees, please go to GLAAD’s wesbite. [Peter Knegt]

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