HBO leads GLAAD Media Awards
HBO and HBO Max have become the top contenders at the GLAAD Media Awards with a combined 19 nominations, landing the bulk of its nods for its TV shows such as “Hacks,” “The Other Two” and “The Sex Lives of College Girls.”
The annual awards honor media for fair and accurate representations of LGBTQ people. Streaming services nabbed a total of 63 nominations, with cable receiving 39 nominations, and broadcast networks receiving 17 nominations.
The films nominated include “Eternals,” “Everybody’s Talking About Jamie,” “The Mitchells vs. the Machines,” “tick, tick ... BOOM!” and “West Side Story.”
Netflix had 17 nominations, and Hulu received seven nominations, while ABC, MSNBC and Peacock all received four nods. In the Spanish-language categories, Univision and Telemundo both received two nominations.
Of the 30 television shows nominated in three categories — outstanding comedy, drama or new TV series — 18 feature transgender or nonbinary characters, including “Pose,” “9-1-1: Lone Star,” “Good Trouble,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “The L Word: Generation Q,” “Star Trek: Discovery” and “The Sex Lives of College Girls.”
Music artists who earned GLAAD nominations include Lil Nas X, Halsey, Arlo Parks, Japanese Breakfast, Kaytranada, Demi Lovato, Mykki Blanco and BROCKHAMPTON. Among the special recognition award recipients were “Jeopardy!” champion Amy Schneider and “The Laverne Cox Show.”
Baldwin sued for defamation: The widow and two sisters of a U.S. Marine killed in Afghanistan are suing Alec Baldwin, alleging the actor exposed them to a flood of social media hatred by claiming on Instagram that one sister was an “insurrectionist” for attending former President Donald Trump’s Washington, D.C., rally on Jan. 6 last year.
The sister, Roice McCollum, protested peacefully and legally; was not among those who stormed the U.S. Capitol that day; and, after being interviewed by the FBI, “was never detained, arrested, accused of or charged with any crime,” according to the lawsuit filed Monday.
The lawsuit alleges invasion of privacy, defamation, negligence and intentional infliction of emotional distress and seeks $25 million in damages. Singer Parris dies: Fred Parris, 85, the lead singer of the 1950s harmony group the Five Satins and composer of the classic doo-wop ballad “In the Still of the Night,” has died. Parris died Jan. 13 after a brief illness, according to his music manager, Pat Marafiote.
Parris was in his late teens, and on military guard duty in Philadelphia, when thoughts of his girlfriend inspired an early rock standard. Released in 1956, “In the Still of the Night” only reached No. 24 on the Billboard pop charts but became a multimillion seller through reissues and appearances on compilation and soundtrack albums.
German actor Kruger dies: Hardy Kruger, 93, considered one of post-war Germany’s best actors, has died. His literary agent, Peter Kaefferlein, said Thursday that Kruger died “suddenly and unexpectedly” Wednesday in California. Kruger starred in the 1957 British movie “The One That Got Away.” Kruger also appeared in a string of English-language adventure and war movies, including “Barry Lyndon” (1975), “A Bridge too Far” (1977) and “The Wild Geese” (1978).
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