GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, comprised of more than 200 gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally entertainment journalists in the U.S., Canada, Australia and U.K. — including me — has announced its 10th Dorian Award winners across 26 TV and film categories.
The Favourite lived up to its title with GALECA’s Dorian Award voters, who named the cheeky historical romp Film of the Year and bestowed its star, Olivia Colman, with the Film Performance of the Year—Actress tiara for her biting turn as Queen Anne. The sumptuous movie treat also scored Screenplay of the Year honors for Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara.
Alfonso Cuarón, writer and director of Roma, was chosen Director of the Year, while the film itself was deemed the Foreign Language Film of the Year. Ethan Hawke took Film Performance of the Year—Actor for his work as a priest on the verge of madness in director Paul Schrader’s First Reformed. In supporting film performance categories, the winners were Regina King for If Beale Street Could Talk and Richard E. Grant for Can You Ever Forgive Me? The latter film — a fact-based dark comedy about a struggling New York writer who turns to forgery — was named GALECA’s Dorian Award winner for LGBTQ Film of the Year.
In documentary (mainstream and LGBTQ) categories, the biographical tributes Won’t You Be My Neighbor? and McQueen proved triumphant.
On the TV side, FX’s Pose and Pop’s Schitt’s Creek both scored big. Pose won TV Drama of the Year and LGBTQ Drama of the Year, also also helped its producer, Ryan Murphy, to his second Dorian Award win for Wilde Artist of the Year (Murphy is the first person to win this title twice in GALECA’s 10-year history). Pose’s star, Billy Porter, took two Dorians—one for TV Performance of the Year—Actor and a shared win with his costars MJ Rodriguez and Our Lady J for their moving rendition of “Home” on the series. Creek meanwhile, took TV Comedy of the Year as well as Unsung TV Comedy.
Harvey Fierstein was the group’s latest choice for Timeless Star, the group’s career achievement award. Previous recipients include Jane Fonda, Dame Angela Lansbury and Sir Ian McKellen. It alternates each year between women and men.
Here is the full lists of nominees and winners (in CAPS).
Film of the Year
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
THE FAVOURITE
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
A Star is Born
Director of the Year (Film or Television)
ALFONSO CUARÓN, ROMA
Marielle Heller, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Yorgos Lanthimos, The Favourite
Spike Lee, BlacKkKlansman
Film Performance of the Year — Actress
Yalitza Aparicio, Roma
Toni Collette, Hereditary
OLIVIA COLMAN, THE FAVOURITE
Lady Gaga, A Star is Born
Melissa McCarthy, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Film Performance of the Year — Actor
Christian Bale, Vice
Bradley Cooper, A Star is Born
ETHAN HAWKE, FIRST REFORMED
Rami Malek, Bohemian Rhapsody
John David Washington, BlacKkKlansman
Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Debicki, Widows
REGINA KING, IF BEALE STREET COULD TALK
Emma Stone, The Favourite
Rachel Weisz, The Favourite
Michelle Yeoh, Crazy Rich Asians
Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali, Green Book
Timothée Chalamet, Beautiful Boy
Sam Elliott, A Star is Born
RICHARD E. GRANT, CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, pictured above
Michael B. Jordan, Black Panther
LGBTQ Film of the Year
Boy Erased
CAN YOU EVER FORGIVE ME?, pictured above
Disobedience
The Favourite
Love, Simon
Foreign Language Film of the Year
Burning
Capernaum
Cold War
ROMA
Shoplifters
Screenplay of the Year
Bo Burnham, Eighth Grade
Alfonso Cuarón, Roma
DEBORAH DAVIS AND TONY MCNAMARA, THE FAVOURITE
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, Can You Ever Forgive Me?
Barry Jenkins, If Beale Street Could Talk
Documentary of the Year
Free Solo
RBG
Shirkers
Three Identical Strangers
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?
LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
The Gospel According to Andre
MCQUEEN
Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood
Studio 54
Whitney
Visually Striking Film of the Year
ANNIHILATION
Black Panther
The Favourite
If Beale Street Could Talk
Roma
Unsung Film of the Year
Colette
Disobedience
The Happy Prince
Tully
We the Animals
WIDOWS
Campy Flick of the Year
Aquaman
Book Club
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
A SIMPLE FAVOR
Suspiria
TV Drama of the Year
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
The Handmaid’s Tale
Homecoming
Killing Eve
POSE
TV Comedy of the Year
Barry
GLOW
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
SCHITT’S CREEK
TV Performance of the Year — Actor
Darren Criss, American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
BILLY PORTER, POSE
Matthew Rhys, The Americans
Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal
TV Performance of the Year — Actress
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
SANDRA OH, KILLING EVE
Julia Roberts, Homecoming
LGBTQ TV Show of the Year
A Very English Scandal
American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace
Killing Eve
POSE
Queer Eye
Unsung TV Show of the Year
The Bisexual
Dear White People
The Good Fight
One Day at a Time
SCHITT’S CREEK, pictured
TV Current Affairs Show of the Year
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
FULL FRONTAL WITH SAMANTHA BEE
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Rachel Maddow Show
TV Musical Performance of the Year
Adam Lambert, “Believe,” 41st Kennedy Center Honors
BILLY PORTER, MJ RODRIGUEZ AND OUR LADY J, “HOME”, POSE
Noah Reid, “Simply the Best,” Schitt’s Creek
Keala Settle, “This is Me,” 90th Academy Awards
Sufjan Stevens, “Mystery of Love,” 90th Academy Awards
Campy TV Show of the Year
American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina
Queer Eye
Riverdale
RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE
The “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star Award
AWKWAFINA
Elsie Fisher
Henry Golding
Indya Moore
MJ Rodriguez
Wilde Wit of the Year
(Honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Samantha Bee
HANNAH GADSBY
Kate McKinnon
John Oliver
Michelle Wolf
Wilde Artist of the Year
(Honoring a truly groundbreaking force in film, stage and/or television)
Bradley Cooper
Hannah Gadsby
Lady Gaga
Nicole Kidman
RYAN MURPHY
Timeless Star
(Given to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom and wit)
HARVEY FIERSTEIN
— Arnold Wayne Jones