'Kinsey' gets GLAAD
hand
By REUTERS (Hollywood
Reporter) from the NYTimes on the Web, May 2, 2005
LOS ANGELES -- Fox
Searchlight's "Kinsey" and HBO's "Six Feet Under" nabbed top honors Saturday at
the 16th annual GLAAD Media Awards, which honor depictions of the lesbian, gay
and transgender community.
"Kinsey," which starred Liam Neeson as the ground-breaking sex researcher Alfred
Kinsey, was GLAAD's pick for best wide-release feature during the Dec. 1,
2003-Dec. 31, 2004, eligibility period. The film's director, Bill Condon,
received an honorary award for achievement.
The Los Angeles portion of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Media
Awards unveiled winners in seven top categories during the Kodak Theatre
ceremony. Other GLAAD awards were handed out March 28 at a ceremony in New York,
while the remaining honors will be presented at an event scheduled for June 11
in San Francisco.
On Saturday, "Six Feet" star Frances Conroy was on hand to accept the GLAAD
laurel for the ensemble drama, which is heading into its final season on HBO.
The nod for best individual episode of a TV series went to the WB Network's
freshman drama "Jack & Bobby" for the episode "Lost Boys." Showtime's
"Jack," about a young man who has to grapple with his parents' divorce just as
he's decided to come out of the closet, won in the made-for-TV movie category.
The competition in the reality TV field ended in a tie between Bravo's "Queer
Eye for the Straight Guy" and MTV's "The Real World: Philadelphia."
Univision's newsmagazine "Aqui y Ahora" was recognized in the Spanish-language
TV journalism category.
Among the highlights of Saturday's ceremony was a performance of "What Makes a
Man a Man" by Liza Minnelli, who also was saluted as the recipient of GLAAD's
Vanguard Award.
Portions of the GLAAD ceremonies will be telecast later this year on Logo,
Viacom's gay and lesbian-oriented cable/satellite channel set to bow in the
summer.
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