'WILL & GRACE' GLAAD TO BE HONORED.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff writer HOLLYWOOD - NBC's long-running sitcom "Will & Grace," now in its eighth and final season, was named outstanding comedy series Saturday night at the 17th annual GLAAD Media Awards The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1990 by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the LGBT community and the issues that affect their lives. . Stars Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Megan Mullally and Sean Hayes were all on hand at the Kodak Theatre to accept the GLAAD GLAAD Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation prize for their series, the finale of which will air May 18. "It's such an honor to receive this award," said the show's co-creator, David Kohan, who stood on stage with the stars. "We are truly grateful for everything that GLAAD has done for us." The Kodak Theatre audience gave a prolonged standing ovation for "Will & Grace," which was among the mainstream media projects and individuals honored by GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) for what the organization called fair, accurate and inclusive representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their issues. Actress Charlize Theron, winner of the Academy Award in 2004 for her portrayal of lesbian serial killer serial killer Forensic psychiatry A person who commits serial murders Prototypic SK White ♂ age 30; 97% are ♂; 80% are sociopaths. See Dahmer, Depraved heart murder, Ice Man. Cf Megan's law, Son of Sam law. Aileen Wuornos in "Monster," received GLAAD's Vanguard Award for her efforts in increasing visibility and understanding of LGBT LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender people. Theron has publicly stated that she and partner, actor Stuart Townsend, would not marry until gay and lesbian couples achieve full marriage rights. She was clearly moved to be joining such past Vanguard Award recipients as Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Vanessa Redgrave and Shirley MacLaine. Upon accepting her award, Theron had a message for parents: "Teach your children to have tolerance and acceptance. At the end of the day, we're all the same." Theron added: "The world is going to change. It has to change." In one of the evening's emotional highlights, singer Melissa Etheridge took the stage to receive The Stephen F. Kolzak Award, given to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender transgender or transgendered adj. Transsexual. media professional who has made a significant impact in promoting equal rights for that community. "We have come so far, haven't we? What a journey," Etheridge said to the audience members after they gave her an thunderous ovation. "Being gay ... the journey of it, I feel so special." Also a winner in competitive television categories on Saturday was Showtime's "The L Word," which was named outstanding drama series overall. For outstanding individual episode of a series, the CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. drama "Cold Case" tied with the NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. sitcom "My Name Is Earl My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. It is produced by 20th Century Fox Television. It is currently in its third season and is broadcast on the NBC television network Thursdays at 8:00 PM Eastern time. ." The GLAAD Awards will air on MTV's LOGO channel at 9 p.m. on Saturday and on VH1 at 11 p.m. on April 16. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: The Arquette siblings, from left, Rosanna, Alexis and Patricia, arrive Saturday at the 17th annual GLAAD awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Gus Ruelas/Staff Photographer |
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