APPRECIATION FOR THE SUPPORT GLAAD HONORS MINNELLI, 'KINSEY,' 'SIX FEET UNDER'.Byline: Greg Hernandez Staff Writer Presenter Felicity Huffman Felicity Huffman (born December 9, 1962) is an Academy Award nominated American actress. She is well known for her role as Lynette Scavo, the hectic busy Super-Mom on the ABC hit show Desperate Housewives which debuted in 2004, and for which Huffman won an Emmy Award. planted a big kiss on her ``Desperate Housewives'' co-star Marcia Cross Marcia Anne Cross (born March 25, 1962 in Marlborough, Massachusetts) is an Emmy and Golden Globe Award-nominated American actress, best known for her lead role as Bree Van De Kamp Hodge on the hit TV show Desperate Housewives. , comedian Margaret Cho made jokes blasting the Religious Right, and honoree Liza Minnelli brought the house down with a dramatic closing song at the 16th 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. Saturday night. Among the television shows and movies honored by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation were the HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy drama ``Six Feet Under,'' the feature film ``Kinsey'' and reality shows ``Queer Eye Queer Eye (originally Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)[1] is an hour-long American Emmy award-winning television gay series that premiered on the Bravo cable television network on July 15, 2003, and promptly became both a surprise hit and one of the most for the Straight Guy'' and ``The Real World.'' The event, held at the Kodak Theatre The Kodak Theatre is a live theatre in the Hollywood and Highland retail, dining, and entertainment complex on Hollywood Boulevard and North Highland Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles. in Hollywood, also drew some sign- waving anti-gay protesters along Hollywood Boulevard prior to the ceremony. Several of the night's winners and presenters spoke to what they say is an increasingly vocal anti-gay political stance in the country. ``Life is interesting and complex and why are people trying to keep things under wraps and censored? It just doesn't make any sense,'' said actress Frances Conroy, who accepted the drama series award for ``Six Feet Under.'' Conroy plays the mother of a gay man on the acclaimed show about a family that runs a funeral home. ``Kinsey,'' the Fox Searchlight release about the life of sex research pioneer Alfred Kinsey, was named outstanding film (wide release) and its openly gay writer-director, Bill Condon, was also honored with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award for his work toward eliminating homophobia in the entertainment industry. Condon told the crowd of some of the backlash he experienced when promoting ``Kinsey,'' which includes an on-screen on·screen or on-screen adj. & adv. 1. As shown on a movie, television, or display screen. 2. Within public view; in public. kiss between co-stars Liam Neeson and Peter Sarsgaard. ``You have to wonder how far we've come "How Far We've Come" is the lead single from Matchbox Twenty's retrospective collection, Exile on Mainstream, which was released on October 2, 2007. The music video premiered on VH1's Top 20 Countdown on September 1, 2007. ,'' said Condon. Other awards presented Saturday included outstanding television movie to the Showtime film ``Jack,'' starring Stockard Channing, and the WB series ``Jack & Bobby,'' given an award for outstanding episode of a television series without a regular gay character. Minnelli, who received two prolonged standing ovations, was given the Vanguard Award for making a significant difference in promoting equal rights for gays and lesbians. She claimed to be a better singer than public speaker but still made some remarks in defense of gay rights. ``Love is the most cherished feeling we have,'' Minnelli said. ``If anyone thinks they can dismiss love through politics, they're nuts. Great misunderstanding creates great fear.'' The first of GLAAD's three events was held in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. on March 28. The final ceremony will be held on June 11 in San Francisco. The three ceremonies will then be combined and televised this summer on MTV's new Logo network, a gay-theme basic cable channel set to premiere at the end of next month. Greg Hernandez, (818) 713-3758 greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): 2 photos Photo: (1 -- 2) Liza Minnelli closes the ceremonies Saturday at the 16th annual GLAAD Media Awards, held at the Kodak Theatre. At left, actress Felicity Huffman arrives for the show. Chris Pizzello/Associated Press |
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