GLAAD NAMES ANNUAL TOP MEDIA PICKS 'LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE' WINS FOR FILM.Byline: GREG HERNANDEZ Staff Writer HOLLYWOOD -- If anyone wanted more proof that the days of closeted stars are beginning to fade, they needed only look to Saturday night's 18th 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. . Among the presenters were actors Neil Patrick Harris Neil Patrick Harris (born June 15, 1973) is an Emmy-nominated American actor. He is known for his television roles as the teenage doctor Doogie Howser, M.D. and the womanizing Barney Stinson in How I Met Your Mother. , T.R. Knight and singer Lance Bass -- all of whom publicly acknowledged last year that they are gay and received rousing ovations Saturday night from a supportive crowd at the Kodak Theatre. "For gosh sakes," an emotional Knight said after receiving a prolonged standing ovation. "I'm very honored to be here. ... I'm angry at the inequality we face every day. I hope I can turn that anger toward our fight to be respected as equals." Knight was followed on stage shortly afterward by Harris, who jokingly goaded goad n. 1. A long stick with a pointed end used for prodding animals. 2. An agent or means of prodding or urging; a stimulus. tr.v. the audience, "Oh sure, you stand for T.R." The three out performers joined a star-studded roster of presenters and honorees that included Jake Gyllenhaal, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Martina Navratilova, America Ferrera, Matthew Rhys, Katherine Heigl and Kate Walsh. In the competitive categories, "Little Miss Sunshine" may have lost out on an Academy Award, but the comedy took the outstanding (wide release) film prize. Among the film's major characters is a depressed man (played by Steve Carell) who joins his dysfunctional family on a road trip. ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. shows "Brothers & Sisters" (Outstanding Drama Series), "Ugly Betty" (Outstanding Comedy), and an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" were among mainstream media projects and individuals honored by GLAAD GLAAD Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation , the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. All displayed what the organization called fair, accurate and inclusive representations of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and their issues. "What an honor," said "Brothers & Sisters" creator Jon Robin Baitz Jon Robin Baitz (born November 4, 1961 in Los Angeles, California) is an American playwright, screenwriter, television producer and sometime actor. The son of an executive of the Carnation Company, Baitz was raised in Brazil and South Africa before the family returned to . "I don't know how you do a show about five children and not have one of them be gay." Aniston, who recently portrayed a lesbian on an episode of the FX series "Dirt," received GLAAD's Vanguard Award for increasing the visibility and understanding of LGBT LGBT Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender people. Aniston was clearly moved to be joining such past Vanguard Award recipients as Elizabeth Taylor, Liza Minnelli, Whoopi Goldberg, Vanessa Redgrave, Shirley MacLaine and Charlize Theron. Tennis legend Navratilova, who won the U.S. Open mixed doubles title last September, one month shy of her 50th birthday, received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award presented to her by Bass. Recently retired from tennis, Navratilova told the crowd, "Being a champion for gay and lesbian rights The goal of full legal and social equality for gay men and lesbians sought by the gay movement in the United States and other Western countries. The term gay originally derived from slang, but it has gained wide acceptance in recent years, and many people who are is something I will never retire from until we do have full equality -- and that day will come." The awards will be broadcast April 21 on Logo, MTV MTV in full Music Television U.S. cable television network, established in 1980 to present videos of musicians and singers performing new rock music. MTV won a wide following among rock-music fans worldwide and greatly affected the popular-music business. Network's cable channel for LGBT viewers and others. For more coverage of the L.A. GLAAD Awards, check out the Out In Hollywood blog at www.dailynews.com. greg.hernandez(at)dailynews.com (818) 713-3758 CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Actress and honoree Jennifer Aniston arrives during the 18th annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood on Saturday. Gene Blevins/Special to the Daily News |
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