True Blood was awarded Outstanding Drama Series at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards round of honors by RÖKK VODKA MARRIOTT MARQUIS, in New York tonight, Saturday, March 19, 2011.
True Blood features numerous gay characters — some are human like Lafayette, played by Nelsan Ellis, and others are vampires, like Russell Edgington, the vampire king of Mississippi, played by Denis O’Hare. Denis O’Hare accepted the award on behalf of the show.
As for the rest of the honorees, the Excellence in Media Award went to Russell Simmons, and Ricky Martin walked away with a twofer. Tina Fey was on hand to accept the award for Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character) for “Klaus & Greta,” an episode which not only saw Liz’s gay cousin come into town for a visit, but also (and this can’t be a coincidence, right?) saw Jenna agree to fake date none other than Mr. Oscar.
In addition to receiving the Vito Russo Award, the episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show in which Ricky discussed his memoir, his coming out and his life as a father took home the award for Outstanding Talk Show Episode.
Other winners from the positive LGBT-depicting night include Anderson Cooper, whose Anderson Cooper 360 series on gay teen suicides won for Outstanding TV Journalism, the Scissor Sisters, who won for Outstanding Music Artist, and O, The Oprah Magazine. Congrats, and keep up the good work!
To see the other winners, click here.
The rest of this year’s GLAAD Media Awards will be divvied up in Los Angeles on April 10 and in San Francisco on May 14.
Congratulations True Blood!
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source: eonline.com
Wow, that’s awesome!! And how very cool that Denis was there to accept on behalf of the show. Go True Blood!
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Big congratulations to True Blood for its well-deserved win. And the icing on the cake was Denis O’Hare’s acceptance of the award on the show’s behalf.
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Finally, the awards are starting to come in! What more appropriate person to receive the award then the King himself! A big congratulations to True Blood!
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A wonderful award for a fabulous show. Long live the King (and please hurry back to True Blood).
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A well-deserved win for True Blood! Nice to see Dennis on hand to accept the award on behalf of the show.
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Congrats on the award
Great speech by Denis. Long live the King!!
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