Jennifer Coolidge Made the Perfect 'White Lotus' Joke at the GLAAD Awards
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The star dazzled at the first of two ceremonies.
The New York ceremony in honor of the winners of the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards will be held on May 13, 2023. About half of the winners were announced at the organization's Los Angeles awards ceremony on March 30, 2023, and the remaining half will be shared in May.
Sasha Colby of RuPaul's Drag Race helped announced the nominees for the GLAAD Media Awards in January 2023. GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis told Deadline that the awards are more important than ever following the nominee announcement.
"With violence, harmful legislation, false rhetoric and other attacks on the LGBTQ community continuing to escalate, it’s more crucial than ever that our community remains visible and included in the stories that the world sees in film, television, music, journalism, and other forms of media," Ellis said.
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She continued, "This year we have more nominees than ever before to represent immensely impactful projects that entertain, educate, and grow acceptance of LGBTQ people. From new stories that debunk lies about transgender youth to kids and family programming which allows all families to be represented, this year’s nominated media images are beloved by audiences and are creating real change."
With that in mind, GLAAD announced a massive 295 nominees from 33 categories of performance art.
The Los Angeles ceremony also honored a few musicians and artists who have been strong allies to the LGBTQ community: Christina Aguilera received the Advocate for Change Award, Jeremy Pope received the Stephen F. Kolzak Award and Bad Bunny received the Vanguard Award.
Here is everything we know so far about the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards:
When are the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards?
GLAAD planned two events to celebrate its winners this year. The first, in Los Angeles, took place on March 30, 2023, and the second will take place in New York on May 13, 2023 from 5 p.m. to midnight at the New York Hilton Midtown.
About half of the winners for the 2023 awards were announced at the Los Angeles event, and the remaining winners will be shared in New York in May.
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What are the GLAAD Media Awards?
Held each year in honor of productions that positively represent the LGBTQ community, the awards are "the largest, most legendary LGBTQ celebration in the world in 2023," according to GLAAD. "Honoring those in the media who have shown exemplary achievements for fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of the LGBTQ community and the issues that affect our lives."
The first GLAAD Media Awards ceremony was held in 1990 and the event is now one of the largest and most successful LGBTQ awards ceremonies in the world.
What did Jennifer Coolidge win at the GLAAD Media Awards?
Jennifer Coolidge made a surprise appearance at the Los Angeles event on March 30. “Here I am again surrounded by gays,” she said, referencing her famous line from the second season of White Lotus. “We all have the right to be who we are and to love the people we love,” she added.
The audience was also treated to a Best in Show reunion when Jane Lynch joined the Legally Blonde actress on stage to present her with the social impact award.
"This wonderful woman here was pro-gay before it was cool to be pro-gay," Lynch said. "She is one of us ladies and gentleman. I have always said the world has to catch up to Jennifer Coolidge and the world has caught up to Jennifer Coolidge."
Who are the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards winners?
So far, these winners have been announced:
Outstanding Drama Series: 9-1-1 Lone Star (FOX)
Outstanding New TV Series: A League of Their Own (Prime Video)
Outstanding Comedy Series: What We Do in The Shadows (FX)
Outstanding Film - Wide Release: Bros (Universal Pictures)
Outstanding Documentary: Framing Agnes (Kino Lorber)
Outstanding Film - Limited Release: The Inspection (A24)
Outstanding Music Artist: FLETCHER, Girl of My Dreams (Capitol Records)
Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: The White Lotus (HBO MAX)
Outstanding Comic Book: Poison Ivy, by G. Willow Wilson, Marcio Takara, Atagun Ilhan, Brian Level, Stefano Gaudiano, Jay Leisten, Arif Prianto, Ivan Plascencia, Hassan Otsmane-Elhaou (DC Comics)
Outstanding Original Graphic Novel/Anthology: Young Men in Love (A Wave Blue World)
Outstanding Children's Programming: "Adoptasaurus Rex" Dino Ranch (Disney Junior)
Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage: The Advocate
Outstanding Spanish-Language Scripted Television Series: Los Espookys (HBO)
Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism: "Vico Ortiz" Primer Impacto (Univision)
Barbara Gittings Award for Excellence in LGBTQ Media: Los Angeles Blade and Washington Blade
Plus, special recognition for: Alejandra Caraballo, Drag Story Hour, Rothaniel (HBO), #Letters4TransKids, The Lesbian Bar Project and "En Sus Palabras" (Univision).
How to watch the GLAAD Awards on TV
The Los Angeles ceremony, which took place on March 30, was available to stream on Hulu as of April 12.
Can you attend the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards?
In addition to being nominated and/or winning an award, individuals can also purchase tickets to the ceremony itself. As of April 19, tickets can still be purchased for the May 2023 event in New York. Prices range from $500 for a restricted view seat for one person all the way up to $38,000 for the Presidential Table, which can seat up to 12 people.
Of course, not just anyone can grab a ticket. In order to attend the ceremony, you have to be invited by a GLAAD Board Member and a host committee.
