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The
GLAAD Media Award is an accolade
bestowed by the Gay & Lesbian
Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)
to recognize and honor various
branches of the media for their
outstanding representations of the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) community and the
issues that affect their lives. In
addition to film and television, the
Awards also recognize achievements
in other branches of the media and
arts including theatre, music, print
media and advertising.
Honorees are selected by a process
involving over 700 GLAAD Media Award
voters and volunteers and are
evaluated using four criteria:
"Fair, Accurate and Inclusive
Representations" of the LGBT
community, "Boldness and
Originality" of the project,
significant "Cultural Impact" on
mainstream culture, and "Overall
Quality" of the project. Results are
then certified by a "Review Panel"
who determine the final list of
recipients based on voting results
and their own "expert opinions".
Nominees are selected by GLAAD
"Nominating Juries" consisting of
over 90 volunteers with interest and
expertise in the particular category
they are judging. Nominating Juries
may select up to five nominees in
each category. If no projects are
deemed worthy of nomination in a
particular category, the jury may
choose to not award that category.
At the end of the year, the
Nominating Juries submit their list
of recommended nominees to GLAAD's
staff and Board of Directors for
approval.
In
addition to media monitoring by the
juries, GLAAD issues a "Call for
Entries", inviting media outlets to
submit their work for consideration,
however, GLAAD may nominate a
mainstream media project even if it
is not submitted as part of the call
for entries. GLAAD does not monitor
media created by and for the LGBT
community for defamation, therefore
media outlets created by and for an
LGBT audience must submit in order
to be considered for nomination.
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