Showing posts with label GLAAD. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GLAAD. Show all posts

Monday, April 16, 2018

'The Bold and the Beautiful' Star Karla Mosley Is Pregnant, 'B&B' Wins GLAAD Media Award

Karla Mosley, who has superbly played Maya Avant for the past five yars on CBS soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, is expecting her first child with boyfriend John Rogers according to Soap Opera Digest.

The actress, who is due in August, showed off her baby bump on the red carpet of the 29th GLAAD Media Awards on April 12 in Los Angeles. The Bold and the Beautiful took home the prize for Outstanding Daily Drama, beating out Days of our Lives and The Young and the Restless.

Congratulations to Karla and John, and to B&B!



Friday, January 19, 2018

GLAAD Media Award Nominations for 'Bold and the Beautiful,' 'Days of our Lives' & 'Young and the Restless'

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and the issues that affect their lives. Nominees for the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards have now been revealed, and three of the four daytime soaps were recognized. 

Outstanding Daily Drama
The Bold and The Beautiful
CBS

Days of Our Lives
NBC

The Young & the Restless
CBS

Outstanding Drama Series
Billions
Showtime

Thursday, September 3, 2015

NEWS: Shondaland, Patrick Darbo, GLAAD NRI, Dominic Treadwell-Collins, Gloria Allred, Hunter King

The casts of Grey's Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder
pose with Shonda Rhimes.
Shonda Rhimes poses with the casts of Scandal, Grey's Anatomy and How to Get Away with Murder
"Her identity as a woman – and the fact that she is a mother – lends to an understanding of people's range of experiences in life," Scandal star Kerry Washington says of Rhimes' ability to helm Shondaland, the production company behind ABC's entire "Thank God It's Thursday" lineup.

Shonda Rhimes explains Grey's Anatomy’s one-year time-jump
“I couldn’t imagine a world in which Meredith could go a month and be able to speak or breathe — or [even] six months,” Rhimes says. “I needed time to pass for her to even be in a place where I felt like she could have a conversation.”

The Young and the Restless actress Hunter King to guest star on CBS comedy Life in Pieces
Tweeted King: "Had so much fun working on @LifeInPiecesCBS today! Everyone was so nice and SO funny! Can't wait for you guys to see the episode."

GLAAD is changing how it tracks LGBT inclusivity on TV
GLAAD is publishing an extensive report on the state of LGBT representation on television this morning. It’s become a major part of the organization’s media advocacy over the last decade — and after this year, it’s being replaced.

"Over the years, we’ve seen a remarkable increase in LGBT representation on most of the TV networks we track in our report," says Matt Kane, GLAAD’s programs director for entertainment media. "We may have the numbers, but [networks] still aren’t quite representing the LGBT community in a way that’s accurate… There are still people who are starved for representation in popular culture." Having achieved some progress on a quantitative level, GLAAD is focusing its efforts on broadening the kinds of LGBT people depicted on TV, namely people of color and transgender people.

Download the GLAAD 2015 Network Responsibility Index here.

Patrika Darbo disappointed she's not returning for Days of our Lives' 50th anniversary
“They haven't approached me, and my feelings were hurt. I thought I did a good job, and I would have thought they'd at least ask Kevin and I to come back. I think Nadia [Bjorlin, Chloe Lane] is coming back again to do something. We were the start of her big dynasty, so it always hurts your feelings a little bit that you're not asked back,” Darbo tells Soap Central.

Darbo laughing added, “But you know what? That's business. The business has changed, they're moving the show forward, and we don't have a slot in it. It doesn't make me feel any less about my feelings being hurt, but I'll get over it!”

The Good Wife's Dylan Baker escapes a high-rise fire after attempting to rescue a neighbor
"When I opened the door, it was a full-fledged fire,” Baker said of his seeing his neighbor’s apartment on fire on the 33rd floor of their building. The elderly neighbor was later rescued and is in critical condition.

Lucille Ball biopic in the works, starring Cate Blanchett and written by Aaron Sorkin
The I Love Lucy star's children, Lucy Arnaz Jr. and Desi Arnaz Jr., will serve as producers on the film chronicling her 20-year marriage to Desi Arnaz.

NBC orders Brides of Dracula drama
The gothic soap from Greg Berlanti asks: "What if Van Helsing did NOT kill the three brides of Dracula? What if they survived for centuries and are now living in New York City?"

Why Apple Making TV Shows Is a Bad Idea
"For starters, there’s too much TV already, and there’s no one left who needs to be convinced to watch it," writes Vulture's Adam Sternbergh. "If anything, we’re watching as fast as we can. Second, Apple is certainly not going to redefine content the way it redefined music players, smartphones, and tablets, unless it’s been hiding some kind of genetically engineered Weiner-Whedon-Kohan clone in cryogenic freezing."

Amazon gives a series order to Bryan Cranston’s Sneaky Pete
The Giovanni Ribisi drama has found a new home after being rejected by CBS in May.

'SVU's' Olivia Benson tops survey on favorite female TV characters
The tough yet compassionate detective played by Mariska Hargitay on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit is the favorite female character on TV, with 21% of the vote, according to a national poll to be released Wednesday.

Coming in a distant second with 8% is Taraji P. Henson’s Cookie Lyon on Empire, followed by Emilia Clarke’s Daenerys Targaryen on Game of Thrones with 7%.

EastEnders executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins teases fall stories: "There are lots of shocks in store"
The next few months are being billed as a dramatic time for Albert Square with the BBC One soap building up to a "very big Halloween" and ultimately Christmas.

Speaking at an EastEnders press event, Treadwell-Collins said: "We have got Max's trial which is filled with twists and turns and we want to keep the audience surprised by the outcome. "We have got Ronnie, Charlie and Vincent's very warped love triangle, we have got Carol's departure, Dot comes out of prison, Robbie comes back and Lauren comes back briefly."

The 100 TV Dramas Everyone Should Watch
The list only includes shows that aired in the last 20 years.

Gloria Allred’s life is set to become a CBS drama series
The high-profile defense attorney, famous for taking on controversial cases involving female clients, is helping develop a TV series based on her life for CBS.

Your favorite '90s TV catchphrases were all about shade
Daily Dot lists the best '90s TV catchphrases, ranked by shadiness. No. 1: “You got it, dude” from Full House.

Sunday, May 4, 2014

George Takei, 'Orange is the New Black,' 'Amores Verdaderos' Among 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City

TV icon and LGBT advocate George Takei received the Vito Russo Award at Saturday night's 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York City, the award was presented by Stafford Arima, director of the upcoming Broadway musical Allegiance starring Takei.

Global superstar Kylie Minogue performed at the show, as did Grammy Award-winning singer Kacey Musgraves, the first country star to perform at the GLAAD Media Awards in New York.

Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Award recipients announced Saturday in New York:

Vito Russo Award: George Takei
Outstanding Film - Limited Release: Concussion (RADiUS-The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Comedy Series: Orange Is the New Black (Netflix)
Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character): "Snow Angels" Elementary(CBS)
Outstanding Film – Wide Release: Philomena (The Weinstein Company)

Monday, April 14, 2014

25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Winners: THE FOSTERS, DAYS OF OUR LIVES

The 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, was the first of two annual showcases in which GLAAD announces the winners of its annual awards. The second slate of winners -- including outstanding comedy series -- will be announced May 3 in New York.

Below is a complete list of Saturday's winners follows:

· Pioneer Award: Norman Lear (presented by Wilson Cruz)

· Vanguard Award: Jennifer Lopez (presented by Rita Moreno)

Thursday, January 30, 2014

GLAAD Media Awards Nominees Include DAYS OF OUR LIVES, GREY'S ANATOMY, PRETTY LITTLE LIARS and THE FOSTERS

Today GLAAD announced the nominees for the 25th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, recognizing powerful and important media stories from 2013 - an historic year for LGBT equality. The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards also fund GLAAD's work to amplify stories from the LGBT community and issues that build support for equality.

Sadly, the Outstanding Daily Drama and Outstanding Novela categories only have one nominee each. Check out the complete list of nominations below:

Outstanding Daily Drama
Days of Our Lives (NBC)

Outstanding Novela
Amores Verdaderos (Univision)

Friday, October 11, 2013

GLAAD Releases 2013 Network Responsibility Index

The Network Responsibility Index rates LGBT content on networks during the 2012-2013 TV season that wrapped earlier this year.

GLAAD found FOX was the most inclusive broadcast network with 42% of primetime programming hours having included LGBT images and earning FOX a rating of Good. Each network is reviewed on a scale of Excellent, Good, Adequate, or Failing. ABC came in second place for the number of inclusive hours at 33% and also earned a score of Good. On cable, ABC Family was the most inclusive network GLAAD tracked last year with 50% of its original programming including LGBT impressions or storylines. It was followed by FX at 40%. History received a Failing grade with no LGBT images on any of its shows last season.

No networks received a rating of Excellent this year, indicating the need for more diverse LGBT characters and stories.

Good: ABC, ABC Family, The CW, FOX, MTV, NBC, Showtime
Adequate: CBS, FX, HBO, TLC, TNT, USA
Failing: History, TBS

Read the full report here.