The stars were out in full force last night at the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles. The Civil rights group GLAAD honored the movie “Milk”, Reverend Gene Robinson and comedian Kathy Griffin for their work at a Saturday night gala highlighting issues such as gay marriage and equality.
Big winners were as follows:
* Vanguard Award: Kathy Griffin
* Stephen F. Kolzak Award: The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson
* Special Recognition: The L Word (Showtime) [Accepted by: show creator Ilene Chaiken, with Jennifer Beals, Katherine Moennig and Leisha Hailey]
* Special Recognition: Prop 8: The Musical (FunnyorDie.com) [Accepted by: director Adam Shankman]
* Outstanding Film – Wide Release: Milk (Focus Features) [Accepted by: director Gus Van Sant, screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, and producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks]
* Outstanding Comedy Series: Desperate Housewives (ABC) [Accepted by: show creator Marc Cherry, Teri Hatcher, Dana Delaney, Kyle MacLachlan, Tuc Watkins, Kevin Rahm, Andrea Bowen and Brenda Strong]
* Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without an LGBT character): “Unidentified Funk” The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS) [Accepted by: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Megan Mullally, Clark Gregg, and show creator Kari Lizer]
* Outstanding Talk Show Episode: “Ellen & Portia’s Wedding Day” The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated) [Accepted by: Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi]
* Outstanding Spanish-Language TV Journalism – Newsmagazine: “A juzgar por las apariencias” y “En otro cuerpo” Aquí y Ahora (Univision) [Accepted by: Univision producer Belissa Morillo and Monica Zapata, sister of murdered transgender teenager Angie Zapata]
Amongst the stars in attendance were Ellen Degeneres, Portia DeRossi, Greg Grunberg, Andrea Bowen, Dana Delany, Brenda Strong, Jane Lynch, David Furnish, Rex Lee, Dustin Lance Black, George Takei, Amber Stevens, Teri Hatcher, Rebecca Gayheart, Kathy Griffin, Brad Rowe, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Nichelle Nichols, Jennifer Beals, Julia Louis Dreyfus, and Bruno Tonioli.
Photo Cred: Fame Pictures & Bauer Griffin
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