Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 10:05:05 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation <glaad@glaad.org> Subject: GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES OF 1997 MEDIA AWARDS CONTACT: Alan Klein/GLAAD Ph: 212/807.1700 Jori Petersen/Susan DuBow FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bragman Nyman Cafarelli Ph: 310/274.7800 GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES OF 1997 MEDIA AWARDS "BOUND," "ELLEN," "SPIN CITY" AND "CHICAGO HOPE" AMONG NOMINEES IN CEREMONIES Los Angeles, CA , February 4, 1997-The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is proud to announce the nominees of its 8th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which will take place in three ceremonies to be held in Los Angeles, Washington DC and New York in March. The Media Awards will be held on March 16 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles, on March 26 at the National Press Club in Washington DC and on March 31 at the Sheraton Hotel in New York. The event in Los Angeles begins with cocktails and a Silent Auction at 5:00pm followed by a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 6:30pm. For further information and to purchase tickets, contact Events Unlimited, Inc. at 310/996-1188. The event in Washington DC begins with cocktails and a Silent Auction at 6:30pm followed by a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 7:30pm. For ticket information contact GLAAD's Washington DC office at 202/986-1360. The event in New York will include cocktails and a Silent Auction at 6:00pm followed by a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 7:30pm. For ticket information contact GLAAD's New York office at 212/807-1700. GLAAD seeks to overcome the homophobia that is at the root of stereotyping, discrimination and violence against members of the lesbian and gay communities by challenging defamation and promoting understanding. Founded in 1985 by a group of writers, including the late "Celluloid Closet" author Vito Russo, who were outraged by the defamatory headlines about AIDS in the New York Post, GLAAD mobilized to change the way lesbians and gay men are represented in all forms of media. Today GLAAD is a national organization that effectively mobilizes public response to media coverage and educates media professionals on lesbian and gay issues and concerns. GLAAD has offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington DC. The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1989 to honor individuals and projects in the media and entertainment industries for their balanced and accurate representations of lesbians and gay men and the issues that affect their lives. The GLAAD Media Awards are sponsored in part by Absolut and American Airlines. General event and ticket information for this year's GLAAD Media Awards can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.glaad.org. GLAAD is the nation's lesbian and gay news bureau and the only national lesbian and gay media watchdog organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate, and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. -30- GLAAD Media Awards Nominees Page 2 STEPHEN F. KOLZAK AWARD: BRUCE VILANCH Bruce Vilanch is receiving the STEPHEN F. KOLZAK Award, one of GLAAD's highest honors, which is presented to a lesbian or gay individual in the media for their outstanding contribution in combating homophobia. Vilanch's entertainment credits are endless and he has co-written the last seven Academy Award broadcasts in addition to collaborating with Bette Midler for the last 25 years. The award was named for Stephen F. Kolzak, a highly successful casting director who devoted the last part of his life fighting AIDS-phobia and homophobia within the entertainment industry. Former Stephen F. Kolzak award winners include Sir Ian McKellen and Pedro Zamora. The 1997 GLAAD Media Award Nominees are: OUTSTANDING FILM (Wide Release): BOUND FLIRTING WITH DISASTER GET ON THE BUS SET IT OFF THE BIRDCAGE OUTSTANDING FILM (Limited Release): ANTONIA'S LINE BEAUTIFUL THING COSTA BRAVA FRENCH TWIST IT'S MY PARTY STONEWALL OUTSTANDING FILM DOCUMENTARY: IT'S ELEMENTARY OUTSTANDING TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES: ELLEN FRIENDS MAD ABOUT YOU SPIN CITY THE LARRY SANDERS SHOW OUTSTANDING TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES: BEDTIME CHICAGO HOPE RELATIVITY OUTSTANDING TELEVISION - INDIVIDUAL EPISODE: CYBILL LIVING SINGLE PICKET FENCES TOUCHED BY AN ANGEL TRACEY TAKES ON WINGS OUTSTANDING MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOVIE: LOSING CHASE TWO MOTHERS FOR ZACHARY OUTSTANDING DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: ALL MY CHILDREN GENERAL HOSPITAL ONE LIFE TO LIVE THE CITY OUTSTANDING TELEVISION JOURNALISM: MTV NEWS - General Coverage NIGHTLINE - Witchhunts at Hickman AFB TURNING POINT - "For Better or Worse" 20/20 - "Two Women and a Baby" 20/20 - "Mom, I'm a Lesbian" OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM: BOSTON GLOBE - Gay Marriage Articles LOS ANGELES TIMES - "Gay Pioneers" NEW YORK TIMES - Frank Rich's General Coverage NEW YORK TIMES - "Shunning `he' and `she' They Fight for Respect" SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER - "Gay in America: 1996" series USA TODAY - "Unmarried Couples Face Financial Planning Obstacles" OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE: CHILD ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY PEOPLE SEVENTEEN WORKING WOMAN OUTSTANDING ADVERTISING: CLOTHESTIME FOCUS CONTACT LENSES LA GAY & LESBIAN CENTER MISTIC BEVERAGES TANQUERAY OUTSTANDING MUSIC ALBUM: SINNERMAN by Extra Fancy OUTSTANDING MUSIC SINGLE: "LEVITICUS: FAGGOT" by Me'Shell Ndegeocello OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOK: DEATH: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE LOVE & ROCKETS #50 PRIME #9 & 10 THE SPECTRE OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE MEDIA: GAY & LESBIAN COMMUNITY FORUM/ON Q-AOL HANGIN OUT OUT.COM PLANET OUT-MSN AND AOL PRIDE!-COMPUSERVE OUTSTANDING LOS ANGELES THEATER PRODUCTION: BOX 27 LONELY PLANET SORDID LIVES TWELFTH NIGHT OUTSTANDING NEW YORK THEATER PRODUCTION: NORTHEAST LOCAL RENT VIRGINS AND OTHER MYTHS VOLUNTEER MAN WHEN PIGS FLY -30- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. TO JOIN GLAAD AND RECEIVE GLAAD's DISPATCH AND QUARTERLY IMAGES MAGAZINE, call 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or join on the Web today at www.glaad.org/glaad/join/join-about.html TO SUBSCRIBE TO GLAAD-Net, GLAAD's electronic mailing list, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Subscribe GLAAD-Net" TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Unsubscribe GLAAD-Net" GLAAD is the nation's lesbian and gay news bureau and the only national lesbian and gay multimedia watchdog organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 11:32:19 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation <glaad@glaad.org> Subject: ELLEN DEGENERES, TRACEY ULLMAN, ADAM ARKIN, DR. KATZ AND "RENT," AMONG OTHERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AT THE 8TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Alan Klein/GLAAD Ph: 212/807-1700 Jori Petersen/Susan DuBow Bragman Nyman Cafarelli Ph: 310/274-7800 ELLEN DEGENERES, TRACEY ULLMAN, ADAM ARKIN, DR. KATZ AND "RENT," AMONG OTHERS SCHEDULED TO APPEAR AT THE 8TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS AWARDS TO BE HELD IN THREE CITIES LOS ANGELES, WASHINGTON, DC AND NEW YORK LOS ANGELES, CA, FEBRUARY 28, 1997-Ellen DeGeneres, Tracey Ullman, Adam Arkin, Dr. Katz, Broadway's "Rent" and many others are scheduled to appear at the 8th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, which will take place in three ceremonies to be held in Los Angeles on March 16, in Washington, DC on March 26 and in New York on March 31. Celebrities will present awards to recipients in the categories that include: Outstanding Film, Television Comedy Series, Television Drama Series, Television-Individual Episode, Made-for-Television Movie, Television Journalism, Print Journalism, Advertising, Comic Books, Music Single, and Theater. Ellen DeGeneres, Tracey Ullman, Adam Arkin, Jennifer Tilly, Gina Gershon, Lisa Edelstein, Garry Marshall, Lily Tomlin, Ed McMahon, Norman Lear, Carol Channing and Ming-Na Wen are scheduled to appear at the Los Angeles Media Awards. Expected in New York are Michael Boatman, Laura Linney, Isiah Washington, Terrance McNally, Wendy Wasserstein, David Marshall Grant and Gregory Harrison, with performances by members of the casts of "Rent" and "When Pigs Fly." Scheduled to appear at the Washington, DC Awards ceremony are Dr. Katz, Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer, Rita Mae Brown, Suzanne Westenhoeffer, Bob Hattoy and Ray Suarez. Additional names will be announced shortly. The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1989 to honor individuals and projects in the media and entertainment industries for their balanced and accurate representations of lesbians and gay men and the issues that affect their lives. The Los Angeles Awards take place on March 16 at the Century Plaza Hotel, and begin with cocktails and a Silent Auction at 5:00 PM, followed by a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 6:30 PM. For further information and to purchase tickets, contact Events Unlimited, Inc. at (310) 996-1188. The Washington, DC Awards will be held on March 26 at the National Press Club, and begin with cocktails and a Silent Auction at 6:30 PM, followed by a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 7:30 PM. For ticket information, contact GLAAD's Washington, DC office at (202) 986-1360. The New York event takes place on March 31 at the Sheraton New York Hotel, and includes cocktails and a Silent Auction at 6:00 PM, followed by a Dinner and Awards Presentation at 7:30 PM. For ticket information, contact GLAAD's New York office at (212) 807-1700. GLAAD is the nation's lesbian and gay news bureau and the only national lesbian and gay media watchdog organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. -30- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. TO JOIN GLAAD AND RECEIVE GLAAD's DISPATCH AND QUARTERLY IMAGES MAGAZINE, call 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or join on the Web today at www.glaad.org/glaad/join/join-about.html TO SUBSCRIBE TO GLAAD-Net, GLAAD's electronic mailing list, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Subscribe GLAAD-Net" TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Unsubscribe GLAAD-Net" GLAAD is the nation's lesbian and gay news bureau and the only national lesbian and gay multimedia watchdog organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. Date: Mon, 24 Mar 1997 16:39:41 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation <glaad@glaad.org> Subject: CRISTINA SARALEGUI TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS VANGUARD AWARD AT 8TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN NEW YORK CONTACT: FOR IMMEDIATE Alan Klein RELEASE GLAAD (212) 807-1700 Bill Gordon Nanette Leonard Mulryan Nash Public Relations (Cristina) (212) 633-6139 (908) 671-7995 INTERNATIONAL #1 SPANISH TALK SHOW HOST CRISTINA HONORED BY GLAAD CRISTINA SARALEGUI TO RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS VANGUARD AWARD AT 8TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, NY, MARCH 24, 1997-The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is pleased to announce that international Spanish talk show host and journalist Cristina Saralegui will receive the Vanguard Award, one of the organization's highest honors, at the 8th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York. The event takes place at the Sheraton New York Hotel on Monday, March 31st. A cocktail reception and silent auction will begin at 6:00 PM. Dinner and the awards ceremony begin at 7:30 PM. For the past eight years, The Cristina Show (El Show de Cristina) has been rated the number-one Spanish talk show on Spanish-language television. The program is seen daily by a worldwide audience of more than 100 million viewers (a larger audience than all of the top-rated English-language talk shows combined). In addition to hosting and executive producing her show, Cristina co-publishes Cristina La Revista, a monthly magazine distributed internationally by Editorial Televisa. "GLAAD is profoundly thrilled to honor Cristina, a talk show host and pioneer on Spanish-language television, who has consistently covered a wide range of lesbian and gay issues accurately and honestly," said William Waybourn, GLAAD's managing director. The Vanguard Award is presented by GLAAD to a member of the entertainment or media community whose personal contribution to equal rights for lesbians and gay men has made a significant difference. According to Waybourn, "Cristina certainly understands the importance of educating her audience about our lives. Her work has enabled us to envision a world free from discrimination based on sexual orientation," he added. The 8th Annual GLAAD Media Awards also feature performances by the Broadway cast of "Rent" and the cast of "When Pigs Fly." Celebrities expected to attend the event are Nell Carter, Carol Channing, Joel Grey, and Gregory Harrison, playwrights Terrence McNally and Wendy Wasserstein, Spin City's Michael Boatman and Relativity's Lisa Edelstein. The GLAAD Media Awards were created in 1989 to honor individuals and projects in the media and entertainment industries for their balanced and accurate representations of lesbians and gay men and the issues that affect their lives. Awards will be presented to recipients in categories that include: Television Comedy Series, Daytime Television, Television Journalism, Print Journalism, Advertising and Theater. For ticket information, contact GLAAD at (212) 807-1700. The GLAAD Media Awards in Washington, DC will be held on March 26 at the National Press Club. For ticket information, contact GLAAD's Washington, DC office at (202) 986-1360. GLAAD is the nation's lesbian and gay news bureau and the only national lesbian and gay media watchdog organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. -30- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. TO JOIN GLAAD AND RECEIVE GLAAD's DISPATCH AND QUARTERLY IMAGES MAGAZINE, call 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or join on the Web today at www.glaad.org/glaad/join/join-about.html TO SUBSCRIBE TO GLAAD-Net, GLAAD's electronic mailing list, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Subscribe GLAAD-Net" TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Unsubscribe GLAAD-Net" GLAAD is the nation's lesbian and gay news bureau and the only national lesbian and gay multimedia watchdog organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc. Date: Thu, 3 Apr 1997 08:47:05 -0700 From: Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation <glaad@glaad.org> Subject: GLAAD RAISES $1.25 MILLION AT THE 1997 MEDIA AWARDS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Alan Klein GLAAD (212) 807-1700 GLAAD RAISES $1.25 MILLION AT THE 1997 MEDIA AWARDS "SPIN CITY", FRANK RICH OF "THE NEW YORK TIMES", CRISTINA, "RENT," BRUCE VILANCH AND PEOPLE MAGAZINE HONORED New York, NY, April 2, 1997---The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) raised more then $1.25 million at their 1997 Media Awards. The Media Awards were held at three events in Los Angeles on March 16, Washington, DC on March 26, and in New York City on March 31. The money raised will be used in GLAAD's continuing efforts to honor those whose work exemplifies the tremendous improvements that have been made in the media coverage of the gay and lesbian communities. In Los Angeles presenters and special guests included Gregory Peck, Ellen DeGeneres, Lily Tomlin, Cher, Garry Marshall, Dan Butler, Ming-Na Wen, Ed McMahon, Valerie Bertinelli, Gina Gershon, Garry Marshall, Jennifer Tilly, and Tracey Ullman. Kristin W and Christine Ebersole performed. In Washington, DC presenters and special guests included Steve Gunderson, Col onel Margarethe Cammermeyer, Candice Gingrich, Comedy Central's Dr. Katz and D r. Rita Mae Brown. Sharon Bottoms and April Wade accepted the award for the made-for-television movie Two Mothers for Zachary, and Betty and Extra Fancy performed. At the final ceremony in New York, special guests and presenters included Nel l Carter, Joel Grey, George Stephanopoulos, Jessica Hecht, Isaiah Washington, Michael Boatman, Lisa Edelstein, Mitchell Anderson, Mayor David Dinkins, and Phil Donahue and Marlo Thomas. The evening also included performances by cast members of "Rent" and "When Pigs Fly." In both New York and Los Angeles Bruce Vilanch accepted the Stephen F. Kolzak Award, one of GLAAD's highest honors, which is presented to a lesbian or gay individual in the media for their outstanding contribution in combating homophobia. In New York, that international Spanish talk show host and journalist Cristin a Saralegui accepted GLAAD's Vanguard Award. The award is presented to a member of the entertainment or media community whose personal contribution to equal rights for lesbians and gay men has made a significant difference. GLAAD Media Awards Winners Page 2 The 1997 GLAAD Media Award Winners are: STEPHEN F. KOLZAK AWARD - Bruce Vilanch VANGUARD AWARD - Cristina Saralegui OUTSTANDING FILM (Wide Release): (Presented in LA) BOUND OUTSTANDING FILM (Limited Release): (Presented in NY) BEAUTIFUL THING OUTSTANDING FILM DOCUMENTARY: (Presented in LA) IT'S ELEMENTARY OUTSTANDING TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES: (Presented in NY & LA) SPIN CITY OUTSTANDING TELEVISION DRAMA SERIES: (Presented in LA) CHICAGO HOPE OUTSTANDING TELEVISION - INDIVIDUAL EPISODE: (Presented in LA) TRACEY TAKES ON OUTSTANDING MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOVIE: (Presented in DC & LA) TWO MOTHERS FOR ZACHARY OUTSTANDING DAYTIME DRAMA SERIES: (Presented in NY) ALL MY CHILDREN OUTSTANDING TELEVISION JOURNALISM: (Presented in NY) TURNING POINT - "For Better or Worse" OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM: (Presented in NY) NEW YORK TIMES - Frank Rich's General Coverage OUTSTANDING MAGAZINE: (Presented in NY) PEOPLE OUTSTANDING ADVERTISING: (Presented in NY) MISTIC BEVERAGES OUTSTANDING MUSIC ALBUM: (Presented in DC) SINNERMAN by Extra Fancy OUTSTANDING MUSIC SINGLE: (Presented in LA) "LEVITICUS: FAGGOT" by Me'Shell Ndegeocello OUTSTANDING COMIC BOOK: (Presented in DC) DEATH: THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE OUTSTANDING INTERACTIVE MEDIA: (Presented in DC) onQ - American Online OUTSTANDING LOS ANGELES THEATER PRODUCTION: (Presented in LA) BOX 27 OUTSTANDING NEW YORK THEATER PRODUCTION: (Presented in NY) RENT -30- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) glaad@glaad.org TO REPORT DEFAMATION IN THE MEDIA - Call GLAAD's Alertline at 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or go to the GLAAD Web Site at www.glaad.org and report through our Alertline Online. TO JOIN GLAAD AND RECEIVE GLAAD's DISPATCH AND QUARTERLY IMAGES MAGAZINE, call 1.800.GAY.MEDIA or join on the Web today at www.glaad.org/glaad/join/join-about.html TO SUBSCRIBE TO GLAAD-Net, GLAAD's electronic mailing list, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Subscribe GLAAD-Net" TO UNSUBSCRIBE, send e-mail to majordomo@vector.casti.com with the message "Unsubscribe GLAAD-Net" GLAAD is the nation's lesbian and gay news bureau and the only national lesbian and gay multimedia watchdog organization. GLAAD promotes fair, accurate and inclusive representation as a means of challenging discrimination based on sexual orientation or identity. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GLAAD" and "Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation" are registered trademarks of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, Inc.