GLAAD Media Awards 2013 – winners pt 1

Madonna presented the Vito Russo Award to advocate, award-winning journalist, author and talk show host Anderson Cooper tonight at the 24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York, presented nationally by Ketel One Vodka and Wells Fargo and presented locally by Delta Air Lines. The Vito Russo Award is presented to an openly lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality.

Hip hop mogul Russell Simmons presented the Ally Award to Hollywood director Brett Ratner. Ratner and GLAAD, in partnership with Comcast, launched the "Coming Out for Equality" PSA campaign at the show and attendees were treated to special screenings of the videos produced and directed by Ratner. The GLAAD "Coming Out for Equality" PSA Series features a diverse group of straight celebrities and athletes "coming out of the closet" as supporters of equality and calling for other Americans to speak out.

Good Morning America anchors Lara Spencer, Josh Elliott and Sam Champion hosted the event. Special guests included Madonna; Anderson Cooper; Sarah Arison, NFL players Brendon Ayanbadejo (Baltimore Ravens) and Chris Kluwe (Minnesota Vikings); Bernadette Peters, Christian Borle, Andy Mientus, Krysta Rodriguez, Wesley Taylor (Smash); Augusten Burroughs (author of Running with Scissors); model Lauren Foster; Melissa Harris-Perry (MSNBC); Milla Jovovich (Resident Evil); John Leguizamo (Ice Age, Moulin Rouge); director Brett Ratner (Rush Hour); Thomas Roberts (MSNBC); Jake Shears (Scissor Sisters); Dan Stevens (Downton Abbey); blogger Andrew Sullivan; Nigel Barker (The Face, America's Next Top Model); author Helen Boyd; Professor Jennifer Finney Boylan; Annie Clark, Cristine Prosperi (Degrassi); Laverne Cox (Musical Chairs); GLAAD National Spokesperson Wilson Cruz; Jenni "JWOWW" Farley, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi (The Jersey Shore, Snooki & JWoww); Straight But Not Narrow founder Avan Jogia; trans youth Jazz and Coy Mathis; Andrew Solomon; ousted Boy Scout mom Jennifer Tyrell; Mel Wymore; producing team Neil Meron and Craig Zadan and more.

Additional award recipients will be announced in Los Angeles on April 20 at the JW Marriott, and in San Francisco on May 11 at the Hilton San Francisco - Union Square. For a complete list of nominees and ticket information, click here.

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. GLAAD Media Award nominees were published, released or broadcast between January 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012.

Nominations for the 24th Annual GLAAD Awards


Complete list of 2013 GLAAD Media Award recipients (New York)

Vito Russo Award
Anderson Cooper

Ally Award
Brett Ratner

Outstanding Drama Series
Smash (NBC)

Outstanding Documentary
How to Survive a Plague (Sundance Selects)

Outstanding Reality Program
The Amazing Race (CBS)

Outstanding Newspaper Article
"Game Changer" by Andy Mannix (City Pages [Minneapolis, Minn.])

Outstanding Newspaper Columnist
Frank Bruni (The New York Times)

Outstanding Newspaper Overall Coverage
The Boston Globe

Outstanding Magazine Article
"School of Hate" by Sabrina Rubin Erdely (Rolling Stone)

Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage
The Advocate/Out

Outstanding New York Theatre
Broadway & Off Broadway: The Whale by Samuel D. Hunter

Outstanding New York Theatre
Off-Off Broadway: From White Plains written by Michael Perlman in collaboration with Fault Line Theatre

Spanish-Language Recipients

Outstanding Talk Show Interview
"Entrevista con Orlando Cruz" Titulares Telemundo (Telemundo)

Outstanding Magazine Article
"Amor genuino" by Cristina Saralegui (People en Español)

Outstanding Digital Journalism Article
"Operación tolerancia: la lucha contra la homofobia en los medios hispanos" by Lilia Luciano (voces.huffingtonpost.com)

Outstanding Digital Journalism - Multimedia
"2013: Año clave para la comunidad gay" by Ramón Frisneda (ElDiarioNY.com)