Thursday, January 3, 2019

My Dorian Awards Ballot

I am sharing my ballot for the Dorian Awards, presented by GALECA, the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics of which I am a member.

I had a few guidelines for my voting:

- Don't vote for titles I love that I suspect will be popular with the rest of the members e.g. The Favourite, A Star is Born, Roma
- Highlight LGBTQ films that were not widely released that I loved: We the Animals, Cameron Post
- Highlight films from all over the world: Capernaum, Shoplifters, Happy Lazzaro
- I don't watch as much Tv so only voted for the shows I absolutely loved.

Here are my votes:

Film of the Year
The Rider
Shoplifters
If Beale Street Could Talk
Director of the Year (Film or Television)
Debra Granik - Leave No Trace
Barry Jenkins - If Beale Street Could Talk
Chloe Zhao - The Rider
Film Performance of the Year — Actress
Carey Mulligan - Wildlife
Emma Stone - the Favourite
Maggie Gyllenhaal - The Kindergarten Teacher
Film Performance of the Year — Actor
Evan Rosado - We the Animals
Zain Al Rafeea - Capernaum
John David Washington - BlacKkKlansman


LGBTQ Film of the Year (full-length theatrical release, TV/streaming or DVD release)
We the Animals
The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Can You ever Forgive Me
Foreign Language Film of the Year
Shoplifters
Capernaum
Happy as Lazzaro
Screenplay of the Year (original or adapted)
The Favourite
Leave No Trace
Happy as Lazzaro


Visually Striking Film of the Year
(honoring a production of stunning beauty,
from art direction to cinematography)
If Beale Street Could Talk
We the Animals
Shoplifters
Documentary of the Year
(feature-length theatrical release, TV/streaming or DVD)
Minding the Gap
McQueen
Studio 54
Whitney
Supporting Film Performance of the Year — Actress
Sakura Ando - Shoplifters
Elizabeth Debicki - Widows
Regina King - If Beale Street Could Talk
Supporting Film Performance of the Year — Actor
Colman Domingo - If Beale Street Could Talk
Brian Tyree henry - If Beale Street Could Talk
Steven Yeun - Burning
Unsung Film of the Year
Custody
Damsel
Wildlife
Campy Flick of the Year
El Angel
Disobedience
Double Lover
TV Drama of the Year
The Tale
Succession


TV Comedy of the Year
The Bisexual
Big Mouth
Atlanta
TV Performance of the Year — Actress
Elizabeth Debicki - The Tale
Eliza Scanlen - Sharp Objects
Toni Collette - Wanderlust
TV Performance of the Year — Actor
Hugh Grant - A Very English Scandal
Brian Gleeson - The Bisexual
Jason Ritter - The Tale
TV Musical Performance of the Year
Maya Rudolph, “I Love My Body”, Big Mouth


LGBTQ TV Show of the Year
The Bisexual
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Pose
TV Current Affairs Show of the Year
The Graham Norton Show
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Unsung TV Show of the Year
The Bisexual


Campy TV Show of the Year
RuPaul’s Drag Race


The ‘We’re Wilde About You!’ Rising Star Award
Saskia Chana (The Bisexual)
John David Washington - Blackkklansman
Evan Rosado - We the Animals
Wilde Wit of the Year
(honoring a performer, writer or commentator
whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Hannah Gadsby
Trevor Noah
Donald Glover
Wilde Artist of the Year
(honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the field of film,
theater and/or television)
Emily Blunt
Desiree Akhavan
Brian Tyree Henry
Timeless Award (to an actor or performer whose exemplary career
is marked by character, wisdom and wit)
Todd Haynes
Charles Busch
Stephen Daldry