Dorian Awards
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| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association |
| First awarded | 2009 |
The Dorian Awards are an annual endeavor organized by the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA). GALECA is a national association of professional journalists and critics covering film and television for print, online and broadcast outlets in the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. As of January 2017, GALECA counted over 170 members in its ranks.
The Dorian Awards are given to the group's choices for the finest in film and television accessible in the U.S., across a variety of categories, from general to LGBTQ-centric. In addition to more traditional categories such as Film of the Year and TV Comedy of the Year, Dorians are given to more unusual categories, including Unsung TV Show of the Year, Visually Striking Film of the Year and Campy Flick of the Year, an honor that has generated some amusement from the press.
Rather than present an official awards ceremony, GALECA hosts its annual "Winners Toast," an informal afternoon party in Los Angeles for members, winners, nominees and associates usually held within a week after the Academy Awards. The event is held several weeks after the winners are announced.
As with other critics circles, GALECA has no entry process for its awards per se, though the organization has its nomination requirements. Considered films must have had at minimum a limited theatrical release of one week during the given year. Documentary of the Year nominations can either be film, TV (including online) or DVD releases.
Honorary GALECA members and advisors include esteemed former film critic Kevin Thomas, celebrated columnist Michael Musto, groundbreaking lesbian journalist Judy Wieder (former editor-in-chief of The Advocate), and professor of literature Joseph Bristow, one of the world's leading authorities on Oscar Wilde.
GALECA's Dorian Award certificate includes GALECA's trademark black bow tie.
The Dorian Award is named in honor of the writer Oscar Wilde, in reference to his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.
To commemorate the 2015 film and TV awards season, GALECA revealed its first "Ten Best" list, The Ten Best Movies About the Academy Awards. Included were such films as The Oscar, California Suite, For Your Consideration and The Bodyguard. More recently, the group's lists include the Ten Best LGBTQ Movies Every Straight Person Should See and Ten Best Actresses of All Time.
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