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GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award

Annual award

Annual award

The GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. It is named in honor of the Los Angeles casting director Stephen F. Kolzak, who devoted the last part of his life to fighting homophobia and AIDS-phobia within the entertainment industry. The award is given to an openly LGBT member of the entertainment or media community for his or her work toward eliminating homophobia. It has been awarded since 1991, with Kolzak being the posthumous inaugural recipient.

List of recipients

  • 1991 – Stephen F. Kolzak (posthumous)
  • 1992 – Paul Monette and Lillian Faderman
  • 1993 – Sir Ian McKellen
  • 1994 – none
  • 1995 – Pedro Zamora
  • 1996 – none
  • 1997 – Bruce Vilanch
  • 1998 – Ellen DeGeneres
  • 1999 – Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher
  • 2000 – Anne Heche
  • 2001 – Paris Barclay
  • 2002 – Alan Ball
  • 2003 – Todd Haynes
  • 2004 – John Waters
  • 2005 – Bill Condon
  • 2006 – Melissa Etheridge
  • 2007 – Martina Navratilova
  • 2008 – Rufus Wainwright
  • 2009 – Gene Robinson
  • 2010 – Wanda Sykes
  • 2011 – Robert Greenblatt
  • 2012 – Chaz Bono
  • 2013 – Steve Warren (attorney)
  • 2014 – Laverne Cox
  • 2015 – Roland Emmerich
  • 2016 – Ruby Rose
  • 2017 – Troye Sivan
  • 2018 – Jim Parsons
  • 2019 – Sean Hayes
  • 2020 – Janet Mock
  • 2022 – Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
  • 2023 – Jeremy Pope
  • 2024 – Niecy Nash-Betts
  • 2025 – Cynthia Erivo

References

References

  1. (September 22, 1990). "Stephen F. Kolzak TV Executive, 37". New York Times.
  2. "24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Los Angeles". [[GLAAD.
  3. (9 March 2016). "Ruby Rose to be Honored at GLAAD Media Awards".
  4. (28 March 2017). "Troye Sivan: Youngest Person to Receive GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award".
  5. (16 April 2018). "Watch Broadway-Bound Jim Parsons Accept GLAAD Honor".
  6. (4 December 2018). "30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles".
  7. (January 7, 2020). "Taylor Swift, Janet Mock to Be Honored at GLAAD'S Media Awards".
  8. "'Hacks,' 'Drag Race,' and more honored at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards".
  9. (2023-03-31). "34th GLAAD Media Awards: Jeremy Pope Honored With Stephen F Kolzak Award, Praises Father And Power Of LGBTQ Community {{!}} GLAAD".
  10. GLAAD. (2024-04-23). "Entertainment Icon Jennifer Hudson and Orville Peck to be Honored at 35th GLAAD Media Awards in New York On May 11th Hosted by Ross Mathews {{!}} GLAAD".
  11. (February 12, 2025). "GLAAD ANNOUNCES CYNTHIA ERIVO TO BE HONORED AT 36TH GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES ON MARCH 27TH".
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