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Evan Rachel Wood’s Golden Globes Suit Proves Dresses ‘Aren’t a Requirement’

She may not have won a Golden Globe, but Evan Rachel Wood made a big impact in the custom Altuzarra suit she wore to the Golden Globes last night.

Wood – nominated for best actress in a TV series for her work in Westworld – looked incredible in the suit, and also gave a perfect explanation for why she chose it instead of something more traditional.

She told Ryan Seacrest during E! Live From the Red Carpet.

I’ve been to the Globes six times and I’ve worn a dress every time – I love dresses — I’m not trying to protest dresses — but I wanted to make sure that young girls and women knew that they aren’t a requirement, and that you don’t have to wear one if you don’t want to. And to just be yourself, because your worth is more than that.”

Wood went on to explain that her ensemble was also paying homage to great suits of Hollywood past, such as those from Victor/Victoria, actress Marlene Dietrich, and, of course, David Bowie — “because it’s his birthday,” she noted.

Transparent Awarded 5 Dorians by Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics, and Ava DuVernay Named Best Director

The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) has announced its winners for its annual Dorian Awards.

The organization is comprised of over 110 movie and TV critics nationwide. The awards are handed out to 25 different categories, which include both mainstream and LGBTQ-centric films and TV shows. Awards include everything from Rising Star to Music Video of the Year.

This year, the GALECA gave Selma‘s director Ava DuVernay the Film Director of the Year award, which is great news considering she was overlooked for an Oscar in this category.

Richard Linklater’s Boyhood was awarded the Film of the Year award.

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Julianne Moore took Film Performance of the Year – Actress, for her performance in Still Alice, and Eddie Redmayne, who plays Stephen Hawking in the biopic The Theory of Everything, beat Benedict Cumberbatch, to take Film Performance of the Year — Actor award.

The British film Pride, was recognised as the Unsung Film of the Year and the LGBTQ Film of the Year

In TV categories, Transparent won five awards, including TV Comedy of the Year, and creator Jill Soloway was named Wilde Artist of the Year, which honors a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theater and/or television.

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Other TV Shows such as HBO’s Normal Heart, CW’s Jane the Virgin, and Lisa Kudrow’s Comeback were also recognized.

Rob Marshall’s Into the Woods won the Campy Flick of the Year and gay director Xavier Dolan’s Mommy was awarded for Foreign Language.

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George Takei, who was also the subject of a documentary in 2014, was given the organization’s Timeless Award, which is presented to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom, and wit.


 

GALECA’S 2014/15 Dorian Award Winners:

Film of the Year: Boyhood, director Richard Linklater

Film Performance of the Year – Actor: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything

Film Performance of the Year – Actress: Julianne Moore, Still Alice

Film Director of the Year: Ava DuVernay, Selma

LGBTQ Film of the Year: Pride

Foreign Language Film of the Year: Mommy, director Xavier Dolan

Unsung Film of the Year: Pride

Documentary of the Year (theatrical release, TV airing, or DVD release): The Case Against 8 – HBO

Visually Striking Film of the Year (honoring a production of stunning beauty, from art direction to cinematography): The Grand Budapest Hotel

Campy Flick of the Year: Into the Woods

TV Drama of the Year: The Normal Heart – HBO

TV Comedy of the Year: Transparent – Amazon

TV Director of the Year: Jill Soloway, Transparent

TV Performance of the Year – Actor: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent

TV Performance of the Year – Actress: Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback

TV Musical Performance of the Year: Neil Patrick Harris, “Sugar Daddy,” The Tony Awards

LGBTQ TV Show of the Year: Transparent

Unsung TV Show of the Year: Getting On – HBO

TV Current Affairs Show of the Year: The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Campy TV Show of the Year: Jane the Virgin

Music Video of the Year: Sia, “Chandelier”

The “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star Award: Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin

Wilde Wit of the Year (honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse): John Oliver

Wilde Artist of the Year (honoring a truly groundbreaking force in the fields of film, theater, and/or television): Jill Soloway

Timeless Award: George Takei

The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association Announce Nominations for 2014 Film and TV Awards

Dubbed the Dorian Awards, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA), which comprises of over 100 stateside critics and entertainment journalists, has revealed its first round of picks for the best in 2014 film and TV.

‘Birdman’ starring Michael Keaton, which won screenplay and actor honors at the Golden Globes last night, leads the way with four nominations. ‘Pride’ is also nominated for Best Film, alongside ‘The Imitation Game’, ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ and, ‘Boyhood’, which all won big at the Globes.

On the TV side, Orphan Black’s Tatiana Maslany has been nominated for best TV actress alongside Viola Davis (How to Get Away with Murder) and  Lisa Kudrow (The Comeback). Lisa Cholodenko’s HBO miniseries’Olive Kitteridge’, starring Francis McDormand, is up for two awards. And fellow filmmaker Jill Soloway’s celebrated ‘Transparent’ leads the way with five nominations.

Orange Is The New Black is up for 2 awards LGBTQ TV Show and TV Comedy of the Year, but suprisingly know of the key actress who star in the show are nominated.

One winner is known already: George Takei, Star Trek icon and LGBTQ-rights activist, has been named Timeless Star. GALECA has previously awarded such luminaries as Lily Tomlin and Sir Ian McKellen their version of a career achievement honor.

This season’s winners will be announced next Tuesday, January 20.


The complete list of Dorian Award nominees is below.

Film of the Year

Birdman – Fox Searchlight
Boyhood – Sundance Selects/IFC
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Fox Searchlight
The Imitation Game – The Weinstein Company
Pride – CBS Films


Film Performance of the Year – Actor

Steve Carell, Foxcatcher – Sony Pictures Classics
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game – The Weinstein Company
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler – Open Road
Michael Keaton, Birdman – Fox Searchlight
Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything – Universal


Film Performance of the Year – Actress

Essie Davis, The Babadook – Sundance Selects/IFC
Anne Dorval, Mommy – Lionsgate
Julianne Moore, Still Alice – Sony Pictures Classics
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl – 20th Century Fox
Reese Witherspoon, Wild – Fox Searchlight


Film Director of the Year

Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel – Fox Searchlight
Ava DuVernay, Selma – Paramount
David Fincher, Gone Girl – 20th Century Fox
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman – Fox Searchight
Richard Linklater, Boyhood – Sundance Selects/IFC


LGBTQ Film of the Year

The Imitation Game – The Weinstein Company
Love is Strange – Sony Pictures Classics
Pride – CBS Films
Stranger by the Lake – Strand Releasing
The Way He Looks – Strand Releasing


Foreign Language Film of the Year

Force Majeure – Magnolia Pictures
Ida – Music Box Films
Mommy – Lionsgate
Stranger by the Lake – Strand Releasing
Two Days, One Night – Sundance Selects/IFC


Unsung Film of the Year

Obvious Child  – A24
Love is Strange – Sony Pictures Classics
Pride – CBS Films
The Skeleton Twins – Roadside Attractions
Snowpiercer – Radius/TWC


Documentary of the Year 

The Case Against 8 – HBO
CitizenFour – Radius/TWC
Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me – Sundance Selects
Life Itself – Magnolia Pictures
Regarding Susan Sontag – HBO


Visually Striking Film of the Year

Birdman – Fox Searchlight
The Grand Budapest Hotel – Fox Searchlight
Interstellar – Paramount
Snowpiercer – Radius/TWC
Under the Skin – A24


Campy Flick of the Year

Annie
Gone Girl
Into the Woods
Maleficent
Tammy


TV Drama of the Year

Fargo – FX
The Good Wife – CBS
How To Get Away with Murder – ABC
Mad Men – AMC
The Normal Heart – HBO


TV Comedy of the Year

The Comeback – HBO
Modern Family – ABC
Orange is the New Black – Netflix
Transparent – Amazon
Veep – HBO


TV Director of the Year

Lisa Cholodenko, Olive Kitteridge – HBO
Jodie Foster, Orange is the New Black -Netflix
Andrew Haigh, Looking – HBO
Ryan Murphy, The Normal Heart – HBO
Jill Soloway, Transparent – Amazon


TV Performance of the Year – Actor

Matthew Bomer, The Normal Heart – HBO
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective – HBO
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart – HBO
Kevin Spacey, House of Cards – Netflix
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent – Amazon


TV Performance of the Year – Actress

Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder – ABC
Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback – HBO
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife – CBS
Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black – BBC America
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge – HBO


TV Musical Performance of the Year

Beyonce, MTV Video Music Awards – MTV
Neil Patrick Harris, “Sugar Daddy,” The Tony Awards – CBS
Jessica Lange, “Life on Mars,” American Horror Story: Freak Show – FX
Macklemore, Ryan Lewis, Madonna, et al., “Same Love,” The Grammys – CBS
Prince, Saturday Night Live – NBC


LGBTQ TV Show of the Year

Looking – HBO
Modern Family – ABC
Orange is the New Black – Netflix
Please Like Me – Pivot
Transparent – Amazon


Unsung TV Show of the Year 

Getting On – HBO
Looking – HBO
Orphan Black – BBC America
Please Like Me – Pivot
Transparent – Amazon


TV Current Affairs Show of the Year

Anderson Cooper 360 – CNN
The Colbert Report – Comedy Central
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart – Comedy Central
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – HBO
The Rachel Maddow Show – MSNBC


Campy TV Show of the Year

American Horror Story: Freak Show
How to Get Away with Murder
Jane the Virgin
Peter Pan Live!
Penny Dreadful


Music Video of the Year

Nicki Minaj, “Anaconda”
Perfume Genius, “Queen”
Sia, “Chandelier”
Taylor Swift, “Blank Space”
Meghan Trainor, “All About That Bass”


The “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star Award

Ansel Elgort
Jack Falahee
Ellar Coltrane
Jack O’Connell
Gina Rodriguez
Finn Wittrock


Wilde Wit of the Year 

Stephen Colbert
Rachel Maddow
Bill Maher
John Oliver
Jon Stewart


Wilde Artist of the Year 

Xavier Dolan
Neil Patrick Harris
Richard Linklater
Jill Solloway
Tilda Swinton


Timeless Award 

George Takei

Awards Season: LGBT Visibility and 72nd Golden Globe Awards

At this year 72nd Golden Globes the discussion was on LGBT visibility, and the world beginning to see some clear mainstream recognition to first-rate LGBT films, TV shows, characters and performers.

We had ‘Transparent’, Amazon Prime’s groundbreaking new series about a middle-aged trans woman and her unconventional family. HBO’s adaptation of ‘The Normal Heart’ nominated for Best TV Movie, and nods for co-stars Mark Ruffalo and Matt Bomer. The ‘Imitation Game’, which starred Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley in the biopic film about gay codebreaker Alan Turing, earned a bevy of nominations. Then there is ‘Pride’, the indie about queer activists who aligned with striking coal miners in 1980s England – which had already snagged honors at Cannes and the British Independent Film Awards.

Not too mention the nominees in the television categories reflect the growing LGBT inclusivity: ‘Orange Is the New Black’ got a fair share of nods, including for stars Taylor Schilling (Piper Chapman) and Uzo Aduba (Crazy Eyes). Kevin Spacey scored a nomination as  manipulative bisexual politician Francis ‘Underwood in House of Cards’, and gay faves like ‘American Horror Story: Freak Show’ also made the cut.

But how did our queer stories fair?

Well, Matt Bomer won a best supporting actor award for ‘The Normal Heart’. Bomer gave a lovely speech thanking his kids and husband Simon Halls.

“To my husband Simon Halls and our three kids… Thank you for putting up with me when I was 130 pounds and really grumpy when you ate pizza in front of me.”

Matt Bomer

Kevin Spacey was awarded Best Actor in a Television Show, but managed to drop F-bomb during his acceptance speech.

‘This is the eighth time I’ve been nominated – I can’t f***ing believe I won!’ 

Kevin Spacey

This was Spacey’s first Golden Globe win despite previously being nominated eight times; included being nominated for the same role in the Netflix series last year, as well as being nominated for his portrayal of sexually frustrated husband Lester Burnham in American Beauty.

‘Transparent’ was named the Best TV Comedy, and Jeffrey Tambor was named Best Actor in a TV Comedy for his role playing a transgender mother. Creator Jill Soloway thanked her own trans-parent for coming out and inspiring her.

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She also dedicated the award to Leelah Alcorn and other transgender youth struggling for acceptance.

“This award is dedicated to the memory of Leelah Alcorn … And I just want to thank you for coming out. Maybe we’ll teach the world something about authenticity, and truth, and love…. to love.”

Jill Soloway

Despite five nominations ‘The Imitation Game’ disappointed at Golden Globes coming away with nothing. ‘Pride’ also failed to feature, and Uzo Aduba and Taylor Schilling were disappointed in the TV category.

So all in all, it was a mixed night for LGBT visibility, but the media hype was very postive.

Full list of winners on next page.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Hilarious Opening Monologue From the Golden Globes

This is why we love these two funny ladies. They don’t hold back, roasting everyone from Bill Cosby to ‘The Interview’ and George Clooney.

That’s right the duo left no superstar unscathed, during their opening monologue at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards, which opened with Fey delivering the warmest of introductions:

“Good evening, good evening, and welcome you bunch of despicable, spoiled, minimally talented brats”

Tina Fey

The two comedians – who announced this would be their last year hosting the awards show – took the time to turn their attention to the crowd. Poehler praised Reese Witherspoon for doing all of her own walking in Wild, Fey took aim at George Clooney, mentioning the actor’s recent marriage to Amal Alamuddin, saying…

“Amal is a human rights lawyer who worked on the Enron case, was an advisor to Kofi Annan regarding Syria, and was selected for a three person UN commission investigating rules of war violations in the Gaza strip. So tonight, her husband is getting a Lifetime Achievement Award!”

Amy Poehler

Poehler and Fey then divvied up Hollywood’s hottest men in a quick game of “Who Would You Rather”.

And Proving nothing is sacred, Fey and Poehler then offered an alternative plot line for ‘Into the Woods’ in which Sleeping Beauty just thought she was getting coffee with Bill Cosby.

This is the third year the two have hosted the awards. Their friendship and chemistry have spurred a fun, irreverent, and sharp brand of humor that seamlessly fits the casual vibe of The Globes. Tonight was no exception.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw-wODbjmZI

 

Awards Season: Full list of winners 72nd Annual Golden Globes.

Full list of winners 72nd Annual Golden Globes.

Movies

Drama

Winner: Boyhood
Foxcatcher
The Imitation Game
Selma
The Theory of Everything


Actor, Drama

Winner: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything
Steve Carell, Foxcatcher
Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game
Jake Gyllenhaal, Nightcrawler
David Oyelowo, Selma 


Actress, Drama

Winner: Julianne Moore, Still Alice
Jennifer Aniston, Cake
Felicity Jones, The Theory of Everything
Rosamund Pike, Gone Girl
Reese Witherspoon, Wild


Comedy or musical

Winner: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Birdman
Into the Woods
Pride
St. Vincent


Actor, comedy or musical

Winner: Michael Keaton, Birdman
Ralph Fiennes, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Bill Murray, St. Vincent
Joaquin Phoenix, Inherent Vice
Christoph Waltz, Big Eyes


Actress, comedy or musical

Winner: Amy Adams, Big Eyes
Emily Blunt, Into the Woods
Helen Mirren, The Hundred-Foot Journey
Julianne Moore, Maps to the Stars
Quvenzhane Wallis, Annie


Director

Winner: Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Ava DuVernay, Selma
David Fincher, Gone Girl
Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Birdman


Supporting actress

Winner: Patricia Arquette, Boyhood
Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year
Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game
Emma Stone, Birdman
Meryl Streep, Into the Woods


Supporting actor

Winner: J.K. Simmons, Whiplash
Robert Duvall, The Judge
Ethan Hawke, Boyhood
Edward Norton, Birdman
Mark Ruffalo, Foxcatcher


Animated feature film

Winner: How to Train Your Dragon 2
Big Hero 6
The Book of Life
The Boxtrolls
The Lego Movie


Screenplay

Winner: Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Nicolas Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo, Birdman
Wes Anderson, The Grand Budapest Hotel
Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl
Richard Linklater, Boyhood
Graham Moore, The Imitation Game


Original song

Winner: John Legend, Common, Glory (Selma)
Lana Del Rey, Big Eyes (from Big Eyes)
Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye, Mercy Is (Noah)
Greg Kurstin, Sia Furler, Will Gluck, Opportunity (Annie)
Lorde, Yellow Flicker Beat (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 1)


Original score

Winner: Johann Johannsson, The Theory of Everything
Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game
Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Gone Girl
Antonio Sanchez, Birdman
Hans Zimmer, Interstellar


Foreign film

Winner: Leviathan
Force Majeure Turist
Gett: The Trial of Viviane Amsalem Gett
Ida
Tangerines Mandariinid


Prime Time Television

Drama

The Winner: The Affair
Downton Abbey
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
House of Cards


Actor, drama series

Winner: Kevin Spacey, House of Cards
Clive Owen, The Knick
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
James Spader, The Blacklist
Dominic West, The Affair


Actress, drama series

Winner: Ruth Wilson, The Affair
Claire Danes, Homeland
Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Robin Wright, House of Cards


Comedy

Winner: Transparent
Girls
Jane the Virgin
Silicon Valley
Orange Is the New Black


Actor, comedy series

Winner: Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Louis C.K., Louie
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Ricky Gervais, Derek
William H. Macy, Shameless


Actress, comedy series

Winner: Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Lena Dunham, Girls
Edie Falco, Nurse, Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Taylor Schilling, Orange Is the New Black


Miniseries or TV movie

Winner: Fargo
The Missing
The Normal Heart
Olive Kitteridge
True Detective


Actor, miniseries or TV movie

Winner: Billy Bob Thornton, Fargo
Martin Freeman, Fargo
Woody Harrelson, True Detective
Matthew McConaughey, True Detective
Mark Ruffalo, The Normal Heart


Supporting actor, series, miniseries or TV movie

Winner: Matt Bomer, The Normal Heart
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Colin Hanks, Fargo
Bill Murray, Olive Kitteridge
Jon Voight, Ray Donovan


Actress, miniseries or TV movie

Winner: Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Honorable Woman
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Frances McDormand, Olive Kitteridge
Frances O’Connor, The Missing
Allison Tolman, Fargo


Supporting actress, series, miniseries or TV movie

Winner: Joanne Froggatt, Downton Abbey
Uzo Aduba, Orange Is the New Black
Kathy Bates, American Horror Story: Freak Show
Allison Janney, Mom
Michelle Monaghan, True Detective