The 15th Annual Dorian TV Award winners were announced this week by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, with hit shows like Quinta Brunson’s Abbott Elementary, HBO’s The Last of Us, and Succession taking home top honors. Elliot Page was singled out as this year’s LGBTQIA+ TV Trailblazer, an award given to individuals who create art that inspires empathy, truth, and equity. In a remarkable moment of art imitating life, Page’s superhero alter ego Viktor Hargreeves came out as trans in the most recent season of Netflix’s popular series The Umbrella Academy.
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics also honor the best in film, TV, and Broadway / Off-Broadway, mainstream to queer+, at separate times of the year. Founded in 2009, GALECA today consists of over 480 active critics and journalists who work for some of the most popular, revered and enlightening media outlets in the United States and beyond –including this one.
Via the Dorians, the group endeavors to remind bullies, bigots and society’s currently beleaguered LGBTQ communities that the world has long appreciated the Q+ eye on everything entertainment—not only on hair and clothes. GALECA also advocates for better pay, access and respect for its members, especially those in its most underrepresented segments.
This month, GALECA announced the winners of its inaugural Crimson Honors, a public college criticism contest for women or nonbinary students in the QTBIPOC rainbow. The grand prize went to Asha Pruitt, a recent graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. Taila Lee, a Berkeley senior, and Ariana Martinez, a senior at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, were named finalists. All received scholarship funds provided by film and TV reviews aggregate Rotten Tomatoes. More information on the scholarship winners and panel of judges can be found at galeca.org/crimson-honors.
A full list of 2023 winners is available below:
DORIAN TV AWARDS WINNERS—FULL LIST
BEST TV DRAMA
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
The Last of Us (HBO)
Succession (HBO)
The White Lotus (HBO)
Yellowjackets (Showtime)
BEST TV COMEDY
Abbott Elementary (ABC)
The Bear (FX on Hulu)
The Other Two (HBO Max)
Poker Face (Peacock)
Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW
Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire (AMC)
A League of Their Own (Amazon)
Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
The Last of Us (HBO)
The Other Two (HBO Max)
BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
Beef (Netflix)
Daisy Jones & The Six (Amazon)
Dead Ringers (Amazon)
Fire Island (Hulu)
Rye Lane (Hulu)
BEST UNSUNG SHOW
A Black Lady Sketch Show (HBO)
Derry Girls (Netflix)
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
Los Espookys (HBO)
Reservation Dogs (FX on Hulu)
Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
BEST NON-ENGLISH SHOW
Elite (Netflix)
Extraordinary Attorney Woo (Netflix)
Los Espookys (HBO)
Smiley (Netflix)
Young Royals (Netflix)
BEST TV PERFORMANCE—DRAMA
Kieran Culkin, Succession (HBO)
Melanie Lynskey, Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Pedro Pascal, The Last of Us (HBO)
Bella Ramsey, The Last of Us (HBO)
Sarah Snook, Succession (HBO)
BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE—DRAMA
Murray Bartlett, The Last of Us (HBO)
Jennifer Coolidge, The White Lotus (HBO)
Meghann Fahy, The White Lotus (HBO)
Nick Offerman, The Last of Us (HBO)
Aubrey Plaza, The White Lotus (HBO)
BEST TV PERFORMANCE—COMEDY
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Bridget Everett, Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face (Peacock)
Ali Wong, Beef (Netflix)
BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE—COMEDY
Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX on Hulu)
Jeff Hiller, Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
Sheryl Lee Ralph, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Kaala Bhairava & Rahul Sipligunj, “Naatu Naatu,” 95th Academy Awards (ABC)
Ariana DeBose, “Angela Bassett Did the Thing (Opening Number),” BAFTA Film Awards (Britbox)
Bridgett Everett, “Gloria,” Somebody Somewhere (HBO)
Jane Krakowski, “Bells and Whistles,” Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)
Nick Offerman, “Long, Long Time,” The Last of Us (HBO)
BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Pamela, A Love Story (Netflix)
Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields (Hulu)
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (Shudder)
The Rehearsal (HBO)
The 1619 Project (Hulu)
BEST LGBTQ DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
The Book of Queer (Discovery+)
Generation Drag (Discovery+)
Mama’s Boy (HBO)
Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror (Shudder)
We’re Here (HBO)
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW
The Amber Ruffin Show (Peacock)
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (Comedy Central)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (CBS)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
ZIWE (Showtime)
BEST ANIMATED SHOW
Big Mouth (Netflix)
Dead End: Paranormal Park (Netflix)
Harley Quinn (HBO Max)
South Park (Comedy Central)
The Simpsons (Fox)
BEST REALITY SHOW
Jury Duty (Amazon Freevee)
Queer Eye (Netflix)
Rupaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
The Traitors (Peacock)
The Ultimatum: Queer Love (Netflix)
MOST VISUALLY STRIKING SHOW
Andor (Disney+)
Dead Ringers (Amazon)
The Last of Us (HBO)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Amazon)
The White Lotus (HBO)
CAMPIEST TV SHOW
Dead Ringers (Amazon)
Eurovision Song Contest (Peacock)
Hocus Pocus 2 (Disney+)
Schmigadoon! (Apple TV+)
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (Disney+)
Wednesday (Netflix)
WILDE WIT AWARD
—To a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse
Joel Kim Booster
Quinta Brunson
Lizzo
Wanda Sykes
Bowen Yang
GALECA TV Icon Award
—To a uniquely talented star we adore Jennifer Coolidge
GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV Trailblazer Award
—For creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity
Elliot Page
Congratulations to this year’s Dorian TV Award winners!
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