Arts & Entertainment
‘The Favourite,’ ‘Pose’ rake in wins at Dorian Awards
‘Roma,’ Billy Porter also among winners
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics unveiled the winners for its 10th annual Dorian Awards across 26 TV and film categories on Tuesday.
“The Favourite” lived up to its name by securing a win for Film of the Year. Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara won Screenplay of the Year for penning the film’s script. Olivia Colman also earned Best Film Performance of the Year for her role as Queen Anne.
Alfonso Cuarón won Director of the Year for “Roma,” and the film also won Foreign Language Film of the Year.
Other notable film wins include “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” for LGBTQ Film of the Year, Richard E. Grant for Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actor for his role in “Can You Ever Forgive Me
In the television categories, “Pose” led the pack with wins for TV Drama of the Year and LGBTQ TV Show of the Year. Billy Porter also won TV Performance of the Year — Actor for “Pose.” “Schitt’s Creek,” which stars out actor Dan Levy, also won TV Comedy of the Year.
GALECA consists of more than 200 gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally entertainment journalists. Select winners and nominees will be honored at GALECA’s Winners Toast at the Paley restaurant in Hollywood on Saturday, Jan. 12 hosted by Frank DeCaro.
Check out the complete list of winners below.
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
“The Favourite” (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“Roma”
“A Star is Born”
Director of the Year
(Film or Television)
Alfonso Cuarón-“Roma” (NETFLIX)
Marielle Heller-“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Barry Jenkins-“If Beale Street Could Talk”
Yorgos Lanthimos-“The Favourite”
Spike Lee-“Blackkklansman”
Film Performance of the Year — Actress
Yalitza Aparicio-“Roma”
Toni Collette-“Hereditary”
Olivia Colman-“The Favourite” (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
Lady Gaga-“A Star is Born”
Melissa McCarthy-“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Film Performance of the Year — Actor
Christian Bale-“Vice”
Bradley Cooper-“A Star is Born”
Ethan Hawke-“First Reformed” (A24)
Rami Malek-“Bohemian Rhapsody”
John David Washington-“Blackkklansman”
Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actress
Elizabeth Debicki-“Widows”
Regina King- “If Beale Street Could Talk” (ANNAPURNA PICTURES)
Emma Stone-“The Favourite”
Rachel Weisz-“The Favourite”
Michelle Yeoh-“Crazy Rich Asians”
Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actor
Mahershala Ali-“Green Book”
Timothée Chalamet-“Beautiful Boy”
Sam Elliott-“A Star is Born”
Richard E. Grant- “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
Michael B. Jordan-“Black Panther”
LGBTQ Film of the Year
“Boy Erased”
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
“Disobedience”
“The Favourite”
“Love, Simon”
Foreign Language Film of the Year
“Burning”
“Capernaum”
“Cold War”
“Roma” (NETFLIX)
“Shoplifters”
Bo Burnham-“Eighth Grade”
Alfonso Cuarón-“Roma”
Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara- “The Favourite” (FOX SEARCHLIGHT)
Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty-“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
Barry Jenkins-“If Beale Street Could Talk”
Documentary of the Year
“Free Solo”
“RBG”
“Shirkers”
“Three Identical Strangers”
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”(FOCUS FEATURES)
LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
“The Gospel According to Andre”
“McQueen” (BLEECKER STREET MEDIA)
“Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood”
“Studio 54”
“Whitney”
Visually Striking Film of the Year
“Annilhation” (PARAMOUNT)
“Black Panther”
“The Favourite”
“If Beale Street Could Talk”
“Roma”
Unsung Film of the Year
“Colette”
“Disobedience”
“The Happy Prince”
“Tully”
“We the Animals”
“Widows” (20TH CENTURY FOX)
Campy Flick of the Year
“Aquaman”
“Book Club”
“Mama Mia! Here We Go Again”
“A Simple Favor”(LIONSGATE)
“Suspiria”
TV Drama of the Year
” American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Homecoming”
“Killing Eve”
“Pose” (FX)
TV Comedy of the Year
“Barry”
“GLOW”
“The Good Place”
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
“Schitt’s Creek”* (POP)
TV Performance of the Year — Actor
Darren Criss-“American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”
Hugh Grant-“A Very English Scandal”
Billy Porter-“Pose” (FX)
Matthew Rhys-“The Americans”
Ben Whishaw-“A Very English Scandal”
TV Performance of the Year — Actress
Amy Adams-“Sharp Objects”
Rachel Brosnahan-“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Jodie Comer-“Killing Eve”
Sandra Oh-“Killing Eve” (BBC AMERICA)
Julia Roberts-“Homecoming”
LGBTQ TV Show of the Year
“A Very English Scandal”
“American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”
” Killing Eve”
“Pose” (FX)
“Queer Eye”
Unsung TV Show of the Year
“The Bisexual”
“Dear White People”
“The Good Fight”
“One Day at a Time”
“Schitt’s Creek” (POP)
TV Current Affairs Show of the Year
“The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”
“Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” (TBS)
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
“The Rachel Maddow Show”
TV Musical Performance of the Year
Adam Lambert, “Believe”-41st Kennedy Center Honors
Billy Porter, MJ Rodriguez
Noah Reid, “Simply the Best”-“Schitt’s Creek”
Keala Settle, “This is Me”- 90th Academy Awards
Sufjan Stevens, “Mystery of Love” -90th Academy Awards
Campy TV Show of the Year
“American Horror Story: Apocalypse”
“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina”
“Queer Eye”
“Riverdale”
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1, LOGO)
The “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star Award
Awkwafina
Elsie Fisher
Henry Golding
MJ Rodriguez
Wilde Wit of the Year
(Honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Samantha Bee
Hannah Gadsby
Kate McKinnon
John Oliver
Michelle Wolf
Wilde Artist of the Year
(Honoring a truly groundbreaking force in film, stage and/or television)
Bradley Cooper
Hannah Gadsby
Lady Gaga
Nicole Kidman
Ryan Murphy
Timeless Star
(Given to an actor or performer whose exemplary career is marked by character, wisdom
Harvey Fierstein
The fourth annual Equality Prince William Pride was held at the Harris Pavilion in Manassas, Va. on Saturday, May 17.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)
The Washington Blade held its 18th annual Summer Kickoff Party in Rehoboth Beach, Del., on Friday, May 16. Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer spoke along with State Sen. Russ Huxtable, CAMP Rehoboth Executive Director Kim Leisey, Blade Editor Kevin Naff, and Clear Space Theatre Managing Director Joe Gfaller. The event raises funds for the Steve Elkins Memorial Fellowship in Journalism, which was awarded to AU student Abigail Hatting.
(Washington Blade photos by Daniel Truitt)
In some fowl fiction foreshadowing, a gay-owned chicken joint has come home to roost on U Street, taking a page from the chicken window subplot on the HBO show “Looking.”
Last Friday, Lucky Pollo – much more than just a takeout window – stretched its wings atop the busy nightlife corner of 14th and U Streets NW.
Behind the poultry production place is Zach Renovátes, a D.C.-based nightlife operator and managing partner of LGBTQ venues Bunker and District Eagle, as well as the LGBTQ event production company KINETIC Presents.
Renovátes opened Bunker in February 2023 and District Eagle in January of this year. Lucky Pollo is the third in his growing gay empire, though this time there are noshes.
“Lucky Pollo was meant to be fun and a little provocative,” Renovátes said.
Based around its Peruvian-style rotisserie chicken, Lucky Pollo is a quick-service restaurant boasting a small menu of poultry and sides. Renovátes says that the dishes are deeply rooted in Peruvian culinary tradition, “a playful experience alongside seriously good food.”
Lucky Pollo’s signature chicken is steeped in a dozen-plus-spice marinade for 24 hours. The meat is then slow-roasted, rotisserie-style, over oak-wood charcoal. Chicken options include quarter, half, and whole.
Helming the kitchen at Lucky Pollo is Chef Luis Herrera, who brings Peruvian recipes passed down through three generations, including his grandmother Laura’s original creations.
Beyond the full bird, the menu features Peruvian-inspired sides like yuca fries (“I personally love these,” says Renovátes) and fried plantains, as well as comfort classics such as mac and cheese and mashed potatoes, and bowls, wraps, and salads. Herrera oversees development of the multiple sauces (including staff favorite, the “secret green sauce”), crafted in-house using traditional Peruvian ingredients.
Lucky Pollo, in its streetside perch, is an independent concept from District Eagle, open to the public and staying open late (3 a.m. on weekends) to serve both nightlife guests and the wider U Street crowd hungry for late-night bites. However, just beyond the kitchen, tucked in the back lies a vintage 1950s candy machine—labeled “Out of Order,” which serves as the door leading to subterranean District Eagle.
Renovátes notes that when District Eagle is open, security staff will maintain a strict two-line policy, ensuring that those seeking meat to eat will not get entwined with those looking to gain access to District Eagle.
Lucky Pollo unites the need for sustenance with the idea of a bit of fortune, given its motto, “Get Lucky” and the whimsical brand mascot: a leather-booted chicken perched on a horseshoe. Renovátes and his District Eagle business partner had always been interested in opening a restaurant, and the Lucky Pollo space was indeed lucky: It already came with a functional kitchen. Plus, he says, the nearby fast-casual places around 14th and U streets “don’t offer a lot of quality options,” so opening the chicken spot “was a no-brainer.”
The space, designed by NYC creative Jasin Cadic, blends theatrical street-art-style vibes with Keith Haring-inspired wall prints, neon signs, and ceiling-hung chicken figurines —”some edgy, some sweet,” says Renovátes —creating an immersive, playful atmosphere. Lucky Pollo and District Eagle maintain separate amenities for their respective customers.
Lucky Pollo opened last week with a competition to devour a whole rotisserie chicken in the fastest time, with the winner earning $1,000 and a framed spot on the restaurant’s “Wall of Fame.” The opening also featured other games and prizes, and a full crowd spilling out the door.
“We want it to be a great place to eat, but also serve as a playful front for something completely unexpected.” Renovátes says.
On weekends especially, he jokes, the motto will be, ‘Come for the chicken, stay for the cock.’”
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