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
Cupid’s Undie Run, an annual fundraiser for neurofibromatosis (NF) research, was held at Union Stage and at The Wharf DC on Saturday, Feb. 21.
(Washington Blade photos by Michael Key)













Sweat DC is officially expanding to Shaw, opening a new location at 1818 7th St., N.W., on Saturday, March 28 — and they’re kicking things off with a high-energy, community-first launch event.
To celebrate, Sweat DC is hosting Sweat Fest, a free community workout and social on Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. at the historic Howard Theatre. The event features a group fitness class, live DJ, local food and wellness partners, and a mission-driven partnership with the Open Goal Project, which works to expand access to youth soccer for players from marginalized communities.
For more details, visit Sweat DC’s website and reserve a spot on Eventbrite.
Friday, Feb. 20
Center Aging Monthly Luncheon with Yoga will be at noon at the D.C. LGBTQ+ Community Center. Email Mac at [email protected] if you require ASL interpreter assistance, have any dietary restrictions, or questions about this event.
Trans and Genderqueer Game Night will be at 7 p.m. at the D.C. Center. This will be a relaxing, laid-back evening of games and fun. All are welcome! We’ll have card and board games on hand. Feel free to bring your own games to share. For more details, visit the Center’s website.
Go Gay DC will host “First Friday LGBTQ+ Community Social” at 7 p.m. at Hotel Zena. This is a chance to relax, make new friends, and enjoy happy hour specials at this classic retro venue. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.
Saturday, Feb. 21
Go Gay DC will host “LGBTQ+ Community Brunch” at 11 a.m. at Freddie’s Beach Bar & Restaurant. This fun weekly event brings the DMV area LGBTQ community, including allies, together for delicious food and conversation. Attendance is free and more details are available on Eventbrite.
LGBTQ People of Color will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This peer support group is an outlet for LGBTQ People of Color to come together and talk about anything affecting them in a space that strives to be safe and judgement free. There are all sorts of activities like watching movies, poetry events, storytelling, and just hanging out with others. For more information and events, visit thedccenter.org/poc or facebook.com/centerpoc.
Sunday, Feb. 22
Queer Talk DC will host “The Black Gay Flea Market” at 1 p.m. at Doubles in Petworth. There will be more than 15 Black queer vendors from all over the DMV in one spot. The event’s organizers have reserved the large back patio for all vendors, and the speak easy for bar service, which will be serving curated cocktails made just for the event (cash bar.) DJ Fay and DJ Jam 2x will be spinning the entire event. For more details, visit Eventbrite.
Monday, Feb. 23
“Center Aging: Monday Coffee Klatch” will be at 10 a.m. on Zoom. This is a social hour for older LGBTQ adults. Guests are encouraged to bring a beverage of choice. For more information, contact Adam at [email protected].
Tuesday, Feb. 24
Coming Out Discussion Group will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a safe space to share experiences about coming out and discuss topics as it relates to doing so — by sharing struggles and victories the group allows those newly coming out and who have been out for a while to learn from others. For more details, visit the group’s Facebook.
Genderqueer DC will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a support group for people who identify outside of the gender binary, whether you’re bigender, agender, genderfluid, or just know that you’re not 100 percent cis. For more details, visit genderqueerdc.org or Facebook.
Wednesday, Feb. 25
Job Club will be at 6 p.m. on Zoom upon request. This is a weekly job support program to help job entrants and seekers, including the long-term unemployed, improve self-confidence, motivation, resilience and productivity for effective job searches and networking — allowing participants to move away from being merely “applicants” toward being “candidates.” For more information, email [email protected] or visit thedccenter.org/careers.
Asexual and Aromantic Group will meet at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This is a space where people who are questioning this aspect of their identity or those who identify as asexual and/or aromantic can come together, share stories and experiences, and discuss various topics. For more details, email [email protected].
Thursday, Feb. 26
The DC Center’s Fresh Produce Program will be held all day at the DC Center. To be more fair with who is receiving boxes, the program is moving to a lottery system. People will be informed on Wednesday at 5 p.m. if they are picked to receive a produce box. No proof of residency or income is required. For more information, email [email protected] or call 202-682-2245.
Virtual Yoga Class will be at 7 p.m. on Zoom. This free weekly class is a combination of yoga, breathwork and meditation that allows LGBTQ community members to continue their healing journey with somatic and mindfulness practices. For more details, visit the DC Center’s website.
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