by Nathaniel R
Pose leads the nominations
The Society for LGBTQ+ Entertainment Journalists, previously known as GALECA, has announced their annual TV nominations ahead of Emmy balloting. A handful of us here at TFE are part of that organization so we had a chance to vote on this. The third season of FX's Pose and Disney+ & Marvel Studio's limited series WandaVision lead the nominations though curiously the latter is not up for the main award in its category. I May Destroy You, It's a Sin, and Mare of Easttown also secured plentiful nominations.
Without further ado the nominees...
BEST TV DRAMA
Bridgerton
The Crown
Lovecraft Country
P-Valley
Pose
BEST TV COMEDY
The Flight Attendant
Girls5eva
Hacks
PEN15
Ted Lasso
BEST LGBTQ SHOW
I May Destroy You
It's A Sin
Love, Victor
Pose
Veneno
Happy to see Love, Victor here since it was just barely released and I assumed it would miss. The second season is stronger than the first with character arcs I've personally never seen investigated with such care and screentime before (parent's reacting to their child's coming out). Usually that sort of thing gets one scene or one episode, tops. Ana Ortiz and James Martinez have really risen to the challenge.
BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES
I May Destroy You
It’s a Sin
Mare of Easttown
Small Axe
The Queen’s Gambit
What a list right? Any one of them would make an excellent winner.
BEST UNSUNG SHOW
A Black Lady Sketch
Show
Girls5eva
Love, Victor
Search Party
Veneno
We Are Who We Are
BEST TV PERFORMANCE
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Michaela Coel, I May Destroy You
Kaley Cuoco, The Flight Attendant
Thuso Mbedu, The Underground Railroad
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
Billy Porter, Pose
Elizabeth Olsen, WandaVision
Billy Porter, Pose
MJ Rodriguez, Pose
Jean Smart, Hacks
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Jean Smart, Hacks
Jason Sudeikis, Ted Lasso
Anya Taylor-Joy, The Queen's Gambit
Kate Winslet, Mare of Easttown
We've just switched to gender neutral categories which is why there are 10 nominees. Billy Porter and Jason Sudeikis are the only men nominated.
BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE
Gillian Anderson, The Crown
John Boyega, Small Axe
Pappa Essiedu, I May Destroy You
Kathryn Hahn, WandaVision
Marielle Heller, The Queen's Gambit
Callum Scott Howells, It’s a Sin
Dominique Jackson, Pose
Julianne Nicholson, Mare of Easttown
Jean Smart, Mare of Easttown
Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live
Very pleasantly surprised to see Callum Scott Howells here for It's a Sin. Though I personally thought him a standout but I did not actually vote for him (we only had three votes per category which makes it tough!) and assumed the quiet reserved nature of his role would leave him without honors this year.
BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Lady Gaga, "The Star-Spangled Banner," Biden-Harris Inauguration
Jonathan Groff, "You’ll Be Back," Hamilton
Kathryn Hahn, "Agatha All Along,” WandaVision
Elton John & Years & Years, "It’s a Sin,” BRIT Awards 2021
Punkie Johnson, Anya-Taylor Joy, Lil Nas X, Kate McKinnon, Bowen Yang, "Pride Month Song," Saturday Night Live
Bowen Yang (as The Iceberg That Sank the Titanic), “Loverboy,” Saturday Night Live
Not pleased with 3/5ths of this category as there were better options, but all of the nominees are fun!
BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Framing Britney Spears
I'll Be Gone in the Dark
Pretend It’s a City
Pride
Tina
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Amber Ruffin Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Ziwe
BEST ANIMATED SHOW
Big Mouth
Bob’s Burgers
Harley Quinn
Invincible
South Park: The Pandemic Special
BEST REALITY SHOW
Legendary
Nailed It
Queer Eye
RuPaul’s Drag Race
The Great British Bake Off
MOST VISUALLY STRIKING SHOW
Bridgerton
The Crown
Lovecraft Country
Pose
Small Axe
The Mandalorian
WandaVision
I do not know why this category has 7 nominations while the others have 5; one would assume ties unlikely given ranked voting. Curious.
CAMPIEST TV SHOW
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Eurovision Song Contest
Ratched
WandaVision
I personally always abstain from this category as nobody agrees on the definition of "camp" and I can never get behind a whole category of it.
WILDE WIT AWARD
(
To a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse)
Michaela Coel
Kathryn Hahn
Fran Lebowitz
Randy Rainbow
Bowen Yang
What do you think of these nominations?