Thanks to Mandy and Liz for posting this on DCD GLAAD ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 12TH ANNUAL MEDIA AWARDS PRESENTED BY ABSOLUT VODKA Wonder Boys, Before Night Falls, Will & Grace, Queer As Folk, All My Children, Rolling Stone and CNN.com among nominees; The West Wing and Survivor to receive special recognition. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today announced the nominees for its 12th Annual GLAAD Media Awards presented by ABSOLUT VODKA. The awards will take place in four ceremonies to be held in New York City on April 16, in Los Angeles on April 28, in Washington, D.C., on May 12, and in San Francisco on June 9. A complete list of nominees follows. GLAAD also announced special recognition for CBS' Survivor, which featured openly gay corporate trainer Richard Hatch; NBC's The West Wing, which regularly addresses issues of discrimination against the lesbian and gay community; and Equality Rocks, the unprecedented April 29, 2000 gathering of the music industry in Washington, D.C., to promote equal rights for gays and lesbians. The GLAAD Media Awards were created to honor individuals and projects in the media and entertainment industries for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives. Nominees were published, released or broadcast between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31, 2000. Nearly 1,000 projects were considered in 23 categories. This year, GLAAD expects more than 5,000 to attend the four ceremonies, raising more than $2.5 million for the organization's work. Founded in 1985, GLAAD is a national organization with a staff of 32, an annual budget of $5.8 million, and offices in Atlanta, Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Presenting Sponsor ABSOLUT VODKA is celebrating its 12th year with the GLAAD Media Awards and its 20th year in the LGBT community. More than 100 other corporate sponsors are showing their support, including the David Bohnett Foundation and the Michael Palm Foundation as Platinum Underwriters. American Airlines (GLAAD's official airline), AT&T and Mediapolis join the Media Awards as the event's Underwriters. Anheuser-Busch and Wells Fargo Bank are also major sponsors of the events. Additional sponsors include Budget on Sunset; Brady, Klein, Weissman; Eddie Bauer; the Geffen Foundation; Michael Huffington; InStyle Magazine; Le Montrose Suite Hotel; Miramax Films; Time, Inc.; Andy Tobias and Charles Nolan; and Sid Sheinberg. For further information and to purchase tickets please contact Levy, Pazanti & Associates at (888) 655-6529 or (310) 201-5033. General event and ticket information can also be found at GLAAD Online, www.glaad.org. The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) is dedicated to promoting and ensuring fair, accurate, and inclusive representation of individuals and events in all media as a means of eliminating homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. 12TH ANNUAL GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS NOMINATIONS LIST OUTSTANDING FILM - WIDE RELEASE Best In Show (Warner Bros.) Billy Elliot (Universal Focus) The Next Best Thing (Paramount Pictures) Wonder Boys (Paramount Pictures) OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES Buffy the Vampire Slayer (The WB) Dawson’s Creek (The WB) Felicity (The WB) Queer as Folk (Showtime) Undressed (MTV) Complete list of nominees Wonder Boys, The House of Mirth Picked Best Literary Films LOS ANGELES — Wonder Boys and The House of Mirth were among the best films adapted from books last year, a University of Southern California literary group says. Katie Holmes, Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire in Wonder Boys Click here for the rest of the article The Gift Opens Friday! The good news is that The Gift is finally opening this Friday. Unfortunately, according to Upcomingmovies.com, it will only be expanding to 600 theaters in 74 select cities.

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