15TH ANNUAL LGBTQ+ Entertainment Journalists Dorian Film Awards
Thursday, February 13, 2025


Film of the Year
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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“Anora” (Neon)
“Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)


LGBTQ Film of the Year
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
Directed by Jane Schoenbrun
Produced by Sam Intili, Sarah Winshall, Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Ali Herting
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“Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“Love Lies Bleeding” (A24)
“Queer” (A24)


Director of the Year
Coralie Fargeat
“The Substance” • MUBI
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” (A24)
Luca Guadagnino – “Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)
RaMell Ross – “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Jane Schoenbrun – “I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)


Film Performance of the Year
Demi Moore
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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Adrien Brody – “The Brutalist” (A24)
Daniel Craig – “Queer” (A24)
Colman Domingo – “Sing Sing” (A24)
Karla Sofía Gascón – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Cynthia Erivo – “Wicked” (Universal)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste – “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street)
Nicole Kidman – “Babygirl” (A24)
Mikey Madison – “Anora” (Neon)
Justice Smith – “I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)


Supporting Film Performance of the Year
Ariana Grande
“Wicked” • Universal Pictures
Directed by Jon M. Chu
Produced by Marc Platt, David Stone
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Michele Austin – “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street)
Yura Borisov – “Anora” (Neon)
Kieran Culkin – “A Real Pain” (Searchlight Pictures)
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor – “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Brigette Lundy-Paine – “I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)
Clarence Maclin – “Sing Sing” (A24)
Guy Pearce – “The Brutalist” (A24)
Margaret Qualley – “The Substance” (Mubi)
Zoe Saldaña – “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)


Non-English Language Film of the Year
“I’m Still Here” • Sony Pictures Classics
Directed by Walter Salles
Produced by Walter Salles, Rodrigo Teixeira, Maria Carlota Fernandes Bruno, Martine de Clermont-Tonnerre
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“All We Imagine as Light” (Sideshow / Janus Films)
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“Flow” (Sideshow / Janus Films)
“The Seed of the Sacred Fig” (Neon)


Non-English Language LGBTQ Film of the Year
“Emilia Pérez” • Netflix
Directed by Jacques Audiard
Produced by Jacques Audiard, Valérie Schermann, Pascal Caucheteux, Anthony Vaccarello
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“All Shall Be Well” (Strand Releasing)
“Crossing” (Mubi)
“Queendom” (Greenwich Entertainment)
“Vermiglio” (Sideshow / Janus Films)


Screenplay of the Year (oRIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Written by Justin Kuritzkes
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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“Anora” (Neon)
“Conclave” (Focus Features)
“I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)
“The Substance” (Mubi)


LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year (oRIGINAL OR ADAPTED)
“I Saw the TV Glow” • A24
Written by Jane Schoenbrun
Directed by Jane Schoenbrun
Produced by Sam Intili, Sarah Winshall, Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Ali Herting
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“Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Love Lies Bleeding” (A24)
“Problemista” (A24)
“Queer” (A24)


Documentary of the Year
“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett
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“Dahomey” (Mubi)
“Daughters” (Netflix)
“The Remarkable Life of Ibelin” (Netflix)
“Sugarcane” (National Geographic)


LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
“Will & Harper” • Netflix
Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Rafael Marmor, Will Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum, Josh Greenbaum, Chris Leggett
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“Chasing Chasing Amy” (Level 33)
“Frida” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Merchant Ivory” (Cohen Media Group)
“Queendom” (Greenwich Entertainment)


Unsung Film of the Year
To an exceptional movie worthy of greater attention
“Problemista” • A24
Directed by Julio Torres
Produced by Emma Stone, Dave McCary, Ali Herting
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“Dìdi” (Focus Features)
“Hundreds of Beavers” (Cineverse, Vinegar Syndrome)
“My Old Ass” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Thelma” (Magnolia)


UNSUNG LGBTQ FILM OF THE YEAR
To an exceptional movie worthy of greater attention
“The People’s Joker” • Altered Innocence
Directed by Vera Drew
Produced by Joey Lyons
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“Femme” (Utopia)
“My Old Ass” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“National Anthem” (Variance, LD Entertainment)
“Problemista” (A24)


Visually Striking Film of the Year
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios
Directed by RaMell Ross
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes
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“The Brutalist” (A24)
“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features)
“The Substance” (Mubi)


Animated Film of the Year
“Flow” • Sideshow/Janus
Directed by Gints Zilbalodis
Produced by Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis, Ron Dyens, Gregory Zalcman
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“Inside Out 2” (Disney)
“Memoir of a Snail” (IFC Films)
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)
“The Wild Robot” (Universal, DreamWorks)


Genre Film of the Year
For excellence in science fiction, fantasy and horror
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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“Dune: Part Two” (Warner Bros.)
“I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)
“Nosferatu” (Focus Features)
“Wicked” (Universal)


Film Music of the Year
“Challengers” • Amazon MGM Studios
Written by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross
Directed by Luca Guadagnino
Produced by Luca Guadagnino, Rachel O’Connor, Amy Pascal, Zendaya
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“The Brutalist” (A24)
“Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
“I Saw the TV Glow” (A24)
“Wicked” (Universal)


Campy Flick of the Year
“The Substance” • MUBI
Directed by Coralie Fargeat
Produced by Coralie Fargeat, Eric Fellner, Tim Bevan
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“Hundreds of Beavers” (Cineverse, Vinegar Syndrome)
“Madame Web” (Sony)
“Megalopolis” (Lionsgate)
“Trap” (Warner Bros.)


Rising Star Award
Jonathan Bailey
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Vera Drew
Karla Sofía Gascón
Brigette Lundy-Paine
Mikey Madison
Katy O’Brian
Drew Starkey


‘Wilde’ Artist Award
To a truly groundbreaking force in entertainment
Colman Domingo
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Luca Guadagnino
Coralie Fargeat
Jane Schoenbrun
Tilda Swinton


GALECA LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer
For creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity
Cynthia Erivo
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Vera Drew
Luca Guadagnino
Jane Schoenbrun
Julio Torres


Timeless Star Award
Honoring an exemplary career marked by character, wisdom and wit
Demi Moore

ABOUT THE Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, home of the annual Dorian Awards, consists of hundreds of career journalists who write on television, film and/or Broadway / Off-Broadway for a variety of media outlets and forms in the U.S. and beyond. Formed in 2009 as the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, GALECA updated its name in 2017 to better reflect our group’s inclusivity. The vast majority of our members count themselves as part of the LGBTQ+ community, though we do include demonstrably committed ally journalists in our ranks on occasion. GALECA’s Dorian Awards toast the finest in movies, TV and the New York stage, from mainstream to queer/trans content. Along with traditional categories such as Film of the Year and Best Broadway Musical, we have several trademark contests such as Campiest Flick, Best Unsung TV Show and the Broadway Showstopper Award. Special accolades range from our Timeless Star career achievement award to our LGBTQIA+ Trailblazer honors.







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