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


“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


“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


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


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


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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“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


“Hundreds of Beavers” (Cineverse, Vinegar Syndrome)
“Madame Web” (Sony)
“Megalopolis” (Lionsgate)
“Trap” (Warner Bros.)

Rising Star Award

Jonathan Bailey


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


Luca Guadagnino
Coralie Fargeat
Jane Schoenbrun
Tilda Swinton

GALECA LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer
For creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity

Cynthia Erivo


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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