Including some Hollywood fizz to Delight month, the 560-member sturdy GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Leisure Critics introduced its sixteenth Dorian TV Awards nominations for the very best in tv and streaming, mainstream to LGBTQ+ content material. Voters within the group, now the second largest leisure journalists group on the earth, write and work for a few of the most revered and buzz-worthy media shops within the U.S. and past.

Venerable stars and fast-rising names grace the non-gendered efficiency and tribute classes. Beyoncé, Jean Good, Colin Farrell, Colman Domingo, Michelle Williams, Pedro Pascal, Natasha Lyonne, Uzo Aduba, Bella Ramsey, Noah Wyle, and present TV “It Daddy” Walton Goggins are amongst these within the combine. The fresh-faced contingent contains Ncuti Gatwa, Katherine LaNasa, Owen Cooper, and the actress who merely calls herself Holmes.

Main in community/streamer counts have been HBO/Max with 39 nominations, adopted by Netflix with 22. This 12 months, from devastating apocalyptic eventualities to celebrating the shenanigans in public schooling to the balls-to-the-wall chaos in an ER, gave us many thrilling and worthwhile sequence to have a good time.

Drama and Comedy go head-to-head.

Vying for Greatest Drama: The twisty and surreal workplace drama Severance, seen on Apple TV+, the Disney Plus Star Wars universe spinoff Andor, and HBO/Max’s ever-outrageous lodge drama The White Lotus—every of which took six Dorian nominations. Two extra HBO/Max exhibits, the gritty new medical drama The Pitt and zombie spooker The Final of Us, are within the operating with 5.

Within the comedy area, HBO/Max’s Hacks—the Dorian Award winner right here final 12 months and in 2021—scored six nods, the identical streamer’s outgoing Any person Someplace grabbed 4, with ABC’s Abbott Elementary (one other two-time Dorian winner) chalking up three. Additionally within the operating: Apple TV+’s new, huge and boisterous Hollywood satire The Studio and the second season of HBO/Max’s genre-defying The Rehearsal, creator-star Nathan Fielder’s societal experiment that goals to organize common people for varied potential, if wildly unlikely, life snags.

“By loving-up sequence like Hacks, Any person Someplace, and even The Rehearsal and Andor—a sci-fi story of the beginnings of a significant rebel—Dorian Award voters as soon as once more have proven they’ve a particular affinity for tales of self-discovery and pushing for extra,” mentioned GALECA Government Director Diane Anderson-Minshall. “Like generations of LGBTQ+ individuals who took on the battle for the appropriate to be who they’re, these nominated packages underscore that solidarity, morality, and justice aren’t only for superheroes, however may be present in small day by day actions.”

Honoring the underdog stays on the forefront

GALECA’s penchant for championing the underdog is evidenced in its novel Greatest Unsung TV Present award, going to a sequence the group feels deserves extra consideration. Among the many nominees are creator Julio Torres’ wildly ingenious and droll fantasy-comedy Fantasmas (HBO), the ultimate season of Paramount+’s pointed supernatural drama Evil, and Amazon Prime’s Overcompensating. The latter present, a couple of former Idaho high-school jock and closeted school freshman, is impressed by star Benito Skinner’s personal school days. Skinner acquired a Dorian nod himself.

As for GALECA’s most irreverent Dorian TV Award, Campiest TV Present honors may go to Mid-Century Trendy (Hulu), the crazy freshman comedy that includes Linda Lavin (in her closing TV function) alongside Nathan Lane, Nathan Lee Graham and Matt Bomer as three homosexual besties residing collectively in Palm Springs, CA. Trendy’s fierce competitors: The drama-drenched actuality battle The Traitors (Peacock), Overcompensating, the over-the-top Ryan Murphy sawbones-on-a-cruise-ship opus Physician Odyssey (ABC), and perennial GALECA favourite RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV).

The 2025 Dorian TV Awards winners can be introduced on Tuesday, July 8, at 8 am PST. Now, with out additional ado, let’s get into the nominations.

2025 DORIAN TV AWARDS NOMINATIONS—FULL LIST

BEST TV DRAMA – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Andor (Disney+)
  • The Final of Us (HBO/Max)
  • The Pitt (Max)
  • Severance (Apple TV+)
  • The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
BEST TV COMEDY – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Abbott Elementary (ABC)
  • Hacks (HBO/Max)
  • The Rehearsal (HBO/Max)
  • Any person Someplace (HBO/Max)
  • The Studio (Apple TV+)
BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Agatha All Alongside (Disney+)
  • Hacks (HBO/Max)
  • Heartstopper (Netflix)
  • Overcompensating (Amazon Prime)
  • Any person Someplace (HBO/Max)
BEST TV MOVIE OR MINISERIES – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
BEST WRITTEN TV SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Andor (Disney+)
  • Hacks (Max)
  • The Pitt (Max)
  • Severance (Apple TV+)
  • The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
BEST UNSUNG TV SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • English Instructor (FX on Hulu)
  • Evil (Paramount+)
  • Fantasmas (HBO/Max)
  • Mid-Century Trendy (Hulu)
  • Overcompensating (Amazon Prime)
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Threesome (ViaPlay)
  • My Sensible Pal (HBO/Max)
  • One Hundred Years of Solitude (Netflix) (tie)
  • Elite (Netflix) (tie)
  • Pachinko (Apple TV+)
  • Squid Sport (Netflix)
BEST LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Turning into Karl Lagerfeld (Hulu)
  • The Boyfriend (Netflix)
  • Elite (Netflix)
  • The Secret of the River (Netflix)
  • When No One Sees Us (HBO/Max)
BEST TV PERFORMANCE—DRAMA – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Colin Farrell, The Penguin (HBO/Max)
  • Stephen Graham, Adolescence (Netflix)
  • Cooper Koch, Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story (Netflix)
  • Diego Luna, Andor (Disney+)
  • Cristin Milioti, The Penguin (HBO/Max)
  • Pedro Pascal, The Final of Us (HBO/Max)
  • Bella Ramsey, The Final of Us (HBO/Max)
  • Adam Scott, Severance (Apple TV+)
  • Michelle Williams, Dying for Intercourse (FX on Hulu)
  • Noah Wyle, The Pitt (HBO/Max)
BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE—DRAMA – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Owen Cooper, Adolescence (Netflix)
  • Carrie Coon, The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
  • Taylor Dearden, The Pitt (HBO/Max)
  • Erin Doherty, Adolescence (Netflix)
  • Walton Goggins, The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
  • Katherine LaNasa, The Pitt (HBO/Max)
  • Genevieve O’Reilly, Andor (Disney+)
  • Parker Posey, The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
  • Jenny Slate, Dying for Intercourse (FX on Hulu)
  • Tramell Tillman, Severance (Apple TV+)
BEST TV PERFORMANCE—COMEDY – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Uzo Aduba, The Residence (Netflix)
  • Quinta Brunson, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
  • Ayo Edebiri, The Bear (FX on Hulu)
  • Bridget Everett, Any person Someplace (HBO/Max)
  • Nathan Fielder, The Rehearsal (HBO/Max)
  • Kathryn Hahn, Agatha All Alongside (Disney+)
  • Natasha Lyonne, Poker Face (Peacock)
  • Seth Rogen, The Studio (Apple TV+)
  • Benito Skinner, Overcompensating (Amazon Prime)
  • Jean Good, Hacks (HBO/Max)
BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE—COMEDY – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Ike Barinholtz, The Studio (Apple TV+)
  • Colman Domingo, The 4 Seasons (Netflix)
  • Hannah Einbinder, Hacks (HBO/Max)
  • Holmes, Overcompensating (Amazon Prime)
  • Janelle James, Abbott Elementary (ABC)
  • Kathryn Hahn, The Studio (Apple TV+)
  • Jeff Hiller, Any person Someplace (HBO/Max)
  • Linda Lavin, Mid-Century Trendy (Hulu)
  • Catherine O’Hara, The Studio (Apple TV+)
  • Meg Stalter, Hacks (HBO/Max)
BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Beyoncé, “Cowboy Carter” medley, Ravens vs. Texans Halftime Present (Netflix)
  • Doechii, “Catfish” / “Denial Is a River,” 67th Annual Grammy Awards (CBS)
  • Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, “The Wizard of Oz” / “Depraved” medley, 97th Academy Awards (ABC)
  • Kathryn Hahn, Patti LuPone, Ali Ahn, Sasheer Zamata, “The Ballad of the Witches’ Street,” Agatha All Alongside (Disney+)
  • Kendrick Lamar, “Squabble Up,” “Humble,” and so on., Tremendous Bowl LIX Halftime Present (Fox)
BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Deaf President Now! (Apple TV+)
  • Elizabeth Taylor: The Misplaced Tapes (Max)
  • Pee Wee as Himself (HBO/Max)
  • The Rehearsal (HBO/Max)
  • SNL50: Past Saturday Night time (NBC)
BEST LGBTQ TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution (PBS)
  • Fanatical: The Catfishing of Tegan and Sara (Hulu)
  • Excellent: A Comedy Revolution (Netflix)
  • Pee Wee as Himself (HBO/Max)
  • Queer Planet (Peacock)
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY

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  • The Day by day Present (Comedy Central)
  • Sizzling Ones (YouTube)
  • Everyone’s Reside With John Mulaney (Netflix)
  • Late Night time with Seth Meyers (NBC)
  • Final Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO/Max)
BEST REALITY SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • The Wonderful Race (CBS)
  • The Nice British Baking Present (Netflix)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
  • Prime Chef (Bravo)
  • The Traitors (Peacock)
BEST GENRE TV SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Agatha All Alongside (Disney+)
  • Andor (Disney+)
  • Black Mirror (Netflix)
  • The Final of Us (HBO/Max)
  • Severance (Apple TV+)
BEST ANIMATED SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Huge Mouth (Netflix)
  • Bob’s Burgers (Fox)
  • Harley Quinn (HBO/Max)
  • The Simpsons (Fox)
  • Star Trek: Decrease Decks (Paramount+)
MOST VISUALLY STRIKING TV SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Adolescence (Netflix)
  • Agatha All Alongside (Disney+)
  • Andor (Disney+)
  • Severance (Apple TV+)
  • The White Lotus (HBO/Max)
CAMPIEST TV SHOW – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Physician Odyssey (ABC)
  • Mid-Century Trendy (Hulu)
  • Overcompensating (Amazon Prime)
  • RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)
  • The Traitors (Peacock)
WILDE WIT AWARD – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Quinta Brunson
  • Alan Cumming
  • Hannah Einbinder
  • Cole Escola
  • Nathan Fielder
GALECA TV ICON AWARD – DORIAN TV AWARDS CATEGORY
  • Gillian Anderson
  • Angela Bassett
  • Alan Cumming
  • Sarah Michelle Gellar
  • Jean Good
GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV TRAILBLAZER AWARD
  • Jonathan Bailey
  • Greg Berlanti
  • Ncuti Gatwa
  • Bella Ramsey
  • Mike White
  • Bowen Yang