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Galeca: LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Association With the announcement of the winners of the 16th Annual Dorian Award, Demi Moore continues to win a string of victory!
Awarded for mainstream and LGBTQ-themed content, the award celebrates “Entertainment Expert Q+ Eye.”
This year’s nominations were dominated by indie sci-fi films “I Saw The TV Glow” and 8 and “The Substance.” Eventually, “The Substance” left with Film of the Year and Performance of the Year and other victories.
Moore also received the Timeless Star Award in honor of his entire 40-year career.

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Galeca: LGBTQ Entertainment Critics Association
List of 16th Dorian Film Award nominees
This year’s movie
“Anora (neon)
“Challenger” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24)
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
“Material” (Mbi) winner
LGBTQ Film of the Year
“Challenger” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Emilia Perez” (Netflix)
“I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24) winner
“Love Bleeds” (A24)
“Queer” (A24)
Director of the year
Brady Corbett, “Brutal” (A24)
Coralie Fargeat, “Material” (Mbi) winner
Luca Guadagnino, “Challengers” (Amazon MGM Studios)
Ramell Ross, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Jane Schoenbrunn, “I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24)
This year’s script
– Original or adapted
“Anora” (neon)
“Challenger” (Amazon MGM Studios) winner
“Con Club” (focus function)
“I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24)
“Material” (Mbi)
LGBTQ script of the year
“Challenger” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24) winner
“Love Bleeds” (A24)
“foldicista” (A24)
“Queer” (A24)
Annual films outside of the UK
“Everything Imagine as Light” (Sideshow/Janus Movie)
“Emilia Perez” (Netflix)
“Flow” (Sideshow / Janus Films)
“I’m still here” (Sony Pictures Classic) winner
“Sacred Fig Seed” (Neon)
LGBTQ Non-English Film of the Year
“Cross” (Mbi)
“Emilia Perez” (Netflix) winner
“Queendom” (Greenwich Entertainment)
“Vermiglio” (Sideshow / Janus Films)
“Everything is fine” (Strand release)
This year’s Unsung Film
– For exceptional movies worthy of greater attention
“Diddy” (focus function)
“Hundreds of Beavers” (Cineverse, vinegar syndrome)
“My Old Butt” (AmazonMGM Studios)
“foldicista” (A24) winner
“Thelma” (Magnolia)
Unsung LGBTQ Film of the Year
“Pham” (Utopia)
“My Old Butt” (AmazonMGM Studios)
“National Anthem” (Dispersion, LD Entertainment)
“People’s Joker” (change of innocence) winner
“foldicista” (A24)
This year’s film performance
Adrian Brody, “Brutal” (A24)
Daniel Craig, “Queer” (A24)
Colman Domingo, “Singing” (A24)
Karla Sofía Gascón, “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
Cynthia Eribo, “Evil” (universal)
Marianne Jean-Baptiste, “Hard Truths” (Bleecker Street)
Nicole Kidman, “Babygirl” (A24)
Mikey Madison, “Anora” (neon)
Demi Moore, “Material” (Mbi) winner
Judge Smith, “I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24)
Support this year’s film performance
Michele Austin, “Hard Truth” (Bleeker Street)
Yura Borisov, “Anora: (Neon)
Kieran Culkin, “The Real Pain” (Photo by Searchlight)
Ariana Grande, “Evil” (universal) winner
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, “Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios)
Breedget Randy Payne, “I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24)
Clarence McLin, “Singing” (A24)
Guy Pierce, “Brutal” (A24)
Margaret Quarry, “Material” (Mbi)
Zoe Saldaña, “Emilia Pérez” (Netflix)
This year’s documentary
“Dahomei” (Mbi)
“Daughter” (Netflix)
“The Amazing Life of Evelin” (Netflix)
“Sugarcane” (National Geographic)
“Will & Harper” (Netflix) winner
LGBTQ Documentary of the Year
“Chasing Amy” (Level 33)
“Frida” (Amazon MGM Studios)
“Merchant Ivory” (Coen Media Group)
“Queendom” (Greenwich Entertainment)
“Will & Harper” (Netflix) winner
Animated movies of the year
“Flow” (Sideshow / Janus Films) winner
“Inside Out 2” (Disney)
“Memoirs of the Snail” (IFC Film)
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” (Netflix)
“Wild Robot” (Universal, Dreamworks)
This year’s genre movie
For excellence in science fiction, fantasy and horror
“Dune: Part 2” (Warner Bros.)
“I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24)
“nosferatu” (focus function)
“Material” (Mbi) winner
“Evil” (universal)
This year’s film music
“Brutal” (A24)
“Challenger” (Amazon MGM Studios) winner
“Emilia Perez” (Netflix)
“I saw the sparkle of TV” (A24)
“Evil” (universal)
This year’s visually impressive movie
“Brutal” (A24)
“Dune: Part 2” (Warner Bros.)
“nosferatu” (focus function)
“Nickel Boys” (Orion Pictures/Amazon MGM Studios) winner
“Material” (Mbi)
Most Campistoflick
“Hundreds of Beavers” (Cineverse, vinegar syndrome)
“Madame Web” (Sony)
“Megalopolis” (Lions Gate)
“Material” (Mbi) winner
“Trap” (Warner Bros.)
“It was Wild About you! “Rising Star Awards
Jonathan Bailey winner
Bella Drew
Karla Sofia Gascón
Bridget Randy Payne
Mikey Madison
Katie Obrien
Drew Starkey
Wild Artist Award
The truly groundbreaking power of entertainment
Colman Domingo winner
Luca Guadagnino
Coralie Fargeat
Jane Shaneblanc
Tilda Swinton
Galeca LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer
To create art that inspires empathy, truth and fairness
Bella Drew
Cynthia Eribo winner
Luca Guadagnino
Jane Shaneblanc
Julio Torres
Timeless Star (Career Achievement Award)
Celebrating an exemplary career characterized by personality, wisdom and wit
Demi Moore honor