GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award

The GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. It is named in honor of the Los Angeles casting director Stephen F. Kolzak,^[1] who devoted the last part of his life to fighting homophobia and AIDS-phobia within the entertainment industry. The award is given to an openly LGBT member of the entertainment or media community for his or her work toward eliminating homophobia. It has been awarded since 1991, with Kolzak being the posthumous inaugural recipient.

List of recipients

1991 – Stephen F. Kolzak (posthumous)
1992 – Paul Monette and Lillian Faderman
1993 – Sir Ian McKellen
1994 – none
1995 – Pedro Zamora
1996 – none
1997 – Bruce Vilanch
1998 – Ellen DeGeneres
1999 – Melissa Etheridge and Julie Cypher
2000 – Anne Heche
2001 – Paris Barclay
2002 – Alan Ball
2003 – Todd Haynes
2004 – John Waters
2005 – Bill Condon
2006 – Melissa Etheridge
2007 – Martina Navratilova
2008 – Rufus Wainwright
2009 – Gene Robinson
2010 – Wanda Sykes
2011 – Robert Greenblatt
2012 – Chaz Bono
2013 – Steve Warren (attorney)^[2]
2014 – Laverne Cox
2015 – Roland Emmerich
2016 – Ruby Rose^[3]
2017 – Troye Sivan^[4]
2018 – Jim Parsons^[5]
2019 – Sean Hayes^[6]
2020 – Janet Mock^[7]
2022 – Michaela Jaé Rodriguez^[8]
2023 – Jeremy Pope^[9]
2024 – Niecy Nash-Betts^[10]
2025 – Cynthia Erivo^[11]

References

^ "Stephen F. Kolzak TV Executive, 37". New York Times. September 22, 1990.
^ "24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Los Angeles". GLAAD.org. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
^ "Ruby Rose to be Honored at GLAAD Media Awards". 9 March 2016.
^ "Troye Sivan: Youngest Person to Receive GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award". 28 March 2017.
^ "Watch Broadway-Bound Jim Parsons Accept GLAAD Honor". 16 April 2018.
^ "30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles". 4 December 2018.
^ "Taylor Swift, Janet Mock to Be Honored at GLAAD'S Media Awards". Variety. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ "'Hacks,' 'Drag Race,' and more honored at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards". Entertainment Weekly.
^ "34th GLAAD Media Awards: Jeremy Pope Honored With Stephen F Kolzak Award, Praises Father And Power Of LGBTQ Community | GLAAD". glaad.org. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ GLAAD (2024-04-23). "Entertainment Icon Jennifer Hudson and Orville Peck to be Honored at 35th GLAAD Media Awards in New York On May 11th Hosted by Ross Mathews | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
^ "GLAAD ANNOUNCES CYNTHIA ERIVO TO BE HONORED AT 36TH GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES ON MARCH 27TH". GLAAD. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

External links

Official GLAAD Media Awards website

[1] "Stephen F. Kolzak TV Executive, 37". New York Times. September 22, 1990.

[GLAAD-LOSANGELES-2] "24th Annual GLAAD Media Awards - Los Angeles". GLAAD.org. Retrieved 7 April 2013.

[3] "Ruby Rose to be Honored at GLAAD Media Awards". 9 March 2016.

[4] "Troye Sivan: Youngest Person to Receive GLAAD's Stephen F. Kolzak Award". 28 March 2017.

[5] "Watch Broadway-Bound Jim Parsons Accept GLAAD Honor". 16 April 2018.

[6] "30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Los Angeles". 4 December 2018.

[7] "Taylor Swift, Janet Mock to Be Honored at GLAAD'S Media Awards". Variety. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[8] "'Hacks,' 'Drag Race,' and more honored at 2022 GLAAD Media Awards". Entertainment Weekly.

[9] "34th GLAAD Media Awards: Jeremy Pope Honored With Stephen F Kolzak Award, Praises Father And Power Of LGBTQ Community | GLAAD". glaad.org. 2023-03-31. Retrieved 2024-02-18.

[10] GLAAD (2024-04-23). "Entertainment Icon Jennifer Hudson and Orville Peck to be Honored at 35th GLAAD Media Awards in New York On May 11th Hosted by Ross Mathews | GLAAD". glaad.org. Retrieved 2025-02-03.

[11] "GLAAD ANNOUNCES CYNTHIA ERIVO TO BE HONORED AT 36TH GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS IN LOS ANGELES ON MARCH 27TH". GLAAD. February 12, 2025. Retrieved February 17, 2025.

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v t e GLAAD Media Awards
Ceremonies	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Competitive award categories	Film – Wide Release Film – Limited Release Documentary Comedy Series Drama Series Limited or Anthology Series Children's Programming Kids and Family Programming Reality Program Individual Episode Comic Book Graphic Novel/Anthology Music Artist Breakthrough Music Artist Video Game Independent Journalism
Special awards	Davidson/Valentini Award Excellence in Media Award Golden Gate Award Stephen F. Kolzak Award Vanguard Award Vito Russo Award

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