CELEBRATION OF
CINEMA & TELEVISION
honoree ARCHIVES
2026
Groundbreaker Award
Jane Lynch
Celebrity Weakest Link
Vanguard Award
Dan Levy
Big Mistakes
Trailblazer Award
Paula Pell
The ‘Burbs
Performance Award for a Comedy Series
Hannah Einbinder
Hacks
Performance Award for a Drama Series
Bre-Z
All American
Supporting Performance Award for a Comedy Series
Brandon Scott Jones
Ghosts
Director Award
Dearbhla Walsh
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
Showrunner Award
Jacob Tierney
Heated Rivalry
Ensemble Award
Tig Notaro, Karim Diané, Gina Yashere, Kerrice Brooks
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
Breakthrough Performance Award
Noah Schnapp
Stranger Things
Reality TV Award
Boulet Brothers
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans
2025
Career Achievement Award
Wanda Sykes
Emmy-winning actor and comedian
Groundbreaker Award
Niecy Nash-Betts
Grotesquerie
Trailblazer Award
Michael Urie
Shrinking
Industry Leadership Award
Howard Cohen & Eric d’Arbeloff
Industry Leadership Award
Comedy Award
Bowen Yang
Saturday Night Live
Vanguard Award
Nathan Lee Graham
Mid-Century Modern
Documentary Award
Harper Steele & Will Ferrell
Will & Harper
Reality TV Award
The season 17 cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Ensemble Award
Bridget Everett, Jeff Hiller, Murray Hill, Mary Catherine Garrison & Tim Bagley
Somebody Somewhere
Supporting Performance Award – Drama Series
Tramell Tillman
Severance
Supporting Performance Award – Comedy Series
Gideon Glick
Étoile
Breakthrough Performance Award
Sasheer Zamata
Agatha All Along
Breakthrough Performance Award
Megan Stalter
Hacks
Rising Star Award
Liv Hewson
Yellowjackets
Rising Star Award
Benito Skinner
Overcompensating
2024
Career Achievement Award
Nathan Lane
Full body of work
Showrunner Award
Abe Sylvia
Palm Royale
Supporting Performance Award for Television (Series)
Carl Clemons-Hopkins
Hacks
Breakthrough Performance Award for Television (Series)
Chris Perfetti
Abbott Elementary
Rising Star Award
Fernando Carsa
Acapulco
Social Justice Award
George Takei
Actor and Activist
Industry Leadership Award
Henry R. Muñoz III,
All American
TV Host Award
Kristen Kish
Top Chef
Breakthrough Director Award
Luke Gilford
National Anthem
Vanguard Award
Michaela Jaé Rodriguez
Loot
Director Award for Television (Series)
Oliver Hermanus
Mary & George
Producer Award
Ron Nyswaner, Matt Bomer, Daniel Minahan, & Robbie Rogers
Fellow Travelers
Trailblazer Award
RuPaul’s Drag Race Team
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Writer Award for Television (Series)
Shakina
Quantum Leap
Reality TV Award
Johnnie Ingram, Stephen Warren, Peter LoGreco, Sasha Velour, Priyanka, Jaida Essence Hall, & Latrice Royale
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