Carol, Tangerine, and The Danish Girl nominated for GLAAD Media Awards

By Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya | January 27, 2016 | 10:34pm

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The nominations for the 27th Annual GLAAD Media Awards were announced today, highlighting many of the films the Academy overlooked this year when it came to Oscar nominations. Despite being one of the best-reviewed movies of the year, Carol was under-represented in this year’s Oscar nominations, but that doesn’t come as a surprise given the Academy’s long-standing pattern of excluding queer cinema. Ian McKellen recently took shots at the Academy for failing to recognize queer films, and according to Mic, of the 78 films nominated for Best Picture since 2007, only 5 percent have featured a queer or trans protagonist.

The GLAAD Media Awards, on the other hand, specifically “recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.” So in the nominations list, you’ll find several of the titles the Academy couldn’t be bothered with. Carol was nominated for Outstanding Wide Release Film, along with Dope, The Danish Girl, Freeheld, and Grandma. For Outstanding Limited Release Film, 52 Tuesdays, Appropriate Behavior, Boy Meets Girl, Drunktown’s Finest, and Tangerine were nominated.