GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics nominations in animation include ‘The Boy and the Heron,’ ‘Elemental,’ ‘Nimona,’ ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem’ and ‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,’ which also scored a nomination for Visually Striking Film of the Year; winners will be announced February 26.
GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, consisting of over 500 entertainment critics, journalists, and media icons, honors the best in film, television, and Broadway/Off-Broadway, mainstream to LGBTQIA+, via the Dorian Awards. The group has announced the democratically chosen nominees for its 15th Dorian Film Awards. Winners will be announced February 26.
Barbie nabbed seven nominations, including Film of the Year, Visually Striking Film of the Year, and in a nod to Greta Gerwig, Director of the Year. Poor Things also garnered noms for Film of the Year and Visually Striking Film of the Year, in addition to Emma Stone’s nomination for Film Performance of the Year. Oppenheimer joined the pack with a nomination for Visually Striking Film of the Year, with Christopher Nolan picking up the Director of the Year Film nom, Robert Downey Jr. the nomination for Supporting Film Performance of the Year, and Ludwig Göransson for Film Music of the Year.
In animation, the Oscar-nominated The Boy and the Heron led with multiple nominations, including Non-English Language Film of the Year, Animated Film of the Year, and Film Music of the Year, with Nimona picking up nominations in Non-English Language Film and Animated Film of the Year. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse scored two nominations for Animated Film of the Year and Visually Striking Film of the Year.
15th Dorian Film Awards List of Nominees:
Film of the Year:
- All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Barbie (Warner Bros.)
- May December (Netflix)
- Past Lives (A24)
- Poor Things (Searchlight)
LGBTQ Film of the Year:
- All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Bottoms (MGM)
- Passages (MUBI, SBS)
- Rustin (Netflix)
- Saltburn (Amazon MGM)
Director of the Year:
- Greta Gerwig, Barbie (Warner Bros.)
- Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Todd Haynes, May December (Netflix)
- Christopher Nolan, Oppenheimer (Universal)
- Celine Song, Past Lives (A24)
Screenplay of the Year:
Original or Adapted
- Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, Barbie (Warner Bros.)
- Samy Burch, May December (Netflix)
- Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Arthur Harari, Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
- Celine Song, Past Lives (A24)
LGBTQ Screenplay of the Year (new):
- Andrew Haigh, All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Arthur Harari, Justine Triet, Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
- Dustin Lance Black, Julian Breece, Rustin (Netflix)
- Arlette Langmann, Ira Sachs, Mauricio Zacharias, Passages (MUBI)
- Emma Seligman, Rachel Sennott, Bottoms (MGM)
Non-English Language Film of the Year:
- Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
- Nimona (GKIDS, Toho)
- Godzilla Minus One (Toho)
- Past Lives (A24)
- The Zone of Interest (A24)
LGBTQ Non-English Language Film of the Year (new):
- Afire (Janus Films, Sideshow)
- Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
- Cassandro (Amazon MGM)
- Monster (Well Go USA, Gaga, Toho)
Rotting in the Sun (MUBI)
Unsung Film of the Year - To an exceptional movie worthy of greater attention:
- Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (Lionsgate)
- Monica (IFC)
- Origin (NEON)
- Theater Camp (Searchlight)
- A Thousand and One (Focus Features)
Film Performance of the Year:
- Colman Domingo, Rustin (Netflix)
- Paul Giamatti, The Holdovers (Focus Features)
- Lily Gladstone, Killers of the Flower Moon (Apple, Paramount)
- Sandra Hüller, Anatomy of a Fall (NEON)
- Greta Lee, Past Lives (A24)
- Trace Lysette, Monica (IFC)
- Cillian Murphy, Oppenheimer (Universal)
- Natalie Portman, May December (Netflix)
- Andrew Scott, All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Emma Stone, Poor Things (Searchlight)
Supporting Film Performance of the Year:
- Danielle Brooks, The Color Purple (Warner Bros.)
- Robert Downey Jr., Oppenheimer (Universal)
- Jodie Foster, Nyad (Netflix)
- Claire Foy, All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Ryan Gosling, Barbie (Warner Bros.)
- Rachel McAdams, Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret (Lionsgate)
- Charles Melton, May December (Netflix)
- Paul Mescal, All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Rosamund Pike, Saltburn (Amazon MGM)
- Da'Vine Joy Randolph, The Holdovers (Focus Features)
Documentary of the Year
- American Symphony (Netflix)
- Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions, Fathom Events)
- Kokomo City (Magnolia)
- Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
- 20 Days in Mariupol (PBS Distribution)
LGBTQ Documentary of the Year:
- Every Body (Focus Features)
- Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (HBO, Confluential Films)
- Kokomo City (Magnolia)
- Little Richard: I Am Everything (Magnolia)
- Orlando, My Political Biography (Janus Film, Sideshow)
Animated Film of the Year:
- The Boy and the Heron (GKIDS)
- Elemental (Disney)
- Nimona (Netflix, Annapurna)
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (Sony)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (Paramount)
Genre Film of the Year (new):
For excellence in science fiction, fantasy, and horror:
- All of Us Strangers (Searchlight)
- Godzilla Minus One (Toho)
- M3GAN (Universal)
- Poor Things (Searchlight)
- Talk To Me (A24)
Film Music of the Year:
- Barbie - Mark Ronson, Andrew Wyatt, et al. (Warner Bros.)
- The Boy and the Heron - Joe Hisaishi (GKIDS, Toho)
- The Color Purple - Stephen Bray, Allee Willis, Brenda Russell, Kris Bowers, et al. (Warner Bros.)
- Oppenheimer - Ludwig Göransson (Universal)
- The Zone of Interest - Mica Levi (A24)
Visually Striking Film of the Year:
- Asteroid City (Focus Features)
- Barbie (Warner Bros.)
- Oppenheimer (Universal)
- Poor Things (Searchlight)
- Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse (Sony)
Campiest Flick:
- Barbie (Warner Bros.)
- Bottoms (MGM)
- Dicks: The Musical (A24)
- M3GAN (Universal)
- Saltburn (Amazon MGM)
“We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star Award
- Ayo Edebiri
- Lily Gladstone
- Jacob Elordi
- Charles Melton
- Dominic Sessa
Wilde Artist Award - To a truly groundbreaking force in entertainment:
- Quinta Brunson
- Ayo Edebiri
- Greta Gerwig
- Lily Gladstone
- Todd Haynes
GALECA LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer Award - For creating art that inspires empathy, truth and equity:
- Colman Domingo
- Jodie Foster
- Andrew Haigh
- Todd Haynes
- Andrew Scott
Timeless Star (Career achievement award) - Honoring an exemplary career marked by character, wisdom and wit, to be announced February 26 with winners.
Source: GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics
Debbie Diamond Sarto is news editor at Animation World Network.
