Disney Leads the Pack with Most Nominations at 37th GLAAD Media Awards Across ABC, Disney+, and More

GLAAD has unveiled the nominees for its 37th Annual Media Awards, with The Walt Disney Company leading the pack in terms of nominations among networks, outlets, and platforms.

This year, Disney has garnered an impressive 30 nominations across its various channels and platforms, including ABC, Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney Jr., Freeform, Hulu, and National Geographic. Notable shows like “Abbott Elementary” and “Dancing with the Stars” are among those recognized.

GLAAD, the world’s largest advocacy group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media, aims to “accelerate acceptance and understanding for LGBTQ people through visibility in media.” The organization’s Media Awards seek to celebrate “outstanding fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues across film, television, gaming, music, podcasting, journalism, Spanish-Language media, and more.”

Below are The Walt Disney Company’s nominations:

ABC: 10 | Disney+: 5 | Disney Channel: 1 | Disney Jr.: 2 | Freeform: 1 | Hulu: 11 | National Geographic: 1

Outstanding Comedy Series
“Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
“Big Boys” (Hulu)

Outstanding Drama Series
“Doctor Who” (Disney+)

Outstanding Reality Competition Program
“Dancing with the Stars” (ABC)
“Project Runway” (Freeform)
“I Kissed a Boy” (Hulu)
“I Kissed a Girl” (Hulu)

Outstanding New TV Series
“Chad Powers” (Hulu)
“Mid-Century Modern” (Hulu)

Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series
“Nine Perfect Strangers” (Hulu)

Outstanding Documentary
“Sally” (National Geographic)

Outstanding Children’s Programming
“Firebuds” (Disney Jr.)
“Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures” (Disney Jr./Disney+)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Live Action
“Goosebumps: The Vanishing” (Disney+/Hulu)
“‘Selamiut’ Washington Black” (Hulu)

Outstanding Kids & Family Programming – Animated
“The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder” (Disney+)
“Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” (Disney Channel)
“The Bravest Knight” (Hulu)

Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode
“Guest Host Alan Cumming on Attacks Against the Trans Community & Bringing Kindness Back in America” “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC)
“Laverne Cox and George Wallace Star In Norman Lear’s Final Show, ‘Clean Slate’” “The View” (ABC)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Long-Form
“‘HIV Unwrapped’ +Life” (Hulu / ABC Localish)
“Late to the Party: Coming Out Later in Life” (ABC)
“Pride 2025 – Rise Up: Pride in Protest” (ABC 7 New York)
“Living Proof” (Hulu)

Outstanding TV Journalism – Segment or Special
“Final ride from SF to LA for AIDS/LifeCycle, but the fight to end HIV/AIDS continues” (ABC 7 San Francisco)
“High Stakes at the Supreme Court: Conversion Therapy” “ABC News Live” (ABC)
“LGBTQ-inclusive mass held in Rome” “Good Morning America” (ABC)

See a full nominations list here.

The 37th GLAAD Media Awards ceremony will be held in Los Angeles on Thursday, March 5.

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