I Saw the TV Glow was one of the most talked-about and celebrated queer films—films in general—of 2024. Unfortunately, you wouldn’t know that from the GLAAD Media Awards nominees.
On Wednesday, the venerable LGBTQ+ advocacy organization announced the nominees for the 36th Annual GLAAD Media Awards. This year, the list spotlights 303 nominees across 33 categories in order to honor their “outstanding fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues in film, television, gaming, publishing, stage productions, music, podcasting, journalism, and more.”
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The nominations include hit TV series Abbott Elementary, limited series Baby Reindeer, video game Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The film category features titles like Queer, Cuckoo, Problemista, and even blockbuster musical Wicked.
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News coverage has focused on GLAAD’s snubbing of the divisive film Emilia Pérez (which GLAAD previously described as “retrograde” trans representation). But while Emilia Pérez is getting plenty of nominations elsewhere, I Saw the TV Glow has been largely ignored by mainstream award lists—and now, the GLAAD Media Awards.
“Apparently GLAAD did not see the TV glow….” one fan joked on Bluesky.
Apparently GLAAD did not see the TV glow….
— Killer Buni (@killerbuni.bsky.social) January 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
“It looks like you got Wicked confused with I Saw The TV Glow,” said another.
It looks like you got Wicked confused with I Saw The TV Glow.
— Dan Edington (@danedington.co.uk) January 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
One user’s reaction was straight to the point: “I Saw the TV Glow snub is ASTONISHING.”
According to PinkNews, GLAAD president and chief executive Sarah Kate Ellis issued a statement in response to the snub. “This year’s nominees represent the best of our vibrant community, spanning across all media, genres and mediums, and send a loud and global message to industry leaders that our stories are not only popular and entertaining, but [also] necessary and culture-changing,” Ellis said.
“The awards were created nearly four decades ago, to champion LGBTQ stories amid a deeply hostile and unsafe time for our community. Today, this mission holds true and ever-more important as attacks against LGBTQ people are not only growing, but finding new avenues.
“Whether it’s rampant misinformation or defamation of transgender people, LGBTQ youth, or the shocking corporate rollback of policies and programmes that keep LGBTQ people seen and safe in a workforce, what will always prevail is our truth and talent.”
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