The Homosexual and Lesbian Leisure Critics Affiliation (GALECA) has voted on one other yr of the very best in LGBTQ tv.
On Saturday, GALECA introduced the winners of the LGBTQ journalist group’s 18th Dorian TV Awards, with exhibits like Heated Rivalry, Hacks, Pluribus and extra taking a few of the prime honors.
Rhea Seehorn, Jean Good, François Arnaud and Kate O’Flynn have been among the many expertise acknowledged within the performing classes, whereas Hannah Einbinder, Lisa Kudrow and Jacob Tierney obtained particular honors.
GALECA Vice President Gerrick Kennedy, this yr’s Dorian TV Awards chair, mentioned, “What excites me most about this yr’s Dorian winners is the vary—the swooning devotion of Heated Rivalry, the tender complexity of The Boyfriend, the bravery that cuts by Half Man, and the group reminiscence being stored alive in Lilith Truthful: Constructing a Thriller. To suppose, queer tales as soon as wanted to squeeze right into a slim lens to get made.
“There may be at all times room for progress, however this yr’s winners show our group’s tales are as diversified and price telling as another,” added Kennedy.
Listed below are the winners of the 2026 Dorian TV Awards:
BEST TV DRAMA
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)
BEST TV COMEDY
Hacks (HBO Max)
BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)
BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Half Man (HBO Max)
BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW
Squid Sport (Netflix)
BEST LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW
The Boyfriend (Netflix)
BEST WRITTEN TV SHOW
Hacks (HBO Max)
BEST TV PERFORMANCE — DRAMA
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Apple TV)
BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE — DRAMA
François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)
BEST TV PERFORMANCE — COMEDY
Jean Good, Hacks (HBO Max)
BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE — COMEDY
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Unhealthy Bunny, The Apple Music Tremendous Bowl LX Halftime Present
BEST UNSUNG TV SHOW
Boots (Netflix)
BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW
The Late Present With Stephen Colbert (CBS)
BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)
BEST LGBTQ TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Lilith Truthful: Constructing a Thriller (Hulu)
BEST GENRE TV SHOW
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
BEST REALITY SHOW
The Traitors (Peacock)
BEST ANIMATED SHOW
South Park (Paramount+)
MOST VISUALLY STRIKING TV SHOW
Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu) (tie)
Pluribus (Apple TV) (tie)
CAMPIEST TV SHOW
The Searching Wives (Netflix)
WILDE WIT AWARD
Hannah Einbinder
GALECA TV ICON AWARD
Lisa Kudrow
GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV TRAILBLAZER
Jacob Tierney
