2019 GLAAD Media Awards Honors Madonna, CNN, Cast of 'Pose' & More

Madonna speaks onstage during the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York.
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It was a star-studded night at the Hilton Midtown in New York City as GLAAD - the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization - honored Madonna, Andy Cohen, Don Lemon & CNN, the cast of FX’s Pose and more at the 2019 Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

For 30 years, the GLAAD Media Awards have honored media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.

Introducing Madonna, CNN's Anderson Cooper told the crowd, “No single ally has been a better friend or had a bigger impact on acceptance for the LGBTQ community than Madonna.”

Accepting the Advocate for Change Award from Cooper, Madonna said in her remarks, “As soon as you really understand what it means to love, you understand what it takes to become a human being and that it is every human’s duty to fight, to advocate, to do whatever we can and whatever it takes.”

Referencing her upcoming album, the Queen of Pop added, “MADAME X is a FREEDOM FIGHTER.”

“Madonna always has and always will be the LGBTQ community’s greatest ally and it is only fitting to honor and celebrate our biggest advocate at GLAAD’s biggest event ever,” said GLAAD President and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis.

“From the HIV crisis to international LGBTQ issues, she fearlessly pushes for a world where LGBTQ people are accepted. Her music and art have been life-saving outlets for LGBTQ people over the years and her affirming words and actions have changed countless hearts and minds.”

Following is a complete list of GLAAD Media Awards presented on stage or announced during the event in New York City:

• Advocate for Change Award: Madonna [presented by Anderson Cooper, Rosie O’Donnell & Mykki Blanco]

• Vito Russo Award: Andy Cohen [presented by Sarah Jessica Parker]

• Outstanding Drama Series: Pose (FX) [accepted by: creators Ryan Murphy and Steven Canals, and cast members including Billy Porter, Janet Mock, Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Dominique Jackson, Angelica Ross, Our Lady J, Dyllon Burnside, Hailie Sahar, and Ryan Jamal Swain; presented by Rachel Brosnahan]

• Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode: “Trans Rights Under Attack” Full Frontal with Samantha Bee (TBS) [accepted by: Samantha Bee; presented by Adam Rippon and Lilly Singh]

• Outstanding TV Journalism Segment: “Same Sex Couple Reacts to Supreme Court Ruling” CNN Tonight with Don Lemon (CNN) [accepted by: Don Lemon; presented by Mj Rodriguez, Indya Moore, and Dominique Jackson]

• Outstanding Film - Limited Release: Boy Erased (Focus Features)

• Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)

• Outstanding Music Artist: Janelle Monáe, Dirty Computer (Bad Boy Records)

• Outstanding TV Journalism - Newsmagazine: “Conversion Therapy: God Only Knows” CBS Sunday Morning (CBS)

• Outstanding Newspaper Article: “He Took a Drug to Prevent AIDS. Then He Couldn’t Get Disability Insurance.” by Donald G. McNeil Jr. (The New York Times)

• Outstanding Digital Journalism Article: "Bermuda Same-sex Marriage Ban Means Trouble for Tourism and Cruise Ships” by Ryan Ruggiero (CNBC.com)

• Outstanding Digital Journalism - Video or Multimedia: “March for Our Lives and LGBT activism. ‘They’re definitely linked for me,’ says Emma González” by Beth Greenfield (Yahoo! Lifestyle)

• Outstanding Blog: Pittsburgh Lesbian Correspondents

• Outstanding Scripted Television Series (Spanish-Language): Elite (Netflix) and Mi marido tiene más familia (Univision) [TIE]

• Outstanding TV Journalism Segment (Spanish-Language): "Primera Pareja Gay en Casarse en un Consulado Mexicano" Noticias Telemundo Mediodía (Telemundo)

Additional awards were announced earlier this year in Los Angeles.

CNN's Don Lemon at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York.
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Andy Cohen attends the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York.
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Billy Porter from the cast of FX's Pose
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Janet Mock speaks onstage with the cast of Pose.
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Caitlin Kinnunen from the acclaimed Broadway musical The Prom performs.
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Chelsea Clinton speaks at the 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York.
(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for GLAAD)

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The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards are supported by Presenting Partners Delta Air Lines, Gilead, Hyundai, Ketel One Family-Made Vodka, and Wells Fargo.

Additional partners include: Official Partners Bud Light and Google; Titanium Partner AT&T and WEN; Platinum Partners Comcast NBCUniversal-Telemundo, Creative Artists Agency, Disney ABC Television Group, Facebook/Instagram, HBO, Hulu, Kaiser Permanente, MetLife, NBA & WNBA, Netflix, Omnicom Group, PRG, Sheppard Mullin, Turner; Gold Partners CBS/Showtime, Nielsen, PWC, UM, Univision, and VER; and Silver Partners Allstate, Coca-Cola, Morgan Stanley, and Warner Bros.