GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Awarded forExcellence in depiction of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community in a comedy series
VenueVaries
CountryUnited States
Presented byGLAAD
First awardedApril 19, 1990; 33 years ago (1990-04-19)
Currently held byWhat We Do in the Shadows (2023)

The GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series is an annual award that honors comedy series for excellence in the depiction of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) characters and themes. It is one of several categories of the annual GLAAD Media Awards, which are presented by GLAAD—an American non-governmental media monitoring organization founded in 1985, formerly called the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation—at ceremonies in New York City; Los Angeles; and San Francisco between March and June.[1]

The award is one of the few to have been present at every ceremony since the 1st GLAAD Media Awards in 1990, where the CBS series Doctor Doctor won. For the 7th GLAAD Media Awards in 1996, the category was merged with Outstanding Drama Series to create Outstanding Television Series, but this was reverted the following year. Throughout the award's history, there have only been two instances where a tie occurred: in 1995 where NBC's Friends and ABC's Roseanne won, and again in 2011 with Fox's Glee and ABC's Modern Family winning. Animated series, such as Steven Universe and Harley Quinn, have also been nominated.

For a comedy series to be eligible, it must include at least one LGBT character in a leading, supporting, or recurring capacity.[2] The award may be accepted by the show's producers, writers, and/or actors.[3] Comedy series selected by GLAAD are evaluated based on four criteria: "Fair, Accurate, and Inclusive Representations" of the LGBT community, "Boldness and Originality" of the project, significant "Impact" on mainstream culture, and "Overall Quality" of the project.[4] GLAAD monitors mainstream media to identify which comedy series will be nominated, while also issuing a Call for Entries that encourages media outlets to submit programs for consideration. Comedic programs created by and for an LGBT audience must be submitted in order to be considered for nomination, as GLAAD does not monitor such works for defamation.[4] Winners are determined by a plurality vote by GLAAD staff and board, Shareholders Circle members,[a] as well as volunteers and affiliated individuals.[4]

Since its inception, the award has been given to 21 comedy series. With seven wins out of nine nominations, five of which were consecutive, Will & Grace has received the award more than any other program. Both Roseanne and Transparent have won the award three times, while Doctor Doctor, Glee, Modern Family, Schitt's Creek, and Ugly Betty have won twice. With four nominations, Superstore is most nominated series without a win. The most recent recipient is FX's What We Do in the Shadows, which was honored at the 34th GLAAD Media Awards in 2023.

Winners and nominees

Table key
‡ Indicates the winner

1990s

1990s winners and nominees
Award year Series Network Ref(s).
1990
(1st) 		Doctor Doctor ‡ CBS [6]
1991
(2nd) 		Doctor Doctor ‡ CBS
1992
(3rd) 		Roseanne ‡ ABC [7]
1993
(4th) 		Roseanne ‡ ABC [8]
1994
(5th) 		Seinfeld ‡ NBC [9]
1995
(6th) 		Friends ‡ NBC [6]
Roseanne ‡ ABC
1996[b]
(7th) 		NYPD Blue ‡ ABC [10]
[6]
Courthouse CBS
Friends NBC
Party of Five Fox
Sisters NBC
1997
(8th) 		Spin City ‡ ABC [11]
[6]
Ellen ABC
Friends NBC
The Larry Sanders Show HBO
Mad About You NBC
1998
(9th) 		Ellen ‡ ABC [12]
[13]
[6]
Mad About You NBC
Spin City ABC
Suddenly Susan NBC
1999
(10th) 		Will & Grace ‡ NBC [14]
[6]
The Drew Carey Show ABC
Ellen
Spin City
Suddenly Susan NBC

2000s

2000s winners and nominees
Award year Series Network Ref(s).
2000
(11th) 		Will & Grace ‡ NBC [15]
[16]
Action Fox
Los Beltrán Telemundo
Oh, Grow Up ABC
Sex and the City HBO
2001
(12th) 		Will & Grace ‡ NBC [17]
[18]
Beggars and Choosers Showtime
Los Beltrán Telemundo
Popular The WB
2002
(13th) 		Will & Grace ‡ NBC [19]
[20]
The Ellen Show CBS
Sex and the City HBO
Some of My Best Friends CBS
2003
(14th) 		Will & Grace ‡ NBC [21]
[22]
Sex and the City HBO
2004
(15th) 		Sex and the City ‡ HBO [23]
[24]
It's All Relative ABC
Oliver Beene Fox
Reno 911! Comedy Central
Will & Grace NBC
2005
(16th) 		Will & Grace ‡ NBC [25]
2006
(17th) 		Will & Grace ‡ NBC [26]
[27]
Out of Practice CBS
Shameless BBC America
2007
(18th) 		Ugly Betty ‡ ABC [28]
[29]
Desperate Housewives ABC
The Office NBC
So Notorious VH1
2008
(19th) 		Ugly Betty ‡ ABC [30]
[29]
Desperate Housewives ABC
Exes and Ohs Logo
The Sarah Silverman Program Comedy Central
The War at Home Fox
2009
(20th) 		Desperate Housewives ‡ ABC [31]
[32]
Greek ABC Family
Reaper The CW
Skins BBC America
Ugly Betty ABC

2010s

2010s winners and nominees
Award year Series Network Ref(s).
2010
(21st) 		Glee ‡ Fox [33]
[34]
Beautiful People BBC America
Greek ABC Family
Modern Family ABC
United States of Tara Showtime
2011
(22nd) 		Glee ‡ Fox [35]
[36]
Modern Family ‡ ABC
Greek ABC Family
Nurse Jackie Showtime
United States of Tara
2012
(23rd) 		Modern Family ‡ ABC [37]
[38]
The Big C Showtime
Exes and Ohs Logo
Glee Fox
Happy Endings ABC
2013
(24th) 		The New Normal ‡ NBC [39]
[40]
Glee Fox
Go On NBC
Happy Endings ABC
Modern Family
2014
(25th) 		Orange Is the New Black ‡ Netflix [41]
[42]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox
Glee
Modern Family ABC
Please Like Me Pivot
2015
(26th) 		Transparent ‡ Amazon [43]
[44]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox
Faking It MTV
Glee Fox
Looking HBO
Modern Family ABC
Orange Is the New Black Netflix
Please Like Me Pivot
Sirens USA
Vicious PBS
2016
(27th) 		Transparent ‡ Amazon [45]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox
Faking It MTV
Grace and Frankie Netflix
Looking HBO
Modern Family ABC
Master of None Netflix
Orange Is the New Black
Please Like Me Pivot
Vicious PBS
2017
(28th) 		Transparent ‡ Amazon [46]
[47]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Fox
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend The CW
Grace and Frankie Netflix
Modern Family ABC
One Mississippi Amazon
The Real O'Neals ABC
Steven Universe Cartoon Network
Survivor's Remorse Starz
Take My Wife Seeso
2018
(29th) 		Brooklyn Nine-Nine ‡ Fox [48]
[49]
The Bold Type Freeform
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend The CW
Modern Family ABC
One Day at a Time Netflix
One Mississippi Amazon
Superstore NBC
Survivor's Remorse Starz
Transparent Amazon
Will & Grace NBC
2019
(30th) 		Vida ‡ Starz [50]
[51]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine NBC
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend The CW
Dear White People Netflix
Modern Family ABC
One Day at a Time Netflix
Schitt's Creek Pop TV
Superstore NBC
This Close Sundance TV
Will & Grace NBC

2020s

2020s winners and nominees
Award year Series Network Ref(s).
2020
(31st) 		Schitt's Creek ‡ Pop TV [52]
[53]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine NBC
Dear White People Netflix
Dickinson Apple TV+
One Day at a Time Netflix
The Other Two Comedy Central
Sex Education Netflix
Superstore NBC
Vida Starz
Work in Progress Showtime
2021
(32nd) 		Schitt's Creek ‡ Pop TV [54]
[55]
Big Mouth Netflix
Dead to Me
Everything's Gonna Be Okay Freeform
Harley Quinn HBO Max
Love, Victor Hulu
Saved by the Bell Peacock
Sex Education Netflix
Superstore NBC
Twenties BET
2022
(33rd) 		Saved by the Bell ‡ Peacock [56]
[57]
Dickinson Apple TV+
Gentefied Netflix
Love, Victor Hulu
The Other Two HBO Max
Sex Education Netflix
Shrill Hulu
Special Netflix
Twenties BET
Work in Progress Showtime
2023
(34th) 		What We Do in the Shadows ‡ FX [58]
[59]
Abbott Elementary ABC
Derry Girls Netflix
Hacks HBO Max
Harley Quinn
Love, Victor Hulu
Never Have I Ever Netflix
Only Murders in the Building Hulu
The Sex Lives of College Girls HBO Max
Sort Of
2024
(35th) 		And Just Like That... Max [60]
Good Omens Amazon Prime Video
Harlem
Harley Quinn Max
Our Flag Means Death
Sex Education Netflix
Somebody Somewhere HBO
Ted Lasso Apple TV+
What We Do in the Shadows FX
With Love Amazon Prime Video

Multiple wins and nominations

Programs

Networks

Notes

  1. ^ The Shareholders Circle consists of individuals who have made a donation of $1,500 or more.[5]
  2. ^ In 1996, the Outstanding Comedy Series award was merged with Outstanding Drama Series to create the Outstanding Television Series category.

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