This Is Us wins Outstanding Drama Series at 2018 GLAAD Media Awards
By Reed Gaudens
Denis O’Hare accepted the award for Outstanding Drama Series on behalf of This Is Us at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.
We’re going to need a bigger trophy case for This Is Us… The award-winning NBC drama series took home yet another big win Thursday night at the 29th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, where it picked up the statue for Outstanding Drama Series. This latest win follows the cast’s honor at the Screen Actors Guild Awards back in January and Sterling K. Brown’s Emmy win.
Emmy-nominated guest star Denis O’Hare, who played William’s boyfriend Jessie in Season 1, was on hand at the ceremony to accept the award on the show’s behalf. This Is Us being honored at the GLAAD Media Awards was particularly personal for O’Hare as he brings one of the show’s queer characters to life, and he’s a member of the LGBTQ+ community himself.
The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor various forms of media each year that dedicate themselves to telling the stories of and representing the issues of the LGBTQ+ community. While This Is Us won for Outstanding Drama Series, Fox’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine won for Outstanding Comedy Series. Grammy-winning recording artist Britney Spears was also honored with the Vanguard Award for her significant role in supporting equal rights.
To take home the GLAAD Media Award, This Is Us beat out nine other popular shows: Billions (Showtime), Doubt (CBS), The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu), Nashville (CMT), Sense8 (Netflix), Shadowhunters (Freeform, last year’s winner), Star (Fox), Star Trek: Discovery (CBS All Access), and Wynonna Earp (Syfy). That’s some stiff but wonderful competition!
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This Is Us returns for Season 3 in September on NBC.