The Dorian Film Awards 2023 : the most diverse (and queer) awards that recognize the best

Too many awards shows these days are more about the drama and the politics of who didn’t get nominated and who didn’t win. Maybe we can heap the blame on the Hollywood Foreign Press for years of squeaked Golden Globes, or maybe the pressure on ‘diversity’ has grown so much that this is now the real possibility that actually the best man (or woman) will not win in order that it can be seen to politically correct.

We are not taking a stance on this BUT after Beyonce broke the record for winning the most Grammys (32 to date) we thought her husband Jay Z’s very public comments on Harry Styles (having beaten her to Album of The Year) were not only inappropriate but against the whole spirit of receiving awards.

That said …. and got off our collective Queerguru chest, we want to celebrate the one set of Awards that we always so very are proud to be associated with i.e. The DORIAN FILM AWARDS which are the gift of GALECA ( The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics of which we are a member). They are not only the very epitome of diversity but include categories that recognize queer …. and even camp … and unsung performances and new talent all of which are very dear to our hearts.

We do not always concur with the choices of winners but we appreciate the selection of all the nominees in every category. And God forbid we should ever go on a public rampage like Jay Z!

GALECA: THE SOCIETY OF LGBTQ ENTERTAINMENT CRITICS
14TH DORIAN FILM AWARDS WINNERS LIST

Film of the Year

Aftersun (A24)

The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)

* Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

The Fabelmans (Universal)

Tár (Focus Features)

LGBTQ Film of the Year

Benediction (Roadside Attractions)

Bros (Universal)

* Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

The Inspection (A24)

Tár (Focus Features)

Director of the Year

Todd Field, Tár (Focus Features)

* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)

Sarah Polley, Women Talking (United Artists)

Charlotte Wells, Aftersun (A24)

Screenplay of the Year

Todd Field, Tár (Focus Features)

* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)

Sarah Polley, Women Talking (United Artists)

Charlotte Wells, Aftersun (A24)

Non-English Language Film of the Year

All Quiet on the Western Front (Netflix, Amusement Park)

Close (A24)

Decision to Leave (Mubi, CJ Entertainment)

EO (Sideshow, Janus Films)

* RRR (DVV Entertainment, Variance Films)

Unsung Film of the Year

To an exceptional movie worthy of greater attention

* Aftersun (A24)

After Yang (A24)

Benediction (Roadside Attractions)

The Eternal Daughter (A24)

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (Searchlight)

The Menu (Searchlight)

Emily the Criminal (Vertical/Roadside Attractions)

Film Performance of the Year

Cate Blanchett, Tár (Focus Features)

Austin Butler, Elvis (Warner Bros.)

Viola Davis, The Woman King (Sony)

Danielle Deadwyler, Till (United Artists)

Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)

Brendan Fraser, The Whale (A24)

Mia Goth, Pearl (A24)

Paul Mescal, Aftersun (A24)

Jeremy Pope, The Inspection (A24)

* Michelle Yeoh, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

Supporting Film Performance of the Year

Angela Bassett, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Disney, Marvel)

Hong Chau, The Whale (A24)

Jaime Lee Curtis, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

Dolly De Leon, Triangle of Sadness (Neon)

Nina Hoss, Tár (Focus Features)

Stephanie Hsu, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

Barry Keoghan, The Banshees of Inisherin (Searchlight)

Janelle Monáe, Glass Onion: Knives Out (Netflix)

Keke Palmer, Nope (Universal)

* Ke Huy Quan, Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

Documentary of the Year

* All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Neon)

Fire of Love (Neon, National Geographic)

Good Night Oppy (Amazon Studios)

Moonage Daydream (Neon)

Navalny (Warner Bros.)

LGBTQ Documentary of the Year

* All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Neon)

Framing Agnes (Kino Lorber)

Moonage Daydream (Neon)

Nelly & Nadine (Wolfe Releasing)

Sirens (Oscilloscope)

Animated Film of the Year

Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio (Netflix)

* Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (A24)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (DreamWorks, Universal)

Turning Red (Disney, Pixar)

Wendell & Wild (Netflix)

Film Music of the Year

Babylon – score by Justin Hurvitz (Paramount)

Elvis – score and music production by Elliott Wheeler; the music of Elvis Presley; various artists (Warner Bros.)

RRR – score by M.M. Keeravani (DVV Entertainment, Variance Films)

* Tár – score and curation by Hildur Guðnadóttir (Focus Features)

Women Talking – score by Hildur Guðnadóttir (United Artists)

Visually Striking Film of the Year

Avatar: The Way of Water (20th Century)

Babylon (Paramount)

* Everything Everywhere All at Once (A24)

Nope (Universal)

RRR (DVV Entertainment, Variance Films)

Campiest Flick of the Year

Babylon (Paramount)

Bodies Bodies Bodies (A24)

Elvis (Warner Bros.)

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix)

* Pearl (A24)

RRR (DVV Entertainment, Variance Films)

Rising Star Award

Austin Butler

Frankie Corio

* Stephanie Hsu

Gabriel LaBelle

Jenna Ortega

Jeremy Pope

Wilde Artist Award

To a truly groundbreaking force in film, theater and/or television

Cate Blanchett

Billy Eichner

Janelle Monáe

Keke Palmer

* Michelle Yeoh

GALECA LGBTQIA+ Film Trailblazer Award

* Janelle Monáe

About GALECA and the Dorian Film and TV Awards

Formed in 2009, GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics and its Dorian Awards honor film (in winter) and TV (autumn) from mainstream to LGBTQIA+. The 501 c 6 nonprofit aims to remind bigots, bullies and our own communities that the world often looks to the Q+ eye for unique and powerful entertainment. GALECA also advocates for better pay, access and respect for its members, especially those in our most underrepresented and vulnerable segments