GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series

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]

GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Comedy Series
Awarded for	Excellence in depiction of the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) community in a comedy series
Venue	Varies
Country	United States
Presented by	GLAAD
First awarded	April 19, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-04-19)
Currently held by	Ted Lasso (2024)

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,^{[lower-alpha 1]} as well as volunteers and affiliated individuals.^[4]

Since its inception, the award has been given to 22 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 Apple TV+'s Ted Lasso, which was honored at the 35th GLAAD Media Awards in 2024.

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[lower-alpha 2] (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)	Ted Lasso ‡	Apple TV+	[60] [61]
	And Just Like That...	Max
	Good Omens	Amazon Prime Video
	Harlem
	Harley Quinn	Max
	Our Flag Means Death
	Sex Education	Netflix
	Somebody Somewhere	HBO
	What We Do in the Shadows	FX
	With Love	Amazon Prime Video

Multiple wins and nominations

Programs

The following programs received two or more Outstanding Comedy Series awards: Wins Program 7 Will & Grace 3 Roseanne Transparent 2 Doctor Doctor Glee Modern Family Schitt's Creek Ugly Betty

The following programs received four or more Outstanding Comedy Series nominations: Wins Program 10 Modern Family Will & Grace 7 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 6 Glee 4 Sex and the City Superstore

Networks

The following networks received two or more Outstanding Comedy Series awards: Wins Network 11 ABC 10 NBC 3 Amazon Fox 2 CBS Pop TV

The following networks received four or more Outstanding Drama Series nominations: Wins Network 33 ABC 28 NBC 20 Netflix 15 Fox 7 HBO Showtime 6 Amazon CBS 5 Hulu ABC Family / Freeform 4 HBO Max Starz

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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External links

• GLAAD Media Awards Archived 2009-06-04 at the Wayback Machine