{"id":2463883,"date":"2026-06-17T15:08:57","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:08:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2463883"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:08:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T15:08:57","slug":"dorian-tv-awards-nominations-heated-rivalry-hacks-pluribus-the-pitt-lead-the-way-for-queer-themed-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dorian-tv-awards-nominations-heated-rivalry-hacks-pluribus-the-pitt-lead-the-way-for-queer-themed-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorian TV Awards nominations: \u2018Heated Rivalry,\u2019 \u2018Hacks,\u2019 \u2018Pluribus,\u2019 \u2018The Pitt\u2019 lead the way for queer-themed shows"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Heated Rivalry<\/em> isn’t eligible <\/a>for the Emmys, but HBO’s steamy hockey drama is racking up nominations elsewhere. On Wednesday, the Canadian import tallied seven nods at the Dorian TV Awards, which honors the best in queer-positive programming. Heated Rivalry<\/em> is up for Best Drama, Best LGBTQ Show, Best Written Show, Best Drama Performance for both Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, Best Supporting Performance, and Most Visually Striking Show.<\/p>\n

Other top nominees include Pluribus<\/em>, Industry<\/em>, and The Pitt<\/em> on the drama side, while the comedy ledger includes Hacks<\/em>, The Comeback<\/em>, and Widow’s Bay<\/em>. HBO’s Half Man<\/em> led the way among limited series contenders.<\/p>\n

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Now in its 17th year, the Dorian TV Awards are voted on by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Dorian TV Awards are about queer critics deciding, collectively, what television did right. The shows leading our nominations this year \u2014 Heated Rivalry, Hacks, Pluribus<\/em>, and\u00a0Half Man<\/em> \u2014 aren\u2019t just excellent television, they\u2019re queer at their core,\u201d GALECA Vice President Gerrick Kennedy said in a statement provided to Gold Derby. \u201cGALECA is proud to recognize these outstanding programs and performances.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here’s the complete list of 2026 nominees:<\/p>\n

BEST TV DRAMA<\/strong>
Heated Rivalry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Industry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
The Gilded Age<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Pluribus<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
The Pitt<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)<\/p>\n

BEST TV COMEDY<\/strong>
Abbott Elementary<\/em>\u00a0(ABC)
The Comeback<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Hacks<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Shrinking<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)<\/p>\n

BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW<\/strong>
The Comeback<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Hacks<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Half Man<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Heated Rivalry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Pluribus<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)<\/p>\n

BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES<\/strong>
All Her Fault<\/em>\u00a0(Peacock)
Beef<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
DTF St. Louis<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Half Man<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Love Story<\/em>\u00a0(FX\/Hulu)<\/p>\n

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW<\/strong>
Blossoms of Shanghai<\/em>\u00a0(Criterion Channel)
Dan Da Dan<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Frieren: Beyond Journey\u2019s End<\/em>\u00a0(Crunchyroll)
Mussolini: Son of the Century<\/em>\u00a0(Mubi)
Squid Game<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
The Summer Hikaru Died<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)<\/p>\n

BEST LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW<\/strong>
The Boyfriend<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Chosen Home<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Go for It, Nakamura-kun!<\/em>\u00a0(Crunchyroll)
The Summer Hikaru Died<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Trememb\u00e9<\/em>\u00a0(Amazon MGM)<\/p>\n

BEST WRITTEN TV SHOW<\/strong>
The Comeback<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Hacks<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Heated Rivalry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Pluribus<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
The Pitt<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)<\/p>\n

BEST TV PERFORMANCE \u2014 DRAMA<\/strong>
Marisa Abela,\u00a0Industry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Jamie Bell,\u00a0Half Man<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Carrie Coon,\u00a0The Gilded Age<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Myha\u2019la Herrold,\u00a0Industry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Mark Ruffalo,\u00a0Task<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Rhea Seehorn,\u00a0Pluribus<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Connor Storrie,\u00a0Heated Rivalry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Hudson Williams,\u00a0Heated Rivalry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Noah Wyle,\u00a0The Pitt<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Zendaya,\u00a0Euphoria<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE \u2014 DRAMA<\/strong>
Fran\u00e7ois Arnaud,\u00a0Heated Rivalry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Patrick Ball,\u00a0The Pitt<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Isa Briones,\u00a0The Pitt<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Richard Gadd,\u00a0Half Man<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Katherine LaNasa,\u00a0The Pitt<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Ken Leung,\u00a0Industry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Charles Melton,\u00a0Beef<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Sepideh Moafi,\u00a0The Pitt<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Colman Domingo,\u00a0Euphoria<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Karolina Wydra,\u00a0Pluribus<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)<\/p>\n

BEST TV PERFORMANCE \u2014 COMEDY<\/strong>
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II,\u00a0Wonder Man<\/em>\u00a0(Disney+)
Quinta Brunson,\u00a0Abbott Elementary<\/em>\u00a0(ABC)
Ayo Edebiri,\u00a0The Bear<\/em>\u00a0(FX\/Hulu)
Elle Fanning,\u00a0Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Ethan Hawke,\u00a0The Lowdown<\/em>\u00a0(FX\/Hulu)
Lisa Kudrow,\u00a0The Comeback<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Dan Levy,\u00a0Big Mistakes<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Matthew Rhys,\u00a0Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Tim Robinson,\u00a0The Chair Company<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Jean Smart,\u00a0Hacks<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)<\/p>\n

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE \u2014 COMEDY<\/strong>
Leslie Bibb,\u00a0Hacks<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Colman Domingo,\u00a0The Four Seasons<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Paul W. Downs,\u00a0Hacks<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Hannah Einbinder,\u00a0Hacks<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Harrison Ford,\u00a0Shrinking<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Janelle James,\u00a0Abbott Elementary<\/em>\u00a0(ABC)
Kate O\u2019Flynn,\u00a0Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Ashley Padilla,\u00a0Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u00a0(NBC)
Michelle Pfeiffer,\u00a0Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Meg Stalter,\u00a0Hacks<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)<\/p>\n

BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE<\/strong>
Audra McDonald, \u201cRose\u2019s Turn,\u201d\u00a0The 78th Tony Awards<\/em>
Bad Bunny,\u00a0The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show<\/em>
Miles Caton, Raphael Saadiq, Misty Copeland, Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Brittany Howard, Christone \u201cKingfish\u201d Ingram, Jayme Lawson, Li Jun Li, Bobby Rush, Shaboozey and Alice Smith, \u201cI Lied to You,\u201d\u00a0The 98th Academy Awards<\/em>
Sabrina Carpenter and The Muppets, \u201cManchild,\u201d\u00a0The Muppet Show<\/em>
Sabrina Carpenter, Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, \u201cIslands in the Stream,\u201d\u00a0The Muppet Show<\/em><\/p>\n

BEST UNSUNG TV SHOW<\/strong>
Boots<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
English Teacher<\/em>\u00a0(FX\/Hulu)
The Four Seasons<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
From<\/em>\u00a0(MGM+)
Murderbot<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)<\/p>\n

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW<\/strong>
The Daily Show<\/em>\u00a0(Comedy Central)
Hot Ones<\/em>\u00a0(YouTube)
Last Week Tonight With John Oliver<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em>\u00a0(NBC)
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert<\/em>\u00a0(CBS)<\/p>\n

BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES<\/strong>
Kylie<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Mr. Scorsese<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Selena y Los Dinos<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
The Yogurt Shop Murders<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)<\/p>\n

BEST LGBTQ TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES<\/strong>
Club Cumming<\/em>\u00a0(WOW Presents Plus)
Enigma<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
It\u2019s Dorothy!<\/em>\u00a0(Peacock)
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery<\/em>\u00a0(Hulu)
Murder in Glitterball City<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)<\/p>\n

BEST GENRE TV SHOW<\/strong>
Alien: Earth<\/em>\u00a0(FX\/Hulu)
The Boys<\/em>\u00a0(Amazon Prime Video)
It: Welcome to Derry<\/em>\u00a0(Max)
Pluribus<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
Widow\u2019s Bay<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)<\/p>\n

BEST REALITY SHOW<\/strong>
The Boyfriend<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Love on the Spectrum<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race<\/em>\u00a0(MTV\/Paramount+)
Top Chef<\/em>\u00a0(Bravo)
The Traitors<\/em>\u00a0(Peacock)<\/p>\n

BEST ANIMATED SHOW<\/strong>
Bob\u2019s Burgers<\/em>\u00a0(Fox)
Invincible<\/em>\u00a0(Amazon Prime Video)
Hazbin Hotel<\/em>\u00a0(Amazon Prime Video)
Long Story Short<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
South Park<\/em>\u00a0(Paramount+)<\/p>\n

MOST VISUALLY STRIKING TV SHOW<\/strong>
Alien: Earth<\/em>\u00a0(FX\/Hulu)
Euphoria<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
The Gilded Age<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Heated Rivalry<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
Pluribus<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)<\/p>\n

CAMPIEST TV SHOW<\/strong>
All\u2019s Fair<\/em>\u00a0(Hulu)
The Comeback<\/em>\u00a0(HBO Max)
The Hunting Wives<\/em>\u00a0(Netflix)
Palm Royale<\/em>\u00a0(Apple TV)
The Traitors<\/em>\u00a0(Peacock)<\/p>\n

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