GLAAD Media Awards Nominate Don Mancini’s “Chucky” for “Outstanding New TV Series”!

The nominees for the thirty third Annual GLAAD Media Awards had been introduced this afternoon, with the annual awards honoring media for “fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.” Of be aware right here on this planet of horror, Don Mancini‘s “Chucky” sequence, the small display debut for the franchise, has been nominated this 12 months.

“Chucky,” which aired on SYFY and USA final 12 months – a second season is on the best way this 12 months! – has been nominated for “Outstanding New TV Series” at this 12 months’s GLAAD Media Awards!

The debut season of the sequence centered on Zackary Arthur’s Jake Wheeler, a homosexual teen who turns into the goal of Chucky’s madness. Jake finally ends up defeating Chucky in the long run and discovering love within the course of, with the season placing Jake’s relationship with Devon Evans (Bjorgvin Arnarson) entrance and heart. Mancini himself is a homosexual man, and has made it clear that the inspiration for Jake’s story got here immediately from his personal life. Of course, the “Chucky” franchise has lengthy been LGBTQ-friendly, and that is one nomination that’s properly earned and deserved.

“Media can create positive change and this year’s nominees represent powerful projects, stories, and creators that positively shifted culture and enlightened audiences with new and impactful LGBTQ stories,” stated GLAAD President & CEO Sarah Kate Ellis. “There are more nominees this year than ever before, highlighting a growing landscape of LGBTQ visibility, and serving as a reminder to the critical role that film, television, music, journalism, and other forms of media can play in growing LGBTQ acceptance in the face of ongoing attacks against our community.”

“After decades of LGBTQ characters being excluded, sidelined, or misrepresented on television, it is incredibly powerful to see how many series introduced fresh, impactful, and fully developed LGBTQ characters and storylines in their first season, many of which were some of the most beloved shows of the year,” Sarah Kate Ellis additionally stated in a press release at this time. “The introduction of the Outstanding New TV Series category recognizes the shows and creators getting LGBTQ inclusion right from the beginning, and encourages other showrunners to include LGBTQ characters and stories that enlighten and entertain in new projects.”

Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” has additionally been nominated in the identical class, whereas Netflix and director Leigh Janiak’s Fear Street trilogy is nominated for “Outstanding TV Movie.”

“The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies, which fund GLAAD’s work to accelerate LGBTQ acceptance, will be held in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, April 2, 2022 and in New York at the Hilton Midtown on Friday, May 6, 2022.”

Head over to GLAAD’s web site for the complete record of nominees.