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Via press release: GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, comprised of 260 mainly U.S. journalists covering film and television, has named its nominees for 2019’s finest movies, performances and more across a host of mainstream and LGBTQ-focused categories. Full disclosure – I’m a voting member of GALECA “International” films lead the pack: South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite—the left-field hit satire comparing the lives of the rich and the poor—and the French lesbian romance Portrait of a Lady on Fire each counts 6 nominations, while director Pedro Almodovar’s semi-autobiographical opus Pain and Glory has 5 nods. Those films join Hustlers, Little Women and director Quentin Tarantino’s florid alternate-reality trip Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood on the group’s eclectic, diverse Film of the Year shortlist. “It’s a true testament to the rising impact of global films—and the ability of film to move us in any language—to see films from a variety of countries rank so highly with our Dorian Awards voters,” says GALECA President Diane Anderson-Minshall, Editorial Director of The Advocate. “We’re proud to help remind everyone that the world can connect through cinema.” For Director of the Year, Bong competes with the likes of Sam Mendes, helmer of the stunning World War I epic 1917, and Women director Greta Gerwig, a previous Dorian winner in the category for Lady Bird. Renée Zellweger (Judy), Lupita Nyong’o (Us) and Alfre Woodard (Clemency) add excitement to the award season race with their nominations for Film Performance of the Year—Actress nominations, while fresh faces Florence Pugh (Little Women) and Zhao Shuzen (The Farewell) perk up the respective Supporting category. As for the Actor categories, they’re peppered with notable surnames: Banderas, Driver and Sandler; Pitt, Pesci and Pacino. Among the professional LGBTQ journalists group’s trademark categories, Booksmart and The Last Black Man in San Francisco are among the contenders for Unsung Film of the Year, while Cats and the cheeky, crazy-popular murder mystery Knives Out duke it out for Campy Flick of the Year HBO’s acerbic rich-family soap Succession, Netflix’s searing and female-centric mystery Unbelievable and last year’s multi-winner Pose, all up for TV Drama of the Year, with Hulu’s high-school friendship spoof PEN15 and Comedy Central’s tart The Other Two making nice-surprise showings in the comedy arena. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, star-creator of the also-nominated comedy Fleabag star-creator, is up for three Dorians, including TV Performance of the Year—Actress and Wilde Wit of the Year. All Dorian Award Winners, including the recipient of the Society’s annual Timeless career-achievement award, will be revealed Wednesday, January 8. Olivia Wilde, the first-time director of Booksmart, will be receiving a special honor at the group’s Dorian Awards Winners Toast, which will be held on Sunday, February 2, in Los Angeles, before football fever kicks in. The invitation-only event will include a raise of the glass to Wilde, named GALECA’s Wilde Artist of the Year. It bears noting that the acclaimed Booksmart’s stars, Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever, each hold a Dorian nomination for GALECA’s “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star award. You can follow the Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics on Instagram,  Twitter, and Facebook. FULL LIST OF 11TH DORIAN AWARDS NOMINATIONS (Note: Categories with six or more contenders involve a tie) Film of the Year Hustlers Little Women Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire Director of the Year  Pedro Almodovar, Pain and Glory Greta Gerwig, Little Women Bong Joon-ho, Parasite Sam Mendes, 1917 Celine Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire Film Performance of the Year — Actress  Awkwafina, The Farewell Scarlett Johansson, Marriage Story Lupita Nyong’o, Us Alfre Woodard, Clemency Renée Zellweger, Judy Film Performance of the Year — Actor Antonio Banderas, Pain and Glory Adam Driver, Marriage Story Adam Sandler, Uncut Gems Joaquin Phoenix, Joker Taron Egerton, Rocketman Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actress  Laura Dern, Marriage Story Florence Pugh, Little Women Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers Margot Robbie, Bombshell Zhao Shuzhen, The Farewell Film Performance of the Year — Supporting Actor Tom Hanks, A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Al Pacino, The Irishman Joe Pesci, The Irishman Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time in … Hollywood Song Kang-ho, Parasite LGBTQ Film of the Year  Booksmart End of the Century Pain and Glory Portrait of a Lady on Fire Rocketman Foreign Language Film of the Year The Atlantics Pain and Glory Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire The Farewell Screenplay of the Year Noah Baumbach, Marriage Story Bong Joon-ho, Han Jin-won, Parasite Greta Gerwig, Little Women Céline Sciamma, Portrait of a Lady on Fire Rian Johnson, Knives Out Documentary of the Year  American Factory Apollo 11 For Sama Honeyland One Child Nation LGBTQ Documentary of the Year  Circus of Books Gay Chorus Deep South The Gospel of Eureka 5B Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street Visually Striking Film of the Year  Midsommar 1917 The Lighthouse Parasite Portrait of a Lady on Fire Unsung Film of the Year Booksmart Her Smell Gloria Bell The Last Black Man in San Francisco Waves Campy Flick of the Year  Cats Greta Knives Out Ma Serenity TV Drama of the Year Chernobyl Euphoria Pose Succession Unbelievable TV Comedy of the Year Fleabag The Other Two PEN15 Russian Doll Schitt’s Creek TV Performance of the Year — Actor  Bill Hader, Barry Dan Levy, Schitt’s Creek Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us Billy Porter, Pose Jeremy Strong, Succession TV Performance of the Year — Actress  Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek Mj Rodriguez, Pose Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon LGBTQ TV Show of the Year  Euphoria The Other Two Pose Schitt’s Creek Tales of the City Unsung TV Show of the Year Gentleman Jack On Becoming a God in Central Florida The Other Two PEN15 Years and Years TV Current Affairs Show of the Year Full Frontal with Samantha Bee The Rachel Maddow Show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Leaving Neverland TV Musical Performance of the Year Bradley Cooper, Lady Gaga, “Shallow,” The 91^st Academy Awards Lizzo, “Truth Hurts,” VMAs 2019 Megan Mullally, “The Man That Got Way,” Will & Grace Annie Murphy, “A Little Bit Alexis,” Schitt’s Creek Michelle Williams, “Who’s Got the Pain?,” Fosse/Verdon Campy TV Show of the Year  American Horror Story 1984 Big Little Lies RuPaul’s Drag Race The Politician Riverdale The “We’re Wilde About You!” Rising Star Award Roman Griffin Davis Kaitlyn Dever Beanie Feldstein Florence Pugh Hunter Schafer Wilde Wit of the Year  (Honoring a performer, writer or commentator whose observations both challenge and amuse) Dan Levy Billy Porter Randy Rainbow Taika Waititi Phoebe Waller-Bridge Wilde Artist of the Decade (Special Accolade) Lady Gaga Greta Gerwig Ryan Murphy Billy Porter Phoebe Waller-Bridge