The GLAAD Vito Russo Award is a special GLAAD Media Award presented annually by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. It is named in honor of Vito Russo, a founding member of GLAAD, and presented to an openly LGBT media professional who has made a significant difference in promoting equality for the LGBT community.

List of recipients

  • 1992 – Jennie Livingston
  • 1993 – ?
  • 1994 – ?
  • 1995 – ?
  • 1996 – The Celluloid Closet
  • 1997 – ?
  • 1998 – k.d. lang
  • 1999 – RuPaul

2000s

  • 2000 – Cecilia Dougherty
  • 2001 – Liz Smith
  • 2002 – Nathan Lane
  • 2003 – Rosie O'Donnell
  • 2004 – Cherry Jones
  • 2005 – Alan Cumming
  • 2006 – David LaChapelle
  • 2007 – Tom Ford
  • 2008 – Brian Graden
  • 2009 – Suze Orman

2010s

  • 2010 – Cynthia Nixon
  • 2011 – Ricky Martin
  • 2012 – Craig Zadan and Neil Meron
  • 2013 – Anderson Cooper
  • 2014 – George Takei
  • 2015 – Thomas Roberts
  • 2017 – Billy Porter
  • 2018 – Samira Wiley
  • 2019 – Andy Cohen

2020s

  • 2022 – Wilson Cruz
  • 2023 – Jonathan Van Ness
  • 2024 – Orville Peck

References

  • Official GLAAD Media Awards website