Nominees for the 2023 Queerties Announced

Nominees for the 11th Annual Queerties have officially been announced!

A celebration of entertainment and pop culture moments that defined the past year, the Queerties is designed to uplift and spotlight LGBTQ creators, tastemakers, storytellers, and innovators who are not often recognized at other award shows. From binary-busting superstars topping the music charts, to brave notables who shook up mainstream America with their coming out stories, to more LGBTQ TV shows and movies than ever before, queer representation is at an all-time high.

Last year’s Queerties had over 1.4 million votes cast in 23 categories.

Voting runs now through February 21, and you can only vote once per day per device in each category. Winners will be announced live at a special reception in Los Angeles on February 28 hosted by drag superstar Bianca Del Rio.

Use hashtag #Queerties to share your votes and help promote your favorites.

The full list of 2023 nominees include:

BADASS

Rosie O’Donnell
Joel Kim Booster
Jim Parsons
Yasmin Finney
Ryan O’Connell
Keke Palmer
Jinkx Monsoon
Jerrod Carmichael
Ts Madison
David Archuleta

DRAG ROYALTY 

Victoria E. Black
Alaska 5000
Militia Scunt
Honey Mahogany
Raja
Victoria Scone
Hot Chocolate/Larry Edwards
Tenderoni
Eureka O’Hara
Willow Pill

FUTURE ALL-STAR
Kerri Colby
Jasmine Kennedie
Miss Fiercalicious
Angeria Paris VanMicheals
Tempest DuJour
Kornbread
Thirsty Von Trapp a.k.a Mark Indelicato
Plastique Tiara
Vanessa Vanjie Mateo
Jorgeous

PODCAST

Sibling Rivalry
Hall and Closet
Still Processing
Breakfast Buffet
Hi Jinkx!
Vibe Check
MLVC: The Madonna Podcast
Las Culturistas
FANTI
Lez Hang Out

CLOSET DOOR BUSTDOWN

Aunjanue Ellis
Ellia Green
Queens of Drag Race Season 14 (Kerri Colby, Bosco, Jasmine Kennedy, Kornbread, & Willow Pill)
Noah Schnapp
TJ House
Kit Connor
Maybelle Blair
Rebel Wilson
Sanjaya Malakar
Tevin Campbell

FAVORITE INSTA-FOLLOW 

Jonathan Bennett
Jazz Jennings
TonyTalks
Renee Rapp
George Takei
Laith Ashley
Dominique R Jackson
GFlip
Matt Bernstein
Benito Skinner

FAVORITE TIK-TOKER 

Juwan Gutierrez
Chris Olsen
Kelon
Garret Clayton
Henry Jiménez Kerbox
Emira D’Spain
Austin Cho
Boman Martinez-Reid
Megan Mitchell
Ebony and Denise (@Team2Moms)

BREAKOUT MUSICAL ARTIST 

Madison Rose
Gia Woods
Omar Rudberg
Lagoona Bloo
Ocean Kelly
Sam Williams
Omar Apollo
Zee Machine
Chappell Roan
Doechii

COMIC 

Fortune Feimster
Matt Rogers
Sherry Cola
Matteo Lane
Dewayne Perkins
Jerrod Carmichael
Mae Martin
Meg Stalter
Rob Anderson
Nicole Byer

LIVE THEATER 

& Juliet
Titanique
A Strange Loop
Melissa Etheridge: A Journey Through Life
Take Me Out
Drag: The Musical
The Collaboration
Fat Ham
Merrily We Roll Along
Best of Enemies

MUSIC VIDEO 

“C’mon Loretta” by Trixie Mattel
“Let Go & Your Name” by Shea Coulee
“The Loneliest Time” by Carly Rae Jepsen ft. Rufus Wainwright
“Becky’s So Hot” by Fletcher
“Black” by Bob the Drag Queen, Basit, & Ocean Kelly
“i get high” by Jordy
“This Hell” by Rina Sawayama
“The Curse of the Blackened Eye” by Orville Peck
“AMEIANOITE” by Pabllo Vittar & Gloria Groove
“Away From You” by Zach Campbell

ANTHEM 

“Unholy” by Sam Smith ft. Kim Petras
“You and Me On The Rock” by Brandi Carlile ft. Lucius
“What I Want” by MUNA
“Everybody’s Gay” by Lizzo
“Hold Me Closer” by Elton John & Britney Spears
“Booty” by Santana & Latto
“COZY” by Beyonce ft. Honey Dijon & Ts Madison
“Boys Don’t Cry (Live)” by Anitta ft. Miley Cyrus
“Bad Habit” by Steve Lacy
“Boyfriend” by Dove Cameron

STUDIO MOVIE 

Anything’s Possible
Bodies Bodies Bodies
Bros
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Fire Island
Better Nate Than Ever
My Policeman
Spoiler Alert
Tár
The Inspection

TV COMEDY 

A League Of Their Own
Hacks
Heartstopper
I Love That For You
Reservation Dogs
Smiley
Sort Of
The White Lotus: Sicily
Uncoupled
What We Do In The Shadows

TV DRAMA

American Horror Story: NYC
Elite
Euphoria
Interview With The Vampire
P Valley
Queer As Folk
Severance
The L Word: Generation Q
Welcome To Chippendales
Young Royals

REALITY/DOCU-SERIES

Trixie Motel
Bargain Block
Legendary
The Andy Warhol Diaries
The Book of Queer
The Big Brunch
The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans
Lesbian Bar Project
Queer for Fear
We’re Here

PERFORMANCE – TV

Abbi Jacobson – A League Of Their Own
Bilal Baig – Sort Of
Devery Jacobs – Reservation Dogs
Harvey Guillén – What We Do In The Shadows
Jeff Hiller – Somebody, Somewhere
Joe Locke – Heartstopper
Michaela Jae Rodriguez – Loot
Murray Bartlett – Welcome To Chippendales
Nicco Annan – P Valley
Vico Ortiz – Our Flag Means Death
Emma D’arcy – House Of The Dragon
Johnny Sibilly – Queer As Folk

PERFORMANCE – FILM 

Amandla Stenberg – Bodies Bodies Bodies
Ben Aldridge – Spoiler Alert
Billy Eichner – Bros
Eva Reign – Anything’s Possible
Conrad Ricamora – Fire Island
Jamie Clayton – Hellraiser
Janelle Monáe – Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery
Jeremy Pope – The Inspection
Stephanie Hsu – Everything Everywhere All At Once
Troye Sivan – Three Months

INDIE MOVIE 

Benediction
Close
Firebird
Girl Picture
Joyland
Please Baby Please
The Swimmer
Three Months
We’re All Going To The World’s Fair
Wildhood

DOCUMENTARY

A Sexplanation
All Man: The International Male Story
All The Beauty And The Bloodshed
Framing Agnes
George Michael: Freedom Uncut
God Forbid
Mama’s Boy
Access All Areas: The AAA Girls Tour
Holding Moses
Stay On Board: The Leo Baker Story

WEBSERIES 

Interested In
Avocado Toast
Adam In Fragments
The Michael Henry Cinematic Universe
WeHost with Zach Noe Towers & Darren Bluestone
IMHO: The Show
The Walk In with Mo Heart
Moonie
Translation
I Need Space

BEST READ

Just By Looking At Him by Ryan O’Connell
You Gotta Be You by Brandon Kyle Goodman
The One You Want To Marry by Sophie Santos
Let’s Not Do That Again by Grant Ginder
Working Girls by Trixie and Katya
Daughters of the New Year by E.M. Tran
The You Kind of Kind by Nina West
This Time For Me by Alexandra Billings
Miss Memory Lane by Colton Haynes
My Government Means To Kill Me by Rasheed Newsom

NEXT BIG THING 

The Little Mermaid
Nyad
Fellow Travelers
Legally Blonde 3
The Color Purple
Yellowjackets
Oppenheimer
Barbie
Rustin
They Both Die At The End

GIRL, BYE

Ron DeSantis
Candace Cameron Bure
Ginni Thomas
Elon Musk
George Santos
Kevin Sorbo
Laura Ingraham
Kanye West
Kevin McCarthy
JK Rowling