2026 Dorian TV Awards Winners List: ‘Heated Rivalry,’ ‘Hacks’ & More

The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) has voted on another year of the best in LGBTQ television.

On Saturday, GALECA announced the winners of the LGBTQ journalist organization’s 18th Dorian TV Awards, with shows like Heated Rivalry, Hacks, Pluribus and more taking some of the top honors.

Rhea Seehorn, Jean Smart, François Arnaud and Kate O’Flynn were among the talent recognized in the acting categories, while Hannah Einbinder, Lisa Kudrow and Jacob Tierney received special honors.

GALECA Vice President Gerrick Kennedy, this year’s Dorian TV Awards chair, said, “What excites me most about this year’s Dorian winners is the range—the swooning devotion of Heated Rivalry, the tender complexity of The Boyfriend, the bravery that cuts through Half Man, and the community memory being kept alive in Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery. To think, queer stories once needed to squeeze into a narrow lens to get made.

“There is always room for progress, but this year’s winners prove our community’s stories are as varied and worth telling as any other,” added Kennedy.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Dorian TV Awards:

BEST TV DRAMA
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)  

BEST TV COMEDY
Hacks (HBO Max)  

BEST LGBTQ TV SHOW
Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)

BEST TV MOVIE OR LIMITED SERIES
Half Man (HBO Max)  

BEST NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW
Squid Game (Netflix)  

BEST LGBTQ NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGE TV SHOW
The Boyfriend (Netflix)  

BEST WRITTEN TV SHOW
Hacks (HBO Max)  

BEST TV PERFORMANCE — DRAMA
Rhea Seehorn, Pluribus (Apple TV)  

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE — DRAMA
François Arnaud, Heated Rivalry (HBO Max)  

BEST TV PERFORMANCE — COMEDY
Jean Smart, Hacks (HBO Max)  

BEST SUPPORTING TV PERFORMANCE — COMEDY
Kate O’Flynn, Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)  

BEST TV MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Bad Bunny, The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show  

BEST UNSUNG TV SHOW
Boots (Netflix) 

BEST CURRENT AFFAIRS SHOW
The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS) 

BEST TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Mr. Scorsese (Apple TV)  

BEST LGBTQ TV DOCUMENTARY OR DOCUMENTARY SERIES
Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery (Hulu)  

BEST GENRE TV SHOW
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)  

BEST REALITY SHOW
The Traitors (Peacock)  

BEST ANIMATED SHOW
South Park (Paramount+)  

MOST VISUALLY STRIKING TV SHOW
Alien: Earth (FX/Hulu) (tie)  
Pluribus (Apple TV) (tie)  

CAMPIEST TV SHOW
The Hunting Wives (Netflix)  

WILDE WIT AWARD
Hannah Einbinder 

GALECA TV ICON AWARD
Lisa Kudrow  

GALECA LGBTQIA+ TV TRAILBLAZER
Jacob Tierney