26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees Include 'Days of our Lives,' 'General Hospital,' 'How to Get Away with Murder.' 'The Fosters'

Days of our Lives was nominated in the Outstanding Daily Drama category.

The nominees for the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards have been revealed. The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives.

Outstanding Drama Series
Degrassi
TeenNick

The Fosters
ABC Family

Game of Thrones
HBO

Grey's Anatomy
ABC

How to Get Away with Murder
ABC

Outstanding Comedy Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
FOX

Faking It
MTV

Glee
FOX

Looking
HBO

Modern Family
ABC

Outstanding Individual Episode (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
"Deep Breath" Doctor Who
BBC America

"Down a Tree" Good Luck Charlie
Disney Channel

"Identity Crisis" Drop Dead Diva
Lifetime

"Let's Have a Baby" Playing House
USA Network

"No Lack of Void" Elementary
CBS

Outstanding TV Movie or Mini-Series
The Normal Heart
HBO

Outstanding Reality Program
B.O.R.N. to Style
FYI

Big Freedia: Queen of Bounce
Fuse

Make or Break: The Linda Perry Project
VH1

R&B Divas: Atlanta
TV One

Survivor: San Juan del Sur
CBS

Outstanding Daily Drama
Days of Our Lives
NBC

General Hospital
ABC

For a complete list of nominees, visit glaad.org.

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