Photo Credit: Bleecker Street

The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards nominations were announced last Friday and this year’s selections included several projects that showcased bisexual representation. The list of bisexual and bi+ characters appeared on media projects that span genres, from musical comedies to indie dramas to action/adventure movies and more.

According to GLAAD’s “Where We Are on TV” 2018-2019, bisexual representation this season actually fell slightly when compared to prior years. About 27 percent of regular and recurring LGBTQ characters on television identified as bisexual+, and the disparity between bisexual men and women on TV continues, with bisexual women represented much more than bisexual men. However, this year the amount of bisexual men slightly increased and despite the lingering appearances of harmful tropes about bisexual people in the media, GLAAD still found many positive and worthy representations to honor with nominations at the GLAAD Media Awards this year.

On television, the multiple bi+ characters on The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend continue to be “Gettin’ Bi” well into the show’s final season, with the character Darryl Whitefeather remaining one of the few and most praised representations of a bisexual man on TV. The former Fox and newly NBC show Brooklyn Nine-Nine has also continued its laudable portrayal of Rosa Diaz, played by out bi actress Stephanie Beatriz, in its newest season. Bisexual+ representation also flourished on TV shows with fierce fan followings and groundbreaking LGBTQ representation such as Sense8, Shadowhunters, and Grey’s Anatomy.

On the big screen, this year saw bi+ representation in films such as the critically acclaimed independent film Disobedience and the newest branch in a long-standing franchise, The Girl in the Spider’s Web, each nominated for Outstanding Film – Limited Release and Outstanding Film – Wide Release, respectively. Notably, Disobedience was praised for its non-objectifying portrayal of its love scenes with its two female leads and The Girl in the Spider’s Web featured a trans woman as one of the female protagonist’s lovers.

Here is a list of just some of the bisexual+ representation in the nominees this year:

Outstanding Film – Wide Release

The Girl in the Spider’s Web (Sony Pictures)

Outstanding Film – Limited Release

Disobedience (Bleecker Street)

Outstanding Comedy Series

Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Fox/NBC)

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (The CW)

Schitt’s Creek (Pop)

Outstanding Drama Series

Grey’s Anatomy (ABC)

Shadowhunters (Freeform)

Star (Fox)

Wynonna Earp (Syfy)

Outstanding TV Movie or Limited Series

Sense8 (Netflix)

The GLAAD Media Awards recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer community and the issues that affect their lives.

The awards show in Los Angeles will take place on Thursday, March 28th at the Beverly Hilton and the awards show in New York City will take place on Saturday, May 4th at the New York Hilton Midtown. Tickets can be purchased here: www.glaad.org/mediaawards/30/events.