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A wide portrait view of the 2026 GLAAD stage and audience.
A group on stage in front of the 37th GLAAD Media Awards logo.

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS

A wide view of the audience and purple-lit stage at the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards.

Overview

Since 2019, we’ve partnered with GLAAD on the graphics for its annual Media Awards. Each year brings a new visual direction and a new stage to work with. Our job is to make the show feel cohesive across every screen, from the room itself to the broadcast at home.

Timeline

ProjectYear
GLAAD Media Awards2026
GLAAD Media Awards2025
GLAAD Media Awards2024
GLAAD Media Awards2023
GLAAD Media Awards2022
GLAAD Media Awards2021

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS 2026

Services
  1. Visual Effects
  2. Animation
  3. Creative Direction
  4. Design
  5. Live Experiences
Year
2026

Gold light, dark surfaces, and a sharp-lined 37 set the tone for 2026. The graphics give the room a warm glow while keeping names, performances, and award moments front and center. The familiar statuette anchors another year of the show.

  2. Presenters and a guest on stage beneath the name Liza Minnelli at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards.
  3. A group stands before the gold 37th GLAAD Media Awards stage graphic.
  5. A performer in a gray outfit appears against a repeating gold GLAAD statuette backdrop.
  7. Two presenters stand before a Stranger Things graphic at the 2026 GLAAD Media Awards.

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS 2025

Services
  1. Visual Effects
  2. Animation
  3. Creative Direction
  4. Design
  5. Live Experiences
Year
2025

For the 36th GLAAD Media Awards, rich reds and luminous gold fill the stage. The package pairs large-scale award branding with backdrops for presenters and performers, carrying the same visual language from the main screen into the smaller moments throughout the show.

  2. A group gathers on stage against red and gold 36th GLAAD Media Awards graphics.
  3. A speaker at a microphone against a repeating gold GLAAD logo backdrop.
  5. A performer in a red and green suit holds a microphone on the 2025 GLAAD stage.

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS 2024

Services
  1. Visual Effects
  2. Animation
  3. Creative Direction
  4. Design
  5. Live Experiences
Year
2024

The 35th anniversary called for a little extra shine. Gold radiates from the statuette, while fields of light shift between warm metallics and blue. Across the stage screens, the graphics frame acceptance speeches, performances, and the people being celebrated.

  1. A group stands on stage beneath the 35th GLAAD Media Awards logo.
  2. A presenter at a podium against radiating gold statuette graphics.
  4. A speaker stands before the 35th GLAAD Media Awards logo and blue light effects.
  5. Four guests on stage in front of gold 35th GLAAD Media Awards graphics.
  6. A performer stands beside a large gold GLAAD statuette screen graphic.
  7. A speaker on stage against a dark backdrop with the 35th GLAAD Media Awards logo.
  9. Two presenters stand between a gold statuette graphic and a repeating white GLAAD logo wall.
  10. A singer and dancers perform before the 35th GLAAD Media Awards logo.

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS 2023

Services
  1. Visual Effects
  2. Animation
  3. Creative Direction
  4. Design
  5. Live Experiences
Year
2023

Electric blue gives the 2023 package its character. The CG statuette rises above a rippling, reflective surface, with that same light and color stretching across the stage. Award titles and honoree graphics share the space with an oversized 34.

  1. The 34th GLAAD Media Awards logo above an electric-blue reflective surface.
  2. A speaker at a microphone in front of a repeating blue GLAAD logo backdrop.
  4. A square 34th GLAAD Media Awards graphic with a blue statuette and reflection.
  5. A presenter stands beneath the name Jennifer Coolidge on the 2023 GLAAD stage.
  7. A wide view of the audience and purple-lit stage at the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards.
  8. A blue CG GLAAD statuette stands above a luminous rippling surface.
  9. A banquet table faces the blue 34th GLAAD Media Awards stage.
  10. A speaker stands before a Vanguard Award graphic featuring Bad Bunny.
  11. A wide view of blue stage screens and the audience at the 2023 GLAAD Media Awards.
  12. Blue stage screens display repeated GLAAD logos and the awards identity.

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS 2022

Services
  1. Visual Effects
  2. Animation
  3. Creative Direction
  4. Design
  5. Live Experiences
Year
2022

In 2022, we moved in close. The statuette’s polished edges become an abstract landscape of chrome, blue, and pink. Macro views and full-object portraits reveal different sides of the same form, giving the graphics a vivid, sculptural feel.

  2. Close-up of the CG GLAAD statuette’s reflective edges in deep blue.
  3. A chrome GLAAD statuette against soft bands of pink, purple, and blue.
  5. Close-up of the statuette’s radiating chrome blades reflecting pink and blue light.
  7. Reflective chrome blades of the GLAAD statuette against a dark background.
  8. Diagonal chrome ridges reflecting cyan and magenta light.
  9. A close crop of the GLAAD statuette’s polished points against black.
  10. A silver GLAAD statuette centered against a luminous blue background.
  11. A chrome GLAAD statuette reflecting pink and blue against a red background.

GLAAD MEDIA AWARDS 2021

Services
  1. Visual Effects
  2. Animation
  3. Creative Direction
  4. Design
  5. Live Experiences
Year
2021

Neon outlines, saturated color, and soft gradients define the 2021 package. The statuette becomes a glowing graphic motif across award categories, winner announcements, and performance frames, giving the broadcast a consistent identity from one segment to the next.

  2. A GLAAD trophy in front of colorful 32nd GLAAD Media Awards graphics.
  4. A speaker appears within the red and blue 2021 GLAAD broadcast graphics.
  6. A glowing cyan outline frames the 32nd GLAAD Media Awards logo.
  7. A portrait of Katy Perry within the colorful 2021 GLAAD graphics.
  8. An “And the winner is…” title against a blue and pink gradient.
  9. An Outstanding Documentary category card in the 2021 GLAAD graphics.
  10. A performance appears inside the red and blue 2021 GLAAD broadcast frame.

THE SQUAD

VFX Supervisor/ Lead Artist: Elliot Fan Producer: Krissy Engelson ACD: Yagmur Altan Creative Director: John Bashyam Head of Production: Chris Grey CG Artist/ Compositor: Jesse Nelson Editor/ Compositor: Jesse Payne FX Simulations: Mitch Fields CG Artist: Carlos Aartsen CG Artist: Manan Bachkaniwala Motion Graphics: Brian Legoo Motion Graphics: Jory Federighi Motion Graphics: Erik Fashingbauer Motion Graphics: Stephen Hannon

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