By Derrik J. Lang, Entertainment Writer
LOS ANGELES (AP) --"The Imitation Game" and "Transparent" are among this year's GLAAD Media Awards nominees.
The gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender advocacy group announced the 144 nominees for its 26th annual honors Wednesday.
"Imitation Game" is up for outstanding wide release film, along with "Love is Strange," ''Pride," ''The Skeleton Twins" and "Tammy."
Amazon earned its first nod for "Transparent," which is nominated for outstanding comedy series with "Brooklyn Nine-Nine," ''Faking It," ''Glee," ''Looking," ''Modern Family," ''Orange Is the New Black," ''Please Like Me," ''Sirens" and "Vicious."
The GLAAD Media Awards honor outstanding images of the LGBT community in areas including music, movies, TV and journalism.
The role-playing video game "Dragon Age: Inquisition" received a special recognition award for the complex and unique LGBT characters prominently integrated throughout the game. GLAAD's special recognition awards are typically given to media projects that don't qualify in a competitive category.
The awards will be presented this spring in Los Angeles and New York.
Jean Smart, Ariana Grande, Michael Keaton among hosts for “SNL” season 50
Fresh off her Emmys win, Jean Smart will kick off the landmark 50th season of "Saturday Night Live."
NBC on Thursday announced the lineup of hosts for the season, which premieres Sept. 28. Joining Smart on the first show will be Jelly Roll as the musical act. He was also at the Emmys, singing during the ceremony's in memoriam segment.
It will be Smart's first time hosting "SNL."
Comedian Nate Bargatze will host on Oct. 5, with Coldplay as the musical guest.
Ariana Grande will host Oct. 12, with musical guest Stevie Nicks.
"Beetlejuice" star Michael Keaton will host on Oct. 19, the last show before Halloween, and Billie Eilish will be that night's musical guest.
The host on Nov. 2 will be "SNL" alum John Mulaney, with breakout sensation Chappell Roan as the music guest.
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