Human Rights Campaign Announces Finalists for “E-Hero” Award Honoring Top LGBT Online Video
Online and Text Message Votes Will Determine Winner During HRC Los Angeles Gala Dinner.
LOS ANGELES – The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender political organization, today announced five E-Hero Award finalist videos which will be screened at the HRC Los Angeles Gala and Hero Awards on March 14. Guests at the gala will vote via live text messaging on their cell phones to choose the top online video of 2008 from the finalists. Members of the community may also vote for their favorite video online at www.hrcladinner.com/ehero/index.php. Online votes will be added to votes taken at the gala, and the E-Hero Award winner will be announced at the end of the gala.
“We believe the finalists represent the most moving, inspiring and entertaining of LGBT Web videos of the past year,” said event co-chair Kelsey Bray. “We are very excited about this opportunity to showcase and honor these videos that have had an undeniable impact on the community.”
The E-Hero Award is sponsored by AT & T.
The top five nominees to compete for the “E-Hero” Award are:
Prop 8 - The Musical (courtesy of Funny or Die)Director, Adam Shankman; Writer Marc Shaiman; Produced by Mike Farah; Starring Jack Black and John C. Reilly
Fidelity (courtesy of the Courage Campaign)
Producers Rick Jacobs and Shaun Kadlec
DOMA (courtesy of Join the Impact, founded by Amy Balliett and Willow Witte)
Director/Producer Sean Chapin
And She's the California Constitution (courtesy of Homotracker)
Director Jonah Markowitz; Writer Ray Lancon; Producer Chris Panazzon; Executive Producers Dayna Frank
Starring Angel Lopez, Andrew Oldershaw, Courtney Sexton and Todd Shotz
What about Gay Marriage? (courtesy of 236.com)
Director A.D. Miles
The 2009 HRC Los Angeles Gala and Hero Awards will be held March 14th at the Hyatt Century Plaza in Century City, California. The gala is one of the largest LGBT fundraising events in Southern California, drawing more than 1,400 guests in past years. Attendees typically include national leaders in entertainment, community service, business and politics. Confirmed to appear are keynote speaker U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), featured speaker NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, special guest host Wanda Sykes, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, HRC Community Hero Award recipient the Honorable John Duran, T.R. Knight, Jane Lynch, and Michelle Clunie, and the LA Derby Dolls.
WHAT: 2009 Los Angeles Gala and Hero Awards
WHEN: Saturday, March 14th at 5:30 PT
WHERE: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles Ballroom
2025 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, California
Ticket info: Tickets for the event may be reserved online at www.hrcladinner.com or by calling Robin Winston at Levy, Pazanti & Associates, at 310-201-5033, x 14.
Credentialing: Media pre-registration required. To receive credentials for the dinner, please e-mail your request to press@hrc.org.
The Human Rights Campaign is America’s largest civil rights organization working to achieve lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality. By inspiring and engaging all Americans, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBT citizens and realize a nation that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all.