Jennifer Hudson and Orville Peck to Receive Honorary GLAAD Awards

Jennifer Hudson and Orville Peck are getting their flowers.

On Saturday, May 11 in New York City, the pair are set to receive honorary awards from GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, per a press release.

Hudson, 42, is set to receive GLAAD’s Excellence in Media Award, which according to the press release, is “presented to allies who have made a significant difference in promoting acceptance of LGBTQ people.”

Previous Excellence in Media Award honorees include Maren Morris, Judith Light, Ava DuVernay, Patti LaBelle, Debra Messing, Tyra Banks, Julianne Moore, Barbara Walters, Diane Sawyer and more.

“A multi-hyphenate talent who uses her platform and influence across media to support and uplift LGBTQ people, Jennifer Hudson’s allyship is thoughtful, loud, and powerful,” said GLAAD president and chief executive officer Sarah Kate Ellis in a statement. “Most recently, she champions our community on her talk show by regularly shining a bright light on inspiring LGBTQ changemakers for audiences everywhere.”

Meanwhile, Peck, 36, will receive the Vito Russo Award at the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York, which “is presented to a LGBTQ media professional who has made a significant difference in accelerating LGBTQ acceptance,” per a press release.

The award, which is named after Vito Russo, a founder of GLAAD and celebrated ACT UP activist, has previously been given to Wilson Cruz, Billy Porter, Anderson Cooper, Ricky Martin, Andy Cohen, RuPaul, Cynthia Nixon, Samira Wiley and George Takei, among others.

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“Orville Peck has paved a new frontier for artists in a genre historically exclusionary of queer voices. By boldly navigating country music as an out gay man and collaborating with legends like Willie Nelson and Lady Gaga, Peck has cemented himself in the industry and showed our community that they belong in all spaces,” said Ellis in a statement.

The 2024 GLAAD Media Awards, which “honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues,” will be hosted by Ross Mathews.