The Diversity Media Awards (DMA), organized by Italian association Diversity Lab, is an event celebrating the best characters and media publications that contributed to a positive representation LGBTI people and themes.
The purpose of the event, aside from recognizing important work, is to broadcast a positive vision of diversity and to promote an inclusive society – because change is coming out!
Meet the DMA 2017 winners
The second edition of the Diversity Media Awards recently took place in Milan, with the support of many important partners and sponsors.
Here are the winners:
- Best movie: "Perfect strangers" – a smart tale of common fears and prejudices in today's Italy that teaches an important lesson on how we are all affected.
- Best Italian TV series: "A doctor in the family" – a show that explained, in primetime, the importance of building an inclusive and supportive family environment to fight bullying and homophobia.
- Best foreign TV series: "Modern family" – an American series that shows how all happy families are the same.
- Best TV show: "Rai's Stato civile" (a play on the words "civil union" and "civil state") – a show that it beautifully narrates how love is love.
- Best radio show: "The rabbit roar" – it tells everyday life stories in a positive perspective.
- Best 2016 influencer: Lodovica Comello, a young Italian showgirl who spoke during Milan's latest Pride.
- Best 2016 celebrity: J-Ax, popular and controversial rapper – for standing up against hate.
- Best 2016 ad: Smemoranda "Free to love" campaign – the popular school diary company received the award (from Emergency's founder Gino Strada) for its 2016 video teasers on first loves.
- Marie Claire, La Repubblica and TG1, respectively, received awards for the best society article (a case for stepchild adoption), the best news article (a report on two men who had to flee to Canada to raise up their son), and the best newscast (an update on first reactions to the approval of the civil union bill in 2016).
