The 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees were announced today and there are some interesting noms this year. I’m psyched to see Torchwood, Greek, Skins, the Buffy comics, Rachel Maddow and Supernatural’s “Ghostfacers” on the list!

Here are the nominees for the 20th Annual GLAAD Media Awards:

OUTSTANDING FILM – WIDE RELEASE
Brideshead Revisited (Miramax Films)
Milk (Focus Features)
Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Columbia Pictures)
RocknRolla (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Vicky Cristina Barcelona (The Weinstein Company)

OUTSTANDING FILM – LIMITED RELEASE
The Edge of Heaven (Strand Releasing)
Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom (New Open Door Productions)
Save Me (First Run Features)
Shelter (Regent Releasing)
XXY (Film Movement)

OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Brothers & Sisters (ABC)
The L Word (Showtime)
South of Nowhere (The N)
Torchwood (BBC America)
True Blood (HBO)

OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Desperate Housewives (ABC)
Greek (ABC Family)
Reaper (The CW)
Skins (BBC America)
Ugly Betty (ABC)

OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL EPISODE (in a series without a regular LGBT character)
“Ghostfacers” Supernatural (The CW)
“My Maharishi is Bigger than Your Maharishi” Life on Mars (ABC)
“Slam” Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
“Tandem Repeats” ER (NBC)
“Unidentified Funk” The New Adventures of Old Christine (CBS)

OUTSTANDING TELEVISION MOVIE
Affinity (Logo)
East Side Story (Logo)
Ice Blues: A Donald Strachey Mystery (here!)
Oh Happy Day (Logo)
On the Other Hand, Death: A Donald Strachey Mystery (here!)

OUTSTANDING DOCUMENTARY
Chris & Don: A Love Story (Zeitgeist Films)
Freeheld (Cinemax)
A Jihad for Love (First Run Features)
Saving Marriage (Regent Releasing)
Sex Change Hospital (WE tv)

OUTSTANDING REALITY PROGRAM
America’s Next Top Model (The CW)
I Want to Work for Diddy (VH1)
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List (Bravo)
Shirts & Skins (Logo)
TransAmerican Love Story (Logo)

OUTSTANDING DAILY DRAMA
All My Children (ABC)
As the World Turns (CBS)

OUTSTANDING TALK SHOW EPISODE
“Don’t Ruin My Gay Wedding” The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)
“Ellen & Portia’s Wedding Day” The Ellen DeGeneres Show (syndicated)
“Gays in the Ghetto” The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)
“The Pregnant Man” The Oprah Winfrey Show (syndicated)
“Transgender Triumphs” The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated)

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Totally non-TV related, I’m stuck in Houston (where it was 80 and sunny today) for another night thanks to the impending storm about to bitch slap Boston. I was schedule to fly home tomorrow afternoon but when I logged on tonight to print my boarding pass, the flights to NYC and Boston were already canceled.

I guess JetBlue isn’t taking any chances because they’re taking early early preemptive measures to cover their asses. This is the one time that I don’t really mind being stranded in another city thanks to JetBlue’s over-zealous cancellations because I’m staying with family and I’m unemployed so it’s not like I’m on some work induced time table.

Remember this summer when Kath and I got stuck in San Diego trying to go home from Comic-Con? That was a bitch because we had to pay for hotels and food and I had to call work and take another vacation day… not this time baby!

Now I get to go to the Blue Bell Ice Cream Factory for a tour tomorrow! BRING IT BITCHES! Oh and I can stalk Coach and Tami Taylor (as if they’re real people).

There is a downside though… I’m seriously behind on my TV watching. I still need to watch last week’s Supernatural and Battlestar not to mention this week’s Fringe and I think I’m two episodes behind on Gossip Girl. I’ll do my best to catch up, promise!

Television Director, Producer, all around awesome guy Kim Manners passed away from lung cancer on Sunday night and it’s a big loss to genre television and specifically, my fave SUPERNATURAL. He directed some of my favorite episodes of the show and this is a huge blow for SPN fans, the crew and obviously those that knew and loved Mr. Manners personally.

Supernatural creator Eric Kripke released this statement last night:

Everyone at ‘Supernatural’ is walking around in a daze, shocked and absolutely devastated. Kim was a brilliant director; more than that, he was a mentor and friend. He was one of the patriarchs of the family, and we miss him desperately. He gave so much to ‘Supernatural,’ and everything we do on the show, now and forever, is in memory of him.

On our Supernatural set visit in 2007, he was incredibly nice, funny and informative while being really charismatic and fun for the cast and crew. You could just tell that everyone rallied around him and that they loved and respected what he did for the show. Watching him direct an episode was incredible. He knew exactly how to bring what he needed out of the boys and how to control them when it was go-time. He was an incredible talent.

I thought I had a picture or two of Kim talking with us bloggers but I don’t, sorry gang (my girl Rae at RamblingsofaTVWhore does though).

Here are some of my favorite Kim Manners’ directed Supernatural episodes – including my all time favorite, “Scarecrow”:

Season 1: “Dead in the Water”

Season 1: “Scarecrow:

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