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GLAAD awards for "Glee," "Modern Family"

Kristin Chenoweth arrives to the GLAAD Media Awards, April 10, 2011, in Los Angeles. AP

(CBS/AP) LOS ANGELES - Kristin Chenoweth got a little teary-eyed as Sean Hayes presented her the Vanguard Award at the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation's 22nd annual Media Awards. "Glee," "Modern Family" and "Project Runway" were big winners.

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Prizes for outstanding comedy series and reality program were among those presented at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles Sunday. Hayes presented Chenoweth with the Vanguard Award. Dolly Parton presented NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award.

"Fort Worth Speech" on "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" was recognized as the year's outstanding TV journalism segment and "I Love You Phillip Morris" was honored as an outstanding film in limited release.

The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and the issues affecting their lives.

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